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Shareware:
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THCDOS is shareware and free to copy. If you want to become registered, try to
contact CokE of M.A.D. Syndicate in wAstE AgE and tell him this.
The registration fee is 5,- DM.

Installation:
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Just put this PPE into your PPE-PATH (usually C:\PCB\PPL) and edit your welcome
file in this way: The last line of the WELCOME file must be

!C:\PCB\PPL\THCDOS.PPE

Don't forget to switch on the "Configuration Options > Configuration Switches >
Default to Graphics At Login" to YES!

If you want to display an ANSI at the CHECK-Command, you'll have to put it into
your PPE-PATH and name it THCDOS.CHK

You may put further ANSIs into your PPE-PATH named ANSI.1, ANSI.2, ANSI.3 and
so on. This is for the TYPE ANSI.1 (etc.) command. You can use up to 10 ANSIs.
I haven't tried more than 10, the PPE may show strange effects.

That's all!


Compatibility:
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THCDOS v8.0 is written under PPLC v2.0 for PCBOARD v15.1. I haven't tested the
elder versions, it may work.


Files:
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Internal:	LOGIN.BAT	Login to the PCB system
		FEEDBACK.EXE	Leave a comment for the sysOp
		ANSI.x		Displayable Files (TYPE ANSI.x)
		CHECK.COM	Check your account to get the system pwd
		REGISTER.EXE	Register to the BBS (NUP needed)

External:	THCDOS.CNF	Configuration file
		THCDOS.DOC	Guess what :)
		THCDOS.PPE	PCBoard Programming Language Executable
		THCDOS.CHK	Optional picture for CHECK.COM
		THCDOS.RGS	Optional picture for REGISTER.EXE
		THCDOS.MSG	Temporary file for FEEDBACK.EXE
		ANSI.x		Pictures can be displayed from THCDOS


FEATURES:
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o REAL "dir" and "dir/w" (ansis are only displayed if existant and so the
  size and number of files is calculated exactly)

o If you type CHECK and type then "LOGIN" you won't have to enter
  the system password, your name and your personal password again.

o Configurable Coulours and DOS-prompt

o A "Enter" isn't interpreted as a wrong command

o Own INPUT-Routine. Slows down, but avoids the typical PCB-"?"

o "FORMAT C:"-Feature as a gag for stupid users

o CLS-Command included

o Feedbacks are treatened as messages and are posted to the sysop in the
  Main Conference (0)

o The Feedback function allows High-Ascii-Characters and no line limit

o Totally configurable and optional display files

o If THCDOS doesn't find the CNF-File, it uses the default values.

o Unlimited lines to use in feedback function, abort function included

History:
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I saw GNSDOS v2.1 and a following version. The new one was better looking,
but contained bugs anyway. I've been patching this file until i've been able
to use it in any way... It was a lengthy process and took me about 2 days...
So i decided to code the same thing again but this time without bugs and more
than this - with some extra features (s.a.)


Preview:
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The next version will get bugfixed (if there are some hehe) and will be totally
sysOp configurable. You will be able to set all coulours, text strings, dis-
play-files and so on.


Thats all i can do for you this moment...

Have a nice time with THCDOS and watch out for other M.A.D. Syndicate releases!

                       ÄÄ=[ Coke of M.A.D. Syndicate ]=ÄÄ

P.S.: If you want to contact me, just ask your friends for the board
      wAstE AgE in the area of Stuttgart, West-Germany. It's the M.A.D.
      Syndicate WHQ.