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- Beta 0.6 BBS release
- ====================
-
- Welcome to the first BETA release of the BBS system. At the present time
- everything is pretty much in place - however the system needs a lot of shaking
- down.
-
- I've been approaching this as more of an operating systems project than a
- BBS system project - I figure that those who are much more deeply into
- BBSs (ie the sociology, user interfaces etc etc) will be able to write
- much better BBSs than I ever will. What I'm providing here is the OS and
- compiler so that you don't have to worry about the Comm. Toolbox environment
- etc.
-
- To report bugs you must do it electronically. I can be reached at:
-
- AppleLink: CAMPBELL.P (read weekly)
- UUCP: ..!mtxinu.com!taniwha!paul (comes to my desk)
-
- I will spin a new release when I get enough bug reports and fixes to make
- it worth while. If you need enhancements - also let me know (no promises)
- I'm especially looking for things that make writing your BBS difficult. As
- always constructive critcism is always much more appreciative. I will be gone
- for the month of July - don't expect any responses during that time.
-
- I will NOT debug your scripts - you have to do this yourself (use lots of
- printfs).
-
- INSTALLING:
- 1) Make sure that the Communications Toolbox is already installed
- (I cannot distribute it myself in this manner, you must obtain it
- from Apple - it's available from APDA for System 6.0X, and will be
- standard in System 7.0) - you need the Serial and/or Modem tools,
- and a Terminal tool of some kind.
-
- 2) Drag the 'Taniwha BBS' file onto your disk.
-
- 3) Drag the file 'BBS State' into your system folder
-
- 4) Double click on 'Taniwha BBS' to run.
-
- Documentation:
- The file 'Spool File 99' is a Mac spool file. To print it drag
- it into the 'Spool Folder' in your system folder and double click it to
- run Print Monitor to print it.
-
-
- Anyway - enjoy
-
- Paul Campbell
- Taniwha Systems
- May 29th 1990