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|//SYNDICATE ZMAGAZINE ISSUE #98//|
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|//PUBLISHER/EDITOR: RON KOVACS //|
|//ASSIT PUBLISHER : KEN KIRCHNER //|
|//MANAGING EDITOR : MR. GOODPROBE //|
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| March 21, 1988 (c)1988 SPC/Kovacs |
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| Welcome Spring 1988 |
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|Contents: |
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|*|Editors Desk |
|*|SPC Newswire |
|*|Special Edition Feature |
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Editiors Desk
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by Ron Kovacs
This week we follow with another BBS
software issue. Last week we debuted
the release (pre-release) of Express
Pro. This week after the news story,
we will expand on previous coverge of
Carina II BBS system.
Please read ST-Report this week for
information on the Word Perfect news
from last week. Interesting reading
for everyone.
Thanks again to everyone who has sent
email and cards for the baby. It was
unexpected and appreciated.
Disk mailings are taking place this week to those of you who have sent
in disks for Zmagazine reproductions.
I am sorry for the long delay, I have
been under alot of backlogged paper
and am finally begining to see some
light.
Official Zmag registration details
will be listed in an upcoming issue.
All Zmag systems carrying our
magazines are required to atleast
register for a user number. We are
setting up a network and want to
get systems on the list for mailings
and special survey information. This
is not a mandatory request. But if
you want coverage and mentions in
Zmag, you must be registered.
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SPC Newswire
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From the Associated Press
ATARI ACCUSES MICRON TECHNOLOGY OF
ILLEGALLY EXPLOITING MEMORY CHIPS
SAN JOSE, Calif. (MARCH 15) AP - Atari
Corp. of Sunnyvale has charged Micron
Technology Inc. of Boise, Idaho, with
illegally exploiting a shortage of
computer memory chips.
The computer and video company on
Monday filed suit in U.S. District
Court, seeking an order to make the
Idaho semiconductor manufacturer pay
the California company an unspecified
amount of damages. The suit charges
breach of contract, bad faith and
violation of federal antitrust law.
There was no immediate response from
Micron Technology.
Micron Technology is one of only two
U.S.-based companies that make the
most common kind of computer memory
chip, known as dynamic random access
memory chips, or D-RAMs. The other is
Texas Instruments Inc. of Dallas.
The shortage of the chips has been
caused by strong sales of personal
computers, the changeover to a new
generation of chips, and a 1986 accord
between the United States and Japan
aimed at ending Japanese ''dumping''
of the chips at unfairly low prices.
ATARI ON LIST OF AMEX 10 MOST ACTIVE
STOCKS THIS WEEK
NEW YORK (MARCH 16) - The 10 most
active stocks in American Stock
Exchange composite trading Wednesday,
March 16.
Stock Sales Last Net Chg.
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Lorimar Tel 764,300 14 7/8 off 1/2
Texas Air 368,000 13 up 1/8
Western Digi 291,700 16 up 1
Asamera Inc 285,200 9 5/8 up 1/8
Wang Lab B 285,100 12 7/8 up 1/4
*Atari Corp* 285,100 7 7/8 off 1/2
Ntl Patent Dv 281,900 8 5/8 up 3/4
Dome Petro 271,500 1 unch
Alza Corp A 175,600 28 3/4 up 1/8
Fst Aust Prm 173,600 8 7/8 unch
FCC REPORTEDLY TO SCRAP PLAN TO RAISE
PHONE RATES FOR COMPUTER USERS
WASHINGTON (MARCH 17) AP - The Federal
Communications Commission plans to
scrap a proposal that would
substantially increase telephone
charges for business and home computer
users, sources said Wednesday.
FCC Chairman Dennis R. Patrick has
concluded that, based on strong and
nearly unanimous opposition to the
proposal, the plan should be dropped,
according to sources at the commission
and on Capitol Hill.
Commissioner Patricia Diaz Dennis said
Patrick had not spoken with her about
a recommendation to drop the plan, but
she said she agreed with the idea.
'There's a lot on our plate right now
and I don't think I'd miss not seeing
that on it,'' she said.
The third commissioner, James Quello,
could not be reached for comment.
Patrick's office had no comment on the
reports. The commission was expected
to vote in two to three months to drop
the proposal.
Users of these services flooded the
FCC and Capitol Hill with thousands
of letters opposing the plan, which
would add about $4.50 an hour to the
cost of hooking up to information
services.
They said the increased charges, which
would double the hourly hookup price
for some information services, would
drive many of them off the computer
networks and crush a fledgling
industry.
Rep. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass.,
chairman of the House Energy and
Commerce telecommunications
subcommittee, said that in light of
the commission's apparent reversal on
the proposal he would delay
indefinitely introduction of a bill
preventing the FCC from imposing the
access charges.
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CARINA II PREVIEW
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Captured by Ron Kovacs
The following capture contains
commentary and facts about the Carina
II BBS system. Jerry Horanoff took
me through the tour which lasted
approx 3 hours plus.
I have tried to keep the contents
flowing and there are parts where I
have gone off in the wrong direction.
You are invited to take a look at the
system yourself. Give the Carina BBS
a call. The number is a the end of
this review.
Now Mr. Horanoff speaks:
Before anyone gets too excited, let me
first state that you MUST use
SpartaDos to run this BBS. No
if/ands/or buts about it. It is also
HIGHLY recommended that you have
atleast a 192k ramdisk (although it is
not required) and/or a hard drive. You
certainly don't need a hard drive, but
if you don't have a ramdisk, it would
be MUCH more of a benefit to have one.
You can run this system on as little
as 500k of storage space (including
ramdisk and disk drives), but the more
space you have, the more impressive
the system will be.
Carina II - Main Menu
|Read |R|Ctrl-R|Read Messages |
|Scan |Q|Ctrl-Q|Scan Msg Headers |
|Post |P|Ctrl-P|Post a Message |
|Feedback |F|Ctrl-F|Message to SysOp |
|Sections |+| +|Section Names |
|Go |G|Ctrl-G|Go to New Section|
|Sec-Stats|K|Ctrl-K|Section Status |
|Topics |T|Ctrl-T|Message Topics |
|Games |#| #|Play a Game(s) |
|Logoff |L|Ctrl-L|Exit BBS |
|Chat |C|Ctrl-C|Chat with SysOp |
|Databases|*| *|View Database(s) |
|Users |U|Ctrl-U|List of SIG Users|
|Status |%| %|Your Statistics |
|Settings |S|Ctrl-S|Change Settings |
|Vote-Poll|V|Ctrl-V|Voting Poll(s) |
|Other BBS|O|Ctrl-O|List of BBSs |
|Bulletins|=| =|Section Bulletins|
|Menu |?| ?|This Menu |
|Help |!| !|Extensive Help |
|Directory|D|Ctrl-D|List of D/L Files|
|Browse |B|Ctrl-B|File Descriptions|
|Download |<| <|Download a File |
|Upload |>| >|Upload a File |
Notice that Carina II can now use
single letter input now. No need for
you (if not an expirenced Carina user
to activate a ctrl and letter command.
Simple one letter key commands make
life a bit easier for you (lazy)
people. Hehehe
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Carina II supports many different
types of terminal emulation. ASCII/
ATASCII, VT-52 monochrome, VT-52
color, line-feeds on/off, etc...
Switching from ASCII to ATASCII is
as simple as switching your terminal
program's translation and hitting
RETURN at any command prompt (no sense
making things difficult, right?).
Switching your other terminal options
is done by use of the -Settings-
command:
Settings-
[A] Password > ______
[B] Screen Size > 24
[C] Clear Code > 012
[D] Section Tags
[E] Continuous > [ ]
[F] Clear Screen> [*]
[G] Page Breaks > [ ]
[H] 80 Columns > [ ]
[I] Line Feeds > [ ]
[J] VT-52 Mode > [ ]
[K] VT w/Color > [*]
[L] Header > [*]
[M] '$' Macro >
Read All New,Browse All New
Enter Choice or
Press [RETURN] : D
| Section Title | Key-Word |
|Electronic Mail |PRIVATE |
*|The General Area |GENERAL |
*|The Carina Universe |CARINA |
*|The ST Forum |ST |
*|The Atari Zone |ATARI |
*|The IBM Executives |IBM |
*|The Amiga World |AMIGA |
*|The Commodore Pub |COMMODORE |
*|The Apple Orchard |APPLE |
*|The Tandy Tavern |TANDY |
*|The Carina II Files |II_FILES |
*|The Gamer's Corner |GAMER'S |
*|The ACC/PB Members |ACC/PB |
*|The Debate Room |DEBATE |
*| V.I.P. Members |VIP |
*|The RoboWar II Area |ROBOWAR |
|<- Tags Defining ALL | Key-Word |
Section to Tag or RETURN:
As you can see, there are a lot of
different settings that you can
personalize to your own needs. Carina
II supports 80 columns now, page
breaks, continuous read, and others..
The header can be toggled along with
the features above.
There is also a macro that you can
define to be anything you want (the
-$- key). This is not a command, it's
a string that can contain multiple
commands that you use use frequently
(just like you would set a macro in
your terminal program, you can set a
macro on the BBS as well (in case your
terminal program doesn't support such
things)). It can be up to 30
characters long.
Message Bases
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Unlike Carina 1, Carina II is devided
up into Sections (Special Interest
Groups (SIGs for short)). Each
section has its own message base, file
area, database area, game area,
voting poll, and you can even assign
it its own SysOp! Each section also
has its own bulletin file.
Below is a sample of a few areas and
the different bulletins and commands
available to navigate through the
message areas.
Here are the different Sections
available on this BBS (yours, can, of
course, be personalized to your own
needs as a SysOp):
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Sections
If I wanted to switch to, say, the
Atari section, I would type:
Section > The General Area
Minutes > 025
Command : Go atari
Switching to The Atari Zone
Message Area : Yes New: 87
File Area : Yes New: 82
Game Area : No
Database Area: No
Votepoll Area: Yes
You are then shown what this section
has to offer. This section has a
message area and there are 87 new
messages. It has a file area and
there are 82 new files. This section
has no game area or database, but
there is a votepoll. Let's take a
look at some of the messages.
Section > The Atari Zone
Minutes > 024
Command : Read
Existing Messages > 1-87
Message(s) to Read
or Scan? [?]=Help: ?
Read/Scan Help
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Read or Scan individual
messages: 5 or 5- or 5-35
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Read or Scan messages relative
to the end of the message base:
LAST
or: LAST 10
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Read or Scan messages that you
have not seen yet: NEW
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Messages posted after
a certain date:
5/21/87
or even: 5/21/87-6:30:00pm
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Messages that you have
previously marked: MARKED
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Existing Messages > 1-87
Message(s) to Read
or Scan? [?]=Help: new
Field to Search or
[RETURN] [?]=Help: ?
Read/Scan Search Help
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Search for messages posted by
a specific user: FROM
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Search for messages sent to
a specific user: TO
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Search for a word within a
message's title: TITLE
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Search for a word within a
message's text area:
TEXT
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or press RETURN for all.
--------------------------------
Field to Search or
[RETURN] [?]=Help:
}
Message 1 The Atari Zone
Left at 10/29/87 - 12:29:30am
Sent to All
Sent by 84-WALTER WILLIAMS
Topic Electronics...
Title Electronics...
Replies 1
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Boutique has discontinued all Atari
hardware excepting the XF551 when it
comes out.
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Command [?]=Menu:
Notice that the message header
displays a title AND a topic. When a
message is posted, the Topic always
stays the same, but the message Title
can change when people reply to this
message (or replies to those replies).
It also displays how many replies to
this message there are, and will also
tell you whether a message has been
received by the person it was sent to.
Here is a list of the different
commands you can use at this prompt:
Message 2 The Atari Zone
Left at 10/29/87 - 12:33:09am
Sent to 84-WALTER WILLIAMS
Sent by SysOp:1-JERRY HORANOFF
Topic Really?
Title Really?
Rply to 1
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What did they decide to discontinue
Atari stuff? That's wierd (especially
since they use to be known as
'Games&Gadgets'... Hmm. Do you have
any idea why?
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Command [?]=Menu: ?
Existing Messages [1-87]
Press RETURN for Next Message
[Q]uit [A]gain [+]Skip Forward
[E]dit [R]eply [-]Skip Back
[S]end [T]race [#]Go Message #
[K]ill [?]Menu [C]ontinuous
[M]ark [U]nMrk [=]Clear Mrkers
[N]ext Section [F]ind Replies
Command [?]=Menu:
Let me define a few of the less
obvious functions here:
[+] will skip forward within the
message base (example: +, typing
+10 at this prompt would skip the
over 10 messages). likewise,
typing -10 would skip back 10
10 messages. This is much more
convenient than having to quit
reading and enter the read command
when you want to change directions
(for example, if you were reading
forward and you wanted to start
reading reverse, you don't have to
quit the read to do it).
You can also just type a message
number at this prompt and it will
immediately go to that message! You
have true random access to messages.
These message bases also have full
threading capability. You can [T]race
back to the message that the current
message is a reply to, or [F]ind
replies to this message. You can
[M]ark messages normally used when
scanning to search for message titles
that sound like they may be
interesting and then go back and read
marked messages.
Let me demonstrate a few of these:
Message 3 The Atari Zone
Left at 11/1/87 - 11:10:38pm
Sent to All
Sent by 18-PARTY DOG
Topic here we go again!
Title here we go again!
Replies 1
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The Twilight Zone BBS will be going
down for a little while. I should have
the board back up in a week, but I am
not sure. I will post a message here,
when I have it done. I won't tell you
why, but you will understand why when
you call it. It's a surprise, and I'll
never tell......Now you who know....
mum's the word. Such a corny cliche,
why did I say that? I don't know....
well,...see ya' when it's back up in a
week or so....maybe this weekend...
pd
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Command [?]=Menu: ?
Existing Messages [1-87]
Press RETURN for Next Message
[Q]uit [A]gain [+]Skip Forward
[E]dit [R]eply [-]Skip Back
[S]end [T]race [#]Go Message #
[K]ill [?]Menu [C]ontinuous
[M]ark [U]nMrk [=]Clear Mrkers
[N]ext Section [F]ind Replies
Command [?]=Menu: 50
Message 50 The Atari Zone
Left at 1/18/88 - 2:37:43am
Sent to 7-ALBERT YARUSSO
Sent by 50-KATT
Topic Phantasmal Alchemy
Title Hmm..
Replies 1 Received
Rply to 49
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Another beta tester, eh? Hmm... sounds
fun.
I can't wait.
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Command [?]=Menu: -5
Existing Messages [1-87]
Press RETURN for Next Message
[Q]uit [A]gain [+]Skip Forward
[E]dit [R]eply [-]Skip Back
[S]end [T]race [#]Go Message #
[K]ill [?]Menu [C]ontinuous
[M]ark [U]nMrk [=]Clear Mrkers
[N]ext Section [F]ind Replies
Command [?]=Menu: -5
Message 45 The Atari Zone
Left at 1/7/88 - 11:30:39pm
Sent to All
Sent by 9-PARTY DOG
Topic ...
Title ...
Replies 1
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..Call The Twilight Zone BBS
305-588-4930
300/1200 baud
Carina
twelve on-line games
many downloads....
Yes, Al. Y. that was a plug too....heh
heh,
thank You
The Party Dog
SysOp
..haven't heard from you in a while
Al....where are ya'?
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Command [?]=Menu: t
Command [?]=Menu: f
Message 46 The Atari Zone
Left at 1/8/88 - 2:12:21pm
Sent to 9-PARTY DOG
Sent by 7-ALBERT YARUSSO
Topic ...
Title Alive
Replies 1 Received
Rply to 45
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Where am I? Well at the moment about
to be buried in a big nor'easter.. Hmm
I like snow.. oh well it will not
explain where I have been in the past
few weeks..
I have been very busy with a few
things:
College Applications
Work
School (homework)
RoboWar II modifications/docs
an Inventory Control Program
on the Macintosh for a company
Alternate Reality: The Dungeon
(A Fantastic game, a must have!)
and throw in the occassional reading
of a book (asimov, clarke, donaldson,
pier, to name a few) and that
basically fills my time. Oh yea.
Sleep, eat and that other human
necessity that you never see being
done on TV..
Well, maybe on HBO..
Later,
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Command [?]=Menu: f
Message 48 The Atari Zone
Left at 1/9/88 - 5:36:51pm
Sent to 7-ALBERT YARUSSO
Sent by 9-PARTY DOG
Topic ...
Title glad to hear..
Replies 0 Received
Rply to 46
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Pressing [N] for next section will
immediately take you to the next
section (obviously) allowing you to
read messages there. This comes in
handy when you are doing a -Read All-
(i.e. Read ALL messages in ALL
sections).
You can also define only those
sections that you want to define the
word -All-. For example, if you only
had the Atari 8-bit section and the ST
section tagged for -All- then when
you do a -Read All- it will only go
through those sections, omitting
sections that are not of interest to
you (like Commodore <- hehe).
You can tag/untag these sections by
use of the settings command
demonstrated earlier:
Command : Settings
[A] Password > ______
[B] Screen Size > 24
[C] Clear Code > 012
[D] Section Tags
[E] Continuous > [ ]
[F] Clear Screen> [*]
[G] Page Breaks > [ ]
[H] 80 Columns > [ ]
[I] Line Feeds > [ ]
[J] VT-52 Mode > [ ]
[K] VT w/Color > [*]
[L] Header > [*]
[M] '$' Macro >
Read All New,Browse All New
Enter Choice or
Press [RETURN] : D
Section to Tag or RETURN: com
| | Section Title | Key-Word
| |Electronic Mail |PRIVATE |
|*|The General Area |GENERAL |
|*|The Carina Universe |CARINA |
|*|The ST Forum |ST |
|*|The Atari Zone |ATARI |
|*|The IBM Executives |IBM |
|*|The Amiga World |AMIGA |
| |The Commodore Pub |COMMODORE|
|*|The Apple Orchard |APPLE |
|*|The Tandy Tavern |TANDY |
|*|The Carina II Files |II_FILES |
|*|The Gamer's Corner |GAMER'S |
|*|The ACC/PB Members |ACC/PB |
|*|The Debate Room |DEBATE |
|*| V.I.P. Members |VIP |
|*|The RoboWar II Area |ROBOWAR |
| |<- Tags Defining ALL | Key-Word|
Section to Tag or RETURN:
Good. We got rid of commodores.
Luckily this section does have a file
area. Of course, it does not have to
have one (the General section doesn't
for example). It doesn't have to have
a message base either for that matter.
If you are us~nsure about what
features are in an area, you can type
-Sec-Stats- (or Ctrl-K or simply -K-
followed by a RETURN) to see what's in
the section.
Command : k
Message Area : Yes New: 87
File Area : Yes New: 82
Game Area : No
Database Area: No
Votepoll Area: Yes
Since we have a file area, let's take
a look around.
Command : Browse
Existing Files > 1-82
Access Which Files
[?]=Help: 1-
Field to Search or
[RETURN] [?]=Help:
File # 1 The Atari Zone
Filename JACKPOT.BAS Size 8960
Left at 10/29/87 - 4:26:41pm
Sent by 25-GARY LOVELESS
Accesses 4
Brief
SLOT MACHINE GAME
KeyWords
BASIC/ GAME/
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GO TO LAS VEGAS AND PLAY WITH THE
PROS...
8-Bitter
______________________________________
Command [?]=Menu: ?
Existing Files [1-82]
Press RETURN for Next File
[Q]uit [A]gain [+]Skip Forward
[#]Go# [?]Menu [-]Skip Back
[M]ark [U]nMrk [=]Clear Mrkers
[N]ext Section [C]ontinuous
[V]iew Arc [D]ownload
Command [?]=Menu:
The file area works almost identically
to the message area. Once you learn
the message area, you'll already have
a very good idea about how to use the
file area. The file area is one of
the best features of Carina II. It
puts CompuServe to shame.
The header displays quite a few things
about the file: The file name, it's
size, who uploaded it (and when), how
many people have downloaded it, a
brief description about the file (used
when doing a directory in 80 columns
-- this brief file description comes
in handy), and key-words that can be
used to help locate specific files (by
searching for key-words). You also
have 4 -k file descriptions (up to 4
k). From the -Command [?]=Menu: -
prompt you can do the following things
that you (of course) cant do in the
message area:
[D]ownload this file
[V]iew the contents of an ARCed file
And if you are using a batch protocol
(like Y-modem Batch or C-modem), you
can even mark files and download them
all at once! (can't do that on
CompuServe, Oasis! or Express! Pro for
that matter - hehe).
Command : Directory
You can also search for files (or even
messages) by date if you'd like. As
precise as to the second:
Command : Directory 1/1/88-12:00:30pm
FN Filename Ext Size U/L'ed Acc
30 AMODEM75 BAS 22625 1/03/88 2
31 AMODEM75 COM 4920 1/03/88 0
32 AMODEM75 HLP 828 1/03/88 1
33 NOSEDEMO COM 22485 1/03/88 23
34 REZDEMO 18252 1/03/88 5
35 XEDEMO COM 65317 1/03/88 7
36 AMODM751 ARC 13689 1/06/88 18
37 SXEXPRES OBJ 33865 1/06/88 8
38 SWANDEMO COM 32009 1/12/88 1
39 SPIRAL BAS 2476 1/12/88 1
40 VIEWGR9 COM 7949 1/13/88 2
41 GIRL GR9 7807 1/13/88 3
42 MEGABUG COM 4253 1/13/88 2
43 MEGABUG DOC 6071 1/14/88 2
44 OILDEMO COM 38447 1/19/88 1
45 PHOBOS TXT 7277 1/22/88 4
46 QMEGBBS COM 1020 1/24/88 4
47 SHRINKXE COM 4682 1/25/88 0
Command [?]=Menu: ?
Press RETURN for Next Page
[Q]uit [A]gain [+]Skip Forward
[#]Go# [?]Menu [-]Skip Back
[M]ark [U]nMrk [=]Clear Mrkers
[N]ext Section [V]iew Arc File
[D]ownload (This File/Marked)
Command [?]=Menu: v 36
Filename.Ext Format Bytes Size
AMODM751.COM Packed 5135 5170
Size of Files When Expanded > 5170
Command [?]=Menu:
Let me tell you about access (since I
reminded myself). There are no access
levels per-se anymore... You either
have access to do something or you
don't. You either can use a command
or you can't. And with sections there
are 4 different levels of access. No
access, read-only access, full access,
or SysOp access. The read-only access
is good if you are running a D&D type
adventure sig. This way you can let
everyone see what's happening, but
only your players can participate.
Time limit is also independant of
access level now. With this setup,
there are 3.169 times 10 to the 29th
different combinations of access levels!
Here is a example of the formula:
(2^32*~)*(4^26)*(255)
the answer is:> 4.9517601 ~E27
On-line time is independant... You can
assign a user anywhere from no tim
(quite useless) to 255 minutes (i.e.
4+ hours).
Command : Other BBS
[1] Display 'BRIEF' descriptions
[2] Display 'FULL' descriptions
[3] 'ADD' to BBS Listing
Enter Choice: 1
Field to Search or
[RETURN] [?]=Help: ?
[1] Name [5] Phone
[2] Computer [6] State
[3] Software [7] Size
[4] Description [8] Baud
Field to Search or
[RETURN] [?]=Help:
BBS Name Phone Number BPS
POOR MANS BBS 305-457-9290 2400
Alternate Universe 305-747-9196 2400 The Launch Pad 201-343-1426 1200 KACE BBS 606-754-9639 1200 West Coast Syndicate 415-825-2952 2400 The Twilight Zone 305-588-4930 1200 Phantasmal Alchemy 203-443-5200 1200 L.B.C.S. 213-631-7328 1200 The Space BAr 203-739-3311 1200 Dark Side 312-438-9356 1200 Hawk BBS:CamelotWest 716-297-9596 1200 ACC/PB 305-641-5372 1200 The Crypt ][ 305-581-9426 1200 P.A.U.G.S 602-242-4259 1200
[1] Display 'BRIEF' descriptions
[2] Display 'FULL' descriptions
[3] 'ADD' to BBS Listing
Enter Choice: 2
Field to Search or
[RETURN] [?]=Help: state
Search For: NJ
Name:The Launch Pad
Phone:201-343-1426
Baud:1200 Computer:576K 130XE
State:NJ Software:Carina!
Size:2 Hours:24 Hrs.
Good Carina run out of 512K RAMDisk
Jerry: by the way, if we were in 80
columns, that brief description (seen
above) would also be displayed when
doing the brief descriptions.
Command : Other BBSs add
Enter BBS Name: Syndicate BBS
Enter BBS Phone
# xxx-xxx-xxxx: 201-968-8148
Enter Maximum
Baud Rate : 1200
Computer BBS is
Running On : Atari
State Located : NJ
Which BBS Soft-
ware is used? : FoReM XEP
Maximum Storage
Capacity (megs): 10
Operating Hours: 24
Enter a 1-Line BBS Description
Zmag/ST-Report Hdqts
Name:Syndicate BBS
Phone:201-968-8148
Baud:1200 Computer:Atari
State:NJ Software:FoReM XEP
Size:10 Hours:24
Zmag/ST-Report Hdqts
Is this Correct? Yes
BBS Added to List
Command : Other BBSs brief state -nj-
xD
BBS Name Phone Number BPS
The Launch Pad 201-343-1426 1200
Syndicate BBS 201-968-8148 1200
The databases works exactly like the
help file (and so does the Game
menues). The're the exact same
routine...
Command : Help
| Carina II Help Database |
|------------------------------------|
| [A] An introduction to Carina II |
| [B] General usage of Carina II |
| [C] Using the main menu commands |
| [D] Using the text editor (for |
| messages and file descriptions)|
| [E] Inside information about |
| Carina II (and ordering info) |
|------------------------------------|
[A-E] [-]Previous RETURN=Quit: C
| Command that you need help with? |
| [A] Read | [B] Scan |
| [C] Post | [D] Feedback |
| [E] Sections | [F] Go |
| [G] Sec-Stats | [H] Topics |
| [I] Games | [J] Logoff |
| [K] Chat | [L] Databases |
| [M] Users | [N] Status |
| [O] Settings | [P] Vote-Poll |
| [Q] Other BBSs | [Q] Bulletins |
| [S] Menu | [T] Help |
| [U] Directory | [V] Browse |
| [W] Download | [X] Upload |
[A-X] [-]Previous RETURN=Quit: T
Help
Example usage:
Help
Help me!
Help me please!
Each of the above-mentioned usages
will get you the same amount of help -
this help database (Since you are
here, you obviously already know how
to use this command).
Any Key to Continue:
Command : Menu
Carina II - Main Menu
|Read |R|Ctrl-R|Read Messages |
|Scan |Q|Ctrl-Q|Scan Msg Headers |
|Post |P|Ctrl-P|Post a Message |
|Feedback |F|Ctrl-F|Message to SysOp |
|Sections |+| +|Section Names |
|Go |G|Ctrl-G|Go to New Section|
|Sec-Stats|K|Ctrl-K|Section Status |
|Topics |T|Ctrl-T|Message Topics |
|Games |#| #|Play a Game(s) |
|Logoff |L|Ctrl-L|Exit BBS |
|Chat |C|Ctrl-C|Chat with SysOp |
|Databases|*| *|View Database(s) |
|Users |U|Ctrl-U|List of SIG Users|
|Status |%| %|Your Statistics |
|Settings |S|Ctrl-S|Change Settings |
|Vote-Poll|V|Ctrl-V|Voting Poll(s) |
|Other BBS|O|Ctrl-O|List of BBSs |
|Bulletins|=| =|Section Bulletins|
|Menu |?| ?|This Menu |
|Help |!| !|Extensive Help |
|Directory|D|Ctrl-D|List of D/L Files|
|Browse |B|Ctrl-B|File Descriptions|
|Download |<| <|Download a File |
|Upload |>| >|Upload a File |
Command : Topics
| Msg | Topic |
|1 |Electronics... |
|3 |here we go again! |
|5 | |
|8 |Atari 1050 |
|11 |I'm Back! |
|21 |IT'S BACK!... |
|33 |This Weekend |
|35 |Back up! |
|36 |Zenobia! |
|40 |sorry....... |
|41 |8-BIT SYSTEM... |
|42 |back up |
|43 |Vt52 - vt100 |
|44 |Uploads |
|45 |... |
|47 |TFS BBS |
|49 |Phantasmal Alchemy |
|53 |BBS |
|54 |News |
|61 |test |
|62 |New Beta tester |
|64 |N |
|74 |Hi |
|85 |I FORGOT |
| | |
______________________________________
File Downloading
Command : Download 47
[1] 'XM' X-Modem
[2] 'XC' X-Modem CRC
[3] 'YM' Y-Modem (1K-Xm)
[4] 'YB' Y-Modem (Batch)
[5] 'CM' C-Modem (Batch)
[6] 'AS' ASCII
Select Transfer Protocol:
Now in Chat Mode
If you were downloading MARKED files,
you would only be shown the batch
protocols (Y-Modem Batch and C-Modem).
Command : Upload
Free upload space (bytes) 14549093
[1] 'XM' X-Modem
[2] 'XC' X-Modem CRC
[3] 'YM' Y-Modem (1K-Xm)
[4] 'YB' Y-Modem (Batch)
[5] 'CM' C-Modem (Batch)
Select Transfer Protocol: 5
FILENAME.EXT: 3232.232
Invalid Filename
Filenames must be in the format of a
1-8 character filename and an optional
1-3 character extender. The first
character of the filename must be a
letter, and any of the following
characters may be either a letter or a
number. If you use the optional
extender, a period must proceed it.
Examples:
FILENAME.EXT
PROGRAM1
PROGRAM1.BAS
GAME.OBJ
FILE.5
Examples of invalid filenames:
5GAMES.ARC <=- First character must
be a LETTER.
FILE 6.PRG <=- No Spaces.
UTILITIES.ARC <=- Maximum of an 8
character filename.
.GAM <=- Must have a filename
field.
FILENAME.EXT: TEST.PRG
Enter a brief 1-line description
This is a test program.
Select a keyword from this list of
keywords that best describes or helps
in identifying this file.
Press RETURN if none are appropriate.
BASIC/ BASIC-XL/ BASIC-XE/ OBJECT/
MAC-65/ ACTION
Keyword 1: BASIC
Select a keyword from this list of
keywords that best describes or helps
in identifying this file.
Press RETURN if none are appropriate.
GAME/ UTILITY/ APPLICATION/
COMMUNICATION/ DOCUMENTATION/ DEMO/
PRODUCTIVITY/ PICTURE/ AMS
Keyword 2: COM
Enter any additional key-words of
your own that you feel will help
describe/identify this file.
Press RETURN when you have finished.
Keyword 3: TEST
Keyword 4: STUPID
Keyword 5: LITTLE
Keyword 6: FILE
Keyword 7:
File Keywords:
BASIC/ COMMUNICATION/ TEST/ STUPID/
LITTLE/ FILE
Are These OK? Yes
Please enter a detailed description
of the file that is being uploaded.
Enter Description (-/- to Exit)
This is just a test... don't worry
about it!
Cmd: ?
[S]ave [C]ontinue [I]nsert [A]bort
[E]dit [R]estart [D]elete
[F]ind [P]review [L]ist [?]Menu
____________________________________
Command that can be used within
this text editor:
____________________________________
Ctrl-X = Delete Line
Ctrl-W = Delete last word
____________________________________
Ctrl-C = Center a line of text
Ctrl-R = Right Justify a line
Ctrl-C/R must be first character
in line being centered/justified.
Cmd: E
Line(s) to Edit? (1-2): 2
about it!
Enter New Text and Press -/- to Exit
about it. Used for the capture in the
Special Edition of ZMAG98! (hehehe)
Cmd: f
Word to Find: Zmag98
Line > 3
Cmd: p
This is just a test... don't worry
About it. Used for the capture in the
Special Edition of ZMAG98! (hehehe)
you can also center or right justify
text (in the message editor or this
description editor) like so:
Cmd: c
Enter Description (-/- to Exit)
Special Edition of ZMAG98! (hehehe)
(Note: Usage of the Ctrl-R command
were deleted since they will cause
havic with terminal programs or in the
ascii transfer of this issue after
completion.)
Don't
Forget
to
read
it!!!!!!!!!!!
Cmd: p
This is just a test... don't worry
About it. Used for the capture in the
Special Edition of ZMAG98! (hehehe)
Don't
Forget
to
read
it!!!!!!!!!!!
Cmd:
Now in Chat Mode
Abort, Are You Sure? Yes
Syndicate BBS (201) 968-8148
Command : Menu
Ok.. One neat thing about Carina II
is that I have a status window that I
can toggle from non-existant, to 5
-line, to full-page. When in the full
-page mode, I get a cursor and I can
edit your status (even while you are
still using the BBS. You won't even
notice I'm doing it)... Let me give
you some SysOp access so I can
demonstrate some of the SysOp features
to you.
ok... there we go...
Command : go at
Message Area : Yes New: 87
File Area : Yes New: 82
Game Area : No
Database Area: No
Votepoll Area: Yes
Syndicate BBS (201) 968-8148
Section > The Atari Zone
Minutes > 014
Command : Edit
Cmd: p
Well, this is the Atari section. It's
mainly to be used for 8-bit
discussions and files. Any Public
Domain Atari 8-bit files can be placed
in this section, but if they would fit
better in another SIG then put them
there first. This is more of a
General Atari Sig. Let's get some
discussions going here. I know there's
not much to talk about, but I'm sure
you guys can think of something to
say! Also, check out the voting topics
and give us an idea about yourself!
- Thanks, Katt [Sig-Op]
Cmd:
This is the bulletins file for the
Atari Section. Katt is the SysOp of
this section and he is responsible for
keeping the bulletins up to date...
[S]ave [C]ontinue [I]nsert [A]bort
[E]dit [R]estart [D]elete
[F]ind [P]review [L]ist [?]Menu
____________________________________
Command that can be used within
this text editor:
____________________________________
Ctrl-X = Delete Line
Ctrl-W = Delete last word
____________________________________
Ctrl-C = Center a line of text
Ctrl-R = Right Justify a line
Ctrl-C/R must be first character
in line being centered/justified.
Cmd: r
Restart, Are You Sure? Yes
New File
Cmd: c
Carina II Edit (Press -/- for Menu)
Welcome to the Atari Section!
This is the bulletin's file for this
section.... As a SysOp of this
section, I can edit this file.
Whenever someone enters this section,
they will be shown this bulletin file
(if they have not already seen it
before).
Cmd: p
Welcome to the Atari Section!
This is the bulletin's file for this
section.... As a SysOp of this
section, I can edit this file.
Whenever someone enters this section,
they will be shown this bulletins file
(if they have not already seen it
before).
Cmd: f
Word to Find: before
Line > 10
before)
------
[R]eplace [N]ext [Q]uit : r
Replace With: already
No More Matches Found
Cmd: p
}
Welcome to the Atari Section!
This is the bulletin's file for this
section.... As a SysOp of this
section, I can edit this file.
Whenever someone enters this section,
they will be shown this bulletins file
(if they have not already seen it
already).
Cmd: c
Carina II Edit (Press -/- for Menu)
already).
Your Sysop,
Katt
Cmd: p
Welcome to the Atari Section!
This is the bulletin's file for this
section.... As a SysOp of this
section, I can edit this file.
Whenever someone enters this section,
they will be shown this bulletins file
(if they have not already seen it
already).
Your Sysop,
Katt
Cmd: l
1>
2> Welcome to the Atari Section!
3>
4> This is the bulletin's file for
this
5> section.... As a SysOp of this
6> section, I can edit this file.
7> Whenever someone enters this
section,
8> they will be shown this bulletins
file
9> (if they have not already seen it
10> already).
11>
12>
13>
14> Your Sysop,
15>
16>
17> Katt
Cmd: s
Command : go general
Switching to The General Area
Message Area : Yes New: 172
File Area : No New: N/A
Game Area : No
Database Area: Yes
Votepoll Area: No
Syndicate BBS (201) 968-8148
Command : Bulletins
General Bulletins!
RoboWar II is now Online in the new
RoboWar II section. Check it out!
Area code of the West Palm Beach area
will be changing from 305 to 407 real
soon!
______________________________________
As you can see, each section does
indeed hav its own bulletins file.
Let's check out the vote poll (now
that I'm thinking of it) for the Atari
Section.
Command : Vote-Poll at
Switching to The Atari Zone
Carina BBS - Voting Poll
Question # 1
Which DOS do you use?
Times this poll has been taken > 17
[V]ote [S]kip [R]esults [Q]uit: V
Select one of the Following
A....Sparta Dos
B....MyDos
C....TopDos
D....Dos XL
E....Smart Dos
F....Atari Dos 2.0
G....Atari Dos 2.5
H....Other
Enter Choice [A-H]: A
Are you Sure? Yes
Results of Vote Poll
67%....Sparta Dos
6%....MyDos
0%....TopDos
0%....Dos XL
11%....Smart Dos
0%....Atari Dos 2.0
17%....Atari Dos 2.5
0%....Other
Press RETURN
Carina BBS - Voting Poll
Question # 2
Do you own Basic XL and/or Basic XE?
Times this poll has been taken > 17
[V]ote [S]kip [R]esults [Q]uit: V
Select one of the Following
A....Yes
B....Nope
Enter Choice [A-B]: B
Are you Sure? Yes
Results of Vote Poll
56%....Yes
44%....Nope
Press RETURN
Last poll question in this section
Also as a SysOp (of this Section) you
are able to give other users access to
your section via the U-Edit command:
Command : U-Edit
Existing Users > 183
Cannot edit a SysOp
|Nm|SAM GRIDLEY |Ac|2
|Pn|
SIG Access [*]
|High Msg|87 The Atari Zone
|High Fle|79
Command [?]=Menu:
|Nm|BOB TROTMAN |Ac|3
|Pn|
SIG Access [S]
|High Msg|87 The Atari Zone
|High Fle|82
Cannot edit a SysOp
|Nm|CHARLES HOYLE |Ac|4
|Pn|
SIG Access [*]
|High Msg|0 The Atari Zone
|High Fle|0
Command [?]=Menu: ?
Press RETURN for Next User
[Q]uit [A]gain [+]Skip Forward
[E]dit [R]eset [-]Skip Back
[S]ave [P]rint [#]Go Message #
[K]ill [?]Menu [B]lacklist
[V]alidate [!]Revive
[W]rite Validation File [0-9]
[USER NAME] to search for user
Command [?]=Menu: ron kovacs
|Nm|RON KOVACS |Ac|59
|Pn|201-968-8148
SIG Access [*]
|High Msg|50 The Atari Zone
|High Fle|3
Cannot edit a SysOp
|Nm|ED BOWLES |Ac|60
|Pn|
SIG Access [*]
A few of these commands you cannot
access (because you are only a Sig
SysOp). For instance, you cannot
blacklist someone. Only a SysOp of
Electronic Mail can access these types
of commands... When you are a SysOp
of E-Mail, you get to see a lot more
also....
|Nm|TERRY FOSTER |Ac|61
|Pn|
SIG Access [*]
|High Msg|2 The Atari Zone
|High Fle|0
Command [?]=Menu: q
Command : U-Edit pr
Switching to Electronic Mail
Existing Users > 183
Command [?]=Menu: ron kovacs
|Nm|RON KOVACS |Ac|59
A|Pn|201-968-8148 B|Pw|
C|Tl|30 D|Tr|12 E|Lc|3/19/88
F|Cl|4 G|Ul|1 H|Lt|16:30:45
I|Ms|0 J|Dl|0
______________________________________
Sections >|ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
K Commands **************
ABCDEFGIKLNOPQRSTUVWYZ/?-=+*!#$%&@()<>
L+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
______________________________________
MPO Box 74 Middlesex, NJ 08846 ______________________________________
N|V52| O|Clr| P|Hdr| Q|Lnf|
R|Brk| S|80c| T|Cls| U|Cnt|
V|Scr|24 W|Ulr|10 X|Csc|12 Y|???|
ZRead All New,Browse All New
|High Msg|1244 Electronic Mail
|High Fle|12 |E-mail|0 |F-mail|0
Command [?]=Menu:
Here is all of the different items
associated with your account. The A-Z
items are the Sections that you have
access to. The line underneath that
is all of the commands that you have
access to (some of them are not used
so users can add their own commands if
they want).
SysOps of sections are also
responsible for validating files that
are uploaded.... Let's check to see if
there are any.
Command : Validate at
Switching to The Atari Zone
File # 1
Filename SPCOBER Size 8234
Sent by 127-R.I
Sent on 3-19-88 10:36am
Brief
GOOD GAME
KeyWords
OBJECT/ GAME/
______________________________________
GOOD GAME
______________________________________
Command [?]=Menu : ?
Press RETURN for Next File
[Q]uit [A]gain [+]Skip Forward
[#]Go# [?]Menu [-]Skip Back
[V]alid [K]ill
Command [?]=Menu :
File # 2
Filename NUDEDEMO.COM Size 20736
Sent by 28-GARY LOVELESS
Sent on 3-17-88 8:38pm
Brief
INTERESTING NUDE DEMO
KeyWords
OBJECT/ DEMO/
______________________________________
THIS DEMO GOES ON FOR AWHILE, BUT THE
GRAPHICS ARE GOOD...WORTH HAVING A
LOOK AT.
8-Bitter
______________________________________
Command [?]=Menu : +
File # 3
Filename TOPTEN37.BAS Size 6235
Sent by 180-CHARLES AMOROSE
Sent on 3-18-88 1:55pm
Brief
Carina 1.0 Top Ten Lister Ver. 3.7
KeyWords
BASIC/ UTILITY/ CARINA/ BBS/
______________________________________
This is the latest version of my Top
Ten Lister for Carina 1.0 Line 1100 is
where it looks for the Password.Fle,
so you will probably have to change
the drive number. Line 2000 is where
the list gets saved, so you might want
to change that also.
______________________________________
Command [?]=Menu : ?
Press RETURN for Next File
[Q]uit [A]gain [+]Skip Forward
[#]Go# [?]Menu [-]Skip Back
[V]alid [K]ill
Command [?]=Menu : v
now if we take a look, it should be
there...
Command : browse last
File # 83 The Atari Zone
Filename TOPTEN37.BAS Size 6235
Left at 3/19/88 - 4:49:07pm
Sent by 180-CHARLES AMOROSE
Accesses 0
Brief
Carina 1.0 Top Ten Lister Ver. 3.7
KeyWords
BASIC/ UTILITY/ CARINA/ BBS/
_______________________________________ Command [?]=Menu: ?
Existing Files [1-83]
Press RETURN for Next File
[Q]uit [A]gain [+]Skip Forward
[#]Go# [?]Menu [-]Skip Back
[M]ark [U]nMrk [=]Clear Mrkers
[N]ext Section [C]ontinuous
[V]iew Arc [D]ownload
Command [?]=Menu: q
and so it is... ~
SysOps can also make votepolls,
compact their file area physically
deleting all files that have been
tagged for deletion), and they can
also write form letters (this is
pretty neat). Observe:
Command : Post
Send Message to: all
Sending to 0-All
Message Title: The Atari Sig!
Enter Message (Press -/- for Menu)
Hello there %!01,
Welcome to the Atari 8-bit sig!
In case your have forgotten, your
account number is %!02, your phone
number is %!04-%!05-%!06, and you have
%!10 minutes left!
How come you are only cali~ling at %
%!25 baud?! I thought you were rich!
Sincerely,
Your SysOp
Cmd: l
1> Hello there %!01,
2>
3> Welcome to the Atari 8-bit sig!
4>
5> In case you have forgotten, your
6> account number is %!02, your phone
7> number is %!04-%!05-%!06, and you have
8> %!10 minutes left!
9>
10> How come you are only calling at
11> %!25 baud?! I thought you were rich!
12>
13>
14> Sincerely,
15>
16>
17> Your SysOp
Cmd: p
Message 88 The Atari Zone
Sent to 0-All
Sent by 59-RON KOVACS
Topic The Atari Sig!
Title The Atari Sig!
Hello there %!01,
Welcome to the Atari 8-bit sig!
In case you have forgotten, your
account number is %!02, your phone
number is %!04-%!05-%!06, and you have
%!10 minutes left!
How come you are only calling at
%!25 baud?! I thought you were rich!
Sincerely,
Your SysOp
Cmd: s
Message Sent
Syndicate BBS (201) 968-8148
Section > The Atari Zone
Minutes > 055
Command : Read last
Message 88 The Atari Zone
Left at 3/19/88 - 4:54:17pm
Sent to All
Sent by SysOp:59-RON KOVACS
Topic The Atari Sig!
Title The Atari Sig!
_______________________________________
Hello there RON KOVACS,
Welcome to the Atari 8-bit sig!
In case you have forgotten, your
account number is 59, your phone
number is 201-968-8148, and you have
055 minutes left!
How come you are only calling at
1200 baud?! I thought you were rich!
Sincerely,
Your SysOp
______________________________________
Command [?]=Menu:
Pretty neat eh?
One thing you will notice when first
logging onto a Carina II BBS is that,
unlike Carina 1, Carina II is very
fast. Because it is SpartaDos-only,
an enourmous speed increase was
possible. Carina II consists of 19
modules! (not 5 like Carina 1), as you
can see, VERY powerful. It is also
easier to use than Carina 1 (with the
single letter input and all).
However, the power of the system was
in no way sacraficed for this. You
still have the ability to program
on-line, go to SpartaDos on-line, and
even run different programs!
Command : Ext-Sys
|[C] Create/Edit Configuration |
|[S] Create/Edit a Section |
|[G] Global Mask (Commands/Sections) |
|[U] Upload a file Locally |
|[R] RUN another BASIC program |
|[B] BASIC |
|[D] SpartaDOS |
|[X] Exit |
Sys-Com : BASIC
READY
NEW
READY
LIST
READY
10 REM LET'S DO A DIRECTORY OF DRIVE 1
20 DIM I$(40)
30 O.#1,6,0,-D1:*.*-
40 TRAP 100
50 INPUT #1,I$:?I$:GOTO 50
100 END
LIST
10 REM LET'S DO A DIRECTORY OF DRIVE 1
20 DIM I$(40)
30 OPEN #1,6,0,-D1:*.*-
40 TRAP 100
50 INPUT #1,I$:? I$:GOTO 50
100 END
READY
RUN
X32D DOS 052
ASSEMBLYDIR 002
CARINA1 DIR 002
CARINAIIDIR 002
SPARTA DIR 002
UTILTIESDIR 002
MODULE DIR 002
SYSMOD DIR 002
SYSTXT DIR 002
SYSTEM DIR 002
BACKUP DIR 002
EXTRA DIR 002
BBS_LISTDAT 031
CONFIG DAT 002
CALLER DAT 002
TERMCONFDAT 002
USRVAL_0DAT 002
USRVAL_1DAT 002
USRVAL_2DAT 002
INDEX FLE 018
CD1 BAT 002
C BAT 002
I BAT 002
CD2 BAT 002
BACKUP BAT 002
ZHAND COM 005
MOE COM 050
PASSWORDFLE 186
BACKDIR 005
VTCODE 005
STRIPZ 002
VTCODE2 005
HDBACKUPCOM 006
HDRESTORASM 027
HDBACKUPASM 023
HDRESTORCOM 008
BBS BAT 002
HDBACKUPBAT 002
DRIVE5 BAK 012
CHK BAT 002
XINIT BAT 002
LOGOFF VT 008
TRAN16_8 002
MAKEINDX 012
ROBOPASSFLE 049
LASTCBATDAT 005
LASTHBATDAT 005
LASTCKILDAT 005
LASTHKILDAT 005
LASTATOMDAT 005
MAKEMAN 006
960 FREE SECTORS
READY
But of course, there's no need to
write this program when you can always
go to Dos!
Command : Ext-Sys
|[C] Create/Edit Configuration |
|[S] Create/Edit a Section |
|[G] Global Mask (Commands/Sections) |
|[U] Upload a file Locally |
|[R] RUN another BASIC program |
|[B] BASIC |
|[D] SpartaDOS |
|[X] Exit |
Sys-Com : SpartaDOS
D1:dir
Volume:
Directory: MAIN
X32D DOS 12890 2-17-86 2:10p
ASSEMBLY <DIR> 1-31-88 1:40p
CARINA1 <DIR> 1-30-88 5:55p
CARINAII <DIR> 1-30-88 5:55p
SPARTA <DIR> 1-30-88 8:24p
UTILTIES <DIR> 1-30-88 8:31p
MODULE <DIR> 1-31-88 1:40p
SYSMOD <DIR> 1-31-88 1:40p
SYSTXT <DIR> 1-31-88 1:40p
SYSTEM <DIR> 1-31-88 1:40p
BACKUP <DIR> 1-31-88 1:41p
EXTRA <DIR> 1-31-88 1:41p
BBS_LIST DAT 7424 8-23-87 1:30p
CONFIG DAT 22 3-16-88 7:24a
CALLER DAT 9 3-19-88 4:30p
Break Abort
D1:CHKDSK
Volume: 47 1C
Bytes/sector: 256
Total bytes: 10747648
Bytes free: 9205760
Write lock: OFF
D1:CHKDSK D2:
Volume: 50 BD
Bytes/sector: 256
Total bytes: 16776960
Bytes free: 16307456
Write lock: OFF
D1:MEM
Memlo: $5730 Memhi: $9C1F
D1:HMMMM... LET'S BACKUP THE HARD
DRIVE DIRECTORIES
File not found
D1:HDBACKUP D1: D2:DRIVE1.BAK
Hard drive directory backup; ver 1.0
by Jerry Horanoff
D1:ASSEMBLY>
D1:CARINA1>
D1:CARINA1>DISK1>
D1:CARINA1>DISK2>
D1:CARINA1>MOE>
D1:CARINA1>UTILITY>
D1:CARINAII>
D1:CARINAII>D1S1>
D1:CARINAII>D1S1>MODULE>
D1:CARINAII>D1S2>
D1:CARINAII>D1S2>MODULE>
D1:CARINAII>D1S2>SYSMOD>
D1:CARINAII>D2S1>
D1:CARINAII>D2S1>SYSTXT>
D1:CARINAII>D2S2>
D1:CARINAII2
'EII>
D1:SPARTA>
D1:UTILTIES>
D1:MODULE>
D1:SYSMOD>
D1:SYSTXT>
D1:SYSTEM>
D1:BACKUP>
D1:EXTRA>
Hard drive directories all backed up
Here is a list oo~f all of the
different modules that Carina II uses:
D1:dir D7:MODULE>
Volume: RamDsk 7
Directory: MODULE
WINDOW BIN 387 1-13-88 1:12a
TRANSFER BIN 806 2-13-88 10:50p
BOOTBBS 3725 3-16-88 12:39a
WAITCALL 6622 3-13-88 3:14p
GATEWAY 14382 3-13-88 3:27a
USERCOM 14808 3-17-88 4:06p
MAILCOM 14213 3-18-88 12:10a
FILECOM 12734 3-17-88 4:07p
MAILTRAN 14846 3-06-88 2:18a
FILETRAN 11575 3-06-88 2:18a
FILERECV 12883 3-01-88 10:08p
XY_TRAN 6562 2-25-88 11:44p
CM_TRAN 7831 3-02-88 4:39p
819 FREE SECTORS
D1:DIR D7:SYSMOD<~>
Volume: RamDsk 7
Directory: SYSMOD
SYSCOM 13235 3-13-88 2:02a
USEREDIT 12029 2-28-88 4:34p
FILEVAL 6471 2-15-88 1:58a
MAKEVOTE 2697 1-17-88 5:12p
COMPACT 3326 3-16-88 1:20p
EDIT 7648 3-18-88 12:14a
COPY 1906 1-27-88 11:35p
TERM 4710 2-27-88 8:49p
MAKEMAN 1110 3-17-88 6:15p
819 FREE SECTORS
D1:
I think that is 20 modules (not
including the .BIN files). It's a
pretty massive system.
D1:CAR
READY
RUN-D7:M~SYSMODU~>SYSCOM
Sys-Com : Config
7- [A] SYSTEM folder drive
7- [B] SYStem TeXT files drive
1- [C] PASSWORD/INDEX/SYS-DAT drive
7- [D] MODULE folder's drive
7- [E] SYSop MODules folder's drive
24- [F] Modem Baud Rate
N- [G] ATASCII only configuration
N- [H] Printer Support
N- [I] Chat bell on boot-up?
N- [J] Keep a list of callers?
3- [K] Backup after this many hours
[L] AT command - ATS10=255
Select or RETURN:
Sys-Com : Create/Edit Sections
Key-Word GDMF Section Name
APRIVATE 0534Electronic Mail
BGENERAL 0530The General Area
CCARINA 0534The Carina Universe
DST 0534The ST Forum
EATARI 0534The Atari Zone
FIBM 0534The IBM Executives
GAMIGA 0534The Amiga World
HCOMMODORE 0534The Commodore Pub
IAPPLE 0534The Apple Orchard
JTANDY 0534The Tandy Tavern
KII_FILES 0504The Carina II Files
LGAMER'S 0530The Gamer's Corner
MACC/PB 0530The ACC/PB Members
NDEBATE 0530The Debate Room
OVIP 0530 V.I.P. Members
PROBOWAR 5530The RoboWar II Area
Key-Word GDMF Section Name
[K][G][D][M][F][N][S]ave
[R]emove Last [Q]uit
[C]reate New Section :
If I ever decide that I want to change
the location of a particular
subdirectory, I can do it from here...
I can also change the section name,
keyword, etc...
[K][G][D][M][F][N][S]ave
[R]emove Last [Q]uit
[C]reate New Section : q
Sys-Com : Global Mask
[A] Clear Messages Waiting
[B] Clear Files Waiting
[C] Clear High Message Read
[D] C~rE
[1] Tag (give access)
[2] Untag (take away access)
Select: 2
ABCDEFGIKLNOPQRSTUVWYZ/?-=+*!#$%&@()<>
Command to untag: l
ABCDEFGIKLNOPQRSTUVWYZ/?-=+*!#$%&@()<>
Command to untag: t
ABCDEFGIKLNOPQRSTUVWYZ/?-=+*!#$%&@()<>
Command to untag: v
ABCDEFGIKLNOPQRSTUVWYZ/?-=+*!#$%&@()<>
Command to untag:
Are you Sure? No
Sys-Com : Exit
|Carina II|BBS-305-747-9196|Voice-9195|
And that's about it... There are a few
more commands (like make a vote poll)
etc... but you pretty much get the
idea of what it does.
The program is basically completed...
I'm working on the manual right now.
It should be out by the end of April!
It will be available for $65.00 to
non-Carina 1 owners. Carina 1 owners
can subtract $10.00 and if they sent
in their registration card they can
subtract another $10.00.
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ZMAGAZINE 98 March 21, 1988
(c)1988 SPC/Ron Kovacs
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