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VERSION HISTORY
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FEBRUARY 1991
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1.00
First public release
1.10
Added GO-STRT.DAT processing
Added GO M startup parameter
Interactive handling if dearchiver program is missing
1.11A
READ.ME is sought by path (to get around network remapping problem)
MARCH 1991
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1.20A
DOC file (following READ.ME check) is sought by path
Disk space is checked prior to installation
Created directory removed if dearchiver-not-found/search? declined
1.21A
Quit works properly when GO-FORM.DAT missing
1.21B
Started using DIET to reduce EXE size
1.21C
Removed extraneous slash from (Y/N) prompt
APRIL 1991
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1.22A
Tested LHARC support
Suggested install directory is now B:\ if you don't have a C: drive
1.22B
Enhanced anti-piracy protection on personalized copies
MAY 1991
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1.23A
Fixed problem whereby GO-START had to be in the same directory
Changed "Print order form" to "Print reply form"
If user doesn't have a printer, order form is displayed on-screen
Same rules for colorization as for text files
1.23B
Enhanced anti-piracy protection
Information about dearchiver used displayed via GO ?
JUNE 1991
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1.30A
Copy support (via GO-COPY.DAT)
New .GO type file -- first line is scanned for menu line
1.30B
Fixed "About GO" screen to report price correctly
JULY 1991
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1.30C
GO-COPY now allows wildcarding
GO packge now includes GO_SMALL.EXE (DIET-compressed version of GO)
1.30D
Updated GO documentation to mention wildcarding
New version of GO-COPY
Page-up on GO files no longer shows title line as first screen
AUGUST 1991
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1.30E
GO ? updates
Added GO Info line
Dearchiving parm now shows None if null
1.30F
Added GO-DISKS program
Added INTRO and REGISTER documentation
Changed GO-COPY data files from .DAT extension to .COP extension
This version was not publicly released
SEPTEMBER 1991
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1.30G
Additional documentation changes
GO /? text changed a bit
OCTOBER 1991
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1.40A
Not released publicly as shareware (some registered copies shipped)
Includes numerous enhancements for using GO in batch files
After an installation, GO now ends with an ERRORLEVEL of 10
Added GO-MENU to package
New -D parameter means that actual current directory is used
This is as opposed to using the directory GO is located in
This lets you use one copy of GO for many different directories
Install no longer shows up on main menu if no archive files are present.
Lack of "install" option explained in GO-STRT.DAT screen
Menu selections are now always at the same FKey position
Main menu skipped if it only shows Information/[Ad]/Quit
New file type: GO.HDG
Specifies new heading for main menu
This feature only available to those who have ordered personalized copies
Added text command processing:
;NEW
Use instead of CTL-L to mark a page break.
;INST [archive-root]
If the specified file exists (default, same root as shown file)
then offer to install the file. (Must be last line of file)
NOVEMBER 1991
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2.00A
Information section no longer displays DOC or ME files
These can be zapped in for compatibility with GO v1.x
Moved documentation to GO.DOC file
New pricing policy:
$16 + $3 S&H for first copy; $10 each copy after that
Note that multiple personalizations are now possible with GO.HDG
Documentation mentions 3-Meg-for-3-Bucks Maxi package as demo of GO-MENU
DECEMBER 1991
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2.00B
GO now puts a space after a command-line parm that is "zapped" in
This prevents the dearchiver from seeing something like this:
PKUNZIP -oMYFILE.ZIP
Added WAIT utility
2.00C
Extracts with LHA version now use -c parameter
This allows overwrite of newer files, instead of just skipping them
Added GETKEY and SEE utilities
JULY 1992
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2.10A
Added multi-disk installation via INST
Improved appearance of displays if 43- or 50-line mode is pre-set
OCTOBER 1992
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2.20A
First public release of multi-disk version
Improved introductory documentation