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Version 3.00 [11-6-93]
Tim Rider sold WildChat to PC Professionals on 10-16-93.
This version (3.00) is EXACTLY the same version as 2.22 except
that this version has new documentation to reflect the change
in ownership. This is the LAST released version of WildChat
- all versions of WildChat released after this one will be refered
to as "WildChat Professional" and version 1.0 (a MAJOR HUGE update!)
will be released by PC Professionals in late 1993. Call Pulp Culture
Online Service to check out this new version and download a demo.
PC Professionals will be handling all registrations and customer
support for WildChat after this date so PLEASE dont bother Tim Rider
or Chip North at The Source BBS. Contact PC Professionals for
customer support or more information on WildChat or WildChat
Professional at:
PC Professionals PC Pro's BBS: Pulp Culture
909 Turner Street (715) 845-3654 2400 baud
Wausau, WI 54403 845-2025 14.4 baud
(715) 848-0666
Version 2.22 [9-1-93]
Messaging routines updated, if ghosts appear again, contact me.
/UNINVITE command fixed, it will now only uninvite people that
are in your room. Pretty stupid bug, but no one told me about
it until now. <shrug>
Version 2.20 [8-8-93]
Many problems fixed. Nothing major, but this version should be
a little cleaner.
Version 2.18 [4-29-93]
Another general bug fix. /INVITE, /UNINVITE, and /TOPIC commands
have been added.
Version 2.17 [2-17-93]
Basically, I cleaned up v2.16. I was reading the wrong byte from
NODEINFO.DAT, so the local keyboard is always off except on local
nodes. I fixed the file sharing, and file locking. File locking
should work now. I re-structured my program internally even more.
Note... I may have forgotten to document some changes, I forget
about many little bug fixes.
o Added a few more help screens.
o The bad users list has been added.
o The /RECORD command for SysOps has been added.
o The rooms have been changed quite a bit.
o The message system has been fixed, there shouldn't be any more
dumping of the entire chat file, or "phantom" messages from old
chats appearing.
o The Language Filter has been improved slightly.
o The /PAGE command had a tiny little bug which I fixed.
(That is the under-statement of the year)
o The /TIME command was not subtracting the time a user has been
in the door from the user's total time limit, thus is would
display the same thing every time.
o Whispering can be accomplished with a partial user-ID if there
is only one user that matches the partial user-ID.
o The /MEM command has been expanded to display critical WildChat
system variables. Also, it's a lot nicer looking.
o The /HAIL command has been added for SysOps. It will send a
message to another node, and if the other node is awake, a
response will be sent back. Very useful for testing if a node
is crashed, or if a user is asleep.
Version 2.16 [2-1-93]
This was such a major update, most of these changes won't make
any sense unless you give the new release a try and see them
for yourself...
o Small changes to internals and some data structures
o Fixed Time/Date Handling
o Changed /GIVETIME
o Fixed NO CARRIER and FORCED
o Removed WILDCHAT.RMS
o Changed a few colors/text
o Added more action commands
o Safe-guarded the DTR control so it won't run on local nodes
o Added the Gender Coloring
o Responds to Nodeinfo keyb flag
o Messages can be recieved while in the middle of typing a line.
o Removed "Echo" option from configuration
o Changed help system
o Added /n# whispering
o Added /IGNORE, /UNIGNORE
o REAL Error handling now implemented
o Added DesqView support
o Added /DESQVIEW
o Added SEMI-ROOMs
o Added /ROOM
o Added inter-room paging
o Added /BROADCAST
o Added SYSOPS.LST
o Added /ZAP, /DROP, /EVAC, /CLEAR, /HIDE, /DEBUG, /SNEAKOUT
Version 2.15 [1-8-93]
o When running on a FOSSIL driver, an unlimited number of COM ports are
supported.
Version 2.14 [12-21-92]
o I added support for FOSSIL drivers.
o If WCHOME doesn't exist, WildChat will try to read HOMEPATH. I haven't
tested this. I added this per request of one SysOp. I don't know how
useful it is, but it's there anyway.
Version 2.13 [11-7-92]
o I botched the last release and this is the fix.
Version 2.12 [11-5-92]
o Changed the keyboard/modem input routines to filter out lower-ASCII
characters. No more beeps and clear screens, guys.
Version 2.11 [10-19-92]
o General Maintenence Release.
Version 2.10 [8-27-92]
o Added the @SEX@ codes to the action commands. They are used
to place a "his" or "her" into the action command text.
o Added the "Sex" field to the configuration menu.
o The door no longer will lock a user out for a day if the
user runs out of time.
Version 2.09 [8-7-92]
o Added optional full file locking. See documentation for
more details.
o Fixed the user-ID assigning code to use up to 16 characters.
o Now displays a warning when user has only five minutes left
in the door.
o Logging is now optional.
o Corrected my mis-spelling of Tom Tcimpidis's name in the
documentation.
o Fixed the screen pause when displaying MAINHELP.BBS and
CFGHELP.BBS.
o Added TUTORIAL.BBS and ALLALONE.BBS. See documentation for
details.
o Added "Are you sure" prompt to configuration menu.
o Added more mis-setup checking.
o Changed the paging system a little bit to allow multiple pages
to a user on the BBS.
Version 2.08 [7-24-92]
o Minor bug fixes. Just a little bit of clean-up.
Version 2.07 [7-21-92]
o Changed the error handling a little bit.
o Fixed a bizarre error with file sharing which so far has only
occured on one system.
o Disabled all the action command codes except @SUB@ and @SUB1@ in
the demo version.
Version 2.06 [7-16-92]
o /ACTIONS can be used as /ACTION, or /A.
o The /ACTIONS listing lists action commands in four columns.
o The /ACTIONS listing will pause every 20 lines.
o Action Command text can be 80 characters, and the command
key-word can be 15 characters.
o More example action commands included!
o When configuring a user-ID, the user-ID is checked with the
language filter.
o The /TIME command now properly returns the correct amount of
time left.
o The /GIVETIME command was added. Now users can give time to
another user, subtracting the amount given from their own
time limit.
*** The Action Command parser has been nearly completely redone.
Sorry, but the @OBJECT@ codes no longer exist. I had to
do this because the code I did before was too limited.
Version 2.05 [7-14-92]
o Added a new line in WILDCHAT.CFG to specify if the status line
is on or off. MONOCHROME SYSTEMS REQUIRE THE STATUS LINE OFF!
Version 2.04
o Added the "NOERROR" command switch for my own uses in helping
you guys debug problems with WildChat.
Version 2.03
o The "--->" prompt can be backspaced over.
o Nodes that are down aren't listed in the /USERS listing.
Version 2.02
o @OBJECT@ code added to make more flexible action commands.
o Added more screen displays for help in debugging.