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- B B S C O M M U N I C A T I O N S
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- BBS version 1.30 (BBS130.ZIP)
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- Copyright (c) by Jim Hass 1990-1994
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- MicroFox Company
- Post Office Box 447
- Richfield OH 44286-0447
- USA
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- BBS is a simple communcations program written specifically to contact
- electronic Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs). It works with Hayes compatible
- modems with transmission speeds from 1200 BPS to 115200 BPS. File upload
- and download protocols supported include ASCII, Kermit, Xmodem, Ymodem,
- Zmodem, 1K Xmodem, 1K Xmodem/G, and Ymodem/G. The program has full mouse
- support and automatically handles the ANSI screen characters that most BBSs
- use to display text and graphics.
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- To install the BBS communication program, first create a directory to hold
- the program files like this: MD C:\BBS
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- Then copy the files from the disk in drive A like this: COPY A:*.* C:\BBS
- This step will be different if installing from drive B or if you downloaded
- BBSnnn.ZIP from a bulletin board.
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- To run the BBS communication program, change to the BBS directory, and run
- the BBS program like this: C:
- CD \BBS
- BBS
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- These are the files used in this system: BBS.EXE (communication program)
- BBS.DOC (program documentation)
- BBS.CFG (created configuration)
- CAPTURE.BBS (screen capture file)
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- After starting the program, a screen is displayed that can list up to 300
- bulletin boards with their phone number and communication parameters. If
- this is the first time the system is used, the list may be blank. This
- list information is stored in the BBS.CFG file, the file will be created
- if it does not exist.
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- The first thing to do is press F4 to specify your modem settings. There
- are only three fields to enter information, first is the letter T or P to
- indicate Tone or Pulse dialing, second is the communication port which is
- a number from one to four (COM1-COM4). The final field, IRQ Number, is
- normally left blank. The only reason to change it is if your modem is
- connected to a port that uses a non-standard Interrupt Request line.
- Press F2 to save your modem setting or Esc to cancel the changes. To
- change the modem initialization string, press F7 and enter the new modem
- setup string. Press Enter to save it or Esc to cancel the change.
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- Press F1 at any time to display a help screen. This will tell you what
- is available and what keys are active at the present time. F6 will change
- the screen colors when your not online (not connected to a BBS).
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- To add a bulletin board system to the list, press the Ins key. This will
- insert the new record before the one that is currently highlighted. To
- change a record in the list, press F2 while that record is highlighted.
- Adding or changing a record will display a window with the following fields:
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- Name of Bulletin Board System (enter up to 24 characters).
- Phone number of Bulletin Board (use up to 20 characters).
- Baud rate (Bits Per Second). Enter a number from 1 to 9.
- 1 = 1200 BPS
- 2 = 2400 BPS
- 3 = 4800 BPS
- 4 = 9600 BPS
- 5 = 14,400 BPS
- 6 = 19,200 BPS
- 7 = 38,400 BPS
- 8 = 57,600 BPS
- 9 = 115,200 BPS
- Parity (enter N, O, E, M, or S)
- N = None
- O = Odd
- E = Even
- M = Mark
- S = Space
- Data bits (enter 7 or 8 for number of bits per character).
- Stop bits (enter 1 or 2 for number of bits to signal end of data).
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- After making the changes needed, press F2 to save the new or changed record.
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- To call a bulletin board, highlight the one you want to dial, then press
- the Enter key. To highlight a record use the up and down arrow keys, the
- PgUp and PgDn keys, or press the first letter of the bulletin board name.
- Pressing a letter key moves the highlighter to the next entry that starts
- with that letter. The highlighter will wrap around back to the top of the
- list and stop at the first entry with that letter when no more entries
- match that letter. If there are no entries at all that start with the
- letter pressed, the system will beep.
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- While waiting to access the modem or for the dialing to take place, you
- can cancel the call by pressing the Escape key. Once there is a connection,
- you must press F6 to hangup the modem before the program will return to
- the BBS phone list.
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- While you are connected to a Bulletin Board System there are several things
- that can be done. If you want to capture any screen information to an
- ASCII file, press F2. Once screen capture is on, all information written
- to the screen is also written to a file named CAPTURE.BBS. If the file
- does not exist, the BBS communication program will create it. If it does
- exist, you will have the option of appending to it or overwriting it.
- Pressing F2 a second time will allow you to turn off the screen capture.
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- The program keeps track of how long you are connected. The elapse time is
- displayed in the top line, just to the right of the current time of day.
- You can quit the BBS program at any time by pressing F3. If you were on-
- line, the line connection will be broken and the modem will hangup. You
- can temporarily shell out to DOS while online by pressing F4. Key in EXIT
- at the DOS prompt to return to the online session. Help is always available
- by pressing F1 at any time.
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- To upload or download a file, you must go to the file section of the BBS
- you're connected to and follow their instructions for file transmissions.
- Then press the PgUp key to upload a file or the PgDn key to download a file.
- A window will pop up with the available file transfer protocols. Highlight
- the one you want and press the Enter key or press Escape to cancel it. You
- can also simply press the letter key representing the protocol wanted:
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- X = Xmodem
- O = 1K-Xmodem
- F = 1K-Xmodem/G
- Y = Ymodem
- G = Ymodem/G
- Z = Zmodem
- K = Kermit
- A = ASCII
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- If you are downloading using a batch protocol (like Ymodem or Zmodem) the
- transmission should start immediately. Non-batch downloads (Xmodem) will
- ask for the file name before it starts. Uploading will always ask for a
- file name and will allow you to press F4 to pop up a list of files to choose
- from. Batch protocols will accept wild card characters in the file name
- to upload multiple files.
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- When you are finished with your online session, disconnect from the BBS.
- Most bulletin boards have a menu choice to say Goodbye to the system.
- Finally, press F6 to hangup the modem and break the phone line connection.
- The program then returns to the BBS dialing screen and records the date
- and the amount of time connected to bulletin board.
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- BBS was written by Jim Hass of MicroFox Company. <ASP>
- Member: (STAR) Shareware Trade Association and Resources
- and (ASAD) Association of Shareware Authors and Dealers.
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- This program is produced by a member of the Association
- of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure
- that the shareware principle works for you. If you are
- unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP
- member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able
- to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute
- or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide
- technical support for members' products. Please write to
- the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-
- 9427 or send a Compuserve message via CompuServe Mail to
- ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
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- FOR MORE INFORMATION, SUGGESTIONS, & PROBLEMS
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- Send electronic mail to CompuServe 73057,3113
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- or Write to:
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- MicroFox Company
- P.O. Box 447
- Richfield OH 44286-0447
- U.S.A.
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- BBS Registration & Order Form
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- MicroFox Company Date __________________________
- Post Office Box 447
- Richfield OH 44286-0447 Telephone Orders (216) 659-9489
- U.S.A. CompuServe Mail: 73057,3113
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- BBS Registration: $29.00 U.S. each Quantity _____ Amount __________
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- Multi-User Licenses: (circle one)
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- 10-User 100-User 500-User 1000-User Unlimited Amount __________
- $100 U.S. $300 U.S. $500 U.S. $700 U.S. $900 U.S.
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- Please include Shipping Charges: $2 USA, $3 Canada, $5 Others __________
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- Ohio residents:
- SubTotal __________ 6.25% Sales Tax ________ TOTAL __________
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- VISA or MasterCard (EuroCard/Access) Number _______ _______ _______ _______
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- Expiration Date ________ Signature _______________________________________
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- Name ___________________________________________ Phone ____________________
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- Address ___________________________________________________________________
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- ___________________________________________________________________________
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- ___________________________________________________________________________
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- ___________________________________________________________________________
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- NOTE 1. Remember to include shipping charges on all orders.
- 2. Ohio residents, add the state sales tax to the total amount.
- 3. If paying by credit card, specify the expiration date and sign it.
- 4. if paying by check, make it payable to MicroFox Company.
- USA or Canada: Make checks in U.S. Dollars or equivalent Canadian
- Dollars. Other countries: make cheques in your own currency equal
- to the U.S. amount. Do -NOT- send cheques in U.S. Dollars if they
- not drawn on a U.S. or Canadian bank.
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- Comments or Suggestions