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WILD WEATHER FORCAST MAKER
Version 2.11
--> Unregistered <--
Program design: David Cross
Programmer: William Tod Hooper
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101 Orchard Court
Warner Robins, Georgia 31088
912-923-3881 - BBS
912-923-4299 - Voice
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WILD WEATHER BULLETIN MAKER V2.11 is a utility designed to allow you the
sysop to create and maintain an accurate online weather forecast for your
callers' information and amusement, using high resolution RIPscrip graphics.
The unregistered version creates the RIP screen only. The REGISTERED
version will create all three formats that your wildcat 3.xx system will
require. Registration is a mere $5.00, and for that you will receive the
latest registered version of the program, along with any new icons, plus
an assortment of icons that you can incorporate into your system, and
modify as you like. All icons are custom made, and no restrictions are
placed on them in any way. Tod and I hope that you will find the
WILD WEATHER BULLETIN MAKER useful, and invite you to call the home
BBS for a demonstration. Using a RIP compatible terminal, call:
StarFleet Command
(912) 923-3881 300 - 9600 baud
Use of the program follows....
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Packing list -----> Weather.zip should contain the following files.
------------
Snow.icn -------
Sleet.icn |
pcloudy.icn |
tstorm.icn |\ Required icon files to be placed in
tshower.icn | - your download section, and uploaded
cloudy.icn |/ to each users ripterm\icons directory...
rain.icn |
nodata.icn |
sunny.icn -------
weather.exe -------
weather.doc | - Executable, documentation, and configuration files.
weather.cfg -------
As with any program, please make certain than nothing has been introduced
into the package other than the files listed. If your copy is different,
DELETE IT AT ONCE, and download a new copy from a known source. Viruses
are the bane of cyberspace, so do your part to control them...
Procedure
---------
If running a previous version delete the file WEATHER.CFG this file is
no compatible with present program.
Copy the weather maker files to your wildcat directory.
example:
Copy weather.* c:\wc30
Copy the icon files (*.icn) to whatever download section you wish...
Run Weather.exe to create/update your area forcast. HINT - the weather
channel runs this format forecast all the time, inputting the data
should'nt take more than a minute or two each week.
You may want to consider adding weather.exe to your idle screen list.
This makes for a nice fast way to update the screen data online.
That's about it for installation. Program use follows...
WILD WEATHER BULLETIN MAKER has full mouse support, so you may use your
mouse to click on the choices. You may also use the TAB key to browse
forward, and SHIFT-TAB to go back. I'll go over each selection, to give
you a good idea of how it operates...
WEEK ENDING DATE: Can be numbers or letters or any combination. This
---------------- appears at the bottom of the bulletin, and represents
the day that the forcast is good to.
Examples: 9-11-93
Sept 11,1993
11/sept/93
FULL PATH OF FILENAME TO CREATE: Path and filename to create.
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Example: C:\WC30\BULL\BULL#.RIP
NOTE: bull# represent the bulletin number
you wish to create.
HI: This is the forecast high temperature for the given day. click on
-- or TAB to the day to change, and type the new temp forecast.
LOW: Same as above.
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CONDITIONS: The conditions parameter is a pick list, and has the following
---------- selections.
SUNNY
PARTLY CLOUDY
CLOUDY
RAINY
THUNDER STORM
THUNDER SHOWER
SNOW
SLEET
You may either TAB to the desired day, and use the UP/DOWN arrows to
choose, or use the mouse to click on the small arrow just to the right
of each selection. You will then be presented with the list of choices.
Simply click on the on you would like.
CREATE RIP: This is a check box. On this demo version, all create
---------- functions are automatic. You may choose which files to
create only on the registered version.
CREATE ANSI: See create rip.
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CREATE ASCII: See create rip.
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ABOUT: Displays program and registration information.
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SAVE: Saves the file out to the path and name specified in the
---- FULL PATH AND FILENAME TO CREATE box.
CANCEL: Aborts the program without changing or saving the file.
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Thankyou for your interest in WILD WEATHER BULLETIN MAKER. We think that
it is one of the more interesting RIP screen utilities out there. If you
would like to register this software, send $5.00, check or money order
(no cash) to:
WILLIAM TOD HOOPER
101 Orchard Court
Warner Robins, Georgia 31088
Thankyou for supporting shareware...