The Power Menu 2.0 - (c) 1993 by One World Software. ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ USAGE: [drive:][\path\]POWER [options] Command line options: POWER - by itself allows all functions /? - Display this command line summary /43 - Set 43 line operation (EGA or better) /50 - Set 50 line operation (VGA or better) /G - Do not use graphic characters /M - Do not use graphic style mouse cursor /Q - Set quiet operation (no sound) /ZZ - Bypass soundcard completely Using a soundcard with Power Menu 2.0 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ If you're having problems with Power Menu one of the very first things to check is the configuration settings of your sound card. Our menu system uses the default soundcard setting (I/O address 220 or 240 and IRQ 7). If you've changed your card default configuration and you experience problems you can either change soundcard settings (explained in your manual) or use one of the command-line options to disable sound. Many of the newer advanced soundcards can be set to other than default and still work by using their built-in MIDI capability. How to setup a BBS or online CD-ROM door quick and easy! ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Simply change directories to \ROMDOOR on the So Much Shareware /3 CD-ROM and type: CD \ROMDOOR INSTALL In a few minutes you can have SpitFire BBS or one of the CD-ROM doors up and running - ready for your callers to access and download files from. We've tried to do most of the work for you! You still might have to make some minor adjustments such as setting your modem configuration but not much more. Spitfire BBS comes with 163 pages of documentation and you should print it to get the most benefit from the software. SpitFire BBS ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ SpitFire BBS's popularity continues to grow by leaps and bounds. When it comes to features, flexibility and ease of use I doubt there is any BBS software that can match it. You will notice enhanced features, excellent support, an established user base, many third-party utilities and best of all an extremely low registration fee for quality BBS software. Byte-for-byte SpitFire BBS packs more power than Bulletin Board Systems costing $100's of dollars more. To make it easy for you to test Spitfire we've included a shareware version on this CD for you to try. SF-ROM and EZ-ROM CD-ROM door programs ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ CD-ROM discs and drives have become a standard feature on Bulletin Board Systems. There have been quite a few online doors created to handle the chore of running them but none match the value of SF-ROM and EZ-ROM from author Mike Robinson. SF-ROM door works with SpitFire BBS, EZ-ROM door will work with any other BBS software. Speed is especially important to sysops and these programs can fly! They provide so many features it would be impossible to list them all here. Just to list a few; browsing, text search and download capabilities, Multiple disk support for up to 100 discs, Up to 1000 separate file areas per disc, MegaSearch feature can search ALL disks for matching text, Batch downloads and file tagging of up to 20 files, Local browse and copy to hard drive, multinode and network operation - the list is endless! As with SpitFire BBS both these doors are shareware and should be registered if you use them. CDTA -- CD-ROM Timing Analyzer ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ This CD-ROM timing analysis program measures the data throughput on your CD-ROM drive and controller and also guesstimates the amount of time required for the drive "head" to move from one place to another on the disc, i.e., the access time. CDTA is freeware but donations would be appreciated by the author and can be sent to: Eric Balkan 14704 Seneca Castle Ct Gaithersburg MD 20878 BBS: 301-294-0756 Rime ID: -PACKET New Features In Power Menu ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ If you own our other discs So Much Shareware or So Much Shareware /2 the menu system will work with those as well. Place either disc in your CD-ROM drive and hit the F4 key or click on "Change Disc" under the DISCS menu option. Power menu system also includes a text search feature that wasn't in previous versions. What Did You get? ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ If your a home user then our shareware discs are an exceptional value filled with programs to fit most any need. Arcade games, graphics, business, fonts, budgeting, Adlib/SoundBlaster and MIDI, communications, windows apps, windows NT, OS/2, clipart, hobby, utilities, communications, drawing programs, networking software - You name it! Why buy software first only to find it isn't what you thought? With shareware you are obligated to pay the program author his/her requested registration fee, but only if you use the program beyond a reasonable trial period. With over 5500 programs on this disc I'm sure you will find something useful. If your a sysop, you'll find our CD-ROM discs easy for most BBS software. We use logical directory names and every directory contains a file listing that follows the standard format (name, size, date, description) and also a file listing that contains just the filename and description. So Much Shareware /3 File Statistics: ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Because we date all compressed files to the highest internal file date you can be sure what you see is what you get! files dated before 1992 .... 159 = 2% files dated 1992 ........... 2993 = 54% files dated 1993 ........... 2441 = 44% Total Files = 5593 / 661 Megabytes Duplication between So Much Shareware /2 and this disc = 15% Duplication consists of the best music, games and graphics programs that haven't been updated by the authors since SMS/2 was published. PCBoard setup ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ File description lists in PcBoard format are located in directory /PCBDIRS using filenames corresponding to the directory such as DIR1 for file area #1 etc. The file DIRS is the listing of file areas. The DIRS list doesn't contain an area for SpitFire BBS utilities since other BBS sysops might not want to use it. Other BBS Setup ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Each file directory contains 3 BBS description lists. SFFILES.BBS is used by SpitFire BBS software and uses a comma in the file size. If your software uses a description list in standard format (name, size, date, desc) without a comma in the file size you would use FILES.BBS in each directory. If your software uses a description format of just the name and description you would use FILES.LST located in each directory. Haven't I seen this disc someplace before? ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ We've noticed quite a few So Much ... look-alikes in the marketplace since our very first disc in 1991. Some publishers have copied our artwork style, split our disc up to make many smaller specialty discs, copied our file descriptions word-for-word or even copied our look and feel "So Much" I can barely tell the difference. Don't confuse our discs with others. Power User Software, Inc. ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ The So Much... series of CD-ROM titles are produced by Power User Software Inc, Members of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP) who have been involved in shareware marketing for over 5 years. We've been on the cutting edge of inovation, while always having the end-user in mind. Power User hopes you are happy with your purchase of our disc, your satisfaction will always be our top priority. Problems? ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ If you have any questions, need technical support or have any problems with our products contact: Power User Software Inc. voice: 814-864-4666 P.O. Box 89 fax: 814-864-3993 Erie, PA 16512 bbs: 814-864-1230 (support file area) Please send in the enclosed response card to be on our mailing list. When new products are released you may receive discounts coupons for exceptional savings.