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NEXT Version 1.01
(c) 1994 By Maarten Bekers
The Elevator Productions
NEXT :
■ Message to next-user-door.
■ Message to SysOp-Door.
■ Message to SysOps-Printer-door.
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ShareWare ?
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Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue
using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs
differ on details -- some request registration while others
require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With
registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue
using the software to an updated program with printed manual.
Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software,
and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished
programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are
of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs
and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of
distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy
and distribute he software, either to all and sundry or to a
specific group. For example, some authors require written
permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their
Shareware.
Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You
should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes
fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy.
And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware
has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the
product, you don't pay for it.
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Standard Disclaimer!
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Users of NEXT must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "NEXT
is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed
or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of
merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author
assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which
may result from the use of NEXT."
NEXT is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the
user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but
please do not give it away altered or as part of another system.
The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal
computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet
to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new
products.
If you find this program useful and find that you are using NEXT
and continue to use NEXT after a reasonable trial period (such as
30 days ), you must make a registration payment of FL20.00 To
Maarten Bekers. The FL20.00 registration fee will license ALL
versions of NEXT (if any) for use at any one time.
Commercial users of NEXT must register and pay for their copies of
NEXT within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn.
You are encouraged to pass a copy of NEXT along to your friends
for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if
they find that they can use it.
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Installing.....
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This door is written for RemoteAcces 2.0x and tested
too for RemoteAcces 2.0. It is very easy to install..
Call next with the "Execute Sub-Program." (Type 7)
At the optional data you can enter this :
C:\RA\DOORS\NEXT\NEXT.EXE C:\PROTOCOL\DSZ\DSZ.COM
The first parameter is the complete path and filenema of where
NEXT can find DSZ , this is used for downloading the file
NEXTUSER.A??. If this file isn't there NEXT gives an
error msg..
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Creating a NEXT.ANS
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If you want to make a own ANSI, you must take your
normal ANSI/ASCII editor (Like TheDraw), and load in the
NEXT.ANS, Now you can normally edit this ANSI, but you
must keep in mind that your ANSI can't be the whole
screen (because of the three NEXT-Lines).
The saving is the most hard part ;-)
You must tell your editor NOT to send a screen clearing
code, else it will become a total mess, (Too quick
changing screens etc), ..
Test it out (If you have the ansi-driver loaded) by,
typing in the DOS-Prompt "TYPE NEXT.ANS", if you just
get a screen, without clearing the screen it is OK, else
you must restart the editor and do it again ...
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Message To Next User.....
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The message to next user is completely cursor key aware and I
put some basic editor functions in it.
The user can choose their own colours here is a list:
Textcolour : background Colour :
1. Cyan 1. Black
2. Blue 2. Blue
3. Green 3. Green
4. Red 4. Red
5. Lightgray 5. Magenta
6. Lightblue 6. Brown
7. Lightred 7. Lightgray
8. Yellow
9. White
After the user entered a message to next text, he.she will be
asked to save the msg, after that NEXT writes 2 files in the
TXT-Files dir that is supplied in the raconfig, the files are
NEXTUSER.ANS and NEXTUSER.ASC.
These files are automaticly supplied with a Press Enter prompt, so
you can use a Type 5 menu for NEXTUSER.ANS. You can also Download the
NEXTUSER.ANS, for this the DSZ Z-Modem protocol is used (or any DSZ
compatible protocol). Of course swapping is used automaticly here.
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Who Is Online & Send Message
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Who Is Online is a function for users to see of another node's are
alive, if you don't have a multi-line BBS system, just
leave the choice out of your ANSI-File!
Send a message is a function to send a little message to
the other node!
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Message To SysOps-Printer...
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There is also an option in NEXT to write a Message to the sysops Printer.
You can enter up to 10 lines of text. If the printer is out of paper or
doesn't like you or something, the msg will be written to your ra.log
Here is also an option to save the message.
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Message To SysOp....
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The message to sysop is written to the first area in your msg-base.
The name in Raconfig is used as the name of the sysop. (fe Maarten Bekers)
The user will be asked to use the internal or the external message
editor. The internal one looks like the internal editor of RA and
the external is the one you specify in RACONFIG. Is this field empty
than the internal editor will be used. If the external editor is used
then NEXT will swap.
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Other Options.....
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││ [W] Write Message To Next-User [M] Message to SysOp ││
││ [R] Read Message To Next-User [D] Download Next.ANS ││
││ [Q] Quit, Return to the BBS [P] Print message on SysOps-Prn ││
││ [Y] Yell SysOp [!] Log off ││
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The ansi-file of theis menu is supplied with NEXT, you can also download it
at my BBS. The options will be clear for the most of you, but for people
who don't know what's going on, an explenation of de possibilities of NEXT:
"W" Write the message to next user, see above.
"R" Read the message to next user, the file NEXTUSER.ANS or
ASC will be read from the RA txt path.
"Q" Quit, stop using this nice program ;-))
"Y" Yell SysOp, Make some noice to pay your attention..;-)
"M" Message to SysOp, see above.
"D" Download NEXT.ANS, see above.
"P" Print message to next-user, see also above.
"!" Logoff, to the users who only want to put an add ;-))
The status bar is almost exactly the same as in RemoteAcces and almost
al keys are the same. The only options that does not work is to
increase/decrease time.
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Registration.
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This product is SHAREWARE, which means that you *MUST* register NEXT.
A 14 day trial period looks reasonable to me. You can register for
only F 20,=. For more info on how to register see NEXT.REG.
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Beta-Team
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Special Thanx to Martin van den Bemt for translating the doc to English,
which (I hope) he did ok...
And of course I want to thank my beta-team :
Force 10 BBS SysOp : Mike Van Vught +31-4242-16186
*GBA Programmers BBS SysOp : Martin Van Den Bemt +31-76-718569*
FileBoard Tilburg SysOp : Bert Vingerhoets +31-13-562464
Terry's Home Base BBS SysOp : Terry Van Erp +31-1621-23635
HIGHTOWER BBS SysOp : Ron Nijdam +31-1899-21104
The Elevator BBS II SysOp : Dennis Brocken +31-1620-35501
The Elevator BBS SysOp : Maarten Bekers +31-**OFFLINE**
For Help or registering, Call GBA Programmers BBS, (The BBS
marked with a *), he is official registration/support site
of all my productions.