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- Turbo Board ST
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- ShareWare Version 1.0
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- by
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- William J. Miller
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- Copyright 1990-1991
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- Bitblit Systems
- 1580 Liveoak Dr.
- Mississauga, Ontario
- Canada L5E 2X6
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- Documentation by
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- John P. Miller
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- Limited Warranty
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- The Turbo Board ST programs are provided "as is" without warranty of any
- kind either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied
- warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The
- entire risk as to the quality and performance of the programs is with you.
- Should the program prove defective, you assume the entire cost of all
- necessary repair or corrections. Bitblit Systems does not warrant that the
- functions contained in the program will meet your requirements or that the
- operation of the programs will be uninterrupted or error free.
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- Shareware Version of Turbo Board ST
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- This Version of Turbo Board which you have just downloaded, is a special
- Shareware version of our software. We have released our Version 1 of Turbo
- Board ST as Shareware, in the hopes of attracting more sysops to Turbo
- Board, and to show what we are capable of accomplishing.
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- You are allowed to try out this software for a period of 30 days, at which
- time you can decide to register your copy with us, or to delete it from your
- system. We also have a printed Version 1 Turbo Board manual to send to you
- if you register. The registration price? $45.00.
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- Please see the registration documents at the end of this doc for more
- information.
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- Though version 1 of Turbo Board is very powerful as you will see, we have
- progressed now from Version 1 of Turbo Board on to Version 2. Turbo Board
- Version 2 has many more enhanced features over our original Version 1, and
- we hope that you will consider upgrading your system to it. Please see the
- special offer on upgrading to Turbo Board Version 2, later in this document.
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- We sincerely hope that you decide to register with us, or upgrade to Version
- 2 of our software.
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- Thanks for looking us over,
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- John Miller at ///Turbo Board Support - 416-274-1225
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- SETTING UP TURBO BOARD
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- UnLZHing Turbo Board
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- Turbo Board is contained in a FULL PATHNAME LZH file and if you are reading
- this document, it means that you successfully uncompressed it with LHarc.
- If you found this file in a folder called Turbo, then it was uncompressed
- properly. If you didn't found this DOC file with a jumble of other files,
- then you must use an LHarc program that will create subdirectories for you.
- LHA 1.3 or XLHARC 1.2 both support subdirectories. Unlzh 1.7+ also supports
- full pathnames, just make sure that you turn OFF create folders. If the
- Turbo folder is not on your C: drive, then you will have to edit the drive
- field in TURBO.OPT later on.
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- If all goes well, there will be a new folder on your hard disk called TURBO.
- Enter the Turbo folder and you will be in the main TURBO bbs directory.
- This file called TURBO.DOC should be located in the TURBO folder.
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- Modifying TURBO.OPT
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- Note: When editing files for use by Turbo Board it is important that the
- editor NOT add any blank lines and that you not use special characters, such
- as the TAB key or formatting commands, if the editor inserts those
- characters in the text. If you use a word processor program, make sure that
- you save the message as a text file.
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- Load the file TURBO.OPT from the main TURBO bbs directory into any suitable
- text editor you have available. View the TURBO.OPT file as you read the
- entry descriptions here. As you can see there are many 'options' for Turbo
- Board available to you.
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- The first line is labelled BAUD. The following entries may be placed on
- this line:
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- 300 1200 2400 9600 HST
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- The above rates are the Connect rates recognized by Turbo Board. If your
- modem's highest connect rate is 2400, then you would place 2400 on this
- line. Turbo Board will set the BBS to the modem's connect rate on an
- incoming call.
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- There is one further option that you may wish to use here, and it is known
- as the HST option. If you place HST on the BAUD line, then Turbo Board will
- assume the following conditions:
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- You are using a high speed, error checking modem and you wish to use the BBS
- set at a fixed link of 19200 bps, running under RTS/CTS Flow Control, to
- control the data flow to the modem.
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- All 9600 modems that we have seen will operate under this mode. The most
- popular 9600 error checking modem in use by SysOps seems to be the US
- Robotics HST modem. V.32 9600 modems can also use this method of control.
- For the HST modem, you must set the modem's Nram using a terminal program
- set at 19200. Enter the following codes and hit Return to set the HST up
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- AT &H1 &R2 &B1 &A0 V0 E0 Q0 S7=15 S15=8 &W
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- The above codes will set up the flow control and also make sure that
- the HST is reporting back the proper codes to the BBS. Read your modem
- manual for more details on these commands.
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- HARD DISK - If you are using a hard disk and will be booting Turbo Board
- from the HD, then change the OFF in line two to ON. If OFF, Turbo Board
- will ask you to insert your Data disks when the system boots.
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- RESET LOG - Line three is used in conjunction with the Log-to-disk feature.
- If your log is being kept on the disk and you want the log to be reset each
- time Turbo Board is run then leave the word ON in place. If you wish the
- log to be continuous, with the new data appended to the old, then replace ON
- with OFF.
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- SET TIME - If you wish to be prompted to set the time and date when the
- board intializes, enter ON here.
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- DRIVES - On this line place the drives you desire Turbo Board to use, and in
- the order you wish Turbo Board to search them for files. Example: If you
- have two drives, A and B, for use with Turbo Board, then change line five to
- AB. If you were using a HD and a floppy, you would probably want Turbo
- Board to search the HD first, so you would enter a search order similar to
- CDA for a single floppy and two partition HD.
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- LOG DRIVE - is the drive identifier of the drive you want Turbo Board to
- save the user log to when you are not using a printer.
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- REMOTE SYSOP - is a master switch of whether Turbo Board will allow users
- with the SysOp privilege to activate the SysOp mode when calling in.
- Replace the OFF with ON if you will be allowing this feature.
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- GRAPHICS - For now leave this OFF. Alternate Graphics menus is discussed in
- the Turbo Manual and will not be dealt with here.
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- COM PORT - Turbo Board ST users leave this set to 1.
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- NOT IN USE - This is a flag for future use. It is not currently implemented
- and should be left OFF.
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- ADDRESS FILE - Turbo Board can automatically ask for user's street, city,
- state and zip code. If you wish your users to be queried for this
- information, change the OFF to ON.
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- CHAT - Enables/disables the chat request function of the BBS. (See the Main
- Menu and SysOp sections for more information.)
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- CHAT ON TIME - If you have Chat enabled the actual time Chat will be active
- is controlled by the CHAT ON and CHAT OFF TIMEs. Enter the start time for
- chat to be active. While chat is active and a user requests a chat the BBS
- will ring the system bell and the bell on the printer if the system LOG TO
- DISK is OFF. If you desire chat to be active all the time enter a time of
- 0000.
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- CHAT OFF TIME - Sets the time Chat will cease functioning. Set to 2400 for
- chat to always be active.
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- LOG TO DISK (NO PRINTER) - ON will maintain the system log in a file on the
- log drive, OFF will send the log to the printer.
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- GUEST - Enables/disables guest log-on. If on, a user may enter a first name
- of Guest and the system will allow him/her access as a level 0 user and will
- not ask for last name, address or age information.
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- ACCOUNTING - If ON, a monthly summary of user activities will be printed out
- at midnight of the last day of each month. The user statistics (time,
- uploads/downloads, etc) will also be reset. If OFF, no summary will be
- printed and the user statistics will continue to accumulate, with the
- exception of the monthly connect time which is reset.
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- ACCOUNT NUMBERS - If ON new users will be asked to enter an account number
- when signing up. This number is not currently used by Turbo Board. You do
- not need account numbers active in order to have accounting enabled.
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- GET USER AGE - You may set to OFF for Turbo Board to not ask for a new
- user's age.
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- NEW USER SURVEY - If ON Turbo Board will present new users with survey
- number one. (See Survey section in the main menu)
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- EMAIL DELETE - E-Mail is automatically deleted by Turbo Board after it has
- been read by the addressee. This deletion can take place when the user logs
- off or at the system batch maintenance time. If performed at batch
- maintenance time it will continue to show the user that he has E-Mail each
- time he logs on prior to the maintenance being accomplished. Use ON to
- delete E-Mail when a user logs off after having read his mail, OFF to delete
- E-Mail at batch maintenance time.
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- SYSOP EMAIL - If ON, a message to SysOp will be left as E-Mail to the SysOp.
- If OFF then the message will be sent to the system log.
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- UPLOAD SYSOP - If ON, files uploaded to the BBS by the users will be set to
- access level 32767. An access level of 32767 is the SysOp's access level,
- making the file viewable only to the SysOp until he reviews it and modifies
- the access level. IF OFF the user will be asked to set the access level for
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- BULLETINS - Turn ON to show users the System Bulletins, OFF to skip the
- Bulletins at log-on. (See Database section for the details on System
- Bulletins.)
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- UPLOAD NOCHARGE - When a user uploads a file, you can have the time spent
- performing the file transfer not counted against his time limits. If ON,
- the time will not be counted, if OFF it will be counted.
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- MIN BAUD RATE - Set to the minimum rate that you wish callers to use when
- calling your BBS. If you set this line to 1200, then only callers using a
- 1200 baud modem or higher will be able to log on your board. Users at a
- lower connect rate will see a message stating that they have no access to
- the board. See CONTIME.DAT
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- USE UL/DL RATIO - ON will mean the number entered in the next line will be
- used to determine if a user may download a file. If the user is past his
- number downloaded for number uploaded and the UL/DL ratio is enabled, then
- he will not be allowed to download a file until he uploads one. For a ratio
- of 10:1, once a user has downloaded 10 files, he may not download another
- until he has (at some point) uploaded a file. If the user has uploaded two
- files, then he may download thirty files before the system will tell him he
- has exceeded his UL/DL ratio (remember, the first 10 were 'free'). If
- accounting is turned on, then the UL/DL information is reset at the end of
- the month and the user may again download files without uploading.
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- UL/DL RATIO - This ratio is no longer set here, but in the user's
- password file entry for ratio.
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- TIMEOUT - This is the number of seconds of inactivity to wait before logging
- the user off for exceeding the idle user time limit.
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- FMAIL DELETE - The number of days for F-Mail to be maintained by the system
- before deleting. F-Mail will also be deleted once it has been downloaded by
- the recipient. (See the F-Mail section under Main Menu for further
- information.)
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- MAIN BBS DIRECTORY - If you are running Turbo Board from within a folder
- then enter the name of the folder here, with BOTH leading and trailing
- backslashes. ie., If running from a folder named TURBO, then enter \TURBO\.
- If you are running turbo Board from a root directory then leave a single \.
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- MESSAGE SUBDIRECTORY - You may place your message files inside folders.
- This keeps your main BBS directory, or root directory if not using a default
- BBS subdirectory, from becoming cluttered with files. Enter the name of
- your message subdirectory here, with ONLY the trailing backslash. ie.
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- SURVEY SUBDIRECTORY - Likewise, you may place all your survey files inside a
- directory (folder). Again, enter the name here, with only the trailing
- backslash, or leave blank if not using this optional folder.
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- TEXT AND GRAPHICS FILES SUBDIRECTORY - Blank, or the name of a folder where
- your text and optional graphics files are maintained if you desire to use
- this feature.
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- ALTERNATE DIRECTORY FOR .DAT FILES - The final optional folder the system
- can use is for many of the files with the .DAT extension. Note: If used,
- you still must keep the files CONFIG.DAT, HELP.DAT, HELP.IDX, PAS.DAT,
- PAS.IDX, and VALIDATE.DAT in the main BBS folder or root directory if not
- using a folder.
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- SCREEN SAVER FEATURE - If you would like the screen to be blanked while no
- user is on the system, enter ON on this line. If OFF is used then the
- screen will be kept on at all times. Note: It is highly recommended that
- this feature be left OFF until you are familiar with Turbo Board and have
- your system running reliably.
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- RINGBACK DIALING COMMAND (LOCAL CALL) - This is the string to be sent to the
- modem with the user's phone number if the ringback feature is used and the
- call will be a local call. See the Ringback section under the Main Menu for
- details.) You can have a maximum of 30 characters for your modem on this
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- RINGBACK DIALING COMMAND (LONG DISTANCE) - Same as above, but for long
- distance calls.
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- CLEANUP TIME - When the clock time equals the time entered on this line the
- system will log any user currently on the BBS off and commence system
- maintenance. The system maintenance consists of E-Mail cleanup and any
- commands you have in the text file FMAINT.BAT
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- FNET ENABLE - If you are using the Fnet system to send and receive messages
- and F-Mail files automatically with other BBSs, then enter ON here,
- otherwise leave as OFF. IF ON, then your node number will be shown in the
- log-on header and from FNET START TIME until the FNET END TIME no users will
- be allowed on the BBS.
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- FNET RECEIVE ONLY START TIME - This is the start of the time period when
- Turbo Board will only allow other BBSs to call for exchange of Fnet
- information. It is not the time your BBS will dial out, that is set by the
- CLEANUP TIME line.
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- FNET RECEIVE ONLY END TIME - End of the time period when Turbo Board will
- only allow other BBSs to call. If FNET ENABLE is OFF then the START and END
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- FNET NODE NUMBER - If using the Fnet feature you MUST first be issued a node
- number by Dave Chiquelin at the Atari OH! bbs in Texas. Once you receive
- this number enter it here. See the documentation on the Fmailer in Appendix
- B for more details. For now, enter a 0 in this position if you do not have
- an FNET node number.
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- FNET NODE NAME - This is an up to thirty character name for your BBS that
- will be shown on the log-in header if Fnet Enable is turned on. Do not
- 'line up' the second column (the text FNET NODE NAME) by moving it over to
- the left. This field is 30 characters wide and if you move it over part of
- it will be sent with your Fnet name on the messages that are delivered by
- the Fnet system.
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- DEFAULT MESSAGE BASE FOR NON-FMAIL FNET MESSAGES - Fnet F-Mail and E-Mail
- messages received will be saved in the E-Mail section. Other messages will
- try to be saved in the best match of the message base on your board to the
- message base the message came from. If there is no 'best match', then the
- messages will be saved on the message base specified on this line. Enter
- the number of the message base for these messages.
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- VIA MESSAGE BASE FOR IN-TRANSIT FNET MESSAGES - The Fnet system can send
- messages to your BBS for you to forward to another BBS. These 'VIA' messages
- can clutter up your normal message bases and cause the messages between your
- users and between your BBS and the other BBSs to scroll off sooner than they
- normally would. For this reason you have the option of setting up a
- separate message base to store these in-transit messages. You may use one
- of your normal message bases instead of a separate unique base. Enter the
- number of the message base to be used for this purpose on this line.
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- DOORINFO.DEF DIR- This line shows the destination directory for the
- doorinfo.def file written for doors games. It is usually placed in the
- default bbs directory. Note there is no \ at the end.
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- USER DEFINED GREETING MESSAGE - This option will allow your registered users
- to leave a short 5 line greetings that will appear before the Main Menu, or
- the Bulletins if they are enabled to appear.
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- FORCE USER TO READ EMAIL - This option will force all users directly into
- the EMAIL system if they have either EMAIL or FMAIL waiting for them.
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- SAVE NEW USER AFTER NEWUSER.TXT - If you like, turning this option on will
- prompt a new user to save his password just after the new user text is
- displayed. If the user chooses not to save his password, he will be allowed
- on the board at a 0 access level, and will still be prompted again at logoff
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- TYPE TEXT FILE - This option will allow a user to type any text file that
- may be contained in either an ARC or LZH file, and display it on the screen.
- If you enable this option, make sure you have LHARC.TTP and ARC.TTP also
- present in the main bbs directory. (Use ARC 6.02 and rename it to ARC.TTP.)
- Make sure you name these arcing utilities properly or Turbo Board will not
- be able to locate them. Turbo Board will create a directory called TMP if
- you use this feature.
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- BATCH FILE SUBDIRECTORY - This is an optional directory, but if you have
- many BAT files lurking around or you run Binkleyterm, this may be a good
- idea to use. Note the trailing backslash (\) like the other subdirectories.
- Leave this entry blank if you don't wish to use this sub directory.
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- TURBO.PRG. This file will be read by turbo Board and the SysGen program
- when they start to run so they will know your default settings and where to
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- You will now create your password file and message base files for the BBS.
- You will also initialize your file directories, and caller info.
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- Turbo Board ST System Generator
- Ver. 1.04
- By Bill Miller
- Copyright 1990,1991 by Bitblit Systems
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- A - Initialize System J - Expand/Compress password file
- B - Add a message base K - Reinitialize password file
- C - Rename a message base L - Rebuild password IDX file
- D - Delete a message base M - Delete password entry
- E - Expand a message base N - Change caller number
- F - Reinitialize a message base O - Reset high message counters
- G - Rebuild message base IDX ISM P - Add download directory
- H - Check message base integrity R - Remove download directory
- I - Change next message number S - System checkout
- T - Change System Colours
- Q - Quit
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- SysGen will read the TURBO.OPT file, and will check the drives that you have
- specified as being online. If you have created a BBS directory and various
- system subdirectories, SysGen will also create them for you on all drives
- specified in TURBO.OPT.
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- The next prompt from the SysGen program will ask for the number of users to
- allocate space for. Enter your starting number, remembering that it is
- easier to add additional password space later than it is to decrease the
- password file size. The maximum number of passwords allowed is 2,000. The
- SysGen program will create the PAS.DAT, PAS.IDX and VALIDATE.DAT files based
- on the size you have allocated. Turbo Board uses the .DAT extension for
- DATA files, and the .IDX extension for the INDEX files associated with the
- DATA files. The VALIDATE.DAT file is used to store validation masks which
- will be covered later.
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- Next the program will ask for the number of message bases to initialize.
- You may have up to 64 message bases, provided you have enough disk storage
- space. For each message base you will be asked for the name you will call
- the message base and the number of messages to create space for. Each
- message base name may be up to 40 characters long, and each message base may
- have a maximum of 500 messages. The program will generate MESAGEx.DAT,
- MESAGEx.ISM and MESAGEx.IDX for each of your message bases. The 'x' in the
- name is the number of the message base, as in MESAGE1.DAT for message base
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- Following your normal message base initialization you will be asked for the
- number of messages to allocate for the E-Mail section. E-Mail is separate
- from the other message bases in Turbo Board, with all E-Mail being locked
- (private) and users alerted to any E-Mail waiting for them when they log on.
- If the E-Mail section is full the system will not delete the oldest message
- as in the standard message bases, but will instead not allow new E-Mail to
- be entered. E-Mail is deleted after it is read by the addressee. You may
- allocate up to 500 messages for E-Mail.
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- SysGen will next ask for the number of download category sub-directories,
- and then the name for each directory. Enter the short name of your file
- directories. Remember, eight characters maximum for the directory (folder)
- names you will be using. It will also create all the necessary folders on
- each drive, and initialize each directory.
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- The last question to answer is the starting caller number for your BBS. If
- you have been running another BBS system you can enter the last caller
- number from your old system to maintain continuity. To use 0 simply press
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- return you to the main SysGen menu. Exit SysGen by typing the Q character
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- MODIFYING MODEMDAT.TXT
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- Included in this LZH is a file named MODEMDAT.TXT This file is used to tell
- Turbo Board the commands to give your modem. You may use any text editor,
- or the editor built-in to Turbo Board for editing the file. The file
- included is set up for the industry standard AT command set. A modem that
- uses the AT command set is recommended for use with the BBS, as some of the
- features of Turbo Board will not work with other command-driven modems. One
- example is the auto baud rate detect. When a user logs on to the BBS it
- will adjust to their baud rate automatically IF the modem supports the AT
- command set and returns the proper Verbose codes.
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- The first line of MODEMDAT.TXT is the escape code to put the modem into
- command mode. ("+++" for normal AT modems) The second line is a command
- sent to the modem by Turbo Board before it begins waiting for a caller.
- ("AT S0=1 S7=15 S2=5 V0 E0") The last line is the command sent to the modem
- to hangup the user. ("AT H0")
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- It is suggested that you set the modem to answer on the first or second
- ring, and not let it wait for more than 15 seconds for a carrier. The
- exception to this rule is if you are using an error correcting modem. These
- modems sometimes take several seconds to sync up and connect, so if you are
- using a modem with the MNP error correction protocol, or some other error
- detection/correction system, and find your callers are having problems
- getting onto the BBS you might increase this time slightly.
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- Echo commands while in command state: NO
- Force carrier detect on : NO
- Force DTR control line on : NO
- Send result codes : YES
- Send VERBOSE result codes : YES
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- A good safety precaution available on some modems is the ability to have the
- modem always hang up when the escape to command mode signal is received.
- This prevents someone from taking control of your modem remotely. If your
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- Open a window for the drive with the Turbo.PRG file by double clicking on
- the drive icon. If using a default directory then open it also. Now double
- click on the Turbo.PRG file.
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- If you have SET TIME 'ON' in your TURBO.OPT file then you will now see a
- prompt to enter the current time. Enter the time using the format shown on
- the screen. Note: this is entered in 24 hour format - no AM or PM is used.
- A time of 3:15:20 PM would be entered as 15:15:20. If you are not concerned
- about the seconds you may enter the time as hhmm, where the h is the hours
- and the m is the minutes. For example 7:30AM could be entered as 0730,
- 3:15PM as 1515. Next you will be asked to enter the current date. Enter
- this using the format shown on the screen. Be sure and enter leading 0's.
- ie., a date of 9 April 1990 would be entered as 04/09/90.
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- Turbo Board will now create a window at the top of the screen. This is the
- Status Window of Turbo Board and displays information about the system while
- it is running. Turbo Board will display:
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- Name: Age: 0 Ph: Ca: 0-0
- Dla: 0 Dba: 0 Dd: 0 Du: 0 Dl: 0 Ul: 0 Mai: 0 Fml: 0 Fnt: 0
- Fre: 6604123 Mes: 0 MiS: 1295 Ni: 0 No: 21 Si: 0 So: 61 9600 8N1
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- Lot: displays the logon time of the current user.
- Off: shows the logoff time of the last user.
- "Page On" or "Page Off" will be shown at the far right of the firstline,
- depending on the status of the Chat mode. You will see a an inverse "-Chat-"
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- Name:is the current user's name.
- Age: is the current user's age.
- Ph: will contain the current (or last if no one is on) user's phone number.
- Ca: is two numbers. The first number is the total number of Callers since
- the system was initialized. The second number is the number of Calls
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- Dla: stands for Download access, and is the file access level.
- Dba: is short for the Database access level.
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- Dd: the number of Database file that have been downloaded (read).
- Du: the number of Database files that have been uploaded.
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- Dl: the number of file downloads.
- Ul: the number of file uploads.
- Mai: is the number of E-Mail messages entered.
- Fml: shows the number of Fmail messages entered.
- Fnt: is the number of Fnet messages that have been entered on the BBS.
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- Fre: the free upload space available on drives allocated to Turbo Board.
- Mes: the total number of messages entered.
- MiS: the total number of messages currently in the system.
- Ni: the number of Fnet messages added to the message bases during the last
- run of the Fmailer program. (Number in)
- No: the number of Fnet messages waiting to be sent. (Number out)
- Si: the number of SAFs (Stand-alone Files) that have been received from the
- FNET mailer.
- The far right entry shows the current Communications port (RS-232)
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- The communications port settings will be displayed in the order:
- Baud, Word length, Parity, Stop bits, Translation mode
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- Translation mode is blank unless the caller is using ATASCII (Atari 8-bit
- ASCII) mode, in which case it will display AT.
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- The last data line has two entries:
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- Fun: is a listing of the latest functions used by the current user.
- Fil: is the current disk file in use.
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- When Turbo Board is finished booting, it will display the current date and
- time in the center of the screen. This is the "waitring mode". Note: If
- you have set the TURBO.OPT file for Turbo Board to blank the screen during
- waitring, as soon as the system is initialized, the screen will go black.
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- If a modem is connected to the system it should show that it is in the Auto-
- answer mode. If it is not then make sure your MODEMDAT.TXT file is set up
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- With the system in the waitring state, press the <RETURN> key to logon
- locally. The first lines that will flash across your screen show that you
- are logged on to a Turbo Board ST bulletin board, with the version number
- and date of last revision shown. Turbo Board will then inform you that you
- have done a console logon and report the current time.
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- Follow the prompts on the BBS, and log in as a new User. When the board
- asks you to save your password info, type Y, and Y to confirm, and your
- record number will show on the screen. Since you are the first user, it
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- Now press the F1 function key. This key is used to enter into the SysOp
- mode in Turbo Board. To see the SysOp menu press <RETURN>. You want to
- change your user profile from that of a new user to that of SysOp, so type a
- U followed by <RETURN>. At the PW> prompt, enter 99. This is a pre-
- established validation mask for SysOp level access. Now enter an X to exit
- from the User profile section, and then an X to exit the SysOp mode and
- return to Turbo Board.
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- At the main menu prompt (Turbo Board>) enter a G to logoff. If you did not
- have the alternate Save Password enabled, or you did not save your password
- the first time, the BBS will ask you if you wish to save your password for
- future access. Answer Y and note the ID number Turbo Board gives you. This
- is the number Turbo Board requested in the initial logon prompt. The system
- will pause for a few seconds to let you write down your ID number and then
- continue the logoff, advising you of your total connect time and time
- charged. Having logged off properly your password is now saved and you will
- have SysOp level access whenever you log back on.
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- If you want to end the run of Turbo Board you may do so by entering SysOp
- mode (press either the F1 or F2 function keys) and then entering the command
- DOS or > at the Sysop> prompt.
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- The ID number issued by Turbo Board is actually the record number of the
- user's password, with a 0 as the first digit. As SysOp, your ID number is
- 00, the next user's ID would be 01, etc. You can use your ID number format
- knowledge to issue ID numbers to users who have lost their Turbo Board
- generated ID number. Why use the ID number when you can also use your full
- name? The reason is speed. If a name is entered Turbo Board must search
- the password file for a match, if the user ID number is used then Turbo
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- We can't place the full manual here on disk as it is around 150 pages in
- length and this documentation is intended to give you just enough
- information to start you on your way.
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- There are a couple of help files available to you in the bbs itself. The
- first is accessed merely by hitting the [Help] key on your keyboard when
- the bbs is up and waiting for a caller. The file displayed (HELP_FNK.TXT)
- will show you the various function key assignments for Turbo Board.
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- The second source of help is the bbs's online help system, and it will help
- you answer any questions in operation of the bbs from the User's side.
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- As for the Sysop functions, we don't have the room here to explain them all,
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- The following files are also located in the DATABASE folder and are numbered
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- Turbo Board's NEW Features over FoReM ST 2.3:
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- -Conference Fmail (in any message base)
- -Ability to View, and Type Fmail arc files
- -Improved Message Editor (also R-emacs support if you so desire)
- -ARC(V6.02) LHARC, and ZIP verbose listings
- -TYPE a text file from any ARC or LHARC file
- -LZHdl.LZH in the ARCtools (ZIPdl.ZIP still under developement)
- -Integrated MSDOS style CLI/BATCH shell for running Batch files
- -FULL BinkleyTerm mailer support (Pcommand not needed)
- -Much easier when editing User Passwords
- -Local Sysop Inactivity Timer
- -Keyboard Lock feature
- -Option to set Snoop mode on bootup
- -New Scan file commands, does all the List commands + more!
- -External program hooks, Executive, Chat.prg, Survey.bat, Syspas.bat,
- Fmail.bat, Logon.bat, and many other new batch files
- -Backup command in Email base while reading Messages
- -Greetings message can be entered at logoff by registered users.
- -Sysop can now have a No-window VT-52 option if he chooses
- -Help key for Function key assignments displayed
- -Undo key will attempt to abort any file transfer in progress
- -Any alternate CHAT program can be used by the sysop if he so chooses
- -Improved (greatly) paging control ( *More?(Y/N/C) prompt)
- -Ringback working for long distance callers
- -Many bugs that were present in FoReM ST are eliminated in this program
- (you sysops know what they were...)
- -MSH program NOT needed for the Doors programs
- -Program size approx 200K, saves memory, and doesn't loose any!
- -Faster execution than FoReM ST on initialization, and operation
- -Smaller Window Size, frees up 2 lines on the Window
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- support (+ Conference Fmail support, Forem doesn't have this)
- -Fidonet message bases, are under developement, but Binkley and Fidodoor
- work just fine. Also the FIFO program is Fully Compatible with our BBS.
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- STREET ADDRESS :_______________________________________________
- TOWN/CITY :_______________________________________________
- STATE/PROVINCE :________________
- COUNTRY :________________
- ZIP/POSTAL CODE :________________
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- VOICE NUMBER :_______________________________________________
- BBS NAME :_______________________________________________
- BBS NUMBER :_______________________________________________
- FNET NODE # :________
- FIDO NODE # :________
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- This form is dated July 91, and prices are valid for one year from this
- date.
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- Amount Enclosed: $45 US Dollars (convert to CDN$ if CDN res. Add PST
- if ONT resident)
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- $6 for Airmail delivery (optional)
- $12 Airmail for overseas (optional)
- $25 for Express Mail delivery (optional)
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- Send your registration to:
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- Bitblit Systems
- 1580 Liveoak Dr
- Mississauga, ON
- Canada
- L5E 2X6
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- American and Foreign residents, remember to check for correct postage.
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- European residents may register with the European ///Turbo support BBS:
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- <<<InterNet>>> Fnet node 1031 Tel(UK): 0296-395935 ~ HST/V32bis V42bis
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- ///Turbo Board V1 amount enclosed: £____ 35 Pounds Sterling
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- Please make payable to: B. Van Bokkem
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- Send your completed order form with payment to:
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- 100, Broughton Avenue
- Aylesbury,
- Bucks, HP20 1QB
- ENGLAND
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- Turbo Board Version 1.0 is distributed under a Share Ware system. We have
- allowed you to sample the operation of our program for a period of 30 days,
- at which time you must decide to either delete this software, or register
- it with us, at the price shown in the above registration form.
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- The TURBO-V1.LZH complete BBS package may not be resold by any person, and
- may only be made available on PD/SHAREWARE disks with the WRITTEN PERMISSION
- of BITBLIT SYSTEMS. This LZH file may be free distributed on any BBS or
- other Online System. This LZH file may only be distibuted if complete
- and intact with all documentation and order forms included.
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- Registration of Turbo Board with us gives you a complete full sized
- printed manual, outlining all the features of Turbo board, plus a release
- disk that includes all the programs necessary to full NETWORK your new
- BBS on the Atari Fnet System.
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- Turbo Board ST Version 2 is a total rewrite of our original BBS program.
- Over a year's work has gone into the total rewrite of Version 1, and Bill
- Miller has really outdone himself this time! We think we have a very good
- BBS program indeed! Version 2 IS Shipping!!
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- The Turbo Board Support bbs is running at bps rates from 1200-14400
- if you would like to give us a call, the number is 416-274-1225
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- Our F-net number is node 18, if you are calling from an ST bbs in the Fnet.
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- Our Address:
- Bitblit Systems
- 1580 Liveoak Dr.
- Mississauga, Ont.
- Canada L5E 2X6
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- -Expanded User privileges and Bitmaps for Passwords
- -KByte/File Ratio System
- -Batch uploading & User File Description Editing
- -Ymodem-g uploads for HST users
- -BBS Handles/Real Name system
- -Full User File Editor
- -Masked Sysop commands ( For Co-sysops)
- -Many NEW Sysop Functions, including new File Editor and Password Editor
- -Execute files from Main menu commands
- -Sysop definable Prompts, and menus
- -Main Menu commands and functions fully programable (also Submenus)
- -Many New Copy and Save Functions for Fmail, and other files
- -Quick help edit prompt in message editor
- -Modular BBS, (Main Module only uses about 80K of memory) for greater
- free memory when running Binkley (Fido Mailer)
- -NEW Database, you can use archives, and users can easily upload new
- database entries, entries have access levels
- -BBS handles line answering instead of modem
- -NEW SIG system for grouping message bases, fully configurable by Sysop
- -Quick Chat and DOS keys from local console
- -NEW Turbo System Generator with expanded features
- -UPDATE program for Turbo V1 and Forem ST Sysops to convert to V2
- -New Version 2 Manual (addendum for Version 1 Turbo Owners)
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- $89.95 US - USA and International List price
- $69.95 US - Special Limited time offer price
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- $29.95 US - Special Update offer for Registered Turbo Version 1 Sysops
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- We have noticed that the people writing the new versions of Forem ST have
- copied many of our newer features that we had in version 1.0 of our BBS
- program. Many of the sysops running Forem ST, look at Turbo Board and ask
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- Why wait for new features, when you can have them now, as it will take FOREM
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- Turbo Board ST Version 2 - Order Form July 21,1991
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- BBS NAME :_______________________________________________
- CURRENT SOFTWARE :_______________________________________________
- BBS NUMBER :_______________________________________________
- FNET NODE # :________
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- Turbo Board ST Version 2 regular price is $89.95. For a limited time only
- we are making it available for $69.95 US$.
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- Amount Enclosed: ____ $69.95 US Dollars ( Convert to CDN$ if CDN res.)
- ( Add 8% PST if Ontario resident )
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- Delivery Options: ____ $6 for Airmail delivery (Canada and USA)
- ____ $12 for Airmail Mail delivery (International)
- ____ $25 for Express Mail delivery (North America only)
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- ** DUE TO AN INCREASE OF N.S.F. (BAD) CHEQUES, WE WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT
- PERSONAL CHEQUES UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED. ALL UNCERTIFIED
- PERSONAL CHEQUES WILL BE RETURNED TO SENDER.
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- Please make out your Certified Cheque or Money Order payable to
- BITBLIT SYSTEMS.
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- Send your Completed Order Form with payment to:
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- Bitblit Systems
- 1580 Liveoak Dr
- Mississauga, ON
- Canada
- L5E 2X6
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- <<<InterNet>>> Fnet node 1031 Tel(UK): 0296-395935 ~ HST/V32bis V42bis
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- ///Turbo Board V2 amount enclosed: £____ 55 Pounds Sterling
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- Please make payable to: B. Van Bokkem
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- Send your completed order form with payment to:
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- B. Van Bokkem
- 100, Broughton Avenue
- Aylesbury,
- Bucks, HP20 1QB
- ENGLAND
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