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- Version 1.02
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- Written and compiled by Ivo van Heel, Shock Proof Productions
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- (C) Copyright 1991 Shock Proof Productions, Ivo van Heel
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- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- ├─=≡[ Table of contents: ]≡=──────────────────────────────────────────┤
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────[ Pinboard v1.02 ]─┘
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- 1 - Introduction
- 2 - Features and instructions
- 3 - Registering Pinboard
- 4 - Guarantees
- 5 - Installation
- 6 - Files in this package
- 7 - Thank you list
- 8 - Note to non-Remote Access Sysops
- 9 - Support
- 10 - Distribution
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- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- ├─=≡[ 1 - Introduction ]≡=────────────────────────────────────────────┤
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────[ Pinboard v1.02 ]─┘
-
- Welcome to Pinboard version 1.02! Pinboard is a powerful door, that
- allows users to communicate with each other. This is done by simply
- entering a text on one of the 26 boards. If the user who entered the
- text logs off, and another logs on to your BBS, he can reply to the
- text of the other user by also entering a text near or below the text
- which the user replys to. One of the nice things of Pinboard is, that
- games like tic-tac-tor or chess can be played by simply typing the
- move on a board, or, in case of tic-tac-tor, just by adding a 'O' or
- 'X'. I hope the users will love Pinboard.
-
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- ├─=≡[ 2 - Features and Instructions ]≡=───────────────────────────────┤
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────[ Pinboard v1.02 ]─┘
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- In this chapter, I will explain the features found in Pinboard.
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- In the menu, you have the following options:
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- ESC The ESCAPE key will quit Pinboard, and return the user to the
- BBS.
- + All boards have a name. This name can be choosen by the users.
- If you press this key, Pinboard will ask:
- 'Type the key of the board of which you want to change the name of:'
- You must now enter the board's letter, of which you want to change
- the name of. This name must be less than 20 characters.
- ENTER Pressing ENTER in the menu, will refresh the screen. The screen will
- be cleared, and all the information on the screen will be printed
- on the screen all over again.
- A-Z You can go to a board by pressing its letter. There are 26 board,
- A to Z.
- Date There is a column which has 'Date' above it. This column includes
- all the dates of when the boards were last edited.
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- If you choose a board, by typing its letter, you have the following options:
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- R 'R' will redraw the screen. This function has the same effect as
- ENTER in the menu. (see above)
- SPACE When a user presses SPACE, when reading a board, the user can
- edit a screen and add his own text to the board.
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- While editing a screen, you have the following options and editing
- facilities:
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- Crsr keys Moves the cursor around.
- INS/CTRL-R Toggles Insert. With Insert ON, a line will move to the right
- when typing.
- DEL/CTRL-K Deletes the current character.
- TAB/CTRL-I Moves the cursor 5 positions to the right.
- CTRL-Y Deletes the current line.
- HOME Moves the cursor to the begin of the current line.
- END Moves the cursor to the last character on the current line.
- PGUP Moves the cursor to the top of the screen.
- PGDOWN Moves the cursor to the bottom of the screen.
- CTRL-Z This function is only available if you have registered Pinboard.
- With this function you and your users can edit the header of a
- board. The header is the two lines where in a UNREGISTERED
- version of Pinboard the Unregistered message is. If you
- register, this message will be spaces, and you and your
- users will be able to put their own text there.
- ESC Stop editing.
-
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- ├─=≡[ 3 - Registering Pinboard ]≡=────────────────────────────────────┤
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────[ Pinboard v1.02 ]─┘
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- Pinboard is NOT free. It is distributed under the Shareware concept. This
- means that you can copy and let copy it, spreading it all over the world,
- as long as you don't modify, change, debug Pinboard in any way. And
- if you have used Pinboard for some time, let's say 3 weeks or
- less, you *MUST* register it, if you want to continue using Pinboard.
- Please remember that I put a lot of time, work and frustration in making
- Pinboard.
- Registering will cost you only Fl. 20,-- Dutch guilders, or
- $15 US Dollars. When you register, you'll receive a registration key.
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- To register Pinboard, fill in the PINBOARD.REG file, and follow the
- instructions given in the file. You must pay the registration money
- (amount given above) by one of the following ways:
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- - Cash, in an envelope
- - By transferring to my Rabobank acount, 30.54.47.009
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- For more information, read the PINBOARD.REG file carefully.
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- ATTENTION: WATCH IT, WHEN FILLING IN THE PINBOARD.REG FILE!! YOU'RE NAME
- AND BBS NAME, *MUST* BE EXACT THE SAME AS IN YOUR REMOTE ACCESS
- CONFIGURATION, THE CONFIG.RA FILE!!!!! (OR WHAT BBS PACKET YOU ARE USING)
- When anything goes wrong with the registered version of Pinboard, feel
- free to contact me.
- For more information about registering, read the PINBOARD.REG file.
-
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- ├─=≡[ 4 - Guarantees ]≡=──────────────────────────────────────────────┤
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────[ Pinboard v1.02 ]─┘
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- I, Ivo van Heel, can not be held responsible, for any damage to your
- computer, caused by Pinboard. Pinboard is well beta-tested, so I don't
- think your PC will get blown up when you start up Pinboard, but I'm
- a sleazy programmer, so maybe your computer WILL explode! ;-)
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- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- ├─=≡[ 5 - Installation ]≡=────────────────────────────────────────────┤
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────[ Pinboard v1.02 ]─┘
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- Installation is very simple, but there are many buttheads on this planet,
- so I will explain it to you anyway. ;-)
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- Just make a menu entry in RAMENU (or whatever) type 7:
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- Type 7: Execute sub-program.
- Optional data: <DIRECTORY TO PINBOARD>\PINBOARD.EXE
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- For the REAL buttheads: <DIRECTORY TO PINBOARD> is the directory where the
- PINBOARD.EXE file is.
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- And <DIRECTORY TO PINBOARD> is also where the PINBOARD.? and PINBOARD.NAM
- files will be written to.
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- PINBOARD.EXE has no parameters (yet), so this is it! You've just installed
- the greatest door ever! (No, just kidding!)
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- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- ├─=≡[ 6 - Files in this package ]≡=───────────────────────────────────┤ ┤
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────[ Pinboard v1.02 ]─┘
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- This package contains the following files:
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- PINBOARD.EXE => This is the main file, Pinboard itself.
- PINBOARD.DOC => The documentation, this text.
- PINBOARD.REG => Registration form.
- DR2RA100.ARJ => DOORTORA, program to make this door work on a BBS system
- other then Remote Access.
- WHATSNEW.102 => This file contains a list of bug fixes and new features
- in this version and all other versions.
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- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- ├─=≡[ 7 - Thank you list ]≡=──────────────────────────────────────────┤
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────[ Pinboard v1.02 ]─┘
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- I would like to thank the following people. Without them, writing
- Pinboard could not be possible.
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- Richard Faasen (Thanx for writing RADU!)
- InFase BBS, 01840-10261
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- Martin Koppelaar (Thanx for supporting and giving handy tips!)
- Trade Wars Club BBS, 01846-18088
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- Xander Nijhuis (Thanx for supporting and giving handy tips!)
- Camelot BBS: -OFFLINE- His BBS will be online again later.
- (haven't heard of him anymore, his BBS is still offline)
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- Hans Siemons (Thanx for writing DOORTORA!)
- Prime BBS, 076-715391
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- Scott Beltgens (Thanx for writing me that handy unit!)
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- Iwan de Waard (Thanx for helping me out everytime I had a problem with
- Pinboard!)
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- My brother, Lennart van Heel (Thanx for.. everything I guess! ;-))
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- Ivar van Duuren (Thanx for that GREAT tip you gave me!)
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- My beta-testers:
- ────────────────
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- Richard Faasen
- InFase BBS, 01840-10261
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- Martin Koppelaar
- Trade Wars Club BBS, 01846-18088
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- Xander Nijhuis
- He beta-tested Pinboard when his BBS was online.
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- Barend Mondt
- The BusyBoard, 040-464364
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- Michiel Nicaise
- HardBoard, 085-646006
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- Narda van Mazijk
- Lapis Lazuli, 01882-1867
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- Theo van Vliet
- Theodor BBS, 010-4347172
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- ────────────────
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- And finally, thanks to all the dudes who registered Pinboard!
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- ────────────────
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- Thanks for your help!
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- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- ├─=≡[ 8 - Note to non-Remote Access Sysops ]≡=────────────────────────┤
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────[ Pinboard v1.02 ]─┘
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- If this door just won't work on your BBS, and your BBS packet is NOT
- Remote Access or compattible, you should try this.
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- Included in the Pinboard packet is the DOORTORA.ARJ file. This is a program,
- written by Hans Siemons, that converts your BBS files to Remote Access
- BBS files. For more information about DOORTORA and how to use it,
- un-ARJ the DOORTORA.ARJ file, and read all about it in de DOCumentation.
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- Thanks to Hans Siemons for writing this neat program, and letting me use
- it, in exchange for just a registered version of Pinboard.
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- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- ├─=≡[ 9 - Support ]≡=─────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────[ Pinboard v1.02 ]─┘
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- No support is given anymore from Trade Wars Net. I dumped this net
- quitte a while ago.
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- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- ├─=≡[ 10 - Distribution ]≡=───────────────────────────────────────────┤
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────────[ Pinboard v1.02 ]─┘
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- Pinboard is distributed, spreaded, by the RA_FNET files net. For more
- information about this net, request or download their policy, RA_FNET.POL,
- somewhere. All future releases of Pinboard are hatched into this net,
- hopefully.
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