HDTenEightyP/CompuServe · Datasets at Hugging Face

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* Up to 20 lines per message.

[S] - Scan Messages
* Start scan with message #.

[L] - List Boards

[A] - Abort to Main Menu

[G] - Goodbye
* Asks, 'Logoff (Y/N)?'

[1-4] - Boards

[U] - Upload
* New Punter (To selected drive).

[#] - Change Drive #
* Only seen in a multi-drive configuration. Only available to authorized
users, depending on configuration and user access level. Note the
current drive # displayed beside the command prompt, i.e. (9).

[$] - Directory
* On selected drive.

CREATING A MESSAGE BASE

Load '6485 setup',8,1. Insert the system files disk into drive 8, and select
option # 1, 'Create Sub-Boards'. It will ask you to select the number of
boards that you wish to create or modify, (0-4). If the '(boards)' and '(no.)'
files are already on this disk, the previously created information will be
displayed. In any case, you are prompted 'Edit which board?', 'Name of
Board?', 'Access Level', and 'Highest message #'. (If this is the first time,
highest message # will not appear). When you are done, enter 'S' to save
setup. The necessary files will then be written to drive 8. Re-load 6485 bbs
v3.5, and re-insert the system files disk with the files you just created.
From the configuration screen, toggle the message base on, by hitting 'G'. The
program will check the disk for the '(boards)' and '(no.)' files, and then show
the message base to be 'ON'. Immediately re-save the new Configuration.






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CREATING SCREEN SEQUENTIAL FILES

You can dress up 6485 BBS v3.8 considerably by placing the following sequential
files on drive 8:

'(BBS-t)' - The Title screen. Shown before logon.
'(BBS-n)' - Seen by non-validated users after logon. Can also be accessed
with the '[O]pening Message' command, from the BBS Main Menu.
'(BBS-v)' - Seen by validated users after logon.
'(BBS-i)' - System Information file. Accessed with the 'I' command.
'(BBS-b)' - System Bulletins. Accessed with the 'B' command.

Note that these files are in parentheses. No file beginning with '(' can be
downloaded and is not listed in the directory that a caller sees. The 'BBS'
part of the filename is shift-B, shift-B, shift-S. These files can be created
with any sequential file writer, although '6485 setup' is especially suited to
this purpose. It automatically inserts quotation marks at the beginning of
each line, which you do not see on the screen, but which enables the use of
commas, colons, semi-colons, and opening spaces. It also allows line-by-line
editing. If you use another file writer, it is recommended procedure to put
each line in quotes, so you can use the above-mentioned characters, and so that
the lines will be positioned where you want them, instead of left-justified.
With another writer, you must enter a blank line by using " ", not "".
"" will cause an illegal quantity error when it tries to input a null
string. Again, please NOTE: When using '6485 setup', do not enter any quotes
in the text. This is handled automatically.

SYSTEM FILES DISK

As mentioned earlier, you can run the BBS with no BBS system files on drive 8.
This would be the 'bare bones approach' to running a board, with no message
base, and no customized screens. The setup, configuration, user log, and
private messages could be saved to the program disk, and would be automatically
loaded every time you boot up the program. You would have only upload/download
files on drive 8.

If you want custom screens, system information, and system bulletins, then
those files will need to be on drive 8 as well. If you activate the message
base, then you will include '(boards)', and '(no.)', and of course the
individual messages will be written to this disk. Additionally, when the
'(BBS-config.)' and '(BBS-users)'files remain on drive 8, then
the system will re-boot by itself after a crash: (It will go to the 'Time'
prompt and wait for up to five minutes. If it receives no input within that
time, the program will go directly to the 'Waiting for Call' mode).

You will probably find it advantageous, then, to place '6485 bbs v3.8' and
'6485.ml4' on a separate disk from the system files, to conserve space on drive
8. When you load the program, you will be prompted: 'User Log not on disk.
Try Again (Y/N)?' Remove the program disk and replace it with your System
Files/Upload-Download disk. Hit 'Y', and the remaining files will load. Enter
time and date, switch on the modem, hit 'F1' to go to 'Waiting for Call', and

* Up to 20 lines per message.

[S] - Scan Messages

* Start scan with message #.

[L] - List Boards

[A] - Abort to Main Menu

[G] - Goodbye

* Asks, 'Logoff (Y/N)?'

[1-4] - Boards

[U] - Upload

* New Punter (To selected drive).

[#] - Change Drive #

* Only seen in a multi-drive configuration. Only available to authorized

users, depending on configuration and user access level. Note the

current drive # displayed beside the command prompt, i.e. (9).

[$] - Directory

* On selected drive.

CREATING A MESSAGE BASE

Load '6485 setup',8,1. Insert the system files disk into drive 8, and select

option # 1, 'Create Sub-Boards'. It will ask you to select the number of

boards that you wish to create or modify, (0-4). If the '(boards)' and '(no.)'

files are already on this disk, the previously created information will be

displayed. In any case, you are prompted 'Edit which board?', 'Name of

Board?', 'Access Level', and 'Highest message #'. (If this is the first time,

highest message # will not appear). When you are done, enter 'S' to save

setup. The necessary files will then be written to drive 8. Re-load 6485 bbs

v3.5, and re-insert the system files disk with the files you just created.

From the configuration screen, toggle the message base on, by hitting 'G'. The

program will check the disk for the '(boards)' and '(no.)' files, and then show

the message base to be 'ON'. Immediately re-save the new Configuration.

Page 5

CREATING SCREEN SEQUENTIAL FILES

You can dress up 6485 BBS v3.8 considerably by placing the following sequential

files on drive 8:

'(BBS-t)' - The Title screen. Shown before logon.

'(BBS-n)' - Seen by non-validated users after logon. Can also be accessed

with the '[O]pening Message' command, from the BBS Main Menu.

'(BBS-v)' - Seen by validated users after logon.

'(BBS-i)' - System Information file. Accessed with the 'I' command.

'(BBS-b)' - System Bulletins. Accessed with the 'B' command.

Note that these files are in parentheses. No file beginning with '(' can be

downloaded and is not listed in the directory that a caller sees. The 'BBS'

part of the filename is shift-B, shift-B, shift-S. These files can be created

with any sequential file writer, although '6485 setup' is especially suited to

this purpose. It automatically inserts quotation marks at the beginning of

each line, which you do not see on the screen, but which enables the use of

commas, colons, semi-colons, and opening spaces. It also allows line-by-line

editing. If you use another file writer, it is recommended procedure to put

each line in quotes, so you can use the above-mentioned characters, and so that

the lines will be positioned where you want them, instead of left-justified.

With another writer, you must enter a blank line by using " ", not "".

"" will cause an illegal quantity error when it tries to input a null

string. Again, please NOTE: When using '6485 setup', do not enter any quotes

in the text. This is handled automatically.

SYSTEM FILES DISK

As mentioned earlier, you can run the BBS with no BBS system files on drive 8.

This would be the 'bare bones approach' to running a board, with no message

base, and no customized screens. The setup, configuration, user log, and

private messages could be saved to the program disk, and would be automatically

loaded every time you boot up the program. You would have only upload/download

files on drive 8.

If you want custom screens, system information, and system bulletins, then

those files will need to be on drive 8 as well. If you activate the message

base, then you will include '(boards)', and '(no.)', and of course the

individual messages will be written to this disk. Additionally, when the

'(BBS-config.)' and '(BBS-users)'files remain on drive 8, then

the system will re-boot by itself after a crash: (It will go to the 'Time'

prompt and wait for up to five minutes. If it receives no input within that

time, the program will go directly to the 'Waiting for Call' mode).

You will probably find it advantageous, then, to place '6485 bbs v3.8' and

'6485.ml4' on a separate disk from the system files, to conserve space on drive

8. When you load the program, you will be prompted: 'User Log not on disk.

Try Again (Y/N)?' Remove the program disk and replace it with your System

Files/Upload-Download disk. Hit 'Y', and the remaining files will load. Enter

time and date, switch on the modem, hit 'F1' to go to 'Waiting for Call', and