CBBS(R) 4.0.2a 04/13/89 00:13:05 Y/N: want CBBS "1st time user" info?^U ?^U ?^U ?n;ward;christensen;odraw;;fullc;piss Logging name to disk... You are caller 204628; next msg =41681; 475 active msgs. Prev. call 04/10/89 @ 23:41, next msg was 41669 Recording logon for next time. Use FULL? to check assignments ?^U ?xxxxx "Mine" command checking for msgs TO you, ^K to abort. >Function:?dir c:log;dir c:killed;dir summary;type-30 log,ward c;or;*;short LOG. 8 KILLED. 39 SUMMARY. 30 04/10/89,23:41:42,204579,9,WARD CHRISTENSEN,, 04/10/89,23:49:23,204580,9,WARD CHRISTENSEN,, 04/11/89,00:01:33,204581,X,WARD CHRISTENSEN,, E#41669, E#41670, E#41671,8 04/11/89,00:36:52,204582,1,SCOTT FREEMAN,,36 04/11/89,00:43:37,204583,3,BILL WOLFF,, E#41672,4 04/11/89,01:07:12,204584,2,PAUL STREETER,,25 04/11/89,03:29:39,204585,2,JERRY OLSEN,,17 04/11/89,03:57:15,204586,2,JERRY OLSEN,, E#41673, E#41674, E#41675, E#41676,20 04/11/89,06:15:16,204587,2,CRAIG ROFFERS,carol stream/il,15 04/11/89,06:53:38,204588,2,DENNIS STAHL,,2 04/11/89,11:40:36,204589,2,KEN STRITZEL,,9 04/11/89,12:09:11,204590,2,RICH KURTZ,,6 04/11/89,12:30:02,204591,2,DOUG NECESSARY,bloomington ill, E#41677,10 04/11/89,14:32:16,204592,3,PIT BARTOK,8871 Waldkirch/WEST GERMANY, 04/11/89,15:43:11,204593,2,ELI LEHRER,, 04/11/89,17:06:15,204594,1,RICHARD GOZDAL,, E#41678,5 04/11/89,17:58:31,204595,2,JAMES SCHMIDT,,1 04/11/89,18:09:38,204596,2,DAVID GIBBS,, E#41679,3 04/11/89,18:13:49,204597,2,LARRY GLASSMAN,,6 04/11/89,18:28:42,204598,1,SCOTT FREEMAN,,1 04/11/89,19:15:40,204599,2,MARTY DIPPEL,,6 04/11/89,19:35:09,204600,1,TERRY GILLE,,2 ]TERRY GILLE, 04/11/89,20:15:09,204601,1,ALAN LAYA,,10 04/11/89,20:28:04,204602,1,COLIN SCHROEDER,,10 04/11/89,20:43:12,204603,1,JOHN TRAUTSCHOLD,Palatine/ IL,2 04/11/89,20:49:45,204604,3,BILL WOLFF,,4 04/11/89,21:20:38,204605,1,ALAN LAYA,, E#41680,14 ]Though a new BBSer, CBBS seems to be one of the best! ALAN LAYA, 04/11/89,21:38:05,204606,2,SCOTT ALBRECHT,CHICAGO/IL,2 04/11/89,22:01:20,204607,2,TONY ANTONUCCI,,4 04/11/89,22:04:30,204608,2,PAUL STREETER,,2 04/11/89,23:24:10,204609,1,DENNIS LEONG,,4 04/11/89,23:48:34,204610,1,JIM CHAPAS,,10 04/12/89,00:19:53,204611,2,BILL TANEY,,1 04/12/89,05:28:09,204612,2,PETE JONES,,2 04/12/89,06:27:00,204613,1,JIM FLANAGAN,,5 04/12/89,06:50:25,204614,2,DENNIS STAHL,,2 04/12/89,07:11:36,204615,3,MURRAY ARNOW,,25 04/12/89,09:48:31,204616,1,CHARLES BETHLEY,oakpark/il,45 04/12/89,11:06:50,204617,1,TOM LUBECK,,5 04/12/89,13:56:59,204618,1,JOHN MUNDT,,2 04/12/89,15:33:23,204619,2,SCOTT ALBRECHT,,8 04/12/89,16:10:20,204620,2,BILL WOLFF,,1 04/12/89,16:26:06,204621,1,MORELAND HOGAN,Davidson/ NC,12 04/12/89,16:58:47,204622,2,JOSEPH HOLAHAN,,2 04/12/89,22:33:38,204623,2,BILL WOLFF,,1 04/12/89,22:41:30,204624,2,ALEX ZELL,, 04/12/89,23:08:02,204625,2,JIM POLOUS,,1 04/12/89,23:13:34,204626,2,MICHAEL SZEWCZYK,, 04/12/89,23:19:08,204627,1,STEVE ANDERSON,,2 04/13/89,00:13:09,204628,9,WARD CHRISTENSEN,, 41669 04/11/89 WARD CHRISTENSEN => PAUL STREETER: "R/ PREDICTIONS" 41670 04/11/89 WARD CHRISTENSEN => ALL: "COMDEX?" 41671 04/11/89 WARD CHRISTENSEN => ALL: "DESKJET PLUS" 41672 04/11/89 BILL WOLFF => ALL: "UCSD-P SYSTEM?" 41673 04/11/89 JERRY OLSEN => RICHARD GOZDAL: "R/QBASIC" 41674 04/11/89 JERRY OLSEN => FRANK SPIVEY II: "RUNNING A BBS" 41675 04/11/89 JERRY OLSEN => DAN SEIBOLD: "R/SWAPPING BOARDS" 41676 04/11/89 JERRY OLSEN => ALAN LAYA: "R/PASCAL EXEC-ING" 41677 04/11/89 DOUG NECESSARY => SYSOP: "CHI AREA SMART USERS" 41678 04/11/89 RICHARD GOZDAL => JERRY OLSEN: "R/QBASIC" 41679 04/11/89 DAVID GIBBS => DOUG NECESSARY: "R/CHI AREA SMART USERS" 41680 04/11/89 ALAN LAYA => ALL: "TP4 EXEC PROBS" - End of summary - Retrieving flagged msgs: C skips, K aborts. Msg 41669 is 08 line(s) on 04/11/89 from WARD CHRISTENSEN to PAUL STREETER re: R/ PREDICTIONS Hey, great comments! Yes, Metra is a bit better - the main thing that makes laptopping possible is the "upper deck" of the old IC line - where you're not elbow-to-elbow with anyone. My T1100+ works "ok", but 10# is just too much to lug around regularly. Worst, I use it all day at work so it doesn't get charged very well. I DO try to take it home monthly for a few deep discharges. Quick Cobol? An oxymoron if I ever heard one! Msg 41670 is 03 line(s) on 04/11/89 from WARD CHRISTENSEN to ALL re: COMDEX? What, no Comdex reports yet? I'm going Tuesday. I have one early report I picked up from Compuserve, it is 30 lines long so will go into next message: "Deskjet Plus". Msg 41671 is 30 line(s) on 04/11/89 from WARD CHRISTENSEN to ALL re: DESKJET PLUS Fm: Arlan Levitan 70007,3563 Ok here's all the particulars: DeskJet Plus - $995; Available - May 1, 1989 Bidirectional print speed: LQ Mode: 120 cps @ 10cpi Draft Mode: 240 cps @ 10cpi 10 built-in fonts: Portrait fonts: Courier, Courier Bold, Courier Italic - 6 and 12 point printable at 5, 10, 16.67, and 20 cpi Landscape fonts: Courier 6 & 12 point printable at 10, 16.67 and 20 cpi Courier Bold 6 & 12 point print at 6, 12, and 24 cpi New microprocessor and faster paper motor and pick-up mechanism improves formatting speed and cuts paper handling time in half. Maximum font size printable : 30 points. Accessories & prices: 128K RAM cart: $150 256KRAM cart: $200 Epson FX-80 cart: $40 Font Cartridges: Prestige Elite: $75 Letter Gothic: $75 Presentations: $75 Times Roman 8, 10, 12 & 14 pt: $95 Helvetica: 8, 10, 12 & 14 pt: $95 Times Roman 30 pt: $75 Helvetica 30 pt: $75 Soft Fonts: Times Roman/Helvetica 8, 10, 12, 14 & 30 pt: $95 Universe 8, 10, 12, 14, & 30 pt: $95 Looks just like the old Deskjet, whose list will be dropped to $795. Msg 41672 is 03 line(s) on 04/11/89 from BILL WOLFF to ALL re: UCSD-P SYSTEM? So what is UCSD-P system good for now? Does anyone use it? Is there any worth while programs written for it? Even in Public Domain? Is it somewhat compatable with Pascal or Turbo Pascal? Msg 41673 is 04 line(s) on 04/11/89 from JERRY OLSEN to RICHARD GOZDAL re: R/QBASIC Sounds like by far the simplest solution for your needs (assuming all your data are "printable" characters) is simply to set the high bit to "encrypt" and reset it for use. (I.e., OR each character with 80H, then AND it with 7FH.) Good luck. Msg 41674 is 28 line(s) on 04/11/89 from JERRY OLSEN to FRANK SPIVEY II re: RUNNING A BBS Running a "good" BBS does indeed involve quite a bit of time and nurturing. After getting it up and running, it involves time every day without fail both to meet its basic needs and to protect oneself from potential legal problems. All that aside, one soon becomes dissatisfied with at least SOME aspect(s) of the software, and probably will want to invest time in enhancing it. And of course there are the inevitable problems. And when they creep in, usually immediate attention is necessary -not at a more convenient time, say, on the weekend. Then there's the necessity of message-base purging, etc. And if you will be having file transfer capability, as Ward noted, that involves time too. Besides the issues he mentioned, you'd almost certainly want to institute (and follow through on) validation procedures. As a sysop, I view that as a basic requirement to protect callers. You NEED to be able to keep track of callers to protect against the very occasional intentional uploader of bogus software.There's more, but that's a start. In short, it's a real commitment to do it "right." (And there are more than a few places out there that do a poor job.).I don't want to discourage you, but I've worked with many people wanting to set up systems and it's best they know what's involved BEFORE committing themselves, and before building a constituency only to go off-line a few months later (a common occurrence). But if you have the time, the funds and the energy, it provides real satisfaction.As for modems, the one you mention sounds fine from what I've read (but haven't used). In general, be sure it's <100%> Hayes compatible (or otherwise if fully supported by your software. BBSes place significantly greater demands upon modems in terms of commands and reliability than more common applications, and you don't want to create unnecessary headaches with hardware. (The software problems are enough!) Good luck. Msg 41675 is 06 line(s) on 04/11/89 from JERRY OLSEN to DAN SEIBOLD re: R/SWAPPING BOARDS There are quite a few ways you could run into trouble. I'd suspect that the system-specific issues are going to lead you into too many headaches in the long run. I'd also be concerned about the ability to move up to a later version of the OS as well.which is something you're going to want to be able to do to run some more contemporary software. (BTW, I've posted a reply to your other query over my way.) Msg 41676 is 11 line(s) on 04/11/89 from JERRY OLSEN to ALAN LAYA re: R/PASCAL EXEC-ING Like Eric, I don't have experience with TP but regularly use EXEC-ing in C. Yes, DO ensure your command-line arguments are EXACTLY right. If you can put up a sample of a command line that does work and one that causes problems, it might help a bit in determining the source of the problem. In the meantime, here's a long shot: If something like COMMAND GWBASIC BOO doesn't work, try COMMAND /C GWBASIC BOO, which is simply a way to tell COMMAND.COM to execute the command line, then return to the calling program. I use that with an "on the fly" batch command processor I wrote to avoid a similar problem. Other than that, unless you have some examples, I'd say to ENSURE that you've got spacing just right (esp. no spaces in unwanted places). Good luck. Msg 41677 is 04 line(s) on 04/11/89 from DOUG NECESSARY to SYSOP re: CHI AREA SMART USERS I am trying to find out who to contact for the SMART users group in the area. The only info I have said to cantact a Sherilyn Kuenstler at Chas. Levy Circulating Co. and they never heard of her. This board is listed as the bbs for the group. Can you help?? Msg 41678 is 01 line(s) on 04/11/89 from RICHARD GOZDAL to JERRY OLSEN re: R/QBASIC That gives me something to read about and study for awhile. Msg 41679 is 04 line(s) on 04/11/89 from DAVID GIBBS to DOUG NECESSARY re: R/CHI AREA SMART USERS One of my clients is a subsidiry (sp?) of Chas Levy. I will try to find out some information for you. David Msg 41680 is 10 line(s) on 04/11/89 from ALAN LAYA to ALL re: TP4 EXEC PROBS Thanks a million to all (esp. Eric and Jerry) who took the time to ponder my so-called "problem" with the TP4 "exec" function. In case y'all are wondering, the solution was somewhat unexpected, but after a few tinkering sessions I finally found a way to make it work: by simply not "mentioning" the command processor at all.i.e. instead of using exec('wp.exe','command.com'); I used exec('wp.exe',' ');. and believe it or not, it seems to work (for now anyway). And now I'm off on a mision to find out why this is so. Any ideas? Alan dup. chars. >Function:?