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- ▓▒░ ClosedDoor ░▒▓
- ▓▒░ Version 1.0 ░▒▓
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- March 8, 1991
-
- Premo Mondone
- Copyright 1991
- PC Solutions of Cleveland BBS
-
- PC Solutions of Cleveland - Cleveland, TN
- (615) 476-2874 1200/2400 Baud
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-
- Intro:
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-
- ClosedDoor was written using QuickBasic v4.5 utilizing Todd Miller's
- Door Source v3.2 Library. ClosedDoor is a simple easy to use door that
- is used whenever a door is temporarily closed or still under
- construction.
-
- This software is released to the "public domain" and is absolutely free.
- However, if ya like it and want to contribute something, then send money
- to some poor SysOp who has just had a hard drive crash or something!
-
- Door Source has many advantages over most Door Libraries for QuickBasic.
- One advantage is that the patched Brun45.exe is NOT needed. In addition
- to the above it also has the following features:
-
- * Handles comm port by assembly interrupt routines.
- * A sysop page routine.
- * Support for bauds up to 52,600 bps!
- * Properly credits chat time to caller's time left.
- * Always checking for a loss of carrier.
- * Supports PCBoard 14.x, PCBoard 11.x and 12.x!
- * Now Supports WildCat, RBBS, etc.
- * Handles locking ports
-
- One of Door Source's advantages over some of the other door writing
- utilities is that Door Source can support several versions of PCBoard!
- Now with version 3.2 of DoorSource, WildCat, RBBS and BBS Software
- utilizing DOORSYS are also supported. The versions of PCBoard are 11.8
- and up, including support for 14.0 and up! The default bbs type is
- PCBoard 14.x. If you wish to change that, simply put this into your
- environment table by using the DOS command, SET in your autoexec.bat
- file.
-
- SET DORSRC=PCB14 - Door Source will run PCBoard 14.x (DEFAULT)
- SET DORSRC=PCB121 - Door Source will run PCBoard 11.8+ with COM1
- SET DORSRC=PCB122 - Door Source will run PCBoard 11.8+ with COM2
- SET DORSRC=WILDCAT - Door Source will run Wildcat
- SET DORSRC=RBBS - Door Source will run in RBBS mode
- SET DORSRC=DOORSYS - Door Source will use the DOOR.SYS
-
- Another way to change the setting for the bbs type is on the command
- line, simply put PCB121 on the command line for PCBoard 11.8+ on COM1
- and PCB122 on the command line for PCBoard 11.8+ on COM2, like this :
-
- CLOSED CLOSED.CFG PCB121
-
-
- For WildCat, and I suspect other systems, you MUST specify the BBS on
- the command line that fires up ClosedDoor. For example:
-
- CLOSED CLOSED.CFG WILDCAT
- CLOSED CLOSED.CFG RBBS
- CLOSED CLOSED.CFG DOORSYS
-
- I am not certain on the RBBS or DoorSys BBS's (I have yet to have a BETA
- tester from one of these systems verify this), but thanks to Gene
- Coleman, SysOp of the Silver Bullet (a WildCat BBS), I am certain that
- it works and IS REQUIRED for WildCat systems. You can't specify PCB14 on
- the command line, instead, Door Source will default to it. To be safe,
- I would include the SET command in my autoexec.bat AND the bbs parameter
- as shown above in the command line that fires up ClosedDoor.
-
- Here are the filenames Door Source will look for in the first line of
- the configuration file:
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- PCBOARD.SYS - PCBoard systems
- CALLINFO.BBS - WildCat systems
- DORINFO1.DEF - RBBS systems
- DOOR.SYS - For DOOR.SYS usage
-
- Setup:
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-
- Setup for ClosedDoor is real simple. The batch file to load the door
- should be as follows:
-
- F: <----- Drive containing ClosedDoor
- cd\doors\closed <----- Subdirectory containing ClosedDoor
- closed closed.cfg <----- Command Line to load ClosedDoor
- D: <----- Drive containing PCB directory
- cd\pcb <----- Change directory to PCB
- board <----- Re-Load PCBoard
-
- The config file for ClosedDoor (closed.cfg), is as follows:
-
- D:\pcb\pcboard.sys <----- Drive and directory containing pcboard.sys
- PC Solutions <----- Name of your BBS
- Premo <----- SysOp's first name
- Mondone <----- SysOp's last name
-
- Both files above can be created with any pure ascii editor.
-
- There is also a "closed" screen that is included that can be modified as
- you see fit. This is the screen that the caller will see that explains
- why the door is closed. There should be both an ascii version and an
- ansi version as well.
-
- Other features:
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-
- ClosedDoor while in operation will have the status line on the bottom
- the screen on line 24 and line 25. It will show these things:
-
- 1. The caller's baud rate
- 2. The caller's name
- 3. Time left in the door in minutes.
- 4. The name of your door and release version number.
- 5. Door Source 3.2
- 6. The time the door was entered, current time and flags if any.
- 7. Graphics mode (GR) or (NGR)
- 8. Bell/Caller alarm toggle status
-
-
-
- The function keys open for the sysop to use are the following:
-
- (F4) Page Bell Toggle
- (F7) Caller Alarm Toggle
- (F8) Return the user to the bbs
- (F10) Start chat with user
- (ESC) End chat with user
- (ALT-X) Exit to DOS after sign-off toggle
- (ALT-N) Sysop on next toggle
-
- That's about it for now. I am open to suggestions on improving
- ClosedDoor. This is the first version and I'm sure there will be some
- things that I left out or forgot. I can be contacted on PC Solutions or
- the SysOp's Conference of any member of the LiteLink Mail Network.
-
- HISTORY:
- ───────
- March 8, 1991: Initial v1.0 released.
-
- Thanks to:
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- Steve Stanfield, SysOp of Skyline BBS
- Doug Carpenter, SysOp of PC Junction BBS
- John McEntee, SysOp of The Blue Moon BBS
- Gene Coleman, SysOp of The Silver Bullet BBS
-
- and of course, last but not least.....
- Todd Miller, SysOp of PC Technologies BBS.
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