APBBS Version 3.01.12

Operating Manual

Tandy Color Computer 3

OS9 Level II BBS System

Manual Revison 1

System Requirements:

- 256K or 512K Tandy Color Computer 3
- OS9 Level II System
- Minimum of 2 Double Sided 40 track drives
(many options not available with only 2 drives)
- 80 column monitor (preferbaly RGB but Mono will do)
- RS232 pak. This BBS will operate with up to 4 serial
ports. The only restriction is it must be a 6551 type
such as the RS or its 100% clones. LR Tech/Owl-ware
superboard will NOT work.
- Auto-Answer modem. support up to 2400 baud
Extended Hayes reccomended but any auto-answer will do.
- Joystick or mouse

Suggested hardware:

- Hard disk System (Strongly reccomended)
- No-Halt floppy controller for floppy system
- Extended Hayes modem
- More then 1 RS232 pak.

Suggested Software

- Screen editor for textfiles (such as SLED, SSTAR, SCRED, DYNASTAR)
- Printer for convience and for feedback

Disclaimer & Copyright Notice.

APBBS Version 3.01.12 is copyright (c) 1989 by Mike Guzzi. No part of this
manual may be reproduced without written permission from me. You can only copy
the disk for backup purposes only.

I assume no responisbility for any damage be either software or hardware from
use of this program. You are using this program AS-IS. Although if you follow
the instructions in this manual there will be no damage caused by this program
but I just want to state it to avoid problems. However if your disk is damaged
please send it back for a replacement copy. The disk is not copy-protected so
you can make backups for safe-keeping. If you have problems with the BBS please
contact me.

You may not alter the BBS or violate its integrity. If you make unauthorized
modifications to this BBS is will render the update and support policy
invalid. I cannot support the BBS if it has been altered without my knowledge.
This applies to any of the program modules and drivers. If you make
unauthorized modifications you may cause the BBS to destroy the drives. It can
possibly damage all files stored on a floppy and/or hard drive. If you get an
error "Incorrect module CRC" copy the module from the main disk.

No BBS system is hacker-proof. You must realize that even though the
possibilities of a user breaking into your system is very small, it is not 100%
secure. Everyone who runs a BBS runs a small risk that this may happen. If this
does occur please tell me how it happened (if possible) so I can fix it.
Every problem with the BBS I have ever had at worst crashed the BBS but not the entire OS9 system so to re-start it was no problem. This however is rare.
This BBS has no "Backdoors" in it to assure you the system is secure.

Support Policies

This program is far from complete. What I mean is although this BBS is a
complete system I am always adding new things to it and making it better and of
course fixing any bugs that show up. I stopped for now to make this release
available for the public. The policy of updates is as follows. You are
entitled to free updates for the first year after purchase. After 1 year you
may get the updates provided you pay the postage which will run only about $1
or $2. This update policy will include manual revisions. If you find bugs in
the program or have suggestions for improvements do not hesitate to let me
know. The maual contains all the information to get in contact with me.

Acknowledgments

APBBS was written by myself, however when I started writing this bbs program I
was still quite new at programming in BASIC09. I had many questions and
problems that needed an answer. My personal thanks for help goes out to many
people who belong to CompuServe's OS9 Fourm.

Thanks to Wayne Day, Kevin Darling, Bill Brady, Chris Babcock, Bob
Montowski, and Pete Lyall for all the answers to my questions and general help
and suggestions. Their support on the OS9 fourm shows there is a place to go
for help. This BBS program was running for over a year and a half now and the
user's suggestions on The Astral Plane BBS also was a help in developing the
BBS and fixing bugs.

Thanks goes out to Jim Hollier, Author of the xym program which handles the
uploads and downloads of the BBS. This program originally was designed as a
host server but the bbs uses it for file transfers.

Another special Thanks goes out to Thomas Kocourek. He is assisting in writing the BBS plus the online games sections.