Mountain Reader II History =============================================================================== Mountain Reader II is the successor to Mountain QWK. Mountain QWK was originally released August 19, 1993 =============================================================================== Beta Version 2.a - Added support for Bluewave message format May 3, 1994 - Developed internal expansion for future message formats - Switch to disk based access to eliminate capacity limits - New Menus and Interface routines - Improved Menu Bar and GEM handling - Increased use of assembly routines - Exclude unneeded files from packet decompression - Switched to internal message sorting - Now obsolete, message 'Threading' was eliminated - Consolidated Path and Preference settings into one menu - Add user to lockout list by pressing 'U' key when reading - Expanded interface configuration options - Expanded reading method options Beta Version 2.b - Added Reply Editor Menu May 13, 1994 - Added and enhanced internal text editor - Added QWK .REP packet creation - Reduced Bluewave processing to 1/3 of original speed Beta Version 2.c - Added Message Quoting Menu May 17, 1994 - Exit to main menu at end of messages - Redesigned program information screen Beta Version 2.d - Fixed random bombing when saving messages May 20, 1994 - Fixed truncation problem with replies - Reworked reply code to eliminate random bugs - Modified Quoting code to handle style comments Beta Version 2.e - Fixed random bombing in configuration menu May 27, 1994 - Implemented Bluewave reply sections - Fixed reader to show last line of message - Modified quoting to allow selection past end of line - Cleaned up program initialization code - Changed memory allocation for internal buffers - Expanded message limit to 500 lines - Expanded editor limit to 500 lines - Implemented External Text Editor - Added 'Control Key' deleting in reply selector - Added context sensitive help in several areas - Implemented Taglines - Added Tagline 'Stealing' Beta Version 2.f - Added 'status' display to tagline stealing June 3, 1994 - Added ABORTING to tagline stealing - Added preselection to tagline stealing/importing/exporting - Added manual tagline stealing to message reader - Added 'Append' option to message and editor saving - Added folder deletion for invalid message packets - Implemented Conference Configuration Menu - Implemented QWK and Bluewave conference configurations - Implemented Bulletin Reader Beta Version 2.g - Improved bulletin reader June 10, 1994 - Added Offline File Requesting - Added 'Terminal' definition to preferences menu - "Dial BBS" now calls your terminal program - Fixed the problem of certain messages being cut off - The last line in a quote will no longer be dropped - Early implementation of DEMO limits Beta Version 2.h - Implemented new "Online Help System" June 17, 1994 - Added GDOS manual printouts - Changed taglines to "stay in place" - Added "Find" function to tagline editor - Added "Carbon Copies" to reply editor - Added area sorting to all area functions Beta Version 2.i - Added verification dialog to editor "Clear" function June 24, 1994 - Fixed bug of text block staying marked after a quote - Added "Bookmarks" to message viewer ('B' key) - Changed buffer allocations to reduce memory requirements - Added Address Book to message editor (right click on TO) Beta Version 2.j - Fixed a major bug in the window creation routines July 1, 1994 - Fixed the 'disappearing tagline' bug - Fixed a bug when loading long files into text editor - Added user definable reply splitting - Fixed the 'single line paragraphs' bug - Further reductions in memory usage to allow use in 1 meg Beta Version 2.k - Fixed a bug in the bulletin viewer when used in ST High July 13, 1994 - Several changes to improve Geneva compatibility - Fix bombing problem when HELP file was missing ============================================================================= Version 2.0 - Released July 15, 1994 ============================================================================= Version 2.1 - Fixed several bugs that caused "random" bombing August 5, 1994 - Add detection for "out-of-range" message areas - Fixed missing title when quoting from earlier message - Modifications to improve multitasking compatibility - Right Clicking on Title Bar now recenters window Version 2.2 - Additional modifications to reduce "random" bombing August 31, 1994 - Added File Attachment transfers for MAJOR BBS software - Switched to "quiet" compression/decompression of packets - Added a new loading status display Version 2.3 - Mouse Blocking in the editor no longer locks up October 12, 1994 - Mouse Blocking now compatible with Geneva - Fixed "sorting messages" cosmetic bug when sending replies - Fixed duplicate message bug with Bluewave reply packets Version 2.4 - Added ability to load and edit .REP reply packets October 28, 1994 - Search string can now include leading/trailing spaces - Minor changes to improve search speed - Search matches now highlighted in message text - Added Conference preselection to search function. Version 2.5 - Added area verification to QWK message decoding November 27, 1994 - Added truncated file detection to QWK decoder - Added truncated file detection to message reader - Improved archiver error reporting Version 2.6 - Modified message loader to allow messages of any length February 1, 1995 - Added automatic color shifting for multitasking - Added auto-extraction of Usenet information when replying - Added notification of Pirate version - Minor improvements to event reading to improve response - Reply packets now compressed when launching term program - ZIP compression now forced to "Implode" for compatibility - Personal message detection improved - Minor additions and changes to Help documentation Version 2.7 - Fixed Crashing problem with odd length messages February 7, 1995 - Added UPI/UPL Bluewave Reply Packet Reloading - Added "stay-in-place" to the reply editor - Fixed Conference referencing bug with Bluewave Packets