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║ REORA - Random Echo Origins (Remote Access) ║
║ ║
║ Written by Edward L. Grinnell ║
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║ Copyright BBSoft Inc, 1990. All Rights Reserved.║
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This product is guaranteed only to take up disk space. I take no
responsibility for anything that happens but rest assured that it has
been tested and no one has reported any formatted drives, dogs flying
or Elvis' picture appearing on your monitor.
WHAT IS REO?
REO is a random echo origin line program. It will allow you to be a
little more creative with your origin lines and keep you guessing.
Every time the program runs, it will make a different origin line
[defined by you] for each echo [up to 25 echos in one pass] you have.
Unfortunately, I couldn't make it go over 25 echos and 35 origin lines
but with a little creative programming, I overcame that problem so you
could have up to 200 echos and 35 origin lines per echo.
WHY?
REO came about from a conversation on a local echo. I whipped up a test
version and it seemed to work. Over the past couple of weeks, it has
gone through several changes and I even whipped up a program to make
the origin lines. It's been a real challenge and I think it's been
worth it. I've had a lot of fun doing it and it's been challenging
trying to find more origin lines to add to the mix.
SETTING UP REO
Don't say I didn't warn you! Back up your MESSAGES.RA before you use
the programs!
Unzip the REO archive and put REORA, REOMAKE and REOM.CTL into your
Remote Access directory. Run the REOMAKE program [Read REOMAKE.DOC to
see how to use REOMAKE] and make your control file(s) for REO. In your
batch file, put REORA <control file> before you call Remote Access. As
an example, if you make an REO.CTL file, then put this in your batch
file
:LOCAL_RA
CD\RA
REORA REO.CTL
RA -L -E0
GOTO AFTER_RA
:300_BAUD
CD\RA
REORA REO.CTL
RA -B300 -E0
GOTO AFTER_RA
Do that for all baud rates supported. Now when the program runs, it
will make a new origin line for each echo defined.
Each control file is only good for 25 echos and 35 origin lines. If you
want more echos, then you can make up a separate control file for the
other echos and call REORA with a different control file name.
:2400_BAUD
CD\RA
REORA REO.CTL
REORA REX.CTL
RA -B2400 -E0
GOTO AFTER_RA
The more echos and origin lines you have defined, the longer it will
take the program to run. Don't worry, it isn't that long but I wanted
you to be aware of that fact.
That's it, pretty easy. There's not much to running the program and it
takes longer to explain it [and REOMAKE] than it does to get used to it
or to get good at doing it.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Well, I plan on adding another random switch to allow you to have an
almost unlimited number of origin lines per echo. It'll be a while as I
plan on taking a break from the program and clear my head up [and get
into another project that is on hold].
HISTORY
Version What happened
------- -------------
1.21 - Control file no longer required echo name.
1.20 - Fully tested and functioning version. Works fine, lasts a
long time.
1.00-1.19 - Beta versions, numerous bug fixes and enhancements.
THANKS
Thanks to Jason Reynolds, Doug Smith, Joey Kelly and Kenneth Williams
for beta testing. Thanks to Jason Reynolds and Doug Smith for the idea.
Thanks also to The Lone Ranger, The Rescue Rangers, Tony the Tiger and
Toni Tenille.
ONE LAST THING
It took a while and a lot of hard work, so I guess I'll ask for money
for doing it. If you like the program and use it, send me $5 (See the
REGISTER.REO file for the address). The program isn't going to beep,
it won't expire on you nor will it give you any reminders to register.
I just hope you'll keep that in mind and decide to register it. Thanks
to anyone who does register. I'm going to use it for registering a few
things that I can't afford to register (and had to stop using <sniff>).