PostIt! 6.0 16/16

 BBS: Inland Empire Archive
Date: 04-02-93 (23:04)             Number: 339
From: VICTOR YIU                   Refer#: NONE
  To: ALL                           Recvd: NO  
Subj: PostIt! 6.0  16/16             Conf: (2) Quik_Bas

'>>> Start of page 16.

' abused this wonderful utility!  Shame.... <qtj>
'----
' Unfortunately Quinn old friend I think that has proved to be
' too true in some cases ...but... we *can* make it look as
' friendly as possible with a little text mode window magic `eh?
' --> MHB ;^]

PCOPY frontpage, backpage
COLOR 14, 6
DrawBox 3, 8, 22, 72, True
Shadow 3, 8, 22, 72

LOCATE 4, 11: PRINT "NOTE:"
LOCATE , 10: PRINT "Some echo participants feel that posting"+_
" binary files in text"
LOCATE , 10: PRINT "format leads to anarchy.  Postit!,  in all"+_
" of its versions is"
LOCATE , 10: PRINT "a powerful tool for exchanging information"+_
" over networks such"
LOCATE , 10: PRINT "as Fidonet.  Before you use this software to"+_
" post anything in"
LOCATE , 10: PRINT "any network's echo areas, consider these"+_
" points:"
PRINT
LOCATE , 10: PRINT "1) Only users  with Microsoft's QBASIC or "+_
" QuickBASIC will be"
LOCATE , 10: PRINT "   able to convert the files back into their"+_
" binary format."
PRINT
LOCATE , 10: PRINT "2) Binary files that are converted to text"+_
" should be ON TOPIC"
LOCATE , 10: PRINT "   in order  that users of  the particular"+_
" echo  will benefit"
LOCATE , 10: PRINT "   from the post. For example: it would not"+_
" be appropriate at"
LOCATE , 10: PRINT "   all to post an executable file  without"+_
" it's corresponding"
LOCATE , 10: PRINT "   source code in the Fidonet QUIK_BAS echo."
PRINT
LOCATE , 10: PRINT "  This of course  only applies to the binary"+_
"  posting portion"
LOCATE , 10: PRINT " of PostIt!.  The code wrapper is much less"+_
" controversial :)."

Delay 5
COLOR 11, 1
LOCATE 24, 20: PRINT "(Hit any key to continue with Postit!)";
DO UNTIL LEN(INKEY$): LOOP

PCOPY backpage, frontpage

END SUB


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'That should be all of PostIt!  Now, just collect all 16 files, merge,
'edit to remove junk, and run!

'Any comments or suggestions are welcome!  ;-)

'Victor

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