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   TPBoard 7.1 (c) 1992
   Plain Jayne Software
   2452 Milburnie Road
   Raleigh, NC  27610


   This file contains information that you MUST read before
   attempting to install TPBoard.  This information may be
   notice of last minutes changes or corrections to the
   documentation.

   FILES

      Your copy of TPBoard should contain the following files:

      TPB71EXE.EXE  the TPBoard executable files
      TPB71CON.EXE  the TPBoard sysop utility CONS.EXE
      TPB71DOC.EXE  the TPBoard documentation
      TPB71UTL.EXE  the TPBoard support utilities
      TPB71NED.EXE  the NEd and SED editors
      TPB71TXT.EXE  sample TPBoard Sysmsg files


   INSTALLING the TPBoard files

      Make a directory called TPB on the drive where you will be
      installing TPBoard.  When selecting this drive, consider that
      TPBoard can require as much as 1.5mg of disk space WITHOUT an
      established message base.

      To install on the C drive:

         CD C:
         MD TPBOARD
         CD TPBOARD

      Copy all the TPBoard files to this directory from EACH
      distribution disk:

         COPY A:\*.*

      The TPBoard files are distributed as self-extracting compressed
      files.  The next step is to run each archive to extract (create)
      the files contained within them.  Following extraction, delete
      the original archive executable.  For example:

        TPB7EXE               ; extract the TPB executable
        DEL TPB7EXE.EXE       ; delete the archive
        TPB7CONS              ; extract the CONS setup program
        DEL TPB7CONS.EXE      ; delete the CONS archive
        TPB7DOCS              ; extract the TPB DOCS
        DEL TPB7DOCS.EXE      ; delete the archive
        TPB7TEXT              ; extract the sample system text
        DEL TPB7TEXT.EXE      ; delete the archive
        TPB7UTIL              ; extract the TPB utilities
        DEL TPB7UTIL.EXE      ; delete the archive
        TPB7NED               ; extract the NED/SED editors
        DEL TPB7NED.EXE       ; delete the archive


      Do *NOT* attempt to run TPB.EXE without FIRST reading the
      documentation section on INSTALLATION and editing the
      system settings in CONS.  TPB must be setup for YOUR
      hardware and configuration before you attempt to run the
      program.  This will only take a few minutes, so take the
      time now!


   CHANGES/CORRECTIONS

   There are 3 new menu commands added in 7.1  All of these new
   commands are in the Database menu and should be edited/added
   to your TPBmenus file IF you do not want to use the new TPBMENUS
   as distributed.  See the Install.doc for more information.

   A sample database for using the database functions has been
   added to the TPB71UTL archive at the last minute.  This is a
   very small database in the same format as produced by ListUpdt
   using the FidoNet nodelist.  All of the bulletin boards in the
   sample database are running TPBoard 7.1.   To setup this sample
   database:

      - create a directory called BOARDS
      - copy all the .spc, .hdr, .inf, .dbf, and .rpt files
        from the tpb71utl archive into the BOARDS directory
      - add a database (in CONS) with the name BOARDS
      - run TPB and select the BOARDS database
      - select the B)rowse command
      - that's it!

   USING THE DOCS FILES

   The documentation files that come with the shareware version
   of TPBoard are totally unformatted.  They are intended for
   use in their distributed form -- as a disk file.  We have
   found that relatively few people actually print documentation,
   prefering instead to consult the disk files when needed.

   Moreover, formatting requires making assumptions about the
   printer that will be used; an assumption which will not be
   100% accurate 100% of the time.  Printed and bound documentation
   is available with Level2 registration.


   THE SYSMSG FILES

   The Sysmsg.txt files contain all the sysop configurable screens
   displayed throughout TPBoard.  The SysmsgG.txt provides the ansi
   screens.  The sample SysmsgG file does NOT contain any ansi
   screens, however; you must create your own using any of the
   available ansi editors.


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                    USE OF TPBOARD AND PROGRAMS

   The TPBoard Bulletin Board system is distributed as shareware
   for home/hobbyiest use,  but must be licensed for use within a
   business, corporation, or organization.  This includes educational
   institutions, government agencies, and public agencies without
   exception.  In addition, business and commercial as defined is
   extended to include the running of TPBoard within such confines
   for ANY purpose whatsoever.

   If you are a shareware distributor, you may distribute all
   software listed above (in the registration form) as long as you
   contact Online Communications for permission first.   You must
   distribute all the files intact  and in unmodified form and may
   not charge more than a reasonable disk copying fee.  You must
   obtain updates from our BBS at the number below.   If you are a
   System Operator and run any version of TPBoard, you may make the
   TPBoard distributed acrhives available for download providing
   they are distributed AS-IS and they have not been modified in any
   way.  Adding ANY material to the distribution archives violates
   your agreement and your license to run TPBoard in any form.