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T r a n s f e r T I M E
------------------------
(TTIME)
Version 2.0
September, 1991 Release Date
┌─────────┐
┌─────┴───┐ │ (tm)
──│ │o │──────────────────
│ ┌─────┴╨──┐ │ Association of
│ │ │─┘ Shareware
└───│ o │ Professionals
──────│ ║ │────────────────────
└────╨────┘ MEMBER
U S E R D O C U M E N T A T I O N
-----------------------------------
BBS SysOps: Please refer to the SYSOP.DOC file
for distribution information, and to the DESCRIBE.DOC
file for description, keyword and miscellaneous information.
Disk Vendors, User Groups, SIG/Libraries: Please
refer to the VENDOR.DOC file for distribution information,
and to the DESCRIBE.DOC file for description, keywords and
miscellaneous information.
TTIME Version 2.0 User Documentation
TABLE OF CONTENTS AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION:
Chapter One: About TTIME in general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Hardware Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What TTIME can do for you. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What TTIME cannot do for you . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter Two: Using TTIME, with examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
The prompted mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
By filename. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
By filesize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
TTIME's HELP mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installing TTIME with your terminal package. . . . . . 7
Chapter Three:Customizing TTIME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter Four: Registration and Customer Support. . . . . . . . . . .12
Chapter Five: Acknowlegements and Revision History . . . . . . . . .14
Other Files you'll want to read: (they should be included with your
copy of TTIME)
PACKING.LST To be sure you got ALL of the TTIME package
SHR-WARE.DOC Background information on Shareware and the ASP
WARRANTY.DOC Warranty information about this Evaluation Package
LICENSE.DOC Terms of use and copying restrictions
REGISTER.DOC Registration information for users, also information
about the Software Update Program option
Special Interest Files for BBS Sysops and Distributors:
VENDOR.DOC Information and restrictions for disk vendors, distrib-
utors, user groups and more
SYSOP.DOC Information and restrictions for BBS SysOps
DESCRIBE.DOC For either/all, miscellaneous information, program
descriptions and background on RGH Software
REGISTER.DOC If you're NOT an ASP member, review this if you want
to be sure you'll continue to receive updates!
TTIME Version 2.0 User Documentation
CHAPTER ONE: About TTIME in general...
TTIME is a telecommunications utility for the following systems:
- Any PC-DOS or MS-DOS compatible system using DOS Version 3.1
or later;
- 256K or more of RAM (you'll especially need more if you run
TTIME from a shell in your telecommunications program);
- Any disk system (hard or floppy)
TTIME estimates the needed time to transfer a file from one
computer to another, supporting a wide range of modem speeds and a
number of the most popular file transfer protocols. If you're not
sure what a file transfer protocol is, check the IBM New User's
forum on CompuServe, they have some nice descriptions on the various
file transfer protocols available.
In addition to estimating the required time, TTIME can be
configured to estimate how much a file transfer will COST you (be it
telephone long-distance charges, connect fees, surcharges, or any
combination of the above) as well.
TTIME is designed to be easy to use and actually requires very
little learning on your part. If you're one of those people who hates
reading software manuals, go ahead and quit reading now. Just type
the command:
TTIME
and press Enter. TTIME will take your hand and lead you through the
rest.
If, however, you want to learn how to make TTIME do all it can
for you, keep reading. I promise by the time you're done with this
manual, you'll fully understand how to make it work for you, and how
you can customize the cost reporting feature of TTIME.
WHAT TTIME CAN DO FOR YOU:
TTIME will provide it's best-guess estimates for modem speeds of
1200, 2400 and 9600 bps (bits per second, sometimes erroneously called
'baud').
TTIME currently supports the XMODEM, YMODEM, ZMODEM and
CompuServe B+ file transfer protocols.
TTIME can make its estimates by you giving it the file name you
want an estimate for (provided the file is on your computer, and
you're sending it to another computer), or by file size in bytes (this
method will work for a file you're sending to another computer, but is
probably best used to estimate how long it'll take for a file to be
sent from another computer to yours).
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TTIME can be run as a stand-alone program (from the DOS prompt),
but it works best when used as an add-in to your telecommunication
program. Many of the most popular telecommunications (or terminal)
programs support what is called a 'DOS Shell' or 'Shell to DOS'
function where the terminal will temporarily let you run a DOS
command, then return to being connected to the other computer system.
This is probably the best use for TTIME.
More advanced terminal software will actually let you install
TTIME using a 'hotkey' (key combination that will run TTIME) so it's
always just a keypress or two away.
I'll try to help you figure out how to make TTIME work with your
terminal software, but you must keep in mind that I can't afford to
buy every possible software package and therefore have direct
experience with only a few programs. You'll need to refer to the
instructions that came with your terminal software in order to learn
how to install it on YOUR system and make it work.
WHAT TTIME CANNOT DO FOR YOU:
It won't actually send or receive programs over your modem.
That's what your terminal software is for.
It won't be able to predict EXACTLY how long a file transfer will
take. TTIME assumes a good phone connection, and bases its estimates
on a file being transferred at a normal rate of efficiency (no retries
or errors caused by noisy phone lines). If you often have problems
with sending or receiving files, then TTIME will probably be incorrect
in its estimates of how long a file transfer will take.
It won't support any of the new compression tricks that some
modems use (such as MNP-4 or MNP-5 data compression). Since the
results of these compression techniques depend as much on how good a
connection you have as well as the speeds of the modems involved,
trying to calculate these figures would give such a wide spread of
time from best case to worst case that the resulting estimates would
be of no use.
It won't support any of the proprietary (private) modem-to-modem
protocols (such as the Hayes protocol or the Courier HST protocol),
again because of the variable results that these protocols would
cause.
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CHAPTER TWO: Using TTIME, With Examples:
USING TTIME IN THE PROMPTED MODE:
Probably the easiest way to start TTIME is to use your terminal
software's 'Shell to DOS' command. When the DOS prompt appears,
simply type the command:
TTIME
and press Enter. This will start TTIME in the 'prompted mode', where
it will give you a lot of hand-holding and instruct you to either
enter the name of the file to estimate the transfer time for, or the
file size in bytes.
Here we need to get technical for a few minutes - but only for a
few minutes, I promise. If you're an experienced DOS jockey and
understand such things as 'pathnames' then you'll only need to glance
lightly over this section.
When TTIME asks you for a filename to provide an estimate for,
you have to remember a few things. First, the file must exist on your
disk already. This is because TTIME is going to take a look at it to
see how large it is, so it can estimate how long the file transfer is
going to take.
(In the following examples, I'm using all capital letters so the
names I'm using stand out. You don't need to capitalize the names
when you type them in for TTIME. It understands lower case letters
just fine. Also, where you see this symbol: <enter> , this doesn't
mean to type the word enter between the brackets, just press the
Enter or Return key on your keyboard.)
Let's suppose you want to send a file called 'WORKFILE.TXT' to
someone else's computer. As long as it's on the disk you're using
right now, and in your current directory, this is OK. Just tell TTIME
to give you an estimate for:
WORKFILE.TXT <enter>
But, suppose it was somewhere else? Then, you'd need to add a
'path' to the name so TTIME could find the file. Let's suppose that
you start up your terminal software by typing:
CD\TERMINAL <enter>
PHONE <enter>
Your 'current directory' is the TERMINAL directory. Let's say
that your WORKFILE.TXT file is located in the WORDSTUF directory. So,
to tell TTIME you want to use that file for an estimate, you'd answer:
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\WORDSTUF\WORKFILE.TXT <enter>
to tell TTIME that the file is on this disk, in the WORDSTUF
directory.
Even worse, let's suppose it's on a different disk. You're on
the C: drive, in the TERMINAL directory, and the file you want to send
to the other system is on the D: drive, in the WORDSTUF directory.
You'd have to add the drive letter to the name, like:
D:\WORDSTUF\WORKFILE.TXT <enter>
so that TTIME could find it easily.
Supposing that the file is on the OTHER computer? You type in
the name of the file, and TTIME tells you 'Cannot find requested file.
Press any key..." and nothing happens!
This means that the file can't be found on your disk. Of course
not! It's on the other end of the phone line! So, you'll have to
tell TTIME how large the file is.
Usually, when you get a list of files from another computer on
your terminal software, it'll include a file size, often somewhere
very near the name. Let's say this is a part of a list the other
computer has shown you when you asked it to list files:
**********************************************************************
* 2 - IBM Utilities
**********************************************************************
TTIME.ARC 04-15-91 102453 Estimate file transfer times by phone
MASTER.ZIP 04-14-91 91236 Master database program version 3
CLSC.COM 04-13-91 1075 Clear Screen with Colors
(more files listed)
and you decide to download TTIME.ARC (wise decision! <g>). Since
TTIME.ARC doesn't exist on your drive, you'll need to tell TTIME the
file size. Looking at the listing, you decide that 102453 must be the
file size, right? So, after TTIME asks you for the file name or size
to estimate, just answer:
102453 <enter>
To summarize, when using TTIME in the 'prompted mode', you'd type
in the program name (TTIME), then when it asks you for the file name
or file size you simply answer with the name (if the file is on your
disk) or the file size (this will work whether the file is on your
disk or not, but is most useful when you're having a file sent to your
computer).
Here are a couple actual examples, using the 'prompted mode' of
operation:
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(Example One: Prompted Mode, by File Name)
C>ttime
TTIME Version 2.0 Copyright (c) 1991 by RGH Software
Unregistered Evaluation Copy - Did you FORGET to register?
(Press ENTER alone to quit program and exit to DOS)
File size, or name to check (may include path): b:\ttime.exe
File: B:\TTIME.EXE Size: 47,169
Protocol/Time: 1200 bps 2400 bps 9600 bps
XMODEM 7 min 10 sec 3 min 35 sec 0 min 53 sec
YMODEM 7 min 4 sec 3 min 32 sec 0 min 53 sec
CIS B+/ZMODEM 7 min 1 sec 3 min 30 sec 0 min 52 sec
Estimated Cost: $ 1.51 $ 0.75 $ 0.34
(press any key to continue...)
(Example Two: Prompted Mode, by File Size)
C>ttime
TTIME Version 2.0 Copyright (c) 1991 by RGH Software
Unregistered Evaluation Copy - Did you FORGET to register?
(Press ENTER alone to quit program and exit to DOS)
File size, or name to check (may include path): 47169
File: (Size = 47169) Size: 47,169
Protocol/Time: 1200 bps 2400 bps 9600 bps
XMODEM 7 min 10 sec 3 min 35 sec 0 min 53 sec
YMODEM 7 min 4 sec 3 min 32 sec 0 min 53 sec
CIS B+/ZMODEM 7 min 1 sec 3 min 30 sec 0 min 52 sec
Estimated Cost: $ 1.51 $ 0.75 $ 0.34
(press any key to continue...)
USING TTIME IN THE FILENAME MODE:
TTIME can also give you an estimate for a file on your system
that you want to send to another system, by typing the name of the
file following the TTIME command, and BEFORE you press the <enter>
key. An example of this method of operation:
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(Example Three: File Name mode)
C>ttime b:\ttime.exe
TTIME Version 2.0 Copyright (c) 1991 by RGH Software
Unregistered Evaluation Copy - Did you FORGET to register?
File: B:\TTIME.EXE Size: 47,169
Protocol/Time: 1200 bps 2400 bps 9600 bps
XMODEM 7 min 10 sec 3 min 35 sec 0 min 53 sec
YMODEM 7 min 4 sec 3 min 32 sec 0 min 53 sec
CIS B+/ZMODEM 7 min 1 sec 3 min 30 sec 0 min 52 sec
Estimated Cost: $ 1.51 $ 0.75 $ 0.34
(press any key to continue...)
USING TTIME IN THE FILESIZE MODE:
Again, you can specify the file size to estimate for, by typing
in the size following the TTIME command, but BEFORE you press the
<enter> key. An example of this method of operation:
(Example Four: File Size Mode)
C>ttime 47169
TTIME Version 2.0 Copyright (c) 1991 by RGH Software
Unregistered Evaluation Copy - Did you FORGET to register?
File: (Size = 47169) Size: 47,169
Protocol/Time: 1200 bps 2400 bps 9600 bps
XMODEM 7 min 10 sec 3 min 35 sec 0 min 53 sec
YMODEM 7 min 4 sec 3 min 32 sec 0 min 53 sec
CIS B+/ZMODEM 7 min 1 sec 3 min 30 sec 0 min 52 sec
Estimated Cost: $ 1.51 $ 0.75 $ 0.34
(press any key to continue...)
TTIME'S HELP MODE:
Should you ever lose your documentation, or forget how TTIME
works, simply type the following:
TTIME /H <enter>
- or -
TTIME /? <enter>
and TTIME will show you a little help screen to remind you how it
works.
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INSTALLING TTIME WITH YOUR TERMINAL PACKAGE:
This is where my detailed instructions begin to falter. You see,
there are literally dozens of popular terminal software packages out
there, and each of them has their own little idiosyncracies on how
(and even IF) they'll allow you to use external programs (programs
outside of the terminal package).
Here, I can only offer some very general guidelines on how you
might be able to use TTIME with your software package. I've listed
them in order of most preferable to least preferable.
You should refer to the documentation that came with your
terminal package to see which of these methods it will support. If
you are in doubt, go ahead and try each method in the order listed.
This trial and error approach shouldn't damage anything (but don't
blame me if it does!) and you may find a way that works well for you.
I would request that you let me know (either when you register
your TTIME program, or by CompuServe Mail otherwise) how you got it to
work with your terminal software. As I get hints and tips from users
on how they got it to work, I'll continue to update this section with
the solutions I get. So far, only a few users have told me how they
got it to work.
GENERAL SUGGESTION #1 - If your terminal package supports the
addition of external programs by using a 'hot key' (you press a key
combination to call the program) this would be the best approach.
GENERAL SUGGESTION #2 - If your terminal package allows you to
define an external program such as a text editor, you might want to
consider using this approach. This, of course, will mean that you
won't be able to use a text editor while using your terminal package.
Among the software packages I've recieved tips on that support this
option are: Crosstalk-XVI, Mirror and Mirror II.
GENERAL SUGGESTION #3 - Some terminal packages will let you
install an 'external file transfer protocol' (that is, a program to
send and receive files by a means that your software doesn't
ordinarily support). You can add TTIME to your list of 'external
protocols' and see if this works. Although I haven't heard of a case
where this DOES work, I have been told that Telix will let you define
TTIME as an external protocol, but then adds a bunch of junk
characters following the TTIME command and you cannot get an estimate
using this method.
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GENERAL SUGGESTION #4 - Most terminal packages will allow you to
press a key combination that allows you to enter a command to run from
the DOS command line. You can press this key combination, then enter
the TTIME command (and the file name or file size if you like) and it
will run. Telix supports this option with the Alt-V key combination
(press and hold the Alt key, then press the V key, then let both keys
go. The bottom line will change to: DOS Command C> and you can then
type in the TTIME command).
GENERAL SUGGESTION #5 - If all else fails, most terminal packages
will support a 'Shell to DOS', 'DOS Shell' or 'Command Prompt' option
where the terminal stops temporarily, loads the DOS program and lets
you type in a command just like normal. When you are done, you must
type the word EXIT <enter> to return to your terminal software. Among
the terminal packages that do suppport this are ProComm and ProComm
Plus (Alt-F4), Crosstalk-XVI, Mirror and Mirror II (press Esc, then
when the Command? prompt appears on the bottom of the screen type
ru <enter> , and Telix (Alt-J).
Among the software packages that TTIME just won't work with are:
CompuServe's Professional Connection and Information Manager programs,
older versions of Smartcom that came with many Hayes modems. You may
find other software packages that it won't work with. If so, please
try checking with me first, I may (by then) have a solution for you!
Regarding WINDOWS: You CAN get TTIME to run under Windows 2.x or
3.x by setting up a TTIME.PIF file that specifies that it must run
under a full-screen window and needs 256 K of memory to run. For some
obstinate reason, TTIME won't operate in a window but must have the
full DOS screen to work. I'm working on this one and hope to have a
more Windows-compliant version soon.
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CHAPTER THREE: Customizing TTIME
One thing that we haven't mentioned yet is the display at the
bottom of the TTIME display (below the ZMODEM/CIS B+ line) where it
reports 'Estimated Cost'. This is a new feature added in Version 2.0
- the ability of TTIME to estimate the cost to send or receive a file!
The program, as delivered, estimates the cost for a file transfer
from CompuServe and assumes that you're making a local call (no toll
or long distance charges) and that you're dialing a CompuServe Gateway
number (not Tymnet or Telenet).
You can, however, use the program TT20CUST.EXE to create a
'customized' copy of TTIME that will more accurately reflect your
actual costs for transfering files.
In fact, you could easily create several 'customized' versions,
one for each pay-per-hour or long distance BBS you call, and get
really accurate estimates for all the calls you make!
Let's figure out how to customize TTIME so it supports the
following:
You call the BIG-PC BBS which charges $5.00 per hour for 1200 or
2400 bps access and $9.50 per hour for 9600 bps access. It's a long
distance call for you, and Bell tells you that the approximate cost
for a call from your home to the BIG-PC BBS is about 25 cents per
minute.
First, you need to calculate the 'per-minute' cost for these
calls. At 1200 and 2400 bps, the cost is $5.00 per hour which
translates to about 8.3 cents per minute ($5.00 per hour divided by 60
minutes). Add to that 8.3 cents the 25 cents per minute for the phone
call and you get 33.3 cents per minute. At 9600 bps, the cost is
$9.50 per hour which translates to about 15.8 cents per minute ($9.50
per hour divided by 60 minutes). Add to that 15.8 cents the 25 cents
per minute for the phone call and you get 39.8 cents per minute.
TT20CUST needs to have the figures given to it in the format:
a.bbb
where the cost is dollars (a), followed by a decimal point (.), then
by cents and tenths of a cent (bbb). In our example, there are no
dollars per minute, so that'd be a zero (0), followed by a decimal
point and the approximate cost we figured. So, for 1200 and 2400 bps
access, you'd use the figure:
0.333
and for 9600 bps access, the figure:
0.398
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since TTIME's estimates are 'rounded off' to the nearest tenth of a
cent. You'd write these numbers down as you'll need them in a minute.
I next recommend copying the TTIME20.BIN and TT20CUST.EXE files
onto a blank, formatted floppy diskette. I recommend that you do this
for several reasons:
1) If (heaven forbid) something goes wrong in the customizing
process, all you've lost is a floppy disk that you can re-
format;
2) This avoids the inevitable 'OOPS! I accidentally destroyed
my ONLY copy of the unmodified TTIME.EXE program!' error
that'll send you screaming back to me for another copy;
3) You should NEVER perform a patching or customizing job on
the disk you bought, nor on your hard drive, JUST IN CASE!
If you fail to heed my warning, probably nothing bad will happen.
But, I want to warn you ahead of time that if it does, you can't blame
me because I told you so!
After you've done this, you start the customizing program by
making the disk that TTIME20.BIN and TT20CUST.EXE are on the 'current
drive' then the command TT20CUST. Assuming you've heeded my warning
and copied the files onto your A: floppy drive, you'd type the
following:
A: <enter>
TT20CUST <enter>
First, the customizing program will make sure that there isn't a
copy of TTIME.EXE already on your disk. If it finds one, it'll beep
and warn you that it's about to destroy that copy. IF THIS HAPPENS,
MAKE DOUBLE, DOUBLE SURE that this ISN'T your ONLY COPY before you
press the 'Y' key to continue and destroy it! If you press ANY OTHER
KEY EXCEPT THE 'Y' KEY, the customize program will stop dead in its
tracks and you can then rename or move the current copy of TTIME.EXE
so it'll be safe.
Next, the customizing program will check to be sure you have the
proper copy of TTIME20.BIN to customize. If you DON'T, it'll beep at
you, warn you that your copy of TTIME20.BIN is not correct and abort
the customizing process. This is for your own safety, since this
error will only happen if someone has modified the TTIME20.BIN program
without my permission or if you're trying to use the customize program
on the wrong version of TTIME.
If all else has been OK to this point, you'll be asked to enter
the new cost amounts for 1200/2400 bps and 9600 bps estimates. This
is where those two numbers you wrote down (0.333 for 1200/2400 bps and
0.398 for 9600 bps) will be used. Be sure that you enter them in the
proper order.
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Finally, after checking the numbers you've entered (to be sure
that they match the necessary format exactly), and confirming that
you've entered the proper amounts (it'll ask if it can proceed; if you
press 'Y' it will customize the program, any other key will let you
re-enter the amounts again), you wind up with a customized copy of
TTIME.EXE that reflects what it costs YOU to transfer files to and
from the BIG-PC BBS, including long distance charges!
You could now rename this copy of TTIME.EXE to something else
(like maybe TTBIG.EXE) and use it to estimate your costs in calling
the BIG-PC BBS. Please note that if you customize a copy of TTIME,
you should NOT give copies of it to anyone else. Distributing
modified copies of TTIME violates my copyright, and is likely to make
me very unhappy when I find out about it!
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CHAPTER FOUR: Registration and Customer Support
A lot of the information in this section is duplicated in the
REGISTER.DOC file, but I want to lightly touch on why you must
register your copy of TTIME if you want to continue to use it.
TTIME is not free software. TTIME is a Shareware product (please
read the SHR-WARE.DOC file for more details) and you are required to
pay a registration fee of $10 if you find that you're still using
TTIME after a reasonable evaluation period (say, 30 days).
Why should you pay? Well:
1) Payment is required by law if you are going to keep using it.
2) I've put many hundreds of hours into developing, testing and
improving the TTIME package from its humble beginnings to the
product you see now. Payment for my labor is only fair.
3) A software package purchased in a store requires that you
make payment up front, BEFORE you even know that the soft-
ware will work the way you want it. With Shareware, you
get a good trial at home first, before paying for the soft-
ware.
4) Shareware depends on your honesty. If no one registers a
shareware program, then the author will likely discontinue
improving and supporting that program. It's up to you and
your registrations to keep TTIME (and other shareware pro-
grams) healthy and growing.
Registered Users, in exchange for their $10 registration fee,
will recieve:
1) My most heartfelt gratitude, and the undying appreciation
of my wife (who's put up with me in front of the keyboard
as late as 4:30am working on this release!)
2) The latest version of TTIME, with your registration number
permanently emblazoned on it (so all who see it may envy
you)
3) FREE UPDATES! All Registered Users will receive the next
major release and/or bug fix version free of charge. This
means, if I release a new version followed by a bug fix
version (or vice versa), you'll receive two free update
disks at no additional charge!
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4) FREE COMPUSERVE TIME! By special arrangement with Compu-
Serve, ASP authors are allowed to offer to registered users
an offer for a FREE CompuServe IntroPak, with your very own
CompuServe ID number, password, and $15 in FREE CONNECT TIME
that you can use to explore the CompuServe network (or, for
that matter, to visit the ASP Forum for help, hints, support
and other great ASP member product information).
Furthermore, Registered Users can obtain preferential support of
TTIME through several sources:
- on CompuServe, by addressing CompuServe Mail to me at my
User ID (76670,110)
- By U.S. Mail, at the address shown on the registration form
- Finally, I hope sometime in the autumn of 1991 to have the
RGH Software Support BBS running. Registered Users will get
the number when it's available
For Disk Vendors, User Groups, SIGs, Software Libraries and BBSs
that also wish to support the Shareware concept (and TTIME), there is
a program called the 'Software Update Program' where for a payment of
$10 you'll be entitled to FREE updates of all Shareware programs
offered by RGH Software.
ASP Associate Members in good standing (Vendor and BBS) need not
pay this $10 fee - you'll automatically be entered in the Software
Update Program.
For non-ASP members, I cannot guarantee that you'll receive any
updates or future releases. In my last disk mailing, fewer than 10%
of all the vendors, BBS's and libraries I mailed disks to even
bothered to send a letter or postcard back acknowledging that they got
the diskette in the first place! With the cost of mailings increasing
about every year or so, I find that I can no longer afford to send
disks to people who don't show any interest in my products.
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CHAPTER FIVE: Acknowledgements and Revision History
IBM-PC is a trademark of IBM Corporation
PC-DOS is a trademark of IBM Corporation
MS-DOS is a trademark of Microsoft Inc.
ASP is a trademark of the Association of Shareware Professionals
CompuServe is a service of H&R Block, Inc.
America On-Line is a service of Quantum Information Services.
All telecommunications packages mentioned in the installation
section are hereby acknowledged as trademark, copyright or owned by
their respective companies.
TTIME was programmed using Microsoft QuickBASIC version 4.5 and
various support modules.
TTIME is Copyright (c) 1991 by RGH Software. All Rights
Reserved.
REVISION HISTORY:
Version 1.0 - Original release in early 1990. Supported the
XMODEM and YMODEM file transfer protocols, 1200/2400/9600 bps
operation.
Version 1.1 - Released in March 1990, added support for the
ZMODEM and CompuServe B+ file transfer protocols.
Version 1.2 - Died in beta testing. Never actually released to
the general public.
Version 1.3 - Released in late 1990. Since many users were
complaining that TTIME routinely underestimated transfer times, I made
it assume that file transfers would be less efficient.
Version 1.3a - Also released in late 1990, this is a bug fix that
repairs a rounding error reported by user Rip Strautman.
Version 2.0 - Released September, 1991; the version you now have in
front of you.
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