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- BBS#CNVT Version 1.0 was written to convert The Programmers Guild
- BBS#-mth.LST to Telix V2.12 and Procomm V2.42 directory formats.
- It was my first useful 'C' program. A month later, Telix V3.0
- came out on the market, and at the same time I was informed that
- Procomm V2.42 was 'old' and every one was using Procomm Plus V1.1.
- Therefore I had to include these versions in my program, hence
- Version 2.0.
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- BBS#CNVT Version 2.0 has been updated to include the following:
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- - Procomm Plus Test Drive V1.1 compatibility
- - Telix V3.0 compatibility
- - Faster screen writes
- - Extensive drive name, path name, and file name checking
- - Multiple output files. ie if there are more entries in the
- input file than the output file will allow, a second file
- will be created.
-
- BBS#CNVT Version 2.1 solved a few 'bugs' in Version 2.0:
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- - There was a problem with the path name.
- - would not accept the following format: \usr\tlx\cmd\ ...
-
- - There was a problem with the file name.
- - would remove the '.' from 'TELIX.FON' and give 'TELIXFON.FON'
- only when you type in the file name.
-
- - Would sometimes end with a 'Null pointer assignment' error.
- - Still occurs, but only if you specify a drive name in
- the file name.
-
- ***NOTE*** This problem does not affect the output in any way.
- It merely looks unattractive when the program ends.
- I am looking very hard to find this one particular
- problem.
-
- Almost all these problems have been solved. The problems were all
- related, as they were written by the same person. I will not attempt
- to make any excuses for these problems, but I would like to explain that
- Version 2.0 was written during a blistering hot 'HEAT WAVE'. Now,
- this may sound like an excuse but it isn't. Unfortunately, the only
- thing that is 'conditioned' in my house is ME, not my AIR! During a
- 'HEAT WAVE' two things become unreliable:
- 1) The computer being worked on in 97°F plus humidity.
- 2) The programmer who crazy enough to be working on the computer
- in that kind of atmosphere.
-
- I apologize for any inconvenience these problems may have caused you.
-
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- BBS#CNVT Version 2.12 (1991. Yes, I still exist!)
-
- - An interim release to allow for some modifications in the GUILD
- listings.
-
- It's been a long time since I looked at this code!!!!
-
-
- BBS#CNVT Version 2.13 (1991)
-
- - Included the newest version of Procomm Plus
- - Removed Support for Telix 2.12
- - Finally included support for all you QMODEM users
- - Reafirmed my commitment to start working on VERSION 3.0!
- (No delivery date promises this time, I'm two years late on
- the last promise)
-
-
- I have to admit, I never thought that this program would
- be around this long. I would have figured that someone
- would develop something better, and force this one into
- retirement.
-
- I am extremely pleased that you are still using this product.
- If you have any suggestion to improve the overall product, please
- let me know by leaving a message on the GUILD.
-
- If there are any other Communication packages you think I should include in
- this utility, Please leave me a message on The Programmers Guild
- at (416) 824-5139 or (416) 824-4731
-
- Thank you........ Mark Droog
-
-