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Copyright (C) 1996 David Kiesling
version 1.0
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Another fine piece of work by SaltySoft!
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Table of Contents
1. What Is It?
2. What's So Cool About It?
3. Setup
4 Error Messages
5. Registration
6. Support
7. Disclaimer
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WHAT IS IT?
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This was designed for the Sysop in mind but can be used for anything!
Ok Sysop, do you have a few display screens that are to be put in the SAME
SPOT? Like a few different main menu screens and a couple logoff screens,
but you want your users to see them all? This utility will "rotate" your
files around so that the user sees a different screen each time he is
logged on! And it will do this automatically!
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WHAT'S SO COOL ABOUT IT?
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SPiN-iT features:
* Rotation Of Up To 10 Files At A Time
* Unlimited # Of Sets to Rotate
* Quick Command-Line Usage
* Lets You Know If Rotation Was Successful
* Pretty Colors
* Microscopic $4 Registration Fee
* Full Program Support
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SETUP
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Put SPiN-iT in a separate directory of your choosing and edit the
config file SPIN-IT.CFG. It looks like this:
LINE 1: 0 <-Registration Code
LINE 2: C:\TRIBBS\DISPLAY\LOGON2.ANS <-Lines 2-11: files to rotate. Lines
LINE 3: C:\TRIBBS\DISPLAY\LOGON2.AN2 4-11 are optional, as you may have
LINE 4: C:\TRIBBS\DISPLAY\LOGON2.AN3 it rotate only 2 files if you wish.
LINE 5: You MUST have Lines 2 & 3, as it
LINE 6: takes at least 2 files to "rotate".
LINE 7:
LINE 8: Make sure to put the full pathname
LINE 9: for each of the files.
LINE 10:
LINE 11:
The program is run with this syntax: SPIN-IT.EXE <CONFIG FILE>
ex: SPIN-IT.EXE SPIN-IT.CFG
If no config file is specified, it will default to SPIN-IT.CFG.
You have have as many config files as you like. Each config file
specifies the set of files to rotate, so essentially you can have
an unlimited number of sets.
If you're a sysop, a good place to have your BBS run this program
is right after a caller logs off. For TriBBS systems, that would
be in the BETWEEN.BAT file. Consult your BBS software's documentation.
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ERROR MESSAGES
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error 53: A file you specified in the .CFG doesn't exist.
"ONLY ONE FILE!!": You have only specified 1 file to rotate in the config.
Common sense should tell you that you need at least 2
for the program to do anything.
"NO CONFIG FILE!!": No .CFG file found in the current directory.
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REGISTRATION
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Registration will:
* Let you rotate up to 10 files, as opposed to only 2 unregistered
* Disable that annoying *UNREGISTERED* nag in the program
* Remove the 2-second delay at the end of program completion
* Entitle you to a free copy of all future versions of SPiN-iT
* Make me happy
It's a measely little $4. If you decide to register and support the
world of shareware authors who spend countless hours at their computers
to make programs for you, please fill out REGISTER.FRM and send it to
me in one of three ways:
internet email: dnskiesling@telis.org
BBS: Shoe Salt 707-465-3087
snail mail: David Kiesling
550 Sandhill Rd.
Crescent City, CA 95531 USA
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SUPPORT
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I would like to hear from you if you encounter problems
or have any suggestions for future versions. Feel free
to use any of the above methods to contact me.
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DISCLAIMER
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I assume no liability for this program or what happens as a
result of it, or what your girlfriend does because all you
talk about is how great it is. If your computer blows up in
your face upon execution of this program, get a new 'puter.
But please, if that happens I would like to know.