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**** Opus Installation Instructions ****
This document is geared towards the Soon-To-Be Opus Sysop.
If you are upgrading from Version 0, please refer to
QUIK_KIT.ARC
Please address all Complaints about this Installation Kit to:
David Finster
Matrix - 1:124/111.0
Data - (214) 991-3381
2400 Buad
+-------------------------------------------------+
| |
| "It's a hundred and six miles to Chicago. |
| We've got a full tank of gas, half a pack |
| of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing |
| sunglasses." |
| |
| "Hit it." |
| ---- The Blues Brothers |
| |
+-------------------------------------------------+
The installation of OPUS-CBCS, v1
---------------------------------
Here's the theory: getting Opus running "out of the box" is
supposed to be a fairly simple job.
There are thousands of things you can do to Opus-CBCS to
customize it, but none of that is guaranteed to be simple
or straight-forward. Even if you are an experienced sysop,
please install Opus by-the-numbers... customizing and
tweaking after you have the initial system running. That
way, you will keep the number of possible errors to a
minimum.
This installation assumes the following:
* You are putting your system onto drive C:
* You have a working knowledge of MS-DOS or PC-DOS
* You are wearing mirror shades
Opus-CBCS Installation By-The-Numbers:
1. Create these sub-directories:
C:\OPUS
C:\OPUS\HLP
C:\OPUS\MISC
C:\OPUS\OUTBOUND
C:\MSG
C:\MSG\COMMENTS
C:\MSG\GENERAL
C:\MSG\NET
C:\FILE
C:\FILE\GENERAL
C:\FILE\NET
2. Copy all of this installation kit to
C:\OPUS.
3. Copy your EXE package (OEXE_100.ARC) to
C:\OPUS and UnArc it.
4. Do one of the following:
A. New sysops...
Run the MK_USER program to create the file
USER.BBS. It works like this:
MK_USER firstname lastname password
No item is optional.
B. Grizzled veterans of Fido<tm> v11w...
Copy your existing USER.BBS file to C:\OPUS.
The Opus user file is structurally compatible with
both of those systems.
Please note that your own user record should be
the zeroth (0th) item in the user file. The user
in that position gets enhanced "last message read
pointer" capabilities.
Also, please note that the first item is called
the zeroth item. In most things, you'll find
that Opus is zero-based. Some user file utilities
begin with "1" which throws all user record
numbers off by a digit.
5. Copy your Help Sub-System (OHLP_100.ARC) to
C:\OPUS\HLP, and UnArc it.
6. Copy your Misc File Package (OMSC_100.ARC) to
C:\OPUS\MISC and UnArc it.
7. Type "COPY OPUS.CTL BBS.CTL" and press <enter>
8. Using a text editor, edit the file BBS.CTL. You
will need to check/change the following lines:
+---------------+---------------+-------------------+
| THE WORD TO | APPROXIMATE | |
| LOOK FOR... | LINE NUMBER | NOTES |
+---------------+---------------+-------------------+
| Baud | 117 | maximum baud rate |
| | | your system can |
| | | handle. Remove |
| | | the "%" from in |
| | | front of the baud |
| | | rate that applies.|
+---------------+---------------+-------------------+
| Modem init | 210 | Modem type. Most |
| | | major brands are |
| | | listed. Remove |
| | | the "%" from in |
| | | front of the line |
| | | shown for your |
| | | modem. |
+---------------+---------------+-------------------+
| Sysop | 600 | Your name. |
+---------------+---------------+-------------------+
| System | 620 | Your board's name.|
+---------------+---------------+-------------------+
Please try to resist the temptation to change anything
else.
9. Type "OPUS_CTL BBS" and press <Enter>. This step
turns BBS.CTL into the BBS.PRM file used by Opus.
If you are missing any important files, this is
where you will probably find out about it.
10. Get your FOSSIL program running. For PC-DOS users,
this means running Opus!Comm or installing the X00
device driver. Those programs have their own
documentation.
11. Put a time zone entry into your environment. From
the DOS prompt, you can type something like this:
set TZ=CST4
You can put that line into your AUTOEXEC.BAT file
to keep you from having to type it all the time.
The TZ means TimeZone. "CST" is the 3-character
name of your time zone. The number is the number
of hours you are from Greenwich Mean Time.
This part is pretty important. If you put the
wrong number here, your events will not happen
at the correct time. After you are set up, please
refer to the full documentation for details on this
setting.
12. Type "RUNOPUS" and press <Enter>. You should see
your modem lights flash. Opus will check out your
system. Shortly, you should see the message "Ready"
on your screen.
Welcome to Opus-Cbcs.
THINGS THAT CAN GO WRONG
------------------------
* Make sure you have followed all 12 steps (above)
precisely. If you have fudged a little on
things like the sub-directory names or the
control file, un-fudge your system and try it
"by-the-numbers."
* Make sure you are running compatible equipment
and that it is in working order.
* Triple check to see that you have all the
required files in their proper place and that
you correctly made those four changes to
the BBS.CTL file.
+-------------------------------------------------+
| |
| "In case of fire, yell FIRE." |
| |
| --- the management |
| |
+-------------------------------------------------+
Opus-CBCS From The Inside:
This section is a walking tour of the system. If it
important that you go through it step-by-step. In
addition to getting familiar with the setup, you'll
also be able to check your setup.
1. When you see the "Ready" message on your screen,
press the letter "K" (Keyboard mode).
2. The modem's DTR light should go out and you should
see your name on the screen in the form of a
question:
Adam Bomb [Y,n]? _
3. Press ENTER to answer YES.
4. When Opus asks for your password, type it. Then
press ENTER. Opus displays dots instead of letters
when you are typing your password (in case somebody
is looking over your shoulder).
5. After some high-tech displays and welcome screens,
you should find yourself at the main menu.
6. Type "!" (exclamation point) at the main menu... then
press ENTER.
If "!" isn't a menu option, you aren't setup as a sysop.
You can use a user file utility such as REM_SYSOP to
adjust your access level.
7. The sysop menu looks like this:
SYSOP
A)rea maintenance M)atrix setup
E)vents P)riv. (menu)
O)utside Q)uit
8. Type "A" and press ENTER. You'll find yourself at
the Area Maintenance menu.
9. Change from area zero to area one. Type "A1" and
press ENTER.
WHEW... are you getting tired of
"and press ENTER"? I know
somebody who's tired of typing
it. <wiping brow> Just
remember to press ENTER after
ever command and I'll stop
hounding you about it.
10. Type "T" (for TITLES). Then type "M" for Message
area title. Opus will ask you to type a description
of your message area. This is the title that users
will see. Type "General Messages".
Select "T" for titles again. This time type "F" for
File area title. Give some sort of clever title to
your file area #1. Type "MY FIRST FILE AREA" or
something. You have about 50 or so characters.
Type "Q" to quit the area maintenance section.
11. From the sysop section menu, select E)VENTS by
typing "E".
You should see the EVENT MANAGER menu.
Type "C0" to tell Opus you want to change event
slot zero.
You don't have to do anything here... other than
gawk.
IMPORTANT: It is absolutely required that you
have at least one enabled external
event. Opus will get thoroughly
confused without it!
The RUNOPUS batch file is setup
to recycle on the pre-set external
event.
The system comes with these events
already setup:
YELL ..... 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Z ........ No Outbound, all day
eXternal.. midnight, 1 minute
12. Type "Q" to quit the Change Event menu.
Type "Q" again to quit the Event Manager itself.
Type "Q" once more to quit the sysop section.
You should now find yourself at the main menu. Press
"G" for goodbye.
Your basic installation is now complete. The best course at this point
is to print out the manual, and spend a couple hours reading it.
Good Luck!
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