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- WHATS NEW?
- ==========
- The WHATS.NEW file will be updated anytime there is a major change
- to Rombrain. If you see a version newer than the one you have, and this
- file has not been updated, it means the new release is a maintenance
- release, with minor cosmetic or bug fixes. You should always have the
- most current version of all Brainex Doors!
-
- 6/13/93
- -------
- Fixed bug in search function that allowed users without proper
- access to download.
-
- 6/9/93
- ------
- NOTE to PCBoard version 15 users:
- Version 15 uses a different record structure for USERS.SYS, which
- Rombrain does not currently support.
-
- Please be sure to select option O for USERS.SYS in your Edit Doors
- File area.
-
- Main Menu -> Main Board Config -> Doors Path/Name List File -> F2
-
- This will tell PCB to write version 14.5 of the USERS.SYS file. Also
- be sure to select N for Shell, as this will provide maximum RAM for
- Rombrain.
-
-
- 6/7/93
- ------
- Fixed bug in CUSTOM.EXE. Last category would get stuck in a loop!
-
-
- You can now use an alternate method to copy files from CD-ROM to
- hard drive before a user downloads. To have Rombrain SHELL to DOS
- to use DOS COPY, add DOSCOPY to the command line:
-
- ROMBRAIN DOSCOPY
-
- This should copy faster than Rombrain's internal copy routine, but
- will NOT show the pretty copy progress bar!
-
- 5/26/93
- -------
- For PCBoard or GAP:
- You may specify an alternate download log file name, just use the
- LOG= command. Example:
- ROMBRAIN LOG=CALL
- The caller log file will be written to the MAIN\CALLx file, where x is
- the node number. The node number is added by Rombrain. Do not add it!
-
- 5/23/93
- -------
- Made COMPILE.EXE work with Walnut Creek's Simtel 5/93 disk.
-
- 5/18/93
- -------
- Improved download/upload ratio checking.
-
- 5/11/93
- -------
- If you use more than 6 cd-roms, Rombrain will display a
- "one moment, please" notice while checking the cd-roms to see if
- they are online. This will prevent users from thinking the program
- has crashed when using Rombrain with large numbers of cd-roms.
-
- 5/4/93
- ------
- CUSTOM.EXE asks for cd-rom drive letter if unable to auto-detect.
-
- 04/21/93
- --------
- Download limits check more carefully during file search.
- Fixed a problem with REQUEST and WWIV BBS.
-
- 04/13/93
- --------
- Fixed Transfer from archive problem.
- Fixed PCBoard problem with unlimited offline requests.
-
- 04/07/93
- --------
- If the cd-rom in the player is restricted to the current caller, all
- other disks will be shown off-line. (single player systems)
-
- 04/04/93
- --------
- Fixed REQUEST to use Rombrain's LOG OFF AFTER DOWNLOAD setting.
-
- 3/29/93
- -------
- Added a "copy status bar" when files are copied from cd-rom to
- hard drive. This will give users something to look at while
- copying large files!
-
- 3/22/93
- -------
- Users with security levels that do not allow downloads, may still
- be able to download the list of cd-rom files.
- Rombrain will not SHELL to PKZIP when creating a cdrom directory list
- if free RAM is less than 200k.
-
- 3/19/93
- -------
- Fixed download logging, user stats updates.
-
- 3/14/93
- -------
- Fixed missing "\" in filenames problem some older filebases.
- NOTICE.EXE will wait a predetermined time for user input. (Handy
- for users with logon scripts.) Just add WAIT=x to the NOTICE command
- line. Example: NOTICE SYSOP=110 WAIT=5
-
- 3/11/93
- -------
- PCBOARD:
- NOTICE.EXE does not need the DATA=PCBOARD.SYS command line.
- Set it up as a LOGIN door, writing DOOR.SYS
-
- 3/10/93
- -------
- Improved comport handling for non-standard port addresses.
-
- 3/8/93
- ------
- CDCHANGE/XDISC
- Improved disk access checks for either CDCHANGE or XDISC.
-
- 3/6/93
- ------
- Updated NOTICE.EXE
-
- 3/4/93
- ------
- Hard disk copy routines are now internal, no DOS shell used.
-
- 3/3/93
- ------
- Problem with the Offline command reporting "directory not found" - corrected.
-
- COREL SCSI DRIVER CDCHANGE.EXE DOS COMMAND
- PIONEER XDISC.EXE COMMAND
- ======================================
- You can now use this driver with Rombrain and the CD-ROM Jukebox.
- Place a copy of CDCHANGE.EXE or XDISC.EXE in the BRAINEX directory.
- EDIT the BRAINEX.INI file using an ASCII editor.
- Be sure you have a work drive selected in the [ROMBRAIN] section.
- Change the drive letters in the [CDROM] section.
- Follow the drive letter with a forward slash / then the slot number.
-
- Example:
-
- cdrom drive letter=D/3
-
- This cd-rom would be displayed as ONLINE, and would use drive D:, slot 3.
-
- You can also set the default cd-rom the same way in the [Rombrain]
- section of the BRAINEX.INI file.
-
- Example:
- default drive=D/1
-
- Drive D:, slot 1 would be the default drive. It would always come up
- as online when the user first enters Rombrain.
-
- IMPORTANT:
- Automatic online cd-rom checking is disabled when using the / option.
- Be sure the correct cd-rom is in the correct slot!
-
- MULTINODE OPERATION WITH CD-ROM CHANGERS
- It is suggested that you add the WAIT command to the Rombrain command
- line. This will prevent other nodes from trying to change the
- cd-rom while a file is being copied to hard disk.
-
- Example:
- ROMBRAIN NODE=1 WAIT
-
- You should use the WAIT command on all nodes.
-
- Rombrain will create a file named NOCOPY in the BRAINEX directory.
- When present, other nodes must wait until this file is deleted by
- the node that is accessing the cd-rom drive. If for some reason
- you rebooted the machine before this file is removed, Rombrain
- will not be able to copy files. Simply delete this file to restore
- normal operation.
-
-