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- Terminius 2.0e ReadMe file
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- Surprize! Yeah, I'm still around and Terminus appears to still have
- a pulse, even if it was in stasis for quite awhile there...
-
- What's here is a way overdue update of Terminus. Not much as far as
- new stuff, bugfixes and some changes mostly. I also nuked the expiration
- code so that what happened in May won't reoccur. The history file that
- came with this sums up what's in this release.
-
- If this archive is instaled over an already existing, and unregistered,
- release of Terminus it will *not* reset the evaluation period. That time
- limit, IMHO, is meant to exist from the first time you install Terminus.
-
- If you were to delete all related Terminus files prior to installing this
- version then the period will be reset to a full 30 days, otherwise it is
- expired from the outset of use.
-
- As you may or may not be aware of, I've taken on a new job (a new
- career, actually) that meant relocating the family 175 miles north. It
- requires a major part of my day unlike my previous occupation. The past
- year has been tough but things do appear to be leveling off now.
-
- The other major event was the BBS. Most of you know that the BBS
- bought the farm awhile back. That downtime lead to some rather nasty
- rumors too, but I'll let the existence of 2.0e speak for me rather than
- wasting time trying to chase down the twit(s) responsible for that tripe.
-
- Anyways, where am I going from here? Basically, I'm focusing on more
- bugfixes for the immediate future, definately the Winter and early
- Spring for certain. When the BBS went down I lost the database of bug
- reports that I kept on it. So, there's going to be some bugs still in
- this release that have been reported before. Repost them and I'll make
- sure that I get to them eventually.
-
- RIP is still high on my list of additions. I was on the way there,
- but I wasn't happy with the way it was turning out, most add-ons tend to
- turn out like that anyway. There's also a new release of RIP due to surface
- soon. Knowing what the first one was like I'm wondering if a port is going
- to be even worth it now.
-
- I'll have a firmer idea once a specification is available to take a look
- at. However, my main concern is two-fold. First, is the new version even
- practical on the Amiga now? Second, if not, will the old version still be
- supported in a backward compatible way?
-
- The PeeCee world is littered with the waste of short lived and/or
- constantly mutating "standards". It could go either way. There's also the
- possibility of HTML (you know, what WorldWideWeb browsers like Mosaic use)
- migrating into modemland. The hypertext links might not be too practical,
- but V.34 sure makes the argument for RIP's horrid script "language" pretty
- much moot. But, HTML has it's own problems with UniSys asking for licensing
- fees to use GIF display algorithms now.
-
- The short list of other additions is related to more commands for the
- script language, Kermit and maybe Hydra. I guess auto-uploads for
- ZMODEM too, enough people have asked for it and with Forsberg going the
- proprietary route with MobyTurbo, ZMODEM-90 et al, what's the point of
- staying true to the specification any longer?
-
- In closing, all I can say is that the upheaval that caused me to drop
- out of sight is behind me now (and hopefully, won't be repeated). I also
- can't promise a major online presence anymore due to the pressures on
- the free time I do have. I've had to drop my GEnie and BIX accounts in
- favor of using the BBS is my primary point of contact. CompuServe will
- still be an alternate and SWREG is now an option for CIS users wishing to
- register Terminus. I've also set up a registration contact in Australia,
- please see the file Registration.Aus for info.
-
-
- - jack -
-