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- Deluxe Conference Menu / Maker (DCM)
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- *** FOR PCBOARD v15.1 AND HIGHER PPL LANGUAGE ONLY ***
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- 1st - You must be running PCBoard v15.1 or higher AND run the .EXE from a
- 286 or better computer.... The more memory available, the better!
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- Deluxe Conference Menu/Maker is a little utility that I wrote to make my life
- a lot easier. It's simple to use, and easy to install. I can't really put
- too many restrictions on this as far as not registering it, but I can say
- this. I try and make any utilities available to you that I write to make
- life easier. If you wish to have me keep this up, I request that you send
- in the nominal registration fee. $15.00 is nominal for a working piece
- of software. This software is written with CDC's development kit for ease
- of operation and PCBoard interface.
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- The only unregistered restriction you will see is the Unregistered Evaluation
- copy message at the top of the PPE screens.
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- DCM has support for Unlimited Networks, and 65,535 conferences per network.
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- It is important that I say: Suggestions are put on our wish list, and
- applied as needed - by order of importance, and the number of times
- suggested. We may be working on something more benificial at the time.
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- 312-284-7133 BBS (orders, suggestions, help, etc...), USRobotics HS Modems
- 312-284-2261 Voice (orders and IMPORTANT questions), 12:00pm - 10:00pm CST
- 312-284-0437 Fax (orders, help, suggestions, etc...), Switched
-
- Register via Credit Card on The Fourth Dimension BBS:
- Just call our BBS and type "ORDER" from the main command prompt.
- We accept VISA, MASTER CARD, DINERS CLUB, CARTE BLANCHE, & JCB.
-
- IMPORTANT: I will not make any effort to call you to give you a
- registration number. Once you call and register the program, just
- leave a message on my BBS, or call me voice for an immediate reg number.
- If I am not available upon a voice call, leave a name and number, and
- state you are calling for DCM - I will return a call.
- It is too costly for me to call everyone and give out your registration
- numbers, come on, the program is only 15.00 dollars!
-
- The fee for registration is a nominal $15.00. (Non-Negotiable)
- We are willing to accept trades of registered software (call voice, this
- is a courtesy to other shareware authors.)
-
- Checks/money orders please make payable to 4D SOFTWARE....
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- 4D Software
- P.O.Box 389051
- Chicago, Ill 60638
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- CONFIG FILE SWITCHES.....
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- ";" in the first column deliminates a comment line and it will be ignored.
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- "NOCLEAR" will suppress screen clears.
- "NODELAY" will suppress all requirements for keyboard input, for those of
- you who run DCM in events, batch files, etc...
- "SORT" will cause the conferences to be sorted by network.
- "UPPERCASE" will convert all output of conference names to be in Upper Case.
- "NUMBERCOLOR=@Xbf" This tells DCM what color to use for the output of the
- conference number. b = background, f = foreground.
- "FLAGFILLER=@Xbf" This is the filler to use for the spaces in the flags
- when a flag is not present.
- "FLAGCOLOR=@Xbf" The color of the flags for each conference.
- "BRACECOLOR=@Xbf" The color for the " [ ] " braces around numbers.
- "BLANKCOLOR=@Xbf" The color for blank spaces.
- "NAMECOLOR=@Xbf" The color for network names and conference names.
- "TEXTCOLOR=@Xbf" The color for any other misc. text, like the net name at the
- top of the conference listing screens.
- "BORDERLEFTCOLOR=@Xbf" The color to use for the left side of the border.
- "BORDERRIGHTCOLOR=@Xbf" The color to use for the right side of the border.
- "HEADERCOLOR=@Xbf" The color to use for the headers on the net screen.
- "NETWORKPROMPT=........." The prompt, minus the "?" for the network screen.
- "CONFERENCEPROMPT=........." The prompt, minus the "?" for the conference
- screen.
- "ALLNETS=" The header to be put on the top of the screen when a user
- is viewing ALL the networks at once (the (A)ll command from the
- network prompt.)
- "NET=" statement (below).
- "NETx=" This specifies the name of the network.
- IE: "NET1=" would mean this is the first network name to be
- outputted, and so on..
- "Cx=nnn" This means your specifing a conference number for a given network.
- "x" means which network number. "nnn" is the conference number on
- your BBS. DCM will retrieve the name from your CNAMES. file.
- Make sure you are specifying a good conference number, or DCM will
- abort operation. You can specify ONE (1) conference per "Cx="
- declaration. OR you can specify a range (1 per "Cx=" declaration.)
- Ranges are specified with a "-" seperating the low and high number.
- IE: "C1=201-352".
- "REQLEVELx=nnn" This is basically the same as the previous switch, except
- that it DOES NOT need to be present. The x is the net number,
- and the nnn is the SECURITY level (Minimum) required for a
- user to view the selected network. If the user's security
- is less than nnn, the DCMSB file will be displayed (see
- below for a description of DCMSB.)
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- Now, run the EXE file to create the output files. Then install the PPE
- in your CMD.LST file and copy the output files to the same place as the
- actual PPE.
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- Outputted Files Explanation:
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- CONFSxxx.DCM - Where the xxx is replaced by a number, it is the actual
- display file for the individual network.
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- Where the xxx is replaced by ALL, it is the display file
- used for the (A)ll command under the network screen to
- display a complete inter-network mixed conference listing.
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- Where xxx is replaced by TXT, it is the formatted file
- ready for printing on a printer. Formatted to 60 lines
- per page, with form feeds and page breaks.
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- DCM.CFG - The configuration file needed to run DCM.
- DCMSB - This file is displayed if the user tries to view a net
- that he/she does not have the appropriate minimum
- access to view. You can have security specific, graphics,
- language, etc. specific files. (ex: DCMSB70.SWS, level
- 70 users, SWISS language version.)
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- THERE HAS BEEN THE NEED TO ADD A COMMAND TO DISPLAY BRIEF REGISTRATION
- INFORMATION FOR THE SAKE OF PIRATES STEALING COPIES OF DCM. IF YOU ARE
- ON A CONFERENCE LISTING SCREEN, INSTEAD OF ENTERING A CONFERENCE NUMBER,
- JUST TYPE THE LETTER "P" FOR PROGRAM INFORMATION. IF YOU FIND THAT
- THE COPY OF DCM BEING RUN ON A BOARD IS NOT REGISTERED >PROPERLY< TO THE
- SYSOP OF THAT BOARD, PLEASE CONTACT 4D VIA OUR VOICE NUMBER. THANK YOU.
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