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[SMF-READ.ME] July 30, 1989
Dear fellow SYSOP,
This is the read-me file for an altnative version of RBBS-PC.EXE,
know as the "S/F" version. It should be a part of RBBSSEXE.ZIP
containing the following files:
LDFILER.COM Needed to run S/F if using Desqview
RBBS-PC.EXE Executable program
The S/F version is just like the "fat" version of RBBS-PC.EXE
except that it is compiled with minimal error checking so that in
case of an error it does not report the line number on which
the error occurred, and compiled under QB 2.01 to further reduce
the size of the EXE. No functional features are omitted.
Note: you can reduce the size of the EXE even further if there
are features of RBBS that either you do not use or can omit.
Just get RBBS-LIT.ZIP. It allows you specify the features to
omit and produces the smallest code omitting those features,
which you then must recompile. Most sysops can get the EXE around
250K.
This file is part of a larger set of files and should not be
distributed alone.
RBBS-PC Version CPC17-2B is distributed via three mandatory and four
optional standard "ZIP" files. Two sets of merges are available but
not automatically distributed.
File Name Description
(Mandatory)
RBBS-DOC.ZIP Documentation for RBBS-PC
RBBS-EXE.ZIP Executable files.
RBBS-TXT.ZIP System text files used by RBBS-PC.
(Optional)
RBBS-BAS.ZIP BASIC Source code for RBBS-PC.
RBBS-ASM.ZIP RBBS-PC assembly language source code.
RBBS-EXT.ZIP External protocol drivers
Same as distributed for CPC16-1A - 17.2A
RBBS-UTL.ZIP Miscellaneous RBBS-PC utilities.
(Not distributed routinely but available)
RBBS-LIT.ZIP Merges to reduce size of RBBS-PC.EXE.
RBBSSEXE.ZIP RBBS-PC.EXE. Smaller, faster, minimal debugging.
RBBS-MRG.ZIP Merges for upgrading from 17.2B and recompiling
Simply uncompress the first three files and follow the instruction in the
RBBS-PC documentation entitled, "Installing RBBS-PC for the First Time."
For those who have never operated an electronic bulletin board before,
we suggest getting Bantam Books' "The Complete Electronic Bulletin Board
Starter Kit" by Charles Bowen and David Peyton (ISBN 0-553-34552-4).
RBBS-PC's documentation is only a "reference" and is not nearly as good
a learning guide for new SYSOP's. However, the book only covers RBBS-PC
version 15.1C, and therefore does not cover new features. Version 17.2B
is downward compatible with the system files of 15.1C.
Enjoy
Ken Goosens