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t h e i n i q u i t y b u l l e t i n b o a r d s y s t e m
Iniquity v1.00 alpha 25
[readme.1st]
Compatibility Information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This version of Iniquity can be installed from scratch OR upgraded.
See the following section on Upgrading if you already have Iniquity
setup on your system.
Note: If you're using a version of Iniquity older than alpha 23,
don't even bother trying to upgrade. Re-install from scratch
or get alpha 23 and upgrade to that first.
Upgrading Iniquity
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Follow these simple steps to upgrade from 1.00a23 -> 1.00a25:
First, install the current version to a new directory by running the
install batch file included in the archive.
Copy the files in the new DOCS over your old documentation files
Copy all of the .EXE and .OVR files in the new install over the old
files in your main bbs directory (ie iniquity.exe, iniquity.ovr, etc.)
Copy NUV.ANS from the new text directory to your original text dir
Change to your original main bbs directory and run UPGRADE.EXE .. This
new program will finish the upgrade procedure for you.
note: DO NOT run iniqmenu.exe on your a23 menu files. This is simply
a utility included to convert old a20r2 menu files to a23+ format.
All a23 menus are compatible with a25! ..
Thats it! :) All of your original bbs data will be retained.
READ WHATSNEW.A25 !! This is mandatory if you're upgrading. You'll
need to know what has changed that you'll have to update on the bbs.
General Info
~~~~~~~~~~~~
This alpha version is NOT COMPLETE. It lacks a great deal of the
features found in finished bbs software, although it does have many
unique ones in itself. There are bound to be bugs, although a great
deal has been fixed in this version, new ones pop up all the time.
Registration??
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Until at least a beta version of Iniquity is ready (can it be too far
off? :), Iniquity is considered freeware. Yet people have been asking
me constantly how they would go about registering the software. I
don't really write Iniquity expecting to benefit w/ money later on. Its
just a hobby.
Iniquity WILL have a registration fee when a beta release is ready.
This is not only to help me expand my bbs (so I can add/test multinode,
etc) but to contribute to many many hours I've spent working on the
software. So, I'm not expecting anything in return for now, but here's
the deal:
I'll accept "donations". I've never ever asked for money on my board
before, but I guess its really time to upgrade my bbs computer (286/12 :)
if I ever want to add multinode support to the software. A donation of
money of any amount would be appreciated, but one of $25 US or more will
ensure you a registered copy of Iniquity to your name/alias/bbs, when
the 1.00 release version is complete.
I'll make sure I return the favor to those who help out with my bbs by
ensuring them top priority when it comes to Iniquity support, or any
questions you may have.
Anyway, here's the info: =)
Mike Fricker
9 Rodney Terrace
Dartmouth, NS
Canada
B2Y-2G9
Iniquity Support
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Internet email:
daylight@ra.isisnet.com (iniqnet/www/questions/bug-reports)
ev@mcs.net (questions/help!/bug-reports)
015940B@axe.acadiau.ca (documentation comments/questions)
Support boards:
eternity bbs (902)469-4463 [whq] fiend
sunfire bbs (902)445-4783 [alpha] daylight
disallusioned society (708)653-0376 [beta] electric visionary
Internet ftp:
ftp.isisnet.com (/pub/dos/bbs/iniquity)
Internet www:
http://www.isisnet.com/iniquity
FOSSIL Drivers ??
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Just to clear up any confusing, X00 is the best FOSSIL driver. BNU
is just not good enough. I've included one of the latest "non-hack"
versions of X00.SYS in this archive. (X00V150.ZIP) .. Read the docs
included in that archive to set it up correctly with your modem.
Iniquity Support Net
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This is a fido-styled message net cordinated by Daylight (sunfire bbs -
alpha site). The application package for this net is included with
Iniquity (inet1a23.exe). Check it out if you're interested. These
files should have been uncompressed to your \bbs\INET directory during
installation.
Alpha, Beta, and Distribution Sites
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Currently, I'm not authorizing ANY official sites of any kind. I
will not be organizing this sort of thing until I have at least a
Beta version of Iniquity released. I've had literally hundreds of
requests to this date, so I'll most likely end up making an application
of some sort for beta/dist sites. Please, do not ask me about this. =)
Credits
~~~~~~~
I wrote the software, but there have been alot of people along the way
up to this point that have helped a great deal.
Daylight (peter benson)
My only alpha tester, he organizes and runs Iniquity-Net. He handles
alot of the internet activity, like Iniquity's www page and ftp site
(see above), and does all that email stuff.
Electric Visionary (todd hendricks)
The beta tester thats found every problem that you've ever seen in
this software plus 5x more. Thanks him for this relatively bug-free
alpha version of Iniquity, as it has alot to do with his extreme
effort. Also, you can send all your Iniquity questions to him,
because he claims that he likes it .. =)
Blackball (chris bowlby)
Credit the documentation for Iniquity to this guy. The docs are
finally available as of a25. Check them out, they're REALLY
impressive. He also does the C translation of my pascal file structs
so you c/c++ people can still make some amazing utils. =)
Illusionizer (mike annand)
Well [iL] really does nothing anymore, since he pretty much gave up
on ansi and seems to be stuck on IRC programming for now. But since
he's a friend I'd feel guilty if I took him out of the credits, so
I'll just say he's in charge of distibution. =) We all know he's
just waiting for the eventual Iniquity Programming Language to do
some worthwhile stuff. :)
And...
People everywhere that have suggested ideas and reported bugs to me
on both my BBS and via internet email/irc. Thanks =)
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