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- TriTips (without rice)
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- (c) 1993 Robert K. Harmon
-
- A FC Software program for TriBBS Bulletin Board Systems.
- For use with TriBBS Bulletin Board Systems ONLY!
- This program was tested on TriBBS Software (V 5.00 beta)
-
-
- VERSION 1.10 August 21, 1993
-
- By
-
- Robert K. Harmon
- 1101 West Street
- White Hall, Arkansas
- 71602
-
- VOICE (501) 247-9396
-
-
- From
-
- The File Cabinet BBS
- (501) 247-1141
- 1200/2400/9600/14400
- V.32bis/V.32/V.42bis/V.42
- 24 Hours/Day
-
-
-
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
- ================
- The TriBBS (R) Bulletin Board System is a Registered Trademark.
- Copyright (c) 1991-1993 By: Mark D. Goodwin
-
-
- LATEST VERSION:
- ===============
-
- Please call the The File Cabinet BBS for the latest version of this program.
-
- LEGALITIES:
- ===========
-
- THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS ARE DISTRIBUTED "AS IS" WITHOUT
- WARRANTY, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY
- IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- IN NO EVENT SHALL ANYONE INVOLVED WITH THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF THIS
- PRODUCT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING
- OUT OF ANY USE THEREOF OR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY. ONCE REGISTERED, ANY
- DISTRIBUTION OF THE REGISTERED KEY WILL INVALIDATE YOUR KEY IN ALL FUTURE
- VERSIONS OF THIS PROGRAM AND NO PRODUCT SUPPORT WILL BE GIVEN.
-
- DISTRIBUTION:
- =============
-
- You may make this file available for downloading from your BBS or you may
- upload it to any BBS of your choice, provided that you do not make any
- changes to the contents of the archive (ZIP file).
-
-
- PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
- ====================
-
- TriTips (without rice) is a program which offers "Tips and Advice" to the
- users of your BBS, about the usage of your BBS. TriTips generates ANSI and
- MONO screens containing the "Tips and Advice". 25 different pieces of
- tips are rotated. Each piece of tips is two lines long, and the text of
- any or all tips can be changed using an ASCII text editor. Use as a Logon
- screen to offer your users tips, advice, and information about the many
- features of your BBS.
-
-
- FEATURES:
- =========
- --- Easy to set up.
- --- BETA tested on a TriBBS BBS.
- --- Support BBS available.
-
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- INSTALLATION:
- =============
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- 1. Place three files, (TRITIPS.CFG, TRITIPS.DAT, TRITIPS.EXE) into your
- main TRIBBS directory.
-
- (Example: C:\TRIBBS)
-
- 2. Using a text editor, edit the TRITIPS.CFG file to include the required
- information as shown in the example below.
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- The File Cabinet BBS <--- Name of your BBS
- Bob Harmon <--- Name of the Sysop
- C:\TRIBBS\DISPLAY\LOGON5.BBS <--- Path to your MONO screen.
- C:\TRIBBS\DISPLAY\LOGON5.ANS <--- Path to your ANSI screen.
-
- 3. Using a text editor, edit the TRITIPS.DAT file whenever you want to
- "change" the text content of the "Tips and Advice". Note: You will
- need to change some of the "Tips and Advice", because some of those
- included are specific to my BBS, and will not exactly be applicable to
- your BBS.
-
-
- Notes about the TRITIPS.DAT file structure:
-
- A. Each "tip" should be two lines long, and no more than 75 characters
- and spaces in length per line.
-
- B. You MUST have a total of 25 tips in the TRITIPS.DAT file. Having
- more or less, will cause the program to operate improperly.
-
- C. The structure should be as indicated in the example below:
-
- 1:
- The File Cabinet BBS is proud to be a registered user of TriBBS
- Bulletin Board System software.
- 2:
- Please DISABLE Call Waiting before calling any BBS. Receiving a
- call while online can result in a loss of carrier (DC).
-
- and so on, and so on...until you have 25 tips.
-
- 4. TriTips is executed with the following command.....
-
- TRITIPS
-
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- TriTips should be executed from the TriBBS BETWEEN.BAT file, which
- will result in TriTips being executed after each user logs off your
- BBS.
-
- Using a text editor, add the following required information to the
- BETWEEN.BAT file located in your main TriBBS directory.
-
- TRITIPS
-
- Note: For additional information on the use of the BETWEEN.BAT
- file, please refer to your TriBBS manual.
-
-
- MAINTENANCE:
- ============
-
- After the initial setup, the only maintenance required is for you to
- edit the TRITIPS.DAT file whenever you want to change the text of any or
- all tips, etc.
-
-
- FUTURE VERSIONS:
- ================
-
- Let me know what you would like to see!
-
-
- PROBLEMS:
- ========
-
- Hopefully, there will not be any problems. But if you encounter any,
- please let me know.
-
- VERSION HISTORY:
- ===============
- See the HISTORY.DOC file for information on the history of the
- program, etc.
-
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- REGISTERING:
- ============
- TriTips is DonationWare!. You are granted a 30 day trial period in
- which you may evaluate TriTips (without rice).
-
- See the registration form for additional information. (REGISTER.DOC)
-
- SUPPORT:
- ========
- That's all there is to it! If you have any problems or questions,
- please feel free to call the The File Cabinet BBS at (501) 247-1141
- and leave a message in the FC Software message conference, or leave
- me, Bob Harmon, a message in the BBS Utilities message conference
- of the WME mail network. Or, call me voice at (501) 247-9396.
-
- Thanks!!!
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