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                       Addendum to original documentation 
                                       by
                           Ed Curlin [PPN 72065,177]

I have made a few changes in the TPBBS program that is found in the XA0 database 
of the CPM SIG. This document will alert you to the changes made.

For more comprehensive reading, read the original document file.

TPBBS is distributed as a collection of inter-related files. Each file in the 
collection is required to properly set-up and operate the Turbo Pascal Bulletin 
Board System. The files have been renamed to comply with the CompuServ filename 
format ( 6 letter filenames ). You will have to change the names back to their 
original wording before you can compile and run this system

          New Name       Old Name       Description
          --------       --------       -----------
          TPBS10.DOC     TPBBS.DOC      original documentation by James Whorton
          TPBS10.PAS     TPBBS.PAS      main program of the 1.0 version
          TPMS10.INC     TPMESG.INC     message subsystem 
          TPFN10.INC     TPFUNC.INC     routines needed by the BBS
          TPMENU.PAS     TPMENU.        BBS main menu file
          TPIN10.PAS     TPINIT.PAS     BBS Initialization file
          TPUT10.PAS     TPUTIL.PAS     Sysop's utility program

After you download the files, change the names using 'REN'. If this is not done 
before compiling the TPBBS system, Turbo Pascal will not be able to find the 
'INClude' files.
 

INSTALLATION OF TPBBS
---------------------  

As originally written, TPBBS was two separate programs. The main program was 
TPBBS.COM, and there was a separate messaging system in TPMESG.CHN. I have 
changed that so there is only one program required for the system. (aside from 
TPINIT and TPUTIL). This has reduced the amount of diskspace required from 32K 
to 26K. Also, it decreases the run time and causes less wear and tear on the 
disk drives.

TPBBS.PAS
First you must compile TPBBS.PAS into a .COM file. Put a copy of Turbo Pascal 
into drive <A>, and load it. Into drive <B>, put your copy of TPBBS.PAS, 
TPFUNC.INC, and TPMESG.INC. Now log onto drive <B>, enter the main file name as 
TPBBS. Choose the Options and set the parameters to .Com file, and Quit. Now 
enter C to compile the program.


TPMESG.PAS
The documentation on installing TPMESG.PAS is voided. You will not need to do 
that portion of the original documentation.


TPINIT.PAS
No changes made to this installation procedure. Follow the original 
documentation for installing and initializing your system.