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+---------------------------------+ debate! I think we are just lucky
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| EDITORS FILE | it was 'rounded' out with talk of
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| | Howard's birthday and a lively
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+---------------------------------+ discussion of Oyster eating!
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by John Dodson, Node ->CANTINA.
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If you are a regular RelayNet user
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Welcome to the fourth issue of The and have not listed yourself in the
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RIME Times. I wish to once again RIME Directory... do it! If you
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to thank those contributors for need the form to fill out, send a
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submitting some fine articles. message to Cindy Bartorillo, routed
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(Hopefully, if I keep saying this, to node id -> (hang on a sec... let
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the articles will keep coming in!) me look up that id in the directory
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If you enjoy the articles, please ... aha there it is.. hm her hus-
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take a few seconds to send the au- band Drew is the sysop and they
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thor a compliment! live in Frederick, MD... and ...oh
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yeah) BAUDLINE!
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Many of you have made suggestions
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on how to improve the newsletter... What is missing from the newslet-
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which is great! We have acted on a ter? You will notice some regular
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couple of suggestions and we are features missing from this issue.
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considering others. The newsletter Features like 'Who's Who in RIME',
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file name has been changed (as you 'Conference Spotlight' and Software
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know) from NEWSmmyy to RIMEmmyy. Reviews among others. At one time,
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We have unjustified the right mar- we were going try and include a GIF
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gin and hyphenated the newsletter of a member with every newsletter.
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to reduce gaps in the double column I keep using the word 'We' when
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format. Hopefully this will make actually the editorial staff
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the newsletter a little easier to consists of only me! We (I) need
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read. Look for more changes next help in creating, collecting,
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time. Please keep those cards and chasing and begging for articles.
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letters and suggestions coming! Be We need trained eyes to scan con-
|
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forewarned that I will hard sell ferences for newsworthy items. We
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the most vociferous critiques into need interviewers as well as
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being co-editors! ;-) interviewees! The newsletter is a
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great way for you to become
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It was an interesting month on the involved in RelayNet. There are
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net. We had sysops and net admin- many 'jobs' big and small that need
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istrators 'venting' their frustra- doing and our 'entire' editorial
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tion in COMMON, we had the great staff will welcome you with open
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debate on what percentage is proper arms!
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for a quote to message ratio, we
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had the controversial Missing Chil- Enough of this talk 'about' the
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dren's conference introduced and newsletter. Let's get on 'with'
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the controversial "is ANSI music the newsletter. I hope you enjoy
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really part of the ANSI standard" it and we'll see you on the net!
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drive space, moved it from an XT to
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+---------------------------------+ an AT....no wonder it crashed.....
|
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| FOCUS: A RIME BBS | ;-) After a year of school at
|
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| | ASU, I left to open my own business
|
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+---------------------------------+ in San Diego and took the HST with
|
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by Jeff Woods, Conference Host of me (thankfully, I left the Perstor
|
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Telix, Communications & Entertain- behind). Our business computer
|
||
ment. Super Regional HUBKC Node ran the BBS under Desqview.
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MUSICAL -> That's when I began to moved resi-
|
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dences every three or four months
|
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How did I ever get mixed up in a (why not?) and since the business
|
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crazy, mixed-up, fun bunch of folks was a mobile disk jockey service,
|
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like those on RIME? I ask that of it was re-christened "The Musical
|
||
myself every day, and then answer: Chair".
|
||
"Who cares? It's worth it!"
|
||
I lost InterLink in the process of
|
||
But the real answer is a bit more moving to California, and joined
|
||
complex. I started calling BBS's the then -RelayNet - and haven't
|
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back in 1983 on a Hayes 300 baud looked back. From node to Hub to
|
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SmartModem, calling Greene Machines Super Regional and host of four
|
||
in Peoria, Illinois. I liked it conferences, plus Tech Support for
|
||
so much, I wrote my own BBS soft- one of the big three comm programs,
|
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ware on my TSR-80 Model 4, and ran and a board that has more than a
|
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it off of four floppy drives part 50% out of town caller ratio. Heck,
|
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time on my dorm phone. if I can do that, anyone can. ;-)
|
||
|
||
When I transferred to Arizona State So who is the guy behind it all?
|
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University in 1986, I decided it I'm 24 years old as of March 25th,
|
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was time to progress. ASU ran a and I am currently working on a
|
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board for their Computing Services program to handle fantasy sports
|
||
department, but the programmer in leagues stats in my spare time. I
|
||
charge of running it never read or work for Home Office Reference Lab-
|
||
answered the mail, never did file oratories in Lenexa, KS in the com-
|
||
updates, never did anything. It's puter department. We do the blood
|
||
the only board I know of that never and urine tests for about 80% of
|
||
crashed when the sysop left the of- the insurance policies that require
|
||
fice for the weekend. There was a tests.
|
||
funny thread there (although who
|
||
knew then that it was called a +---------------------------------+
|
||
thread?) about believing in the | CONFERENCE NEWS |
|
||
sysop, since we never saw him, and | |
|
||
that it was blasphemy not to be- +---------------------------------+
|
||
lieve in the sysop. So, I applied Posted by Skip Ross, Conference Co-
|
||
to the guy to run the BBS for him. ordinator, Node ->ACC
|
||
That's when it started crashing....
|
||
CoCo Conference (netnode #169) is
|
||
Well, we had PCBoard 11.0 at the being Hosted by Nancy Ward Node ID
|
||
time, and we just kept upgrading ->KEYBOARD
|
||
and making things tough on our-
|
||
selves. From 2400, I put my own FireArms Conference (netnode #105)
|
||
HST on line there, added InterLink, is now Hosted by Neil Hoffman Node
|
||
a Perstor controller, more hard ID ->GATEWAYS
|
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|
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|
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DESCRIPTION: Iomega, manufacturers
|
||
Unexplained Phenomena (netnode of the famous Bernoulli drives, and
|
||
#179) is now Hosted by Bart also a tape backup system, will be
|
||
Lidofsky Node ID ->RUNNINGB supplying direct manufacturers sup-
|
||
port through this conference, for
|
||
Current Events/Debate (netnode #3) all equipment manufactured by them.
|
||
is now Hosted by Lee Parsons Node Hosted by the Sysop of Iomega's
|
||
ID ->CAPECOD Support BBS.
|
||
HOST: Jeffrey Williams
|
||
EZ-Reader Conference (netnode #98) Node ID ->IOMEGA
|
||
is now Co-Hosted by Dennis McCunney ACTIVITY: NEW
|
||
Node ID ->RUNNINGB
|
||
|
||
Musicians Conference (netnode #186) NAME: AT-DB
|
||
is now Hosted by Ira Lichtenstein NUMBER: 196
|
||
Node ID ->SINGSING DESCRIPTION: Ashton Tate Direct
|
||
Support of DATABASE RELATED prod-
|
||
And the new conferences are: ucts including dBase II (CP/M),
|
||
dBase II (DOS), dBase III, dBase
|
||
NAME: Video Exchange III Plus, dBase III Lan, dBase IV,
|
||
NUMBER: 192 dBase IV Lan, dBase IV Developer's
|
||
DESCRIPTION: A conference for Edition, dBase Mac, RapidFile, and
|
||
trading of video programs. others.
|
||
HOST: Ken Pangborn Node ID HOST: TBD
|
||
->FATHER ACTIVITY: NEW (Estimated HIGH+)
|
||
ACTIVITY: NEW
|
||
NAME: AT-APPS
|
||
NAME: Missing Children NUMBER: 198
|
||
NUMBER: 193 DESCRIPTION: Ashton Tate Direct
|
||
DESCRIPTION: A conference dedi- Support of NON Database-Related
|
||
cated to helping in the search for Products including MultiMate, Mul-
|
||
missing children across the coun- tiMate Advantage II, Framework III,
|
||
try. Chart-Master, Diagram-Master, Draw
|
||
HOST: Gregg Synder Node ID Applause, Applause II, Map-Master,
|
||
->DIAMOND Sign-Master, Full Impact (Mac),
|
||
ACTIVITY: NEW Full Write Professional (Mac), and
|
||
others.
|
||
NAME: IOMEGA HOST: TBD
|
||
NUMBER: 194 ACTIVITY: NEW (Estimated HIGH+)
|
||
|
||
+---------------------------------+
|
||
| BEGINNERS CORNER |
|
||
| |
|
||
+---------------------------------+
|
||
by Jim Daly, Node ->TREASURE
|
||
|
||
DOWNLOADING FILES from a Bulletin Board System (BBS)
|
||
|
||
NOTE: These instructions pertain to TELIX, QMODEM and SMARTCOM Users
|
||
calling a PCBoard system. Other COMMunications programs
|
||
and BBS systems will have similar protocols.
|
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|
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One of the primary benefits of the nationwide BBS system is access to
|
||
a VAST library of PUBLIC DOMAIN & USER SUPPORTED
|
||
software...and all for just the price of a phone call!!!
|
||
|
||
At first, the DOWNLOAD (D/L) process seems complicated and intimidating.
|
||
In actual fact, most Communications programs completely automate the entire
|
||
process and a D/L can be accomplished with just a few keystrokes.
|
||
|
||
1.> The first step in DOWNloading is determining which files or programs
|
||
on a particular BBS are of interest to you. Almost all BBS's will group
|
||
their programs in various directories according to category and/or func-
|
||
tion...
|
||
for example: 1. DOS UTILITIES
|
||
2. BUSINESS PROGRAMS
|
||
3. COMMUNICATIONS
|
||
4. SPREADSHEET TEMPLATES (123,SCalc-5,etc.)
|
||
5. FILE MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS
|
||
6. GAMES
|
||
7. NEW UPLOADS (Not checked by SYSOP!!)
|
||
|
||
The PCBoard BBS Main Menu command to look at the available directories is
|
||
"F". This single stroke command generally gives you a listing of all the
|
||
available Download directories (usually by #). When you spot a DIRectory
|
||
that may hold files of interest, select that specific number and ALL of
|
||
the files in that DIRectory will be listed.
|
||
|
||
NOTE: If you have logged on to a particular BBS before and remember the di-
|
||
rectory number that holds the file(s) you want, just type "F x" (where x=
|
||
the directory #) at the Main Menu and you by-pass the listing of all the
|
||
directories and immediately see a listing of files in that specific DIRec-
|
||
tory.
|
||
|
||
2.> When you locate a file that you wish to D/L, type "D" and the BBS will
|
||
ask you for the name of the file you wish to D/L. At this prompt, type in
|
||
the name of the file EXACTLY as it appeared on the listing including the
|
||
extension - then hit <ENTER>.
|
||
|
||
The BBS will search ALL of its directories for a file name (and extension)
|
||
match. When the file is found, you will get a listing of information about
|
||
file SIZE, number of transfer BLOCKS, and approxi- mate D/L time required.
|
||
|
||
NOTE: If you do not have enough time left on the BBS to handle the entire
|
||
file, the system will advise you and abort the transfer. (See why you
|
||
should UPGRADE !!) On a "friendly" BBS, you will not be disconnected dur-
|
||
ing a D/L if you run out of time during the actual file transfer due to
|
||
slowdown in the transfer due to say, line noise.
|
||
|
||
3.> As soon as the FILE information is listed,the system checks to see if
|
||
you have set a DEFAULT protocol (Zmodem, XModem, etc.) in your USER Config-
|
||
uration. If you have, the system will ask if that is the one you wish to
|
||
use for this File transfer and you may accept the protocol or change it at
|
||
|
||
|
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|
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this point. If you have your DEFAULT protocol set to (N)one, you must tell
|
||
the system what you want to use.
|
||
|
||
You will now get a prompt advising you that the BBS is...... "Ready to
|
||
Send".....
|
||
|
||
=======================================================================
|
||
|
||
4.> SMARTCOM: Hit the <F1> function key which will take you to the
|
||
======== SMARTCOM-MAIN Menu.
|
||
|
||
QMODEM: Hit the PgDn key which will bring up the QM protocol Window.
|
||
& TELIX:
|
||
========
|
||
|
||
5.> SMARTCOM: Select 4. RECEIVE FILE.
|
||
========
|
||
a. Press 1 to select ERROR FREE protocol.
|
||
|
||
b. When prompted "ENTER FILE NAME", type the name of the file to be
|
||
received (it doesn't have to be the same as the name that you
|
||
asked the BBS to send to you-in fact, if you just press <ENTER>
|
||
without typing a file name, the system will assign the filename
|
||
"TEMP".
|
||
c. Press <ENTER>.
|
||
|
||
QMODEM: a. Select the SAME protocol that you specified in the BBS!!!
|
||
& TELIX :
|
||
======
|
||
b. Another Window will open and show you the "Default"
|
||
PATH and the filename (example:C:\UPLOAD\PKARC.EXE)
|
||
|
||
c. If the PATH is correct, press <ENTER>.
|
||
|
||
If you want the new file to go to a different sub-directory
|
||
or if you want to name it something else, change whatever
|
||
part of the line shown as necessary, press <ENTER>
|
||
necessary, then.......
|
||
|
||
6.> As the file is being SENT by the BBS and RECEIVED by your system, the
|
||
status Box or Line will keep you advised of the FILE transfer process.
|
||
|
||
7.> When the D/L has been successfully completed the Status line will show
|
||
"RECEIVE COMPLETE xxxxx bytes" and the system will BEEP you.
|
||
|
||
NOTE: If there is interference on your phone (called "line noise"), the
|
||
Status line will indicate this showing repeated attempts to send
|
||
file BLOCKS. If the attempts exceed 7 in a particular Block, the
|
||
transfer will be aborted (usually very evident during electrical
|
||
storms).
|
||
|
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8.> SMARTCOM: Press <F1> and you will be returned to the BBS Menu.
|
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========
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QMODEM: Press <ENTER>
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& TELIX
|
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======
|
||
|
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A D D I T I O N A L H I N T S & H E L P S
|
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==============================================
|
||
1.> Where is the file I just Downloaded?
|
||
|
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QMODEM and TELIX Users will set the sub-DIRectory to receive new
|
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files when the program is Configured (\DOWNLOAD or \DL is easy to
|
||
remember).
|
||
|
||
HAYES-SMARTCOM Users will find the file in the Directory where your
|
||
Communication program resides (probably C:\HAYES if you are running
|
||
SMARTCOM II).
|
||
|
||
2.> How do I DOWNload to another DIRectory if I am using SMARTCOM?
|
||
At the SMARTCOM Main Menu, select "3. Select File Command" and then "S"
|
||
for "Set Path". Backspace over the default directory name and type in
|
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the name of the directory to which you want the D/L's to go.
|
||
|
||
for example; C:\DL
|
||
|
||
REMEMBER!!! When you re-boot your system, the D/L path will be set at
|
||
the default directory.!!!
|
||
|
||
NOTE: I prefer to use my C:\DL sub-directory. By doing so, I can then
|
||
manipulate the new file anyway I want to without having to worry
|
||
about damaging any of your Communication program files. Also, it
|
||
is easier to un-ZIP files if you only have 1 or 2 to select from.
|
||
|
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3.> I want my DOWNloads to go to a floppy drive..
|
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|
||
Follow the same procedures as above, except set the path to A:\
|
||
|
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REMEMBER!!! You must have a FORMATted disk in the A: drive and that
|
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the total Download cannot exceed the capacity of the
|
||
diskette. (360K or 1.2MB on 5.25" and 720K or 1.4MB
|
||
on the 3.50") Don't forget that if you already have files
|
||
on the floppy, your available D/L space will be reduced.
|
||
( Run CHKDSK on A: to determine available space.)
|
||
|
||
4.> I know that I saw a file last week on the BBS that I can't find now.
|
||
Where is it?
|
||
|
||
SYSOPS periodically review the D/L activity on files and may delete the
|
||
name from the DIRectory if there has been little or no interest. Or,
|
||
there may have been an upgrade and the filename has been changed.
|
||
|
||
Leave a message for the SYSOP and he'll advise you how to find the file.
|
||
|
||
|
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|
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|
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Maybe it has been deleted and he can put it back on the system for your
|
||
one-time Download.
|
||
|
||
!! ENJOY - ASK QUESTIONS !!
|
||
|
||
|
||
+---------------------------------+
|
||
| 'C' TUTOR |
|
||
| |
|
||
+---------------------------------+
|
||
by Doug Maclean, node ->RUNNINGB
|
||
|
||
One of the most useful routines to have in your 'C' bag of tricks is one to
|
||
copy files. Here is a simple routine that will be improved next month.
|
||
The parameters are simple copyfile(char *source, char *destination, int
|
||
overwrite, int touch) where source is the name of the file to copy destina-
|
||
tion is the name of the destination file overwrite is a flag to determine
|
||
if the destination file should be overwritten if it exists (0 = no, 1 =
|
||
yes) and touch is a flag that if it is one the time and date stamp will be
|
||
copied from the source file.
|
||
|
||
#include <stdlib.h>
|
||
#include <stdio.h>
|
||
#include <fcntl.h>
|
||
#include <io.h>
|
||
#include <types.h>
|
||
#include <stat.h>
|
||
#include <errno.h>
|
||
#include <dos.h>
|
||
#include <memory.h>
|
||
#define BUFSIZE 20480
|
||
int copyfile(char *, char *,int,int);
|
||
copyfile(srcfile,destfile,overwrite,touch)
|
||
char *srcfile,*destfile;
|
||
int overwrite,touch; /* flags */
|
||
int src,dest;
|
||
char *buffer;
|
||
int n;
|
||
union REGS r;
|
||
buffer = malloc(BUFSIZE);
|
||
src = open(srcfile,O_RDONLY | O_BINARY);
|
||
if((dest = open(destfile,O_CREAT | O_EXCL, S_IREAD
|
||
| S_IWRITE )) == -1)
|
||
/*if((dest = creat(destfile,S_IWRITE)) == -1)*/
|
||
{
|
||
if(overwrite && (errno == EEXIST))
|
||
dest = open(destfile, O_TRUNC | O_WRONLY | O_BINARY,S_IREAD
|
||
| S_IWRITE);
|
||
else
|
||
return(errno);
|
||
}
|
||
else
|
||
|
||
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|
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{
|
||
close(dest);
|
||
dest = open(destfile, O_WRONLY | O_BINARY,S_IREAD | S_IWRITE);
|
||
}
|
||
while((n = read(src,buffer,BUFSIZE)) != 0)
|
||
if(write(dest,buffer,n) != n)
|
||
{
|
||
close(src);
|
||
close(dest);
|
||
free(buffer);
|
||
return(1);
|
||
}
|
||
if(touch == 1)
|
||
{
|
||
r.h.ah = 0x57;
|
||
r.h.al = 0;
|
||
r.x.bx = src;
|
||
intdos(&r,&r);
|
||
r.h.ah = 0x57;
|
||
r.h.al = 1;
|
||
r.x.bx = dest;
|
||
int86(0x21,&r,&r);
|
||
}
|
||
close(dest);
|
||
close(src);
|
||
free(buffer);
|
||
return(0);
|
||
Next month we will be improving this code to greater speed and add
|
||
some more error checking.
|
||
|
||
+---------------------------------+ are the chances of winning? How
|
||
| PROTECTING YOUR IDEAS | much might you have to pay? For a
|
||
| THE COPYRIGHT | product requiring so much start-up
|
||
+---------------------------------+ expense, it is best to cover all
|
||
by J. J. Spinelli, Esq. President, angles in advance. Get permission
|
||
VITRON Management Consulting, Inc. and avoid risking time, money, or
|
||
Steering Committee Member, Host of reputation due to adverse public-
|
||
Legal Conference Node ->VMC ity.
|
||
|
||
In last month's issue we discussed On the other hand, say you devel-
|
||
the patent as a means of protecting oped American Incense. The success
|
||
your ideas. In this issue, we'll of gimmick items often depends on
|
||
examine the copyright. the novelty of their instructions.
|
||
Should you try to copyright the di-
|
||
Suppose you wanted to use the song, rections? How effective is the pro-
|
||
"The Great Pretender," in develop- tection?
|
||
ing and marketing The Great Pet
|
||
Tender. Do you need permission from As with patents, a lawsuit is nec-
|
||
the Platters or whoever currently essary to enforce your rights
|
||
owns the copyright? Can you use a against an infringer. Unlike
|
||
modified version without getting patents, copyrights are quick and
|
||
permission? Can you be sued? What inexpensive to obtain. Copyrighting
|
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|
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something will discourage copying, would prevent others from copying
|
||
so it is worth the minimal effort the DESCRIPTION, but nothing can
|
||
it takes. It can be easily done keep them from describing the same
|
||
without an attorney. No search is idea in their own words. Nor would
|
||
necessary to determine whether the it prevent them from making, using,
|
||
work is similar to existing copy- or selling the machine itself. Only
|
||
righted material. a patent would accomplish that.
|
||
|
||
Not everything can be copyrighted. Every work is automatically copy-
|
||
The law protects "original works of righted when it is created, or put
|
||
authorship" fixed in tangible form. into fixed form. However, to pre-
|
||
Those especially relevant for new serve the right, all published
|
||
product development include: copies must carry in an obvious
|
||
place all of the following elements
|
||
- Labels of a copyright notice:
|
||
- Instruction manuals
|
||
- Photographs - A copyright symbol "(C)" [the "C"
|
||
- Computer software in a circle], the word "Copyright,"
|
||
- Books or the abbreviation "Copr."
|
||
- Graphic designs - The year of first publication
|
||
- Written promotional - The author's name or a recogniz-
|
||
material able abbreviation
|
||
- Sound recordings
|
||
- Product summaries For example, the following would
|
||
- Presentations constitute a valid copyright notice
|
||
- Market analyses issued by VITRON Management Con-
|
||
sulting, Inc.:(C) Copyright 1990,
|
||
Names, familiar symbols, slogans, VITRON Management Consulting, Inc.
|
||
short phrases, methods, systems,
|
||
and some other types of subject The use of the "C" in a circle and
|
||
matter cannot be copyrighted. Stan- the word "Copyright" are, of
|
||
dard items such as calendars and course, redundant, but has, over
|
||
rules with no original authorship the years, become the convention.
|
||
are not copyrightable. The year, 1990, represents the
|
||
"first year of publication."
|
||
A copyright grants its owner the "VITRON Management Consulting,
|
||
exclusive right to reproduce, re- Inc.," represents the "author's
|
||
vise, distribute, display, or sell name."
|
||
the material. Ideas are not pro-
|
||
tected. Only the precise way in IF A WORK IS "PUBLISHED" WITHOUT
|
||
which an idea is expressed can be ANY OF THESE ELEMENTS, THE
|
||
copyrighted. Mere ownership of, COPYRIGHT PROTECTION IS USUALLY
|
||
say, an original painting does not LOST FOREVER. The concept of publi-
|
||
give one the right to copy it to cation does not require any formal
|
||
make greeting cards for sale. The typesetting and printing. Rather,
|
||
owner of the painting can sell it, it has to do with dissemination of
|
||
but cannot reproduce the images in the work to other people. It is
|
||
it without the copyright owner's best to use the copyright notice
|
||
permission. from the outset so there will never
|
||
be a question of whether a work was
|
||
Likewise, a written description of published without it.
|
||
a machine can be copyrighted. This
|
||
|
||
|
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|
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[Author's note: I have seen over though registration is normally not
|
||
the years many shareware programs required for valid protection, it
|
||
that fail to contain the copyright does give notice of the claim and
|
||
notice. As such, the programs are, confers advantages in the pursuit
|
||
for the most part, in public do- of infringement suits.
|
||
main, i.e., the protection offered
|
||
by the copyright is lost forever. In general, for works created after
|
||
This means that any other person January 1, 1978, when a new law
|
||
who happens to get a hold of the went into effect, the copyright
|
||
software can put his/her name on lasts for the life of the author,
|
||
it, and even copyright it without plus fifty years. The duration of
|
||
any concern for the original devel- protection for other works depends
|
||
oper. When this happens, the copy- on the date of their original copy-
|
||
right owner now becomes the person right. These matters are explained
|
||
or entity who has the exclusive in GENERAL INFORMATION CONCERNING
|
||
right to reproduce, revise, dis- COPYRIGHTS, COPYRIGHT BASICS, and
|
||
tribute, display, and sell the ma- DURATION OF COPYRIGHT, all avail-
|
||
terial. If you develop software and able from the Copyright Office, Li-
|
||
release it into the BBS community brary of Congress, Washington, D.C.
|
||
and want to maintain your ownership 20559.
|
||
over it, PUT A VALID COPYRIGHT NO-
|
||
TICE ON IT. However, remember that There is no international copyright
|
||
you CANNOT enforce your copyright protection, but the United States
|
||
claims UNTIL and UNLESS you have is a member of the Universal Copy-
|
||
obtained a registered copyright right Convention, which provides
|
||
from the Register of Copyrights -- protection to nationals of member
|
||
the Copyright Office. If you do not countries if certain formalities
|
||
register your copyrights, don't are met. For details about foreign
|
||
even bother to pursue legal claims protection, write the Copyright Of-
|
||
against infringers because the fice and ask for CIRCULAR 38a.
|
||
courts will disallow the claims
|
||
from the outset, i.e., you will be Unlike a patent, a registered copy-
|
||
unable to provide the courts with right is quick and easy to obtain.
|
||
PROOF of copyright ownership. Of A registered copyright notice will
|
||
course, that does not mean that you discourage others from copying.
|
||
might not be counter-sued for in- Since it costs so little in time
|
||
fringement yourself. KEEP GOOD, and money, it is wise to preserve
|
||
CLEAR, CONCISE, DATED RECORDS! Mail your original works with a copy-
|
||
those records to yourself via REG- right whenever possible.
|
||
ISTERED MAIL to validate their
|
||
dates and keep the envelope sealed. Next month we'll look at trademarks
|
||
(The post office will not deliver - and service marks as means to pro-
|
||
- or even handle -- as registered tect your original ideas.
|
||
packages that are not properly
|
||
sealed.]
|
||
|
||
For a nominal fee, you can register
|
||
the copyright with the Register of
|
||
Copyrights. Different types of
|
||
"writing" are treated somewhat dif-
|
||
ferently and require the use of
|
||
different application forms. Al-
|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
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+---------------------------------+ ground, only some hairy thing scal-
|
||
| NEW YORK IN A DAY OR HOW TO | ing the building at about the 93rd
|
||
| WALK WITH A LIMP | floor. But that just turned out
|
||
| WITHOUT REALLY TRYING | to be Ed Koch.
|
||
+---------------------------------+
|
||
by Jeff Woods, Node ->MUSICAL This is where the limp kicked in,
|
||
so we took a cab to Central Park.
|
||
Colin Sampaleanu and I ventured New York Cabbies are required to
|
||
into New York City after Howard's attend the New York School of Of-
|
||
party this past month. Neither of fensive Driving. This guy would
|
||
us had ever been, and I wonder if have run down his own mother to
|
||
we'll ever go back. I can't take beat another car to a lane (and he
|
||
that much fun. First we parked did). But seeing as how neither
|
||
the car, and I was reminded of the spoke English, no one was able to
|
||
movie "Ferris Buehler's Day Off". call the cops. I was amazed at
|
||
the size of Central Park. I was
|
||
"Trust me, I'm a professional...." amazed that Donald Trump hasn't
|
||
"Professional what?" bought it and named it Trump Park.
|
||
It is a beautiful park, and the
|
||
But, for $7.38 an hour, we figured residents there are pretty nice, as
|
||
that at more than the value of the long as you don't let the change in
|
||
car, who cared? We then discov- your pocket jingle. Never carry
|
||
ered that parking was a mistake. more than one coin in New York.....
|
||
Manhattan is a BIG place, folks. You'll be accosted to buy a cup of
|
||
By the end of the day, I was physi- coffee for the entire city.
|
||
cally limping from all the walking.
|
||
I was wondering when some mugger In contrast, our next stop was a
|
||
would figure I had a wad of dough bit different. After taking pic-
|
||
in my shoe and corner me on the tures at Radio City Music Hall
|
||
subway, but we got smart and (which has no radios, I found out -
|
||
avoided the bad neighborhoods; we kind of stupid if you ask me), we
|
||
spent the day trying to escape from ended up in Times Square, which
|
||
Harlem. isn't really a square at all.
|
||
Somebody must have been REALLY
|
||
Escape did cross my mind later. stoned when naming these places.
|
||
While trying to find the Empire From Times Square, we hopped the
|
||
State Building (no easy feat, be- subway to the World Trade Center.
|
||
lieve it or not - it likes to hide I was confused.... I thought we
|
||
behind the others), we ended up in were going into this building that
|
||
the middle of 120,000 Jewish people said "Subway" for lunch, but there
|
||
in front of the UN protesting for were no sandwiches there. Oh,
|
||
direct flights from Moscow to Is- well, it was too dirty in there to
|
||
rael. I was protesting for direct eat anyway. The subway was even
|
||
flights from New York to Israel. more of an experience than the cab.
|
||
(Just kidding.) Well, we finally A gentleman sat next to me after
|
||
found the Empire State, and went up the first stop, and seemed com-
|
||
for a look around. Did you know pletely normal. He kind of looked
|
||
that New Yorkers have their heads like Popeye's father. Then, all
|
||
in the clouds? Literally? At of a sudden, he starts spouting off
|
||
least at the Sears Tower, I got my something that sounds like the Rus-
|
||
money's worth, and a whole lot sian National Anthem, which is
|
||
more. We couldn't even see the weird because the Russian subway
|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
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|
||
system is clean and free of in the life cycle of coral. What
|
||
weirdos. Colin and I were trying started as an innocent vacation
|
||
very hard not to bust up, lest we pastime progressed rapidly into an
|
||
get busted up, but we did laugh obsession with what Millard called
|
||
ourselves silly after we got off, "the sheer binary capacity" of all
|
||
to find that the World Trade Center those individual coral polyps. Evi-
|
||
has defined zero visibility as be- dently some corals are composed of
|
||
ing able to see only three miles. polyps each of which has eight ten-
|
||
I must point out that the WTC is tacles. During the last phone call
|
||
self-named, and Colin couldn't even I had from him he explained how he
|
||
find a single person willing to had become convinced that each
|
||
trade a Canadian five for an Ameri- polyp could "express" one byte of
|
||
can dollar. World Trade Center in- information, and that the con-
|
||
deed....... stantly changing and fantastically
|
||
intricate patterns produced by the
|
||
But the view was better than from whole coral as each polyp emerged
|
||
the Empire State.... We could even from its shell and then retreated
|
||
see the ground, and even the Statue back inside was actually a language
|
||
of Liberty, which from the Trade of subtle complexity. "The only
|
||
Center looks much like a Barbie living computers on the planet," he
|
||
doll in monochrome. Our last stop said. After that rather agitated
|
||
was going to be the Statue, but we early morning call about a month
|
||
missed the last boat.... Seems so ago, I heard nothing until last
|
||
has New York. How anyone could ac- week when Miriam called to tell me
|
||
tually pay $1000 a month for a that he had suffered a breakdown
|
||
small studio apartment to put up while scuba diving in a large coral
|
||
with everything we saw....I'll reef. He has been admitted to a
|
||
never know. It's worth much more private psychiatric hospital for
|
||
than that. I enjoyed every single observation. Yesterday I received
|
||
minute of it, and can't wait to get a letter from him that was written
|
||
back. In truth, we never did get just before he was committed, but I
|
||
into Harlem, but that's ok, the hesitate to publish its contents to
|
||
Globetrotters are coming here next the world because of its rather
|
||
month anyway, and I'll once again bizarre nature. Miriam is deeply
|
||
be able to get a taste of New York. concerned about Millard and has
|
||
And I won't have to limp to do it, rented a grass shack on Ohahu, she
|
||
either. tries to keep her mind from
|
||
dwelling on these recent events by
|
||
+---------------------------------+ practicing Don Ho songs with her
|
||
| THE MISADVENTURES OF | ukelele, but I'm afraid the strain
|
||
| DRS. FUDNUT AND WILLSTIPPLE | on her has been tremendous. "It all
|
||
| PART III | started with that goshdarn TELIX,"
|
||
+---------------------------------+ she confided last week. I could
|
||
By Peter Longo, Node ->IDEALS tell from such unusually strong
|
||
language that Miriam was close to
|
||
(As told to the RIME Times by Dr. the edge herself. "Somehow the
|
||
Fudnuts medical student intern.) fiends who programmed that evil
|
||
software have infected poor Mil-
|
||
Dr. Fudnut has suffered a nervous lard! And we were so cautious, our
|
||
breakdown while vacationing in labs were rated at P4 containment
|
||
Hawaii With Willstipple. It seems against the possibility that some
|
||
that poor Millard became interested cunning virus lurked on the distri-
|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
||
bution disks. Possibly the pages of was just before they left for vaca-
|
||
the manual had been treated with a tion, but he did hint that she had
|
||
slow acting contact poison, I just made a breakthrough when she dis-
|
||
don't know..." Miriam also ex- covered that the cream not only
|
||
pressed her regret that their book, worked as a symptom suppressor when
|
||
SOFTWARE DEATHTRAPS: HOW SHAREWARE applied to the victim's skin, but
|
||
IS KILLING AMERICA'S CHILDREN, actually had prophylactic proper-
|
||
would not see the printing press ties when applied directly to the
|
||
for a long time. "It's a shame," surface of the computer diskette
|
||
she said, "America needs to know infected with PKZIP. Since that
|
||
the horrible truth, but now, with time, a new, and I suspect much
|
||
Millard not feeling well, I don't more virulent and resistant strain
|
||
think we'll be able to finish the of PKZIP has appeared, so it's a
|
||
book before the next upgrade of shame Miriam's research has been
|
||
TELIX comes out." further delayed by Millard's break-
|
||
down.
|
||
Well, anyway, I wanted to update
|
||
you about the doctors. As I say, I'll send Miriam everyone's best
|
||
I'll have to check with Miriam wishes, when I speak to her.
|
||
about publishing Millard's letter.
|
||
I don't know if Bill has heard any- +---------------------------------+
|
||
thing, Miriam was pretty upset when | KIPS TIPS |
|
||
we talked on the phone, and really | |
|
||
just wanted to get back to the +---------------------------------+
|
||
ukelele solo in "Tiny Bubbles," so PCRelay Hints from the Author Kip
|
||
I don't know if she has talked with Compton, node ->CONNECT
|
||
him as well.
|
||
If you have lost some of your ex-
|
||
(Several days later our medical ported mail- run config.exe, place
|
||
student had this update.) the bar by conference maintaince
|
||
and keep pressing the Enter key un-
|
||
I tried to get in touch with Miriam til you arrive at the screen that
|
||
yesterday, but she was at the hos- says "Last Message Exported ----".
|
||
pital visiting Millard. By the way, Enter the message number of the
|
||
Millard is staying at a small pri- message you would like export to
|
||
vately owned psychiatric rest home, start from, press ESC and when
|
||
and anyone who wishes to send him a asked save your changes.
|
||
get-well card should mail it to:
|
||
But be careful - you may send du-
|
||
Dr. Millard Fudnut plicates if you move your message
|
||
Might-T-Fine Mental Mercy Seat number back too far!!!
|
||
101 Kokomoko Drive
|
||
Honolulu, Hawaii +---------------------------------+
|
||
| NOTES FROM |
|
||
I left a message on her answering | ADMIN |
|
||
machine, and I expect to hear from +---------------------------------+
|
||
her soon. As for the infamous Netnode gets upgraded hardware:
|
||
"PKZIT," Millard mentioned that 386-25 dedicated file server
|
||
Miriam had been working on a topi- 3 - 386sx nodes
|
||
cally applied cream that would re- Ethernet 16 bit LAN cards for the
|
||
lieve the symptoms produced by the Lantastic OS.
|
||
program. He didn't say much, this
|
||
|
||
|
||
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|
||
|
||
HUB Sysop reaction for the most Stay tuned to see if Bonnie will
|
||
part has been "WOW". return from her vacation in time to
|
||
salvage the network from the grasp
|
||
+---------------------------------+ of Scott, or will SmartNet acquire
|
||
| AS SEEN ON THE BIT STREAM | 300 Nodes overnight? Can we survive
|
||
| | another day without 35 messages
|
||
+---------------------------------+ from Rick Fry and Patrick Lee? Can
|
||
TAGLINE OF THE MONTH: we survive another day without the
|
||
"What happens when Kip Compton dis- daily dose of Fry's wit and Lee's
|
||
covers girls?" knowledge? Only time will tell. :)
|
||
(As seen on a post from Jeff Woods.
|
||
Submitted by several RIME users) +---------------------------------+
|
||
| NOTICES |
|
||
BORING THREAD OF THE MONTH: | |
|
||
"Kid Dying" +---------------------------------+
|
||
(Which seems to find it's way into The RIME Times is published monthly
|
||
COMMON about every two months) by the membership of RelayNet In-
|
||
ternational Message Exchange as its
|
||
THE THREAD THAT LOST CONTROL: official newsletter. Users and
|
||
"Search for Red October" Sysops are encouraged to con-
|
||
(About the film "Hunt for Red tribute. Submissions and questions
|
||
October") may be directed to the editor John
|
||
Dodson, node ->CANTINA.
|
||
MALFUNCTION OF THE MONTH:
|
||
ProComm's (probably the most widely (c)Copyright 1990, The RelayNet
|
||
used communications program) ten- International Message Exchange.
|
||
dency to lock up when it encounters Permission is hereby granted for
|
||
"ANSI" music control codes. Pro- unlimited distribution and
|
||
Comm users reading the ANSI duplication, provided such
|
||
conference must re-boot their distribution and duplication are
|
||
machines after encountering the strictly for non-commercial
|
||
music codes. purposes only. All other rights
|
||
reserved. RelayNet and RIME are
|
||
ANONYMOUS CAPTURE OF THE MONTH: registered trademarks.
|
||
(Found shortly after Bonnie A. left
|
||
on vacation)
|
||
|
||
Welcome to the world of the Re-
|
||
layNet where things are not as they
|
||
seem. A world where telecommunica-
|
||
tions take place. In this world,
|
||
strange things happen. Configura-
|
||
tion files mysteriously disappear,
|
||
messages replicate at will and mu-
|
||
sic that would wake the dead is
|
||
used to raise the living. In this
|
||
world users try to fight off the
|
||
evil BBS monster that keeps lurking
|
||
through every system. Will we
|
||
survive or will the BBS monster win
|
||
out in the end.
|
||
|