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OPUSUsed v1.0 May 20, 1987
The entire package is Copyright (C)1987 Ricky M. Lively. All rights reserved.
In contrast to software firms who attempt to restrict the distribution of
their products via protection-schemes, I encourage free distribution, and
trust that those who use my products will pay for them.
Please keep in mind the fundamental good spirit of free-distribution software
as you endure the following barrage of legalities. Then evaluate the
outstanding value that OPUSUsed offers you. I assure you that you will not be
disappointed.
LEGAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This package is provided to you under the following conditions:
1. You may copy this entire package, and give it to anyone who accepts these
terms. The copies you distribute must be complete and unmodified. You do
not have to be registered to distribute this package.
2. You may execute the programs in this package, in order to evaluate them. If
you decide that any of this package is of use to you, you must become a
registered user by sending $10 US to:
Ricky Lively
1858 Coral Lane
Montgomery, AL 36116
Rick's Place BBS (205)284-9538
Registered users may order update-diskettes (5.25 inch, double density) for
$5 US, plus enough to cover extra postage if you are overseas. Once you
register for this package, you are entitled to notification of updates to
this package
3. You may not sell this package to anyone. If you distribute this package on
a diskette, any fees you collect must be specified as materials/handling,
and may not exceed $5 for the diskette.
4. You are completely resposible for determining the fitness or usability of
this package. I will not be liable for any damages, of any kind, arising
from any failure of any programs in this package to perform as expected.
OPUSUsed v1.0 May 20, 1987
The entire package is Copyright (C)1987 Ricky M. Lively. All rights reserved.
And now on to the documentation...
Overview : OPUSUsed is a Turbo Pascal [1] program that I wrote to give
me a graphic representation of my BBS usage.
Form : ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ O P U S U s e d Version 1.0 ║
╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ║
║ [D:][\Path\]OPUSUsed ? ║
║ or ║
║ [D:][\Path\]OPUSUsed Opus.Log [> Opus.Bbs] ║
║ ║
║ ErrorLevels returned: 1 - Help (this screen) ║
║ 2 - NO filename supplied ║
║ 4 - Filename NOT found ║
║ ║
║ This is a utility to create a log of OPUS usage, ║
║ One screen line per day. The Output may redirected ║
║ to a file, or it will default to the screen. ║
║ ║
║ By: Ricky M. Lively, Rick's Place BBS (205)284-9538. ║
║ Copyright (C)1987 Ricky M. Lively. All rights reserved. ║
║ ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
Output : ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 ║
║ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 ║
╠════════╪═══════════╪═══════════╪═══════════╪═══════════╪═╣
║ 18 May │ │ │ │ ▐████│ ║
║ 19 May █ ▐▌ ▐ │ █▌▐███ ▐██ ██ ▐████████████▐▌▐█ │ ║
║ 20 May ▌ │ │ │ │ ║
╠════════╧═══════════╧═══════════╧═══════════╧═══════════╧═╣
║ OPUSUsed v1.0 FROM: 18 May 21:58:11 TO: 20 May 0:01:15 ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
OPUSUsed v1.0 May 20, 1987
The entire package is Copyright (C)1987 Ricky M. Lively. All rights reserved.
Description : OPUSUsed writes one screen line (or file if redirected) per
day logged in the OPUS log. Five (5) characters are used to
represent the different states of the board for every half-
hour screen position:
' ' - BLANK (ASCII x'20').
No usage.
'│' - TIMELINE (ASCII x'B3').
No usage, this is to give the viewer a reference
point for the other characters. A Timeline is
placed every 6 hours.
'▌' - FIRST15 (ASCII x'DD').
Used the first 15 minutes of that half-hour, no
usage the last 15 minutes.
'▐' - LAST15 (ASCII x'DE').
No usage the first 15 minutes of that half-hour,
used the last 15 minutes.
'█' - USED (ASCII x'DB').
Used during the first and last 15 minutes of that
half-hour.
Usage : Errorlevels are returned to indicate abnormal program
termination:
1 - Returned when you enter the ? to get the on-line
help screen.
2 - Returned when a filename was not entered.
4 - Returned when the filename given could not be
opened for use.
I also use the DOS Copy command to place the redirected
usage graph between two text files used as a header and
footer to the graph. My header file usually has the
previous weeks usage and my footer file has the legend of
characters used to make the graph.
Files : OPUSUsed.COM Executable program.
OPUSUsed.DOC Documentation.
OPUSUse.BAT Sample batch execution.
OPUSUsed.HDR Sample header.
OPUSUsed.TRL Sample trailer.
BULLETIN.BBS Sample display bulletin.
Specification : Display - Monochrome or Color Graphics.
Memory - 128Kb.
DOS - 2.0 or later.
Storage - Diskette or Hard disk.
[1] Turbo Pascal is a copyrighted product of Borland International.