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- AMAX Version 2.30
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- New Stuff
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- Copyright (C) 1992 Alan D. Bryant, All Rights Reserved
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- Nodelist Info Displays
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- Added a new command line switch which allows you to select which
- parts of the nodelist to use anyplace nodelist information is
- displayed.
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- The default is to display the name of the system and its
- location, as AMAX has always previously done. You can select to
- have board name, location, sysop name, and/or telephone number
- displayed. Although you could do all four, the info line would
- be far too long to fit in most places. You'll usually pick just
- one or two items.
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- You designate these with the -F command line switch, followed by
- a number. I copped out on ease of use, and went for a bit field.
- As a result, you get this for numbers:
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- 1 - Board Name
- 2 - Location
- 4 - Sysop Name
- 8 - Telephone Number
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- You add up the values of the numbers for what you want, and put
- that on the -F switch.
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- For example, if you wanted board name and sysop name, use -F5
- (board name, 1, plus sysop name, 4, equals 5). If you want sysop
- name and telephone number, it's -F12 (8 + 4 = 12). If you wanted
- all of it, it's -F15 (1 + 2 + 4 + 8 = 15). Try some combinations
- of your own...the most useful to me has been the sysop name.
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- Nodelist Info on More in Outbound List
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- When you list the outbound area, and select the "more" option,
- you get a line with full nodelist information. That way, if
- you're choosing to display just parts of the information (see -F
- above) then you can see all parts when you get more info on the
- entry.
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- Nodelist Record Display
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- Three additions here.
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- The baud rate is now displayed. I think the old AMAX did that
- anyway.
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- You can now go to the previous and next (sequentially) entries
- from the one you're at. This way, you can easily scan the
- nodelist if you wish.
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- Non-exact matches are displayed. For example, if you looked for
- 1:104/35 (a non-existent node) it would find the closest entry,
- which would be 1:104/36. If you think you know the address but
- miss it by a little, you can then move to previous or next and
- locate it pretty easily.
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