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ANSIChat Documentation
Ver. 1.01
By Dan Drinnon 06-28-92
What is ANSIChat?
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ANSIChat is a modification for RBBS-PC that adds Split Screen Sysop Chat
for chatting between the sysop and a user when the user has ANSI Graphics
enabled. ANSIChat is an INTERNAL or BUILT-IN ANSI Split Screen Chat and
is easily installed into RBBS-PC. ANSIChat is written for RBBS-PC version
17.4. All that you need are the RBBS-PC source, the ANSIChat merges, Ken
Goosens' BLED utility and a QuickBasic compiler (v3.0, 4.5 or BC7.1).
ANSIChat is copyright 1992 by Daniel T. Drinnon All Rights Reserved
Revisions
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1.00 - 06-28-92 Initial Release
1.01 - 06-29-92 Fix for F2 Shell to DOS from ANSICHAT
1.02 - 07-04-92 Prevent F10 from Loading another ANSIChat
Keep ANSIChat from showing 'RBBS' if that is already
part of the BBS name.
added support for Sysop's PgUp/PgDn (RBBSSUB3.BAS)
combined local and remote input routines
1.03 - 07-09-92 Greater control over ANSI colors when ANSITest = ZTrue
but user is not set up for ANSI Color Graphics.
Merging ANSIChat
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The files RBBS-PC.BAS, RBBSSUB3.BAS and RBBSSUB5.BAS are the only files
required to be modified. It is beyond the scope of this documentation
to tutor about how to compile RBBS-PC or how to use BLED. If you are
unfamiliar with either one - READ THE RESPECTIVE DOCS!
To Modify the RBBS-PC source -
BLED /L /B RBBS-PC.BAS R-PCANSI.MRG RBBS-PC.NEW
BLED /L /B RBBSSUB3.BAS RSB3ANSI.MRG RBBSSUB3.NEW
BLED /L /B RBBSSUB5.BAS RSB5ANSI.MRG RBBSSUB5.NEW
Copy over your newly made RBBS-PC source files (*.NEW) to *.BAS files.
Compile RBBS as you usually would along with ANSICHAT.BAS. Link the
Object files along with ANSICHAT.OBJ as you usually would.
IF all went well, you now have a built in ANSIChat Split Screen Sysop's
Chat!
IF it didn'y go well - look over your changes and try again!
Features
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ANSIChat is fully featured to handle the SysOp Keys as is the normal Sysop's
Chat. Starting a chat and ending a chat is the same as the normal Sysop's
Chat. In other words, I tried tried to make ANSIChat as "RBBSish" as
possible. Word wrap is employed and as you or the user type along, the
next line is always blank. TAB, Backspace and ENTER are also acknowledged.
Guarantees
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ANSIChat is fully guaranteed to work as advertised all of the time. It
is compatible with any RBBS setup and has absolutely no bugs. If you
find a problem with ANSIChat, send in your RMA number and receipt and
your money will be cheerfully and expressly returned.
ANSIChat has been tested on a Stock Version of RBBS 17.4 with no other mods.
ANSIChat is distributed with the Maple Mods for RBBS as is and is compatible
with all other RBBS mods therein.
Conditions
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ANSIChat is to be considered 'USERWARE' and is to be distributed free of
charge. If you don't know what USERWARE is, then read the RBBS-PC docs.
You may modify ANSIChat any way you wish on YOUR BBS, but you may not
distribute this modified ANSIChat without permission. You may not
distribute your mods with ANSIChat without my permission. If you
would like to distribute ANSIChat with your mods or develop ANSIChat
into RBBS-PC, then you must talk to me about it first.
Do NOT change and redistribute ANSIChat! Any improvements must be sent
to me. In otherwords, if you make modifications to ANSIChat for your
BBS, keep these modifications on your BBS. Do not redistribute ANSIChat
with your changes in it!
The OFFICIAL name of the ANSIChat distribution file is ANSC174.ZIP.
Subsequent upgrades will only be released by me.
I am a profession programmer, and I contemplated making ANSIChat ShareWare,
as all the other Split Screen Chats I've seen for RBBS-PC are ShareWare,
but I feel inclined to give RBBS Sysops a Split Screen Chat that is free to
use without being CrippleWare or UNREGISTERED!
The Latest version of ANSIChat will always be available on my BBS, The
Cellar Door (505) 763-1795. If you are a RBBSNet or FidoNet Sysop, you
can Freq ANSIChat from 8:903/2 or 1:313/6, respectively. The magic name
of ANSICHAT will get you the latest version.
ANSIChat is copyright 1992 by Daniel T. Drinnon All Rights Reserved
Reaching the Author
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To reach the author, enter a message in the RBBSNet RBBS-PC echomail
conference or log onto the Cellar Door and leave a message there.
Other Cellar Door Mods
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In addition to ANSIChat, the following merges all originally from the
Cellar Door Written by yours truely:
DRSY173C.ZIP mod to have DOOR.SYS as well as DORINFOx.DEF
EFND173C.ZIP AKA PEEK173C.ZIP
"easy Find" Allows a user to enter only part of
another users name to find who to send a message to.
PEEK174.ZIP Same as Above for 17.4
MENU0174.ZIP mod to RBBS' MENU0 screen which shows a clock on
the screen.
COLR-MPL.ZIP mod to add 11 additional Smart Text colors
CARR-MPL.ZIP mod to send a "You Dropped Carrier" canned message to
carrier dropping twits.
The above are all available from the Cellar Door.
COLR-MPL and CARR-MPL are designed for the Maple Modified RBBS 17.4
In The OVEN:
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In the Workings are a two-way DOOR.SYS mod - RBBS Makes and Reads back a
DOOR.SYS file. An Internode Chat WITH ANSI Support! No definite date of
completion...
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Dan Drinnon
Author of ANSIChat
The Cellar Door RBBS 9600 v32
(505) 763-1795 RBBSNet 8:903/2 FidoNet 1:313/6