Product catalog from SHIVA SYSTEMS INC. Enhancements for your Online Systems ___________ ____ _ _ ____ _ _ ____ ___________ (___________ ( __)| |_| (_ _) \ / ) _ | ___________) (_________ \__ \| _ |_||_ \ `.' / _ | _________) (_______ (_____|_| |_(____) \_/ |_| |_| _______) BBSing on the Bleeding Edge! Shiva Systems, Inc. The Dance of Shiva BBS 6111 Regal Springs Dr. Louisville, KY 40205 Sysop by Internet Email: Chuck@shivasys.com Data: 502.899.7773 Voice: 502.897.1494 -=] CONTENTS [=- Product Audience ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pique - .BAG file processor Pagesat/Planet Connect systems The Online Purity Test TBBS systems The Internet Mailer TBBS systems PCM Online Magazine -ALL- systems ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Note: More information and a demonstration of all products is available online on the Dance of Shiva BBS. ============================================================================ PIQUE v2.0 (C) 1994 K. W. Risser August 1994 Price: $17.00 Pique is a Usenet .BAG file processor. This is used mainly in conjunction with those BBS systems that are running the Planet Connect or Pagesat satellite systems. Pique will process the downlinks .BAG files and create new .BAG files with -only- those newsgroups you configure it for. It will additionally weed out any and/or all of those nasty and unwanted UNIX header lines so that the size of your message base will be smaller and the messages will be more attractive. ============================================================================ The TBBS online Purity Test v1.0 (C) 1994 K. W. Risser August 1994 Price: $39.00 - Gaming/quiz software for TBBS/TDBS systems - The online Purity Test is basically an online quiz for your users that conducts the (in)famous purity test. The version of the purity test used is the 500 question version and is broken into its original 11 sections so that a user doesn't have to take all of the questions in one session. Once all of the sections are taken a final score is given. Features include: * Utter privacy, scores kept only at the section level * The TOP TEN most naughty and most nice * List by most naughty/nice * Sysop defined Email conference name for Email capabilities * An UltraChat hook that allows someone in chat to pull up you score * Kurt's usual amazing sysop options screen, includes purging by date, name, etc. Has many, many controls built in. The interface is Kurt's standard, professional looking screen, it's very attractive! This will keep your users talking for a while, no doubt about it! ============================================================================ The Internet Mailer (C) 1994 K. W. Risser August 1994 PRICE: $29.00 (Dirt Cheap..as always!) - Utility software for TBBS/TDBS systems - OVERVIEW: This software provides a beautiful interface to both a public and private internet 'address' book. Put this on your Mail and Internet menus and delight the customer! (Your users of course) OPERATION: Upon entering the Internet Mailer your user will be presented with an attractive interface that includes the existing PUBLIC addresses that you or other users have put into the database. The user can then begin to punch in their most used addresses. This has two advantages to it: it in convenient and fast and it does away with possible typing errors that can be introduced in some of these monster addresses. The address books, both public and private, are sorted on NAME by default, but can also be sorted on frequency of writings as well. A two line description can be included and will automatically pop up at the bottom of the screen as the user scrolls through the list with their cursor keys. A record of WHO added records is also included in the database and can be seen from the dit menu when viewing/editing a record. SHAREWARE VERSION LIMIT: The shareware version is limited only by a nag screen. MAINTENANCE MENU: If your TBBS access level is high enough you can access the maintenance menu from the program by pressing the '!' key. Options available here: * Delete a user * Delete all users who haven't used the database in x days * Delete ALL users (start over) * Specify the name of the Internet e-mail msg base * Allow users to edit the PUBLIC book * Allow users to download the PUBLIC book * Import records from the older 'Internet Address Book' * Pack user database & rebuild indices YOU MUST BE THE ONLY (EXCLUSIVE) USER OF THE PURITY TEST at the time that you use this option. It physically removes records which have been marked for deletion using the other maintenance functions (described above). It also rebuilds the indices. * Specify maintenance menu user access level This allows the sysop to set the minimum access level required to utilize the Maintenance Menu. If you do not change this, the default is 200. The value you specify must be between 1 and 255. Summary: A beautiful interface, a BIG time saver, and a convenience that your users will enjoy over and over again. ============================================================================ PCM Online! (magazine) (C) Falsoft, Inc. PRICE: $ 99.00 per year subscription $ 58.00 for six months SPECIAL: $ 75.00 for a year for the first 100 sysops! - An online magazine with TONS of fabulous content - ßßßßß\ ßßßß\ ßßß\ ßßß\ ßß\ ßß\ ßß\ ßßßß\ ßßßß\ A Digital Magazine ßßßßß\ ßß\ ßß ßßßß\ßß\ in Eight Chapters ßß\ ßß\ ßß ßß\ ßß\ ßß\ ßßßß\ ßß ßß\ ONLINE! INTRODUCTION What the heck PCM is all about. All shall be revealed! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ FIRST THINGS Editorials + Letters from readers + Random musings ~~~~~~~~~~~~ from our distinguished staff FEATURES Neat stuff + Listings (batch/BASIC) to cut, paste ~~~~~~~~ and use! COLUMNS Guru observations on Windows + DOS + Internet + Games ~~~~~~~ + Business apps. (We have the BEST games column!) SOLUTIONS Q&As + Hints & Tips + Software/Hardware solutions. ~~~~~~~~~ Everything you always wanted to know about PCs. REVIEWS Looks at Commercial software + Software roundups + ~~~~~~~ New Product lists + Hot Hardware/Software deals PRESS BOX Short news bites + Press Release transcriptions -- ~~~~~~~~~ SOFTWARE SHOPPER New Reviews + 1000s of program listings. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What Is PCM Online? (Taken from the INTRODUCTION section of PCM Online) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Subscription information follows... PCM Online is a text-only version of the magazine PCM (the Premier Personal Computer Magazine, established in 1984), which is published by Falsoft, Inc. PCM Online is prepared just for bulletin-board services. It contains all the articles, columns and features that go in the printed version of PCM -- plus more! One fundamental problem with a piece of paper is that it doesn't stretch, but a digital "page" can be stretched to a nearly infinite degree. So, in this online version, we can give you articles, hints, tips and reviews that wouldn't fit in a month's printed edition. We can also dig into our archives to present you with some of our favorite stuff from past issues. One thing that always set PCM apart from its competitors was its listings: BASIC programs our readers could type in and run through the GW- BASIC or QBASIC interpreter. Real programs -- games, utilities, databases and more! For those people who didn't care to key in up to nine pages of BASIC source code, we offered PCM ON DISK, and still do. Of course, you don't need PCM ON DISK if you read PCM Online -- and you certainly don't need to type in the listings to run our programs -- because the listings are right here, ready for you to use. If you're an aspiring BASIC programmer, you'll find our listings great learning tools. And if you've written a program you think we could use, please consider submitting it for publication -- we're always looking for good new programs. Submission guidelines are included later on in this section. Another thing that sets PCM apart is that it's currently two publications in one: bundled within PCM is the shareware magazine/catalog called Software Shopper. In the pages of Software Shopper, you'll find reviews of the latest, greatest shareware programs, plus older titles. We've included Software Shopper in the PCM Online package, so go ahead and browse through it: you'll probably run across games and utilities you can't live without. Most of the shareware we review can probably be found on the BBS you're logged to right now. But if you can't find a title online, you can order it from us. Software Shopper is a vendor member of the ASP (Association of Shareware Professionals). There is a very special advantage we can offer you by publishing Software Shopper online: we can give you Software Shopper's complete database -- that's thousands of shareware program descriptions compared to the few hundred that are squeezed into the printed version every month! Falsoft also publishes an online version of PC Kids, the only hands-on PC magazine just for kids. It's full of computer facts and fun, puzzles and jokes. We even have a mascot, Pips, who shows kids how to do cool things with Windows in his column, Mousetales. If your SysOp doesn't carry PC Kids Online, please pester him/her on our behalf. SUBSCRIBING (taken from the Introduction section of PCM Online) ~~~~~~~~~~~ If you are a SysOp and would like to carry PCM Online or PC Kids Online, all you have to do is contact us. Updates are available the 2nd day of the month. PCM Online is a monthly magazine featuring 30 or more excellent articles as well as 100's of Shareware reviews. It's an indispensable source for BBS users who are looking for good information on how to use the tools they have available more effectively. It's also a boon for your users as they can browse the shareware reviews for software that may interest them. PCM Online is offered in standard text file format as well as the popular READROOM format (much better). NOTE: November and December of 1994 are -FREE- Feel free to post it online now and pick up the December issue from us directly at no cost as well. Orders will not be taken until December. I know the costs of many magazines and 'services' for your BBS is out of reach. I am a sysop myself and our system has just recently made the Boardwatch TOP 100 in the Nation. It's an uphill fight and I remember well the problem of providing good content to users at an affordable price. This is our answer to it. I hope you think that it's a good a deal as I'm making it out to be, because you will not find more for less anywhere. We promise to keep the price low and the QUALITY high. - Chuck Burke ============================================================================ (EOF)