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PCON/WCON/GCON
* The only converter you'll ever need *
(C) Copyright 1989
Karshedan Software
Written by:
Brandon Kostolni
414 Hillview Circle
Waukesha, Wi 53188
Voice: (414)549-1884 [5pm to 12am weekdays]
[12pm to 12am weekends]
The Battle Zone
(414)521-2194
FORCE! BBS Beta Test Site
US Robotics Courier HST
Kevin Wozniak
Voice: (414)764-2420 [5pm to 10pm weekdays]
[12pm to 10pm weekends]
Universe of Karsheda
(414)764-3244
PHOENIX
US Robotics Courier HST
LICENSE AGREEMENT AND DISCLAIMER #1:
PCON has been released under the shareware concept.
What that entitles you, as system operator or general user, is that
you are entitled to distribute the program freely, to your friends
or other bbs's, but without the contents of the original archive
altered in any way. You are allowed to use this program for a 3
week test period. Upon completion of the 3 week test period, you
must register this program or cease to use it within your BBS.
Brandon Kostolni, Kevin Wozniak, & Karshedan Software will in
no way be responsible for the misuse of this program. Any damages
incurred from the use or misuse of PCON are solely the responsibilty
of the system operator and/or general user.
You are forbidden to tamper with the .EXE files by reverse
engineering or any such method that can alter the contents of the
file. This program is copyrighted by Brandon Kostolni and Karshedan
Software and is protected under all applicable laws.
The distributed files are tested extensively before release.
There is no intention to cause ANY damage to any system. If you are
unsure of the integrity of any of these files, please download them from
The Battle Zone (414) 521-2194 or Universe of Karsheda (414) 764-3244.
What this archive should include:
PCON.EXE ==> The executable program
PCON.DOC ==> What you are reading now
PCON.HST ==> Revision history & info on other Karshedan Software Releases
PCON.CFG ==> Sample configuration file
BZONEADD.ANS ==> Ansi Add for The Battle Zone
KARSHEDA.ANS ==> Ansi Add for Universe of Karsheda
MAILER.TXT ==> Order form for Karshedan Software
DISCLAIM.DOC ==> Disclaimer & Warranty - MUST READ!
History:
After wrestling with a multitude of converters to get doors running from
our BBS's, we decided it was finally time to write an all-purpose conversion
program to 1) increase the speed with which a door loads 2) eliminate the
need for multiple conversion programs to get to one BBS format from another.
Features:
Conversion types currently supported:
P14 ==> PCBoard 14
P12 ==> PCBoard 12
GAP ==> GAP
QBS ==> QBBS/RBBS
WC ==> Wildcat!
PCON has been extensivly tested and found to run reliably with PCBoard 14
PROKIT, GAPQBDR, and DORPATCH doors.
PCON has been put through extensive error testing, and is designed to not
hang your system if an error should occur. Detailed explanations of exactly
what caused the error will give you an idea of where to look to correct the
problem.
Should you need assistance in getting the program to run correctly, feel
free to contact either of us.
Setup:
PCON makes use of a configuration file. We believe that a configuration file
is necessary to pass as much correct information to the destination file as
possible. The config file is setup as follows:
C:\PHOENIX\INFO.BBS ==> full path/name to INFO.BBS
Brandon Kostolni ==> Your Full Name
Waukesha, Wi ==> Your city & state
The Battle Zone ==> The name of Your BBS
Use:
PCON.EXE may be placed anywhere in your path. If it does not reside in the
same directory as your config file, the entire path & name of the config file
must be passed on the command line.
PCON is invoked as follows:
pcon p14 c:\force\pcon.cfg c:\force\main\
^ ^ ^ ^
| | | |
| | | |--> Full Path to directory where files will be
| | | created (trailing \ must be included!)
| | |
| | |-------------------> Full path to config file.
| |
| |---------------------------> Conversion type (P14, P12, GAP, QBS, or WC)
|
|--------------------------------> Name of the conversion program
Registration:
PCON is not crippleware! The unregistered version is a fully functional
conversion utility designed to meet all of your door needs! We encourage
registration to give us incentive to continue programming and provide you
with quality software.
The registration fee for PCON is $10. Registered versions are downloadable
from The Battle Zone (414)521-2194 or Universe of Karsheda (414)764-3244.
For $10 (Extra $2 to cover floppy disk and mailing costs) we will mail you
your registered version of PCON on 360k 5 1/4" or 720k 3 1/2" floppy. (If you
elect to receive a mailed copy, please fill out the MAILER.TXT form provided
within this archive and send it along.)
Upon registration you will receive:
- 1 year of free updates to PCON ($2 per update of PCON if mailed)
- 1 year of access to the special Karshedan Software Support Conference
on The Battle Zone (60 minutes per day)
- Your name and BBS name on a list of registered Karshedan Software
users
- A 20% discount on registration of any one of our doors! This offer
is valid until January 1, 1990.
Summary:
We will be adding many more door formats as time goes by. If you have
any suggestions on how we can improve this program, please let us know!
You can contact Brandon Kostolni on The Battle Zone (414)521-2194 or
Kevin Wozniak on Universe of Karsheda (414)764-3244.
One final note:
Thanks for running our programs!
Brandon Kostolni & Kevin Wozniak
-= Karshedan Software =-
*** Please read DISCLAIM.DOC & PCON.HST
SPECIAL NOTE FROM KEVIN WOZNIAK TO PHOENIX SYSOPS:
The Phoenix SuperConverter is reviewed in the October issue of the
Phoenix newsletter. One of my goals in establishing Karshedan Software was
to make Phoenix doors and converters to make Phoenix one of the MOST
compatible door running BBS'. With this, Brandon has created the Phoenix
SuperConverter (well, hey, I get to write a paragraph and christen the
thing at least). Support for Spitfire 3.0+ and other BBS forms will
be released soon. It takes YOUR registrations to keep us going, otherwise,
where is the incentive? Thanks,
Kevin Wozniak
Universe of Karsheda (414)764-3244