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                          Megalist Instructions                          
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Entering your BBS information is quite easy.  Basically, there are three
types of fields -- FREE FORM, MENU SELECTION, and MULTIPLE MENU SELECTION.
 

(A) For FREE FORM fields, you will see something like this:
 
    (1) BBS Name: 

The white space after the prompt signifies the amount of characters allowed
for that field.  Press ENTER or RETURN when you are finished with the FREE
FORM fields.


(B) For MENU SELECTION fields, you will see something like this:

                                                     Max Baud Rate ͻ
                                                                         
     (5) Maximum Baud Rate:                         1 = 1200             
                                                    2 = 2400             
                                                    3 = 9600             
                                                    4 = 14400            
With these fields, press the NUMBER that            5 = 38800            
corresponds with your answer.  For example,         6 = 57600            
if your modem handles up to 57600 bps, then                              
you would press 6.                                 ͼ


(C) With MULTIPLE MENU SELECTION fields, you will see something like this:


     (12) What brand(s) of modem do you have?        Modem Brands  ͻ
                                                                        
                                                    1 = US Robotics     
                                                    2 = Hayes           
                                                    3 = Intel           
                                                    4 = Zoom            
With these fields, you may enter more than one      5 = InfoTel         
selection.  Each time you press a NUMBER that       6 = Cardinal        
corresponds with your selection, the program        0 = Press when finished
will add a comma (",") after the number            ͼ
entered.  When finished, press 0.


At the end of each screen you will be asked whether the information on that
screen is correct.  If you wish to change any answer, simply type N to the
question, "Everything O.K.? (y/n)".  The program will then ask you which
number you wish to edit.


When you have finished entering all of your data, your final screen will look
like this:


(B)ack to Editor  (D)ownload Original Shareware  (L)og Off    (R)eturn to BBS
                   (V)iew list of last 15 Registrations

                           Enter Selection:

                       MSI Original Door Programs
                       --------------------------

                      (1) World League Wrestling 3.1
                      (2) BBS Mart 1.0
                      (3) SupportDoor 1.0


"B" will send you back to the Megalist Editor to edit your information.
"D" will allow you to download our original shareware programs.
"L" will log you off the BBS.
"R" will return you to the BBS.
"V" will show you a list of the last 15 Megalist Registrations.


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                         Megalist Fields Explained                       
                                                                         
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Field                       Explanation
-----                       -----------

BBS Name                    Your BBS' Name

City                        City in which your BBS is located

State                       State in which your BBS is located


                        United States of America
                        ------------------------ 

AK - Alaska                   KY - Kentucky             OK - Oklahoma
AL - Alabama                  LA - Louisiana            OR - Oregon
AR - Arkansas                 MA - Massachusetts        PA - Pennsylvania
AS - American Samoa           MH - Marshall Islands 
AZ - Arizona                  MD - Maryland             PR - Puerto Rico 
CA - California               ME - Maine                RI - Rhode Island
CO - Colorodo                 MI - Michigan             SC - South Carolina
CT - Connecticut              MN - Minnesota            SD - South Dakota
DC - District of Columbia     MO - Missouri             TN - Tennessee
DE - Deleware                 MS - Mississippi          TX - Texas
FL - Florida                  MT - Montana              UT - Utah
FM - F.States of Micronesia   MP - N. Mariana Islands
GA - Georgia                  NC - North Carolina       VT - Vermont
HI - Hawaii                   ND - North Dakota         VA - Virginia
IA - Iowa                     NE - Nebraska             VI - Virgin Islands
ID - Idaho                    NH - New Hampshire        WA - Washington
IL - Illinois                 NJ - New Jersey           WV - West Virginia
IN - Indiana                  NM - New Mexico           WI - Wisconsin
KS - Kansas                   NV - Nevada               WY - Wyoming
                              OH - Ohio

                            
                               Canada
                               ------

AB - Alberta               NF - New Foundland             PQ - Quebec       

BC - British Columbia      NT - Northwest Territories     SK - Saskatchewan
LB - Labrador              NS - Nova Scotia               YT - Yukon
MB - Manitoba              ON - Ontario
NB - New Brunswick         PE - Prince Ed. Island


Private or Public           If your BBS is restricted to those callers 
                            currently in your users file and will not allow
                            even limited access for first-time callers, it is
                            a private bbs.

Number of Subscribers        Your BBS' current number of users 

Date BBS Began              Starting date of your bbs 

Maximum Baud Rate           Maximum transmission speed your BBS supports

Minimum Baud Rate           Minimum transmission speed you'll accept

Number of Nodes             Number of nodes you operate

Main Phone Number           Telephone number you want callers to call

Number of Message Bases     Number of Message Bases or Conferences 

Names of three most         List the three most popular message bases or
  popular message bases     conferences on your BBS.

BBS run 24 hours / day      Y or N response

BBS run 7 days / week       Y or N response

Number of File Areas        Number of File areas you have for upload and
                            download.

Names of three most         List the three most popular file areas on
  popular file areas        your bbs.

Number of Door Programs     Number of Doors you run

Door Types                  Selections: Trade war, Trivia, Card & Dice
                            Word Games, Sports Simulation, Adventure,
                            Brain Teasers, General Simulation

BBS Program                 BBS Software brand, such as PCBoard

Total Number of Files       Number of files you offer for download

Storage Capacity            Total hardware storage capacity ( in megabytes)

Computers Supported         Different types of computers your BBS supports
                            in terms of, for example, message bases and
                            files.

American Association of     Has your BBS been approved by the American 
 Shareware Professionals    Association of Shareware Professionals?
 Approved

Main BBS Computer           Your BBS' main computer's  type (such as 80386)

Your modem(s)               Brand of modems your BBS uses

Are you a shareware         If you are a shareware author, answer with a Y
  author?

List up to 5 of your        If you answer with a Y for the last question,
  programs.                 you will see this prompt.  Enter the titles
                            of up to five of your original shareware
                            programs.

BBS Ever Gone by Another    If your BBS has had a different name, answer Y
  Name?                     here.  Then you will be prompted to enter the
                            previous name.

Do you belong to a          Such as FidoNet.  If you do, answer with a Y.
  message network?          Then you will be prompted to enter up to three
                            networks of which you are a part.

Logon Configuration         Usually, configuration will be:
                            
                            Parity      Wordlegnth       Stopbits
                            ------      ----------       --------
  
                             None          8              1 or 2
                             Odd           7              1 or 2
                             Even          7              1 or 2
                             Mark          7              1 or 2
                             Space         7              1 or 2

                            The usual configuration today is N-8-1.

  
BBS Theme                   Enter your BBS' theme or special interest
                            This is the field that will most help you
                            get more callers with interests similar to
                            yours.

Where else can you          Alternate location to reach you
  be reached?                             


Comments                    Any additional comments you wish to make.
                            Include information, such as special BBS hours.



Are you discontinuing       You will see this prompt on your second and
  your participation in     subsequent calls to the Megalist.  If you
  the Megalist (y/n)?       wish to be removed from the list, answer
                            Y to this question.  Then you will be prompted
                            to give your reason (either "Shutting down the
                            BBS" or "Other Reason").  
                          
(C) Copyright, 1992, Mountain State InfoSystems by Aldo R. Pucci and 
    Robert R. Ducker.  All rights reserved.