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 ██▄ ▄██       ▄█████▄ ▄█████▄ ▄██████▄ ▄██████  X-name v1.10 - Copyright '94
  ▀███▀  ▄▄▄▄▄ ██   ██ ██▄▄▄██ ██ ██ ██ ██▄▄▄▄    ArcticSoft (Mario Mueller)
  ▄███▄  ▀▀▀▀▀ ██   ██ ██▀▀▀██ ██ ██ ██ ██▀▀▀▀   Compiled PPLC v2.00  w/ 15.1
 ██▀ ▀██       ██   ██ ██   ██ ██ ██ ██ ▀██████  Freeware: Prompt Replacement

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│ I. Introduction to the Utility │
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  X-name is a little PPLC utility that will prompt your users for their
  names while keeping things spiffy.  It was first a simple modification to
  my own bulletin board, but as other Sysops logged on, they requested a
  copy of it as well.  So I finally had the chance to make it configurable
  and release it to the rest of the Sysop world out there.  All I ask is
  that you share this little utility with all of your Sysop buddies, no fee
  is required.

  You are probably wondering, "what exactly does X-name do different than
  PCBoard's standard prompt?".  It simply capitalizes the first letter of
  each name.  All other PCBoard command prompt tricks are still available
  (i.e.  press ESC to clear, command stacking, etc.).

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│ II. Features of the Utility │
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  The following is a list of features of this utility:
    * Small and will not take up much hard drive space
    * Configurable Prompt and Text Messages
    * Configurable Colors
    * Does NOT require the ANSI emulation
    * Formats the name entered by capitalizing first letter of each Name
    * Still supports PCBoard's old prompt Tricks

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│ III. Installing the Utility │
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  X-name is comprised of two different PPE's, simply so it is closer to
  PCBoard's old style, yet still adding that simple modification.  The
  installation for X-name is really easy, since it is a prompt replacement
  all you really need to do is replace to prompts.  Use the following
  procedure if this is your first time replacing a prompt with a PPE.

  * Execute the MKPCBTXT program
  * Press F3 and enter 259
  * Clear the Existing prompt with the Ctrl-End Key
  * Enter an exclamation point (!) in the first column, followed immediately
    by the program path and file name (eg. !E:\PPE\XNAME\FNAME.PPE)
  * Press F3 and enter 260
  * Clear the Existing prompt with the Ctrl-End Key
  * Enter an exclamation point (!) in the first column, followed immediately
    by the program path and file name (eg. !E:\PPE\XNAME\LNAME.PPE)
  * Press ESC until you are out of the editor and your program is Installed

  Once you have completed the above steps, X-name will setup and ready for
  running.  Keep reading on to find out how to configure X-name's colors to
  your personal color scheme (if any).

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│ IV. Changing Colors and Text │
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  You can change what the program will output to the user.  Also you can
  change the colors with the PCBoard @X color codes.  Included with this
  program is a sample text file called XNAME that you can edit.  The
  format for this file is very simple.  Check the following list for more
  information:

  * Prompt given to the user for their First Name
  * Prompt given to the user for their Last Name

  Color codes can be entered in these messages and with the error messages,
  you can also use the PCBoard @BEEP@ code for a beep warning.

  You can also create display files that will be displayed prior to the
  prompting. For example, say you wanted to display a little message about
  "guest" accounts before actually prompting the user for his/her name.
  All you would need to do is create a file called FNAME or LNAME (depending
  on which prompt you would rather display it prior to).

  * Note: All display file extensions will denote which language the file
          is used with (this includes XNAME).

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│ V. Other Information │
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  This program is FREEWARE and requires no fee.  I encourage anyone to
  distribute this program and upload it to all your favorite bulletin
  boards.  ALL files in archive must be included if you plan to distribute
  this program.  If you have any comments or suggestions about the program,
  feel free to leave me mail at the following net mail address if you have
  InterNet access:

                        [e-mail]

  If you have access to Fido-Net style Crash mail, you can send me crash
  mail at the Fido-Net node number 1:270/619.

  Latest versions are available for download on the support bulletin board
  called The Antarctica Bulletin Board System [phone] located in
  York Pennsylvania.  I appreciate any comments and suggestions about any
  of my programs.  I am open for ideas that you may have.

  I now have a SUPPORT conference on the support bulletin board for all of
  the programs I have available.  You can find the LATEST versions of all
  of the programs there.  If you logon to the system, simply type SUPPORT
  at the main prompt and you will be taken to the support conference.

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 │ Mario L Mueller          │ Antarctica Bulletin Board            │
 │ Fido-Net (1:270/619)     │ York-Net (500:500/23)                │
 │ Fiesta-Link (110:3800/6) │ Internet: [e-mail] │
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