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- PHOMAST5.ARC -=- What's New
- January 1, 1990
- Release 8.2
-
- It has been a year now since I released the original PHOMAST4.ARC, a
- version I have left unmodified until now. Because of the interest
- in this starter script I have gone through and updated it once again.
- This new version called PHOMAST5.ARC includes some additional sections
- and coding changes based on user input over the last year. These
- starter scripts, written to assist new users starting out with
- Professional-YAM or ZComm, have been met with surprising success.
- I have received letters from users all over the country with some
- from as far away as Europe and Japan. Because of its universal
- acceptance combined with the fact it is now being shipped with both
- YAM and ZCOMM you are now looking at the newest version. It has been
- revised to work with YAM/ZComm Version 17.47 and above.
-
- So what's new:
-
- 1) Increased documentation in the script to help explain items where
- confusion existed in the past releases. Included sections describing
- various YAM/ZComm functionality (i.e. help, command-line, etc.).
-
- 2) Minor code clean up including various special purpose examples (i.e.
- how to force YAM/ZComm back to the command line after call completed).
-
- 3) Thanks to concepts from Michael Pearson and Ron Ottinger there is a
- section demonstrating advanced cursor control and color configuration
- to produce an ANSI line menu on the top of your screen with just the
- touch of a function key if you wish.
-
- 4) Phone numbers were updated to reflect recent changes.
-
- 5) Scripts for YAM and ZComm were standardized. Past versions assumed
- people would run YAM in a directory called C:\YAM and ZCOMM in a
- directory called C:\ZCOMM. To make the script easier to read I
- now have either package run in a subdirectory just called C:\COMM.
- After talking to lots of users I found a standard directory for both
- YAM and ZComm made things much easier.
-
- 6) The autolog example for a TCOMM BBS in San Antonio now calls the
- Olde Guard, a BBS where local YAM and ZComm users share new ideas
- and scripts.
-
- 7) Addition of a small public domain ASCII editor (for those not having
- one) to aid in the modification of script files.
-
- 8) Included a lean mean script written by Bob Willoughby called
- TUF_FONS.T as a demonstration of a bare-bones, no-frills, phones
- script to use as a platform if you just want core functionality.
-
-
- I hope you enjoy this upgrade! Whether you have used one of my older
- versions or are a new user I'm sure you will find this helpful. If you
- are a new user -- welcome to the powerful world of YAM/ZComm. I was
- a die-hard ProComm user in the past and can say with certainty you will
- enjoy the power and flexibility of this comm package from OMEN Technology.
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- Happy Computing... michael