*** NOTE ***
 Update notes are listed below, DOC file should be ready by year end
 1987, to further assist those not quite familiar w/dBASE.

-INITIAL  PROGRAM IS START-UP.CMD which initializes everything.     
       START-UP.CMD then calls MAIN.CMD which executes all other
        CMD programs as well as the TEXT FILES.  

THIS IS ----VERSION 4.1---- which has the extraneous garbage files
                            removed, and includes some minor 
                            operational changes.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
There are a few things you will have to do to get this thing working!

Have NEWBASE installed with KEYIN EQU TRUE & PREDEFINED EQU TRUE.
Have the pre-defined file be 'START-UP.CMD'.  Also make sure other
equates are set properly. With the older versions of NEWBASE there
is an option to allow the skipping of the sign-on message. But, that
feature is no longer implemented. You might need it, so give me a call
& I can tell you how to do it over the phone.

Be sure to change all 'PEEK(17543)' in the .CMD files to wherever
your KEYIN location is [such as 'PEEK(337)']. 

And the GOOD-BYE.CMD file probably won't work too hot for your 
system (it was made especially for mine!). You can either delete
everything AFTER the CANCEL command and add the statements:
   SET CONSOLE OFF
   QUIT TO 'BYE'

Or, for a cleaner good-bye, POKE a 0 at memory location 0 (POKE 0,0)
and then SET CALL TO your vector warm start routine. Follow? If
not, I can help you on that too, pretty easily. After SET CALL TO nnnn,
insert a CALL instruction.

In the USERS database (indexed on ACCT), you will have to make the
1st record # be 'SYSOP' and the ACCT be 0. And when you log on, enter
a '0' at the first name prompt and then you will be asked your
password (which you also hopefully defined). Any user may use their
account number for logging on, because I believe it will reduce
log-on time when the database gets REALLY large!!

We'll have to figure out a way to send updates via U.S. Mail or
any cheaper method!!!

Good luck! If you have any troubles at all, don't hesitate to call.

Ryan Katri deserves credit for the creation of this BBS system.
The basic set of these programs was wriiten by Ryan, and have been
extensively modified with the current version 4.0...
Ryan's address has not been verified nor have his phone numbers
or the address that are listed below. 

Ryan Katri
2575 Drake Hill Road
Fortuna, CA  95540

(707) 725-5559  Home voice
(707) 725-9202  Voice next to computer
(707) 725-9612  Data (7pm to 7am, only!)


********  UPDATE NOTES *************************************************

These are the most up to date files as of 11/15/87.

There are several changes that have been made to Ryan's original programs
and these are included in this library.

Read command now supports the following: 
 READING of ALL msgs
    "       NEW msgs
    "       private mail
    "       of msgs you wrote
   ---------the above applies to the conference room in which you
            are currently attached

 KILLING msgs now supports CONTINUOUS kill of all msgs which
            you wrote as well as all messages to you, or
            individual msg kill.

 FIND will locate all msgs in all conferences which you have written
      and which have not yet been deleted.

  You may create as many Sub-boards as you wish, as long as the
            msg text file is named MSGFILxx.DBF, where xx is the 2
            digit or character sub-board room number. Do this for
            now until the next release by using the COPY STRUCT command
            to create the file and adding (APPEND) to the file named
             TITLES.DBF      

I no longer have the original copy od DBBS10.lbr   but the system is
            probably one of the EASIEST to get running and to modify
            if you have some knowledge of dBASE.   If you need any
            help, please feel free to let me know...

please report any bugs to me, Larry Slattery, at 314/327-5837 (data)
24 hrs/day 7 days/week.

please leave any questions as well. thank you..

If you have any updates to the dBBS software, please send them to
the number above so they may be incorporated in the distribution
file for all others to use.

for voice calls, please leave a msg to me, on the 314/327-5837
number with a number to call and I will return you call and try
to help you with the set-up.

Version 4.2 should be available by 12/20/87.
-
Larry Slattery