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BBS Weather (C) Beta version .10 10-11-92
Copyright 1992 OctagonSoft, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Written by Ben Shoval
_________________________________________________________________
Table of Contents
I..... Intro
II.... Outside Information
III... Setup
IV.... Debugging
V..... READ.ME
VI.... Disclaimer
VII... Credits
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I.
To many people's surprise, you, a BBS SysOp, can provide
your users with local and state weather information, updated
every 3 to 4 hours. And the best part is, it's absolutely free!
All this is possible because nearly every airport in the
country runs a system which provides information to pilots
(although anyone may access this information). BBS Weather
(C), will call your local airport's number and write a text files
containing your local and state weather.
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II.
For the program to work you find out the following:
1) Your local airport's 3 letter identification. Make sure
to ask if your airport provides "Plain English Weather
Information" (also known as METRO information). Many
smaller airports do not. Try to find the closest airport
which provides this information.
2) Your local WeatherMation (tm) number.
To locate this information, try calling your local
airport and asking if they have a WeatherMation(tm) system which
has METRO weather.
If you absolutely can not locate this information, call
OctagonSoft at (717) 288-3414.
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III.
Once you've gotten this information, run SETUP.EXE.
You'll have to enter the following information:
1) COM Port - Only ports one and two are supported
2) Speed - 300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19.2, etc.
3) Airport ID - Your local airport's 3 letter identifier
4) State ID - Your states's 2 letter abbreviation
5) Phone Number - The phone number of your local
WeatherMation (tm) system
6) Dial String - The string to send to the modem to dial.
If you need to put the phone back on the
hook, do it here.
7) Hangup String - The string to hangup the modem. If you
need to take the modem off the hook or
something before the program exists, put
it here.
N.B. The state and local weather are written to a file with their
respective abbreviation and the extension DAT. In other
words, if your state's abbreviation is PA, the state
weather would be in PA.DAT.
If the Airport or State ID is left blank, then it won't be
processed.
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IV.
The following are common problems:
Q) The program does not run unless it is the first event.
A) If your BBS program takes the phone off hook when it
drops to DOS, put an H0 in the dialing string before
the DT or DP.
Put an H1 at the end of the hangup string to take it
back off.
Q) The phone simply does not dial.
A) You need a DT or DP at the end of your dial string.
Q) Modem lights come on but it doesn't dial.
A) If your modem uses automatic error correction, turn it
off in the dial string.
If you spot a bug, please report it to OctagonSoft at
(717) 288-3414 or write to 46 E. Dorrance St, Kingston, PA 18704.
You may also reach the author, Ben Shoval, on The Tower of High
Sorcery BBS by calling (717) 696-2236.
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V.
For those considering removing the header from the text
file, IT IS A COPYRIGHTED PART OF THE PROGRAM. Its removal is a
FEDERAL OFFENSE.
_________________________________________________________________
VI.
OCTAGONSOFT HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS
SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OF FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. OCTAGONSOFT WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR SIMILAR DAMAGES
DUE TO LOSS OF DATA OR ANY OTHER REASON, EVEN IF OCTAGONSOFT OR
ANY AGENT OF OCTAGONSOFT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL OCTAGONSOFT'S LIABILITY FOR ANY
DAMAGES EVER EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE LICENSE TO USE
SOFTWARE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE CLAIM. THE PERSON USING
THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF
THE SOFTWARE.
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VII.
Special thanks to the following for their help:
Raistlin Majere
Ken (from the Docksider BBS)
Wayne E. Conrad