Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!uupsi!fernwood!apple!mips!spool.mu.edu!rex!ames!ucsd!mvb.saic.com!ncr-sd!crash!pnet01!uunet!pro-magic.cts.com!mikeu From: mikeu@pro-magic.cts.com.mu.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: Apple ][ BBS Software Message-ID: <1991Jun3.110800.26026@crash.cts.com> Date: 3 Jun 91 11:08:00 GMT Sender: root@crash.cts.com Organization: Crash TimeSharing, El Cajon, CA Lines: 38 In-Reply-To: message from dvac@druwa.ATT.COM Even though the "source code" for Proline is written in MD-Basic, it "compiles" into true Applesoft programs that can be modified as you wish. I have made several changes to allow me to use various features of my system the way I want them. Be aware though, that in making modifications, you lose configuration control which is critical when Morgan Davis provides his periodic updates to the software (usually quarterly.) Any changes you make would have to be made in the modified software as well and might have to be redesigned each time you get an update. Also, MD-Basic produces some lines that are longer than is legal in Applesoft, making editing, even with a Basic program line editor, impossible. His program lines are only 1 number apart, requiring inventive programming to put in some of the changes you might desire. Not impossible, just challangeing. The bbs front end is provided by a menuing program called PLUSH (Proline Users SHell.) This menu can be modified as you like to completely change the look and feel of your bbs screens and menus. A lot of systems use this feature to modify their Prolines without any configuration control problems. The foundation of Proline is a Unix-like shell called "csh" and this too allows the writing of script files which can change the look and feel of your system. So, all in all, without any Basic program modifications, you can play around with a Proline system to your hearts content. ------------------------------<<>>---------------------------- Proline: mikeu@pro-magic Internet: crash!pnet01!mikeu@pro-magic.cts.com UUCP: (..uunet!tarpit!bilver!pro-magic!mikeu) Arpa: crash!pnet01!pro-magic!mikeu@nosc.mil Voice: 407-366-5840 | Prodigy: JSNP58A | Compuserve: 71326,31