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       PEGASUS SOFTWARE'S  * QWKTALK (TM) *  ROBOTIC MAIL READER 4.0        
                                                                            
                    Copyright (c) 1993,94 Chris Michaels                    
                                                                            
                         Another Fine Program From:                         
                                                                            
          The PEGASUS PROJECT...the Next Generation (813) 481-5575          
                                                                            
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HISTORY

09/01/94 - Released Version 4.0

         - Fixed a few minor bugs

         - Added sequential capture capabilities so INTERNET binary
           can be captured by reading only the first and specifying the
           number of message to capture!

06/30/94 - FINAL RELEASE VERSION 3.1!!


05/11/94 - Released Version 3.0 <Final Release scheduled for 5/20/94 <<<

         - A number of small bugs have been addressed and cleaned up
           since the last update.                      FIXED

         - If the record count exceeded 9999 QT was dropping the last
           0 on 10,000 and up, making it impossible to reply to messages
           contained in these higher records           FIXED

03/30/94 - Released Version 2.5

         - Added message count for each conference to the Conference
           List Menu.                                   NEW FEATURE

         - Discovered that Version 2.4b had compiler error.
                                                        FIXED

03/20/94 - Released Version 2.4

         - The major change in this release is to change some of the DOS
           calls to make them more OS/2 friendly

         - Organized the menu returns a little better...now if you INDEX
           a message you will be returned to the INDEX where you left
           off rather then the MAIN MENU. This saves about 4 keystrokes
           if you are using the Index Option

02/26/94 - Released Version 2.3

         - Added TALK_SHH.COM as launch off for QWKTALK.EXE which will
           run in the SILENT MODE. This will also allow QWKTALK to be
           used as a normal mail reader on machines without Sound Cards!

02/25/94 - Released Version 2.2 <I'm Not EVEN going to say it!>

         - Added Carbon Copy feature allowing entering and maintenance
           of up to 20 different names and conferences. QWKTALK will
           remember the selected names from packet to packet

         - Added Bookmark Feature - No matter how many packets of the
           same name you view, QWKTALK will remember the READ status
           of every message in that particular packet.

         - Improved the Memory Management & did another general clean up
           to reduce size of the program and smooth it out a little
           more

02/22/94 - Released Version 2.1 <the final Beta?>

         - Found that if you edited a reply and the edited message was
           longer than the original, and you then entered a new message
           or reply, QWKTALK would post the header in the improper
           field, corrupting any further replies         FIXED


         - Added Reply Delete Feature                    NEW FEATURE

         - IF two conferences both had a message with the same number,
           AND you selected the later conference's message with that
           number in the index mode, QWKTALK would mistake the first
           occasion of that number as the message you wanted. <Wonder
           why I didn't notice this earlier huh?>         FIXED

         - Found that in the non-auto mode, it would be necessary to hit
           a key on returning from replying to get the next message. I
           found this a bit confusing, so I made it so QWKTALK would not
           wait for the key-stroke.                       FIXED

         - Some general housekeeping, making the transition from one
           screen to another smoother

         - Added the ability to view file attachments from within the
           message viewing mode                          NEW FEATURE

02/19/94 - Released version 1.3 <Final Beta Release>
           and ADDED the FOLLOWING:

         - FULL FILE ATTACHMENT SUPPORT, INCLUDING Viewing, and Moving
           to offline directory!                        NEW FEATURE

         - FULL ALIAS SUPPORT!                          NEW FEATURE

         - Built-in Auto Signature Feature will attach your sign-off to
           every reply or originated message            NEW FEATURE

         - Detailed Reply procedure that automatically adds initial quote
           a message in any conference, even one not scanned in the packet!

         - Full Capability to edit AND RE-EDIT all replies in REP packet
           like                                         NEW FEATURE

         - Bulletin, News, Newfiles Listing and Welcome Files viewing
           support. Allow viewing and re-viewing any of these files AND
           translates color codes, creating a 100% accurate display.
           Cursor Arrow driven bulletin listing to permit viewing of
           individual bulletins                         NEW FEATURE

         - ANSI & PCBOARD color Macro Support. Translates ANSI codes and
           PCBOARD color macros                         NEW FEATURE

         - Full ANSI message viewing support for graphics included as
           messages                                     NEW FEATURE

         - Cursor Arrow driven file list, which enables you to choose the
           QWK packet you want to read                  NEW FEATURE

         - Complete TAGLINE support <registered version>. Configurable as
           Random, Constant or Individually chosen. Ability to Add
           TAGLINES to the library, on the fly, or just for one message.
                                                        NEW FEATURE

         - Message Indexing with cursor key driven highlight bar which
           enables you to choose any individual message from any
           conference within the QWK packet             NEW FEATURE

         - Message Indexing Sort Feature, which enables you to sort the
           packet in any possible combination <as above>, or select YOUR
           mail which will index only mail to you and your alias, then allows
           you to read messages individually, from any conference in the
           packet in any order you wish                 NEW FEATURE


02/09/94 - Released version 1.3

         - Added POP-UP talking Help menu              NEW FEATURE

02/07/94 - Released version 1.2

         - Removed *MORE* debugging code. Optimized code for maximum
           speed.

         - Refined voice dictionary routine, increasing speed of word
           check.

         - Optimized voice to permit faster reads <ignoring much of the
           blank space between words and lines>

         - Reduced memory consumption. QWKTALK has been successfully
           test in as little as 438K of Conventional Memory.


         - The results of the two above steps increased overall speed
           of display/translation/read by over 200%!!!!

         - Discovered that if the last line in a message was a <CR> and
           happened to fall as the last line of QWKTALK's display +1, it
           would appear on page 2, thus displaying a blank screen.
           Initiated a test to delete any blank lines beyond the last
           line of type.                                   FIXED

         - Added a few more words to the voice dictionary, and will
           continue throughout this beta cycle.


02/01/94 - Removed a bit of the DEBUGGING CODE to speed up speech
           recognition. Added explanation to docs regarding slower
           operation during the beta cycle.

         - Discovered the date of the QWK packet, on some packets, was
           being picked up as "19" instead of "94".       FIXED

01/31/94 - Released version 1.1

         - Added Message Capture feature. Now by pressing "P" while
           reading/hearing a message, the text will be captured in ASCII
           text format to a file called "QWKTALK.CAP".    NEW FEATURE

         - Added Read History feature. Each message read will now have
           an "*" before it in the Index Listing.         NEW FEATURE


01/29/94 - Discovered that QWKTALK was pronouncing the word "Greater
           Then" upon seeing ">" symbol *after* the first quote. This
           problem had been addressed, but it seems that the routine
           that filtered it out was omitted in the actual beta .EXE.
           Well it's ok now <g>                            -FIXED

         - Updated the DOCs to remind users that QWKTALK requires 500K
           of CONVENTIONAL memory to run.

01/27/94 - Original Release date version 1.0


