Hi!

AVALON, the greatest shell for fido-points and nodes is requestable now.

AVALON can be requested with magic "AVALON" on 2:2401/103, and all
AFN nodes with filename "AVAL_340.LZH". English manuals are requestable
with filename "AVAL340E.LZH".

Features:
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 - full replacement of TinyShell and BinkleyTermShell (BTS)
 - GEM implemented (keys TinyShell compatible)
 - works with all TOS versions (incl. MultiTOS and KAOS-TOS)
 - up to six pointsetups
 - six different (auto-)poll-sessions
 - all/some poll-sessions can be startet directly after start of avalon
 - auto-start-poll time controlled
 - loop-mode for all (auto-)poll-session.
 - marked sessions can be started
 - batch-cli implemented with many features (incl. autoexec.bat)
 - batchfiles can be called in every poll-session
 - six utilities can be started directly
 - good (D)AREAS.BBS editor with zone and domain (used for 5D)
   (works with "IOSmail","JETmail","ECU/LLEGADA" and other)
 - external AREAS.BBS editor can be defined
 - convenient AreaFix-Manager
 - MSG/HDR-files are created/deleted automatically
 - convenient file-request with search-function for long filelists
 - unlimited length of filelists
 - zone-file-request (4D) and network-file-request (5D) possible
 - files can be hatched; TIC-files, netmails and or echomails are created
 - files can be converted into msgbase format. This allows to send text-
   files to other persons in a very convenient way (internal FILE2MSG)
 - filemanager implemented (copy,move etc.)
 - Screen output of TOS programs can be redirected to a window
 - notebook and terminal implemented
 - FILE2MSG converts textfiles in msg-files for the LED
   ARC-IT archives msgs
   BBS-INFO gives some statistics about the msg-areas
   SPLIT-IT subdivides long textfiles in smaler ones
   PN24LIST converts a pointlist in a userliste for the LED
   PN24CONV like PN24LIST, but unlimited systems and unsorted output
   MYBLUE.FNT GDOS-Font (ANSI)
 - easy installation
 - works with every ST/STE/TT/Falcon with Binkley V1.x, V2.x and V3.x
 - UpDate-Service
 - "Beginners Guide" (by Florian Diete, only available in german)
 - manual available in german end english language
 - avalon is recommended by STeVeN Green in the BT 3.0 manual
   and Gary Spiteri (Autralian JETmail Support Node)
 - Keyware

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                    email: 2:2401/103.6@fidonet.org
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