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- SuperPass 2.1
- Copyright ©1994-95 WoytekWare Computer Services
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- DOCUMENT
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- Author: Jonathan Woytek
- RELEASE DATE: 7/9/95
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- DISTRIBUTION
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- This program may be distributed via any electronic means, as long as
- it is provided WITHOUT EXTRA FEE. A MINIMAL charge may be made to pay for
- disks if you choose to distribute it via disk. In either case, the
- following files MUST be kept inside the archive:
- SuperPass.doc
- SuperPass
- SP_install
- Install_SuperPass
- History
- WWCS_History
- README.FIRST
- reboot.lzx
- Any archival format may be used as long as the above
- files are included, unchanged, and in their entirety.
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- This program is released as Freeware, which means if you like it,
- good, if you don't, good. :) In either case, I would appreciate any and
- all comments (see the email address at the bottom of this document). If
- you want to send me something, like a copy of your newest program, you'll
- recieve a free personalized copy of the latest version of SuperPass
- available. See the bottom of this document for more information.
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- This program may not be included in any other releases of any kind,
- except those with my personal permission. To obtain this, see the bottom
- of this document. Permission is given to the following people for
- inclusion with their releases:
- The Fred Fish Library (including the CD ROM releases)
- The Fred Fish Library on CD ROM
- The AmiNet CD ROM's from Walnut Creek
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- The programs and items in the archive reboot.lzx are for the reboot
- command, which must be installed for SuperPass to operate correctly.
- Please read the documentation concerning that program for it's author and
- distribution requirements.
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- DISCLAIMER
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- The following disclaimer is for the program called 'SuperPass', from now on
- called 'program'.
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- I hereby reject any liability or responsibility for these or any other
- consequences from the use of 'program' whatsoever. This includes, but is
- not limited to, damage to your equipment, to your data, personal injuries,
- loss of money, loss of hair, loss of concience or any other kinds of side
- effects.
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- Although 'program' has been tested thoroughly on some different machines, I
- cannot rule out the possibility that 'program'
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- * is somehow incompatible to your equipment
- * has bugs that show up on your equipment
- * does not do what it is supposed to do on your equipment
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- It is your responsiblity to take any precautions necessary to protect
- yourself from these or any other effects. I explicitly reject any
- liability or responsibility from the consequences of you using 'program'.
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- Thanks to David Swasbrook, from whom the disclaimer was 'borrowed'!
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- Intro:
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- A few years ago, I was running into problems with other people using
- my system without my permission. Having confidential files on my machine
- made it a priority to have a good, secure password-ing system in use to
- keep out those who I did not want using it. It was from this that
- JDWPassword was born. JDWPassword was my first entry into the Amiga
- computer-programming market, and it was certainly a blast making it. I
- used it for a year or so, and then it became an obsolete necessity.
- Consequentially, I put the project on a shelf and went on to do other
- things with my life. Recently, I've come back into a situation where I
- again need such a program, and JDWPassword just wasn't hacking it anymore
- on my new A1200. It was from that original JDWPassword code that SuperPass
- was born. Superpass 2.1 is a fully-functional, fully-confidential
- passwording system, offering customizability that I found lacking in other
- passwording programs. And, best of all, IT'Z FREE! :)
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- INSTALLATION AND USE OF THE PROGRAM:
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- Requirements:
- * Any Amiga system
- * The REBOOT command package (included)
- * Amiga's "installer" if you want to use the install script
- * A little knowledge of editing your system-startup or
- user-startup if you choose not to run the install script.
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- Installation is very very easy, finally! Just use the
- Install_SuperPass program (providing you have Installer in your path), and
- it will call everything it needs to complete it's job. From there, all
- you'll need to do is reboot to use it! :) If you DO NOT have Installer
- available to you, you may simply run the SuperPass_install program, which
- will copy the appropriate files to their places, and tell you what must be
- added to your startup-sequence or user-startup (depending on your OS
- version). If you do the manual install, KEEP THE SuperPass_install program
- around somewhere! If you don't, you won't be able to change the passwords!
- SuperPass 2.1 has been coded to run on all machines. If you would like a
- 68020 version of the program, drop me a line in email (see the bottom of
- this document) and I'll get it out to ya via email. Please note that if
- you do not have OS 2.xx or better, you MUST add the line to your
- startup-sequence BEFORE the "loadwb" line. If this is not followed, the
- program won't work as described here! :)
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- SuperPass is very easy to use. Simply install as instructed above,
- add the lines you need if you did not use the Install_SuperPass script, and
- reboot! That's all there is to it! You may change the passwords at any
- time if you'd like simply by using the SuperPass_install program, which
- should be in your C: directory if you used Install_SuperPass script, or
- wherever you put it if you used the manual install. It will prompt you
- through it.
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- SuperPass 2.0+ has been completely re-coded from the bottom up.
- Although based on JDWPassword 1.5IH (in-house test version), it may not be
- able to use the old password files if you used previous versions of
- JDWPassword. Please just take a few seconds to re-create them with the
- installer, you'll be much better off! SuperPass 2.1 has also been
- optimized for space, but not for speed. On my 68020 A1200 it takes about
- 1/100th of a second to load off of my IDE hard-drive. On other systems
- this may vary, but it's still a pretty small program. I don't think it can
- be made resident, although I have no idea why anyone would WANT to! :)
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- WoytekWare Software Company Update:
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- WoytekWare Software is now WoytekWare Computer Services. A new
- WWCS_history file is included that details my history, and the history of
- my company.
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- Notes:
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- A History file is now included in the archive. It just gives a brief
- history of the changes in the program. PLEASE copy and distribute ALL
- WoytekWare Software products to your friends and show them that quality is
- not always in the big-name products! Read the distribution notice at the
- beginning of this document for more information.
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- Future Additions:
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- The next major revision of SuperPass (planned to be 2.5) will
- hopefully include:
- * Faster, smaller executable
- * WB-Lockup for unattended machines
- * Possibly a GUI setup utility! :) (want to write one? Email!)
- ---> Thanks Mats! I now have one, and it will be included in
- the next release (2.5)!!
- * AmigaGuide-format documentation
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- To Reach Me:
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- Energy Telecommunications is the official support board for WoytekWare
- Software. All new updates are available on Energy and Aminet.
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- Energy: (412) 339-0590 [24.0k]
- (412) 339-0591 [24.0k] Mr. Technology
- *** OFFICIAL SUPPORT BOARD
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- Email: woytek@henry.ece.cmu.edu <--Preferred
- woytek@energytele.com
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- Beta-Testing:
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- So, you want to be a beta-tester? Well, it's SIMPLE! Just drop me a
- line in email to one of the above addresses, and I'll start sending you a
- copy of the newest BETA version UUEncoded via email! Beta-testers will be
- thanked in future versions of the documentation.
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- What's this I hear about free personalized copies?
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- Yeah! They're out there! All you have to do is send me the latest
- version of a program you're working on, and you'll get a free personalized
- copy via email! Just don't send me anything like:
- main()
- {
- printf( "Hello, world!" );
- exit(0);
- }
- or you might not get anything!
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- Current list of WWCS members/BETA testers:
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- Mats --> GUI programmer/BETA tester
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- Thank you for choosing to use SuperPass 2.1!
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