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  1.                                      HISTORY
  2.  
  3. History:  0.1a (04/26/94) Internal only.  First alpha.
  4.                           Only the log-trimming is functional.
  5.  
  6.           0.11a(04/28/94) Internal only.  Second alpha.
  7.                           Added the following summary information to display:
  8.                              * Amount of time BBS in use
  9.                              * Average time BBS in use per day
  10.                              * Average length of call
  11.                              * Total number of calls
  12.                           Added "baton" to show that it's working.
  13.  
  14.           0.12a(04/29/94) Internal only.  Third alpha.
  15.                           Changed summary info and how it's displayed.
  16.                           Now prints the following info for each node in
  17.                           a table:
  18.                              * Node number
  19.                              * Total time on-line
  20.                              * Total number of calls
  21.                              * Average time on-line (daily)
  22.                              * Average number of calls (daily)
  23.                              * Average length of calls
  24.                              * Percent usage
  25.                           Changed most other display routines.
  26.  
  27.           0.13a(05/02/94) Internal only.  Fourth alpha.
  28.                           Changed output routines again:
  29.                              * User-definable output device (file, screen, etc)
  30.  
  31.           0.14a(08/22/94) Internal only.  Fifth alpha.
  32.                           Very minor changes.
  33.                           I swore I wouldn't touch this program again until I
  34.                           could re-write it in C++ (which I'm learning), but
  35.                           a problem cropped up:
  36.                              * Changed a few numeric types to long to
  37.                                correct problem with overrunning a few variables
  38.                                when processing very large log files.  Namely,
  39.                                I found the program couldn't handle the fact
  40.                                that my system was getting more than 32768
  41.                                minutes of use for the reporting period of
  42.                                20 days.
  43.                              * Minor changes to final report.  Now reports date
  44.                                and time run.
  45.  
  46.           0.15a(08/24/94) Internal only.  Sixth alpha.
  47.                           * Now supports Expanded log styles.
  48.                           * Changed BBSREPT.CFG format to Windoze INI style.
  49.  
  50.           0.151a(08/24/94)Internal only.  Bug fix.
  51.                           * Wasn't handling Compact logs correctly.
  52.  
  53.           0.152a(08/31/94)Internal only.  Bug fix.
  54.                           * Was creating TMP files with spaces in names in OS/2.
  55.  
  56.           0.153a(09/03/94)Internal only.
  57.                           * Added comment capabilities to CFG files.
  58.                           * Added user-defined run-time logging.
  59.                           * Fixed another file naming problem in OS/2.
  60.  
  61.           0.154a(09/11/94)Internal only.
  62.                           * Added Usage Graph.
  63.  
  64.           0.16a(09/16/94) Internal only.  
  65.                           * Added BBSREPT_Log_Mode option of "None"
  66.                           * You no longer have to specify Bar_Max.  This is
  67.                             determined by the program.
  68.                           * Automatically determines RA log type.  Log_Style
  69.                             parameter removed from BBSREPT.CFG.
  70.                           * Multiple methods of showing progress during
  71.                             operation.
  72.                           * The Graph is produced in both full-color ANSI
  73.                             and straight ASCII.
  74.                           * The Report is now created with .ANS and .ASC
  75.                             extensions.  They're both ASCII for now.
  76.  
  77.           0.161(10/01/94) Internal only.  Bug fix.
  78.                           * Wasn't handling single-node systems correctly, so
  79.                             the graph wasn't being created.
  80.                           * Was not creating the graph correctly for systems with 
  81.                             less than 5% difference between their busiest and   
  82.                             least-busy lines.
  83.  
  84.           0.162(10/5/94)  Last Beta version.  Next stop: Shareware!
  85.                           * Incorporated a registration system using a KEY file.
  86.                           * Report is now produced in ANSI as well as ASCII.
  87.  
  88.           1.00 (10/12/94) A finished product at last!
  89.                           * Documentation completely re-written.
  90.                           * Minor speed tweaks.
  91.                           * Didn't get around to hatching it out until
  92.                             11/26/94.
  93.  
  94.           1.10(12/06/94)   Second Release.
  95.                           * Made all output files prettier by using different
  96.                             colors and centering headings.
  97.                           * Dramatic speed increase!  Despite added features,
  98.                             it runs in less than half the time of the previous
  99.                             version.
  100.                           * Fixed minor coloring problem in BBS Activity
  101.                             Table.
  102.                           * Added routine to report on games usage.
  103.                           * Added routine (registered only) to report on
  104.                             games that may be having trouble running or
  105.                             are not being used.
  106.                           * Fixed Progress Reporting problem when Method
  107.                             set to "Bar" or "Percent".
  108.                           * BBSREPT.CFG section added to documentation.
  109.  
  110.           1.11(12/9/94)   Bug Fix.
  111.                           * Wasn't correctly handling time in door games if
  112.                             door was entered before midnight and exited
  113.                             after midnight.
  114.  
  115.           1.20(12/14/94)  Third (actually second release -- see below)
  116.                           * While waiting for feedback from beta testers,
  117.                             I couldn't keep my hands off the program. So,
  118.                           * Added downloads reporting.  BBS Activity Table
  119.                             now shows total number of downloads and total
  120.                             megabytes or gigabytes downloaded for reporting
  121.                             period.
  122.                           * Program now logs run time to BBSREPT.LOG.
  123.                           * All requests for chat are now logged to
  124.                             CHATRQST.RPT.  Not pretty yet, but kinda
  125.                             neat.
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