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- Roadways PC README.DOC file:
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- This is a maintenance release of Roadways PC, released on July
- 3rd, 1993. All of the files should have the following date and
- time stamps on them, with the possible exception of the
- ROADWAYS.DAT, ROADWAYS.TIM, ROADWAYS.CTY and the ROADWAYS.STA
- files, which are all text files that can be user modified:
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- 07/03/93 8:00 a.m.
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- Changes:
- ========
- Here are the changes to 3.2 over 3.1g and 3.1f:
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- 1. Made Roadways PC 'smart' about what you call it. This is
- only important if you have registered Roadways PC, as the
- registration code is stored in the ROADWAYS.EXE file. As long as
- Roadways PC was named ROADWAYS.EXE there was no problem, but if
- you re-named ROADWAYS.EXE to any other file name (i.e. -
- ROAD.EXE), it couldn't find the registration code, since it was
- looking for the file ROADWAYS.EXE. Now, once you register
- Roadways PC and enter the correct registration code, you can
- rename Roadways PC to anything you wish and it can still tell
- what it's name is!
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- 2. After much deliberation, and tests of different methods, I
- have finally decided to follow the pack. It has become almost a
- stan- dard to put the 'Quit' or 'Exit' option in the menu choice
- called 'File'. I had chosen not to. Well, I've finally given in
- and am now right in there with the big-boys. 'Quit' is now in
- the 'File' menu heading. Keep this in mind, as the documentation
- is different, indicating on page 9 that 'Quit' is it's own
- selection on the menu bar.
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- Here are the changes to 3.1f over 3.1e:
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- 1 - If a city name was over 17 characters long, it would generate
- an error and end the program - it now no longer does this.
- Cities with names over 17 characters long are truncated to 17
- characters.
- 2 - Changed Rural Routes to County Roads in the docs and in
- Roadways. County Roads are abbreviated CO-## where ## is the
- number of the county road.
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- Here are the changes to 3.1e over 3.1c:
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- 1 - When in the route screen, if the ALT key was pressed, the
- menu from the main screen would attempt to open. This is
- corrected.
- 2 - Corrected sorting so sort by State now also sorts by city
- within state.
- 3 - Changed the exit prompt to an exit window and standardized
- it.
- 4 - Made some minor text changes in the copyright screen.
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- 5 - Added checking for display type on startup and automatic
- correction if the display type selected is wrong.
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- Changes in release 3.1c over 3.1b:
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- 1 - I found that if a city was shown as deleted in the datafile
- (in other words, if you had zero connections to that city)
- Roadways would not run - it constantly said that there was an
- error in the sorted datafiles. This now works.
- 2 - Some folks have complained that it is too hard to quit
- Roadways, and that when they select the Quit option from the
- menu, and then have to select Quit Roadways PC, that they
- shouldn't have to be asked AGAIN if they want to quit. When you
- select the option QUIT from the Roadways PC menu bar, after
- clicking on Quit Roadways PC, you will immediately exit Roadways.
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- Support BBS:
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- SPECIAL NOTICE! The support BBS for Roadways PC has changed!
- The new BBS is the Free World BBS system. This is an outstanding
- free BBS system that you really should try to get on if you get
- the chance. Not only will the latest version of Roadways PC be
- loaded there, this is the best place to get technical support and
- find the latest in utilities and datafiles for Roadways. Many
- thanks go to the sysop of this terrific system for his support of
- shareware. Here are the phone numbers:
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- 14.4 and 9600 baud (618)746-9176
- 300 to 2400 baud (618)746-9043
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- Note that if you are already on a BBS system that has a link into
- FidoNet, you can leave me mail at Doug Fitler@1:2250:25.
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- The City Editor
- ===============
- The City Editor mentioned in the manual is available at a cost of
- $10.00. See the registration form in the documentation, or print
- out the file INVOICE.TXT.
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- Specify that you want to order the City Editor and send a check
- or money order made out to:
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- Doug Fitler
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- and send to:
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- Roadways PC
- Box 25424
- Scott AFB, Il. 62225
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- Windows
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- A Windows 3 icon for Roadways PC is included on this disk. If
- you want to use Roadways PC under Windows 3.X, use the following
- procedure:
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- 1 - Run Windows.
- 2 - Open the File Manager
- 3 - Select the subdirectory you installed Roadways PC into.
- 4 - Put the mouse pointer on the file ROADWAYS.EXE and click and
- hold the left mouse button while you drag the file to one of the
- program groups in the Program Manager.
- 5 - When you release the mouse button, an MS-DOS program icon
- with the title ROADWAYS will appear in the group you dropped the
- file into.
- 6 - Click once on the new MS-DOS icon so the icon title is
- highlighted.
- 7 - Click on the 'FILE' option on the Program Manager menu.
- 8 - Select "PROPERTIES" and then in the new window that opens,
- select "Change Icon".
- 9 - Enter the path to your Roadways PC subdirectory and the name
- of the Roadways icon file like so:
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- C:\ROADWAYS\ROADWAYS.ICO
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- (NOTE:This example assumes you installed Roadways PC in the
- default sub-directory called ROADWAYS on drive C:.)
- 10 - Close the properties box, and you should now see the
- Roadways PC icon in the program group you dropped the
- ROADWAYS.EXE file into!
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- Enjoy Roadways PC, and don't forget to support the Shareware
- concept! Register your copy now if you haven't already!
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