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This information was downloaded from THE SOURCE in November, 1983, for
use by current SOURCE subscribers who may want to know how to publish
for profit on the electronic network. This was downloaded and edited by
Vince Heiker, 6027 Hageman Road, Mehlville, MO 63128, 314-822-2800
(work), 314-842-4361 (home), Email 70426,33; Smail STG422; PLATO
pca/vince e heiker/lime01. Please drop me a note if you have pubic
domain items to trade.
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User Publishing programs are produced, maintained and supported only by
the subscribers whose accounts are listed with each title. Like all
materials on THE SOURCE, they are not guaranteed or warranted by STC.
THE SOURCE reserves the right to remove from the system any publicly
accessible material which, in the judgement of its editors, is unsuitable
for our service. Material is considered publicly accessible whenever it
is made available to all or most users through on-line announcements or
other means.
USING "PUBLIC"
The purpose of this service is to facilitate the location and access of
programs and files created by SOURCE subscribers. It is also hoped that
information provided here will enable more subscribers to become User-
Publishers.
User-Publishing may be reached by typing PUBLIC at Command Level, or as
selection #5 in "CREATING AND COMPUTING" on THE SOURCE menu. The data-
base uses a slightly modified version of the standard menu program.
Selections are made by typing the selection number at the prompt.
BECOMING A PUBLISHER
The magazines, catalogs, programs and utilities appearing in PUBLIC
originated as Shared Files advertised to THE SOURCE community via POST
categories. If you wish to add your files to PUBLIC, you first need a
program to format them under a menu that readers can select from. If you
lack a programming background, you may use the software that most User-
Publishers have. Select Option 3 from the previous menu for details.
"Test-market" your material by advertising it in POST, and if response is
favorable, contact STCPUB with the command string, a description of the
material and your name and mailing address. If it is accepted for inclusion
in PUBLIC, you'll receive a contract to sign via U.S. mail. Subscribers
whose material appears in PUBLIC receive a quarterly royalty payment based
on the total billable time logged on their programs, and are responsible
for their file storage costs and the online time needed to compose, update
and promote their files.
STC judges each submission on the basis of literary/artistic merit and
legitimate public purpose.
Effective Oct. 1, 1982, the royalty rates for PUBLIC are as follows:
Billable usage/month Royalty percentage
-------------------- ------------------
$1000.00 or more 17.5%
$500.00 - $999.99 15.0%
$250.00 - $499.99 12.5%
$249.99 or less 10.0%
PUBLIC SOFTWARE
To format a magazine, catalog or a collection of files under a menu
program, first read the FILES section of THE SOURCE User's Manual and
familiarize yourself with the text editor and file composition. Type
HELP SHAREFILES to learn how the Shared File system operates, and create
a SHAREFILES area in your User File Directory.
1. Attach to your SHAREFILES area with the ASF command. To acquire the
software to manage your publication, use a version of the COPY command:
-> GETSHR
Get file from what user's SFILES area? STCPUB
Enter file name: READ.BASIC
Enter new name or c/r: <RETURN>
Copy the following utilities using the same sequence, substituting these
titles for READ.BASIC:
HEADER
MENU.FILE
MENU.MAINT
READ.LOG
(READ.LOG is optional; this utility will log the ID of every subscriber
who reads your files. While providing useful feedback on subscriber
interest, this file can grow rapidly and add to your file storage costs.)
2. Contact STCPUB to have STC modify subscriber access rights to your
SFILES area to allow automatic logging of I.D.s in READ.LOG and an
automatic noting on your menu each time a subscriber reads your files.
Your program will not run until this change has been made.
3. Change the ID in the READ.BASIC file from STCPUB to yours, using the
text editor:
-> ED READ.BASIC
EDIT
L STCPUB
120 O$="SFILES>STCPUB>"
C/STCPUB/YOUR-ID
120 O$="SFILES>YOUR-ID>"
FILE
READ.BASIC
->
You may also change the name of the READ program to a short title
appropriate to your publication's contents (for advertising purposes)
by editing Line 130:
-> ED READ.BASIC
EDIT
L "READ"
130 P$="READ"
C/READ/YOUR-PROGRAM-NAME
130 P$="YOUR-PROGRAM-NAME"
FILE
READ.BASIC
->
4. Now that you have changed the ID line of programming (and perhaps
the program-name line as well) in the ASCII version of the READ utility,
you must compile it. (Be patient; BASICV will take a few moments to
carry out your commands.)
-> BASICV
BASICV REV19.0
> LOAD READ.BASIC
> COMPILE READ (or your new name for READ)
> QUIT
->
5. Design a "title page" for your publication by editing the HEADER file
(-> ED HEADER); this file will scroll out prior to your menu. Press
RETURN to use the INPUT mode, and enter your text and any design you wish.
6. Upload or create your files online in your SHAREFILES area, giving each
a short title.
7. To attach them to your MENU.FILE, use the Menu Maintenance utility:
-> BASICV MENU.MAINT
(A)dd your files, (T)ime each so that the amount of time it takes to
read each file will appear on your menu, and (S)ave these additions.
(The (T)ime function may take a while, depending on the length of the
file.)
8. To review your publication, type:
-> WHOM;BASICV READ (or YOUR-PROGRAM-NAME)
(If you chose not to retain READ.LOG, delete WHOM; from this command.)
9. Type TY READ.LOG to see how this file logs in date, time, ID and
selections read.
11. The READ program has a REVISION feature that allows you to add
updates to a particular file, so that subscribers may opt to read only
your revisions and not the entire file. For instructions on using this
feature, type:
-> TYPSHR
From what user's SFILES area? STCPUB
Enter file or pathname: REVISION
11. To advertise your material, use POST categories PUBLIC-FILES, USER-
PUBLISHING, BULLETIN-BOARD and others appropriate to its content. Refer
subscribers to your files with the command string:
-> WHOM;BASICV SFILES>YOUR-ID>READ
(or YOUR-PROGRAM-NAME)
Remember, if you deleted READ.LOG, leave out WHOM; and if you changed
the name of READ, use the new name.
For instructions on updating your material, type:
-> TYPSHR
From what user's SFILES area? STCPUB
Enter file or pathname: UPDATE
CURRENT USER PUBLICATIONS
TITLE LOCATION NUMBER PUBLISHER
APPLE CITY 113 (TCD912)
BLIND PHAROAH 162 (DMO049)
CLASSIC & EXOTIC CARS 173 (CL3309)
CROSSWORD PUZZLES 142 (ST9912)
DIAL-A-DATE 122 (TCA550)
DICHECK 132 (TCC744)
ELEPHANT WALK ENTERPRISES 172 (TCT170)
IBM PC GAZETTE 114 (TCA257)
IMAGE MICRO CATALOG 171 (ST7367)
THE MUSES 151 (TCP831)
MYLAR'S WARP 161 (MDR002)
NEWSBYTES 155 (STH256)
OXBRIDGE LEGAL FORMS 123 (STN250)
PAR MT. TELEGRAPH 153 (TCS780)
PRODUCT REVIEWS 116 (TCY617)
PUBLIC ACCESS SYSTEMS 112 (TCU583)
REAL TIMES MAGAZINE 117 (TCS091)
RIDEXCHANGE 121 (ST0926)
S.A.U.G. MAGAZINE 115, 133 (TCA265)
S.A.U.G. LIBRARIES 22 (TCA265)
S.I.G.O.P. LIBRARY 21 (TCV176)
SOURCETREK 152 (TCE054)
TELERESOURCE 174 (ST3899)
TRADEWINDS 111 (CL3035)
VAULT OF AGES 141 (TCY971)
W_I_N_K MAGAZINE 154, 131 (TCV176)
USER PUBLISHING CATEGORIES
1 THE WORLD OF COMPUTING
2 SERVICES
3 USING THE SOURCE
4 GAMES AND CREATIONS
5 MAGAZINES AND JOURNALS
6 NOVELS
7 THINGS FOR SALE
MEMBERS ONLY PUBLICATIONS
1 SIGOP LIBRARY TCV176
2 S.A.U.G. LIBRARIES TCA265
ALL ABOUT USER-PUBLISHING
1 USING "PUBLIC"
2 BECOMING A PUBLISHER
3 PUBLIC SOFTWARE