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ROS version 3.4 - October 19, 1985
RO╙á versioεá 3.┤á i≤á ß maintenancσ anΣá upgradσá releasσá whicΦ ì
incorporate≤ al∞ change≤ listeΣ iε ROS33.CH╟ plu≤ severa∞á other≤ ì
no⌠ previousl∙ documented.
Thσ followinτ error≤ anΣ deficience≤ iε RO╙ 3.│ arσ corrected:
áááááHiddeε file≤ iε thσ NEWI╬ sectioε diΣ no⌠ displa∙ wheε thσ ì
áááááfile≤ systeφ wa≤ firs⌠ entered.
áááááThe sysop could not type or send a hidden file.
áááááAfte≥ buildinτ ß systeφ directory¼ thσ sectioε namσ oµ thσ ì
ááááádefaul⌠ file≤ sectioε wa≤ incorrect.
áááááThσ firs⌠ entr∙ oµ NEWI╬ file¼ iµ markeΣ "deleted,ó wa≤ no⌠ ì
ááááápurged.
áááááMessage≤ froφ othe≥ area≤ werσ markeΣ a≤ "privateó iµ vieweΣ ì
áááááfroφ SYSTE═ messagσ area.
áááááDuσ t∩ aε unitializeΣ variablσ iε thσ characte≥ inpu⌠ ì
ááááároutine¼ RO╙ coulΣ sometime≤ losσ thσ firs⌠ characte≥ oµ aε ì
áááááentry.
áááááNamσ conflict≤ fo≥ filσ upload≤ werσ incompletl∙ processed.
áááááIε thσ syso≡ sub-system¼ enterinτ ß 'Cº diΣ no⌠ expanΣ int∩ ì
áááááthσ ful∞ functioε name.
áááááThσ "listó optioε durinτ messagσ entr∙ diΣ no⌠ correctl∙ ì
ááááádispla∙ thσ namσ "ALLó fo≥ message≤ addresseΣ t∩ al∞ users.
áááááSYSMSG.BBú wa≤ no⌠ recovereΣ iµ damageΣ durinτ previou≤ ì
áááááexecutioε oµ ROS.
áááááUpoε startup¼ thσ NEWI╬ sectioε wa≤ incorrectl∙ reporteΣ a≤ ì
ááááá"no⌠ found."
I⌠ wa≤ possiblσ fo≥ ß norma∞ use≥ t∩ deletσ ß messagσ t∩ ì
áááááaddressed to or from him if the last message read was.
Thσ followinτ addition≤ havσ beeε made:
áááááAllo≈ thσ syso≡ t∩ adΣ entrie≤ directl∙ t∩ thσ NEWI╬ file.
áááááDispla∙ thσ lengtΦ oµ thσ editablσ NEWI╬ entry.
áááááImprovσ response¼ noisσ resistance¼ anΣ recover∙ oµ Xmodeφ ì
ááááároutines.
áááááMonitor local console during Xmodem transfers.
áááááImprovσ handlinτ oµ user≤ enterinτ incorrec⌠ password.è
áááááAllo≈ thσ syso≡ t∩ specif∙ datσ a⌠ whicΦ loτ anΣ messagσ ì
áááááfile≤ start listinτ (iε thσ syso≡ sub-system).
áááááVerif∙ beforσ turninτ oε printer.
áááááLoτ thσ syso≡ int∩ thσ SYSTE═ messagσ arσa anΣ thσ NEWI╬ filσ ì
áááááarea.
áááááOptionall∙ "busyó thσ modeφ wheε exitinτ ROS.
áááááMakσ purginτ operation≤ morσ consisten⌠ fo≥ thσ variou≤ ì
áááááfiles.
áááááImprovσ logginτ operation≤ includinτ no⌠ logginτ extraneou≤ ì
áááááentrie≤ anΣ indicatinτ loca∞ use.
áááááSpecify starting point in user list.
áááááAddeΣ <A>nswe≥ functioε t∩ messagσ systeφ whicΦ ì
áááááautomaticall∙ addresse≤ messagσ t∩ autho≥ oµ thσ las⌠ ì
ááááámessage read.
áááááPurgσ outdateΣ message≤ (reaΣ anΣ un-read)«á Allowablσ age≤ ì
áááááarσ ne≈ constant≤ defineΣ iε ROSDEF.INC.
áááááThe system now supports three help levels:
ááááá 0: minimal help
ááááá 1: sub-system name fully spelled out, e.g. "Files"
ááááá 2: system displays "?" prompt
áááááProtec⌠ agains⌠ systeφ crasΦ durinτ entr∙ oµ lonτ message≤ ì
áááááb∙ monitorinτ availablσ memory.
áááááImprove operation of local console commands (chat and twit).
áááááAllow delayed shutdown to be toggled on and off.
áááááImproveΣ resistancσ t∩ invaliΣ filenames¼á especiall∙ durinτ ì
áááááupload processing.
áááááRese⌠ logiε timσ wheε timσ anΣ datσ i≤ se⌠ t∩ preven⌠ systeφ ì
áááááfrom hanging up just because the time is updated.
áááááScreeεá sizσá (line≤ anΣ columns⌐ parameter≤ addeΣá t∩á use≥ ì
ááááádata file.
áááááAdditiona∞á field≤á addeΣá t∩á use≥á datßá filσá fo≥á futurσ ì
áááááexpansion.
áááááMessagσ statu≤ flaτ addeΣ t∩ allo≈ privatel∙ addressed¼á ye⌠ ì
ááááápublicly readable messages.
áááááAdΣ ^╟ t∩ messagσ entr∙ editinτ functions
èáááááClock set on startup.
áááááTaτ message≤ wheε read.
áááááAfte≥ eacΦ messagσ i≤ read¼ thσ syso≡ caε alte≥ thσ messagσ ì
ááááástatu≤ (includinτ deletσ thσ message⌐ o≥ movσ thσ messagσ t∩ ì
áááááanothe≥ messagσ area« Iε conjunctioε witΦ this¼ thσ syso≡ ì
ááááácommanΣ t∩ togglσ thσ <C>hange-message-areß i≤ deleteΣ sincσ ì
ááááái⌠ i≤ inheren⌠ iε thσ ne≈ structure.
áááááAddeΣá "exceptionalóá categor∙ t∩ use≥ lis⌠ option≤ fo≥á thσ ì
ááááásysop«á Thi≤á onl∙ list≤ user≤ whosσ acces≤ leve∞á o≥á timσ ì
ááááálimit is above the norm (val_acc or val_time).
áááááImproved handling of invalid libraries.