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- Soft Span BBS Addendum to the documentation
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- See the end of this file for information on VERSION 2.0
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-
- Version 1.1 (July 10, 1990)
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-
- All the bugs which were reported to me have been fixed.
- Besides the new SoftSpan executable, note some changes in the 'modem'
- configuration file:
-
- The SET string is different. In particular, the ATZ reset has been
- eliminated. Keep it that way. If you are using the internal serial port,
- register S2 is set to 255 to disable the '+++' escape code. Instead,
- make sure that DTR_HANGUP is selected.
-
- The computer will access the serial port directly and drop the DTR line
- when it wants to hang up. If you don't understand this, just make sure that
- your modem is set to respond to a drop in the DTR line.
-
- If you're not using the internal serial port, remove the DTR_HANGUP line
- and use the alternate SET string provided.
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- STARTCREDIT can now be set independently for each standard access level.
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- In the Usered utility, you can now disable individual access bits without
- clearing everything out.
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- The X-Modem 1K file transfer protocol has been added.
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- As usual, please contact me if you find any bugs I missed. If you're a
- registered user, bug fixes will be sent to you promptly and free of charge.
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- = UP AND COMING: Version 2.0 =
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-
- I am now working on what will become version 2.0 of the SoftSpan BBS system.
-
- Here's what I have planned:
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- The addition of Y-MODEM, Z-Modem and Kermit protocols.
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- Command history.
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- Daily log of BBS usage.
-
- Full screen ANSI based message editor.
-
- Voting Booth
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- Trivia
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- More sysop utilities
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- Multi-User support
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- Completely rewritten documentation
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- User-friendly installation/configuration program
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- An interface to the public domain UUCP for the Amiga, so that you can set
- up SoftSpan as a Usenet node.
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-
- Unfortunately, SoftSpan 2.0 will probably NOT be Shareware or public domain,
- although I may release a demo version as such.
-
- All registered users of SoftSpan will get a discounted upgrade price.
- In addition, I will consider registered users first to be test sites when
- a pre-release version is available.
-
- If you have any features you would like to see added, let me know.
- Also, if you send me your address, I will write to you when Version 2.0 is
- available, whether or not you have registered.
-
- Again, my address is:
-
- Mark Wolfskehl
- 5 Hazelwood Ave.
- Livingston, NJ 07039
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- (201) 994-9592
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- Send E-mail to: wolfskeh@acf9.nyu.edu
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