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DaB News-Maker v1.0
Copyright (C) 1996 Darren Babitzke 1:134/294@fidonet
Released March 20th 1996
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- A easy to use News\Bulletin Maker for all BBS types!"
- Choose from default headers and footers or make your own!
(samples included)
- Supports SysOp Name on bulletins.
- Choose your own colors!.
- Displays Subject and Date.
- Supports ANSI & ASCII.
- Lets you pick where the output files will go!
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│ ▒▒▒▒ Introduction ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ │
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DaB News Maker is a program that creates a News or Bulletin screen for
your users. It produces a detailed ANSI & ASCII screen that includes
Date, subject, your name, message and optional headers and footers.
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│ ▒▒▒▒ Installation ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ │
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Installation is straightforward. Just unzip the file DAB-NM10.ZIP
to a directory of your chosing e.g. "C:\RA\NEWS". Then run NEWSCFG.EXE
to create you own personal NEWS.CFG file. (NEWSCFG.EXE only needs to
be run once unless you want to change something.) See 'Distribution'
below for a list of files included in the archive.
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│ ▒▒▒▒ Operation ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ │
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Usage "NEWS".
Simply type "NEWS" without parameters to create your NEWS display screens.
Ideally, NEWS can be run anytime you want to make a new bulletin. Edit the
file MESSAGE.TXT with your favorite text edtor to change the message. Make
sure the subject of your message is in the Top left hand corner of
MESSAGE.TXT and is no longer then 35 characters in length. The main text
part of your message can be 75 characters in lenth with any amount of lines
you require.
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│ ▒▒▒▒ Distribution ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ │
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You are encouraged to copy this program and share it with others. If you
can personally pass this program to another BBS I would be most grateful.
Please ensure that the archive contains the following files:-
NEWS.EXE - The main program.
NEWSCFG.EXE - Config program. <<-------Run this before NEWS.EXE
NEWS.DOC - This documentation file.
FILE_ID.DIZ - A description file.
WHATNEW.100 - What new with this release!
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│ ▒▒▒▒ Registration ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ │
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Registration is cheap! Send $5.00 (Cdn) and your registration will be good
for this release + all new releases for life. :)
Registration removes credits from NEWS.ANS & NEWS.ASC display files.
Send your registration fee to - Darren Babitzke
327 Falwood Way N.E.
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T3J 1A9
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Help is available by Netmail VIA Fidonet 1:134/294.
Support and latest versions available from:
Split Personality BBS
(403)280-2629
Calgary, Alberta
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I am responsible for nothing! The program has been throughly tested and
should present no problems when used as described.