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12/15/90 Ver 1.4 corrected an error in ver 1.3 that failed to increment
the Keyfiles name properly. More importantly, V 1.4 changes the way the
program determines whether Playback is loaded. Older versions required a
disk file. This didn't work on networks where multiple users could be
using Playback at the same time. V1.4 corrects this problem so that
Playback can be used on a network. Unfortunately, a result of this is
that Keyfiles created using older versions of Playback WON'T run on
version 1.4. You'll have to re-record your old Keyfiles. See the
instructions at the end of this list.
The configuration part of the program also has a new variable added:
Default Playback Speed. Before, all your key sequences were recorded and
played back at normal speed, unless you used the Menu program to change
their playback speed. Now you can specify a default other than normal
speed. For example, if you select "Boost" as the default then all your
keystroke sequences would be recorded and played back at Boost speed.
You can still use the Menu program to change each programs individual
playback speed. The config program just specifies the default.
1/8/91 Fixed an error in PB that locked up the computer during
delayed launches if the keystroke buffer was configured to hold more than
200 keystrokes.
1/20/91 Un-install feature was added. To un-install Playback enter
"pb/u" at the DOS prompt. Remember, you must un-install TSRs in the
order in which they were loaded. Otherwise Playback will be unable to
un-install itself.
2/22/91 If you recorded and saved a keystroke sequence when the
default playback speed was anything other than "Normal" then the keyfile
would be MUCH larger than it should be: 16K bigger if the default
playback speed was "Boost" and 32K larger in "Turbo"! Problem fixed.
2/25/91 Fixed problem where Configuration portion of Menu program
didn't display values on a MDA.
Version 1.6
3/3/91 Added an ASCII overstrike editor for keyfiles. See
PLAYBACK.DOC for details.
3/22/91 Added the "/s" (to store) and "/hhmm" (for delayed launches)
command line options for running keyfiles from the DOS prompt. See
PLAYBACK.DOC for details. Only keyfiles created with this new version
will react to these command line switches. See instructions at the
bottom of this list.
Version 1.7
4/21/91 Added the "/b" command line option for using keyfiles within
batch files. The keyfile must finish at the DOS prompt for this option
to work. See the instructions for details. Only keyfiles created with
this new version will work with this option. See the instructions at the
end of this list.
5/20/91 Fixed bug where if MENU.COM was renamed to PBMENU.COM the
configuration part of the program, the filenotes, and the INIT program
wouldn't work correctly.
6/5/91 Added a Pause feature to the playback of keyfiles. To have a
playback pause you just press the space bar. When you want the playback
to resume you just press any key. To break out of a playback you press
the Escape key.
7/2/91 Fixed bug that caused the /B option to work incorrectly if the
keyfile was played back in Boost or Turbo.
Version 1.8
8/20/91 On some computers delayed launches would cause the system
clock to change. This bug has been fixed but requires re-recording your
keyfiles as described in the instructions at the end of this list.
Added new feature where you can start and stop a recording from within a
batch file using "pb /r" and "pb /s" respectively. Both must be used.
Version 1.9
10/28/91 Fixed a couple of minor bugs and added the capability to edit
keystroke delays in Menu's edit program by pressing F8 or F10 to increase
the delay and F7 or F9 to decrease the delay.
2/10/92 Somehow the pause feature put in on 6/5/91 was removed in
later versions. Put it back in.
Version 2.0
4/19/92 You can now assign keyfiles to hot-keys. That way when you
want to replay a particular keyfile you just press the hot-key you
assigned to it. You can assign up to 10 keyfiles at a time. See
PLAYBACK.DOC, section "Assigning Keyfiles to hot-keys" (next to last
page) for syntax and details.
6/15/92 MENU.COM was permanently changed to PBMENU.COM.
Version 2.1
9/15/92 When we changed MENU.COM to PBMENU.COM we introduced an error
that prevented the keyfile names from being incremented. Each new
keyfile was give the name -B.COM.
Version 2.3
7/2/93 Added print screen function. To execute a print screen
function within your keyfiles use the character Alt-254 (enter 254 on the
numeric keypad while holding down the Alt key).
Version 2.4
12/10/93 Due to the nature of Turbo mode, some shift states were being
incorrectly set. Problem fixed.
Delayed launches were not always working correctly. Now they are. You
can now set up a delayed launch, use other keyfiles in the interim, and
the launch will still go off as scheduled... with the correct keyfile.
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* Instructions for converting old keyfiles to newer versions:
Convert (in a round-about manner) your old keyfiles to new ones by
loading Playback, running the Menu program, Storing an old keyfile,
pressing the Save Hot Key. Then use the Menu program to delete the
original keyfile and rename the newly created keyfile.