The History & Evolution of Guest List

Files that should be included with Guest List v3.2:
 o glist   .exe - Main Program
 o glist   .ini - Initialization File
 o glist   .pif - Windows PIF File for Setup
 o node1   .cfg - Sample Configuration
 o node2   .cfg - Sample Configuration
 o history .txt - What your hopefully reading now
 o glist   .ico - The Guest List Windows Icon
 o register.frm - Registration Form
 o glist32 .doc - Documentation

If you don't have one of these, or want to check for anything new from
Noetic Software, be sure to call the support BBS at (602) 814-8026.

29 September, 1993 (Version 3.2)
What's Different:
  o Now recognizes "connection denied" messages.
  o Fixed a call handling bug for users that log
    on, but never log off.  The Twilight ZONE Bug!
  o Thanks go to Jim Ciancia for notifying me, and helping me
    fix, the above bugs.
  o Changed the white local bar to match the purple
    one in the legend.
  o Renamed the "guests" files to "glist".
  o Remade the Guest List Icon.  There is now only one.
  o Changed the way 'days' is stored.

May 23, 1993 (Version 3.1)
What's Different:
   o Fixed a bug with the new user notice.
   o Small changes to documentation.
     ie. Memory required, typo's.
   o Registration form now includes The Switch Box.

May 8, 1993 (Version 3.0)
What's Different:
   o NAME CHANGE!  Last Ten Visitors is now called Guest List.
   o Expanded the Setup Menu.
   o Multiple Configurations are now supported.
     ie. Different Activity Logs, Bulletin Paths, etc.
   o User names can be excluded from the bulletin.
   o Security levels can be excluded from the bulletin.
   o Baud rates expanded from 99.9k to 999k.
     Six digits needed for the vFAST/28.8k modems.
   o Faster searches & loop control via registers.
   o The Program & Setup programs are now integrated.
   o Unregistered versions are no longer limited to ten callers.
   o Displays the number of days not registered.
   o Displays the date registered.
   o Started using File ID Descriptions. (file_id.diz)
   o The display of local logins now has three options: YES, NO, and ONLY. 
   o Bulletin title/description can now be changed. (55 characters)
   o Added a spiffy progress bar.
   o Samsara Productions is now Noetic Software.
   o I moved.  There is now a new Support BBS number, (602) 814-8026.

     Guest List v3.0 is about a 95% rewrite of the former Last Ten Visitors.
   The only thing compatible with this and the prior versions is the
   registration key.  Hopefully the 7 month wait for an update was worth it.

October 11, 1992 (Version 2.2)
What's Different:
   o Expanded input/output paths to 60 characters in LTVSetup.
      (Was @ something like 30 characters) 
      (This is the Martin Brampton Extended Remix)   ;)
   o Added the version number to the bottom of the bulletin.  
   o My mail box moved on me, so now there is a NEW
     REGISTRATION ADDRESS.
   o Fixed a problem that occured when people entered in an
     extremely descriptive 'FROM' field.  This was causing a pointer
     overwrite and trashing the output, among other things.  
     (Thanx to Richard Muenzer for pointing this one out)
   o Optimized a string search. This should speed things up a
     wee bit more.
   o Changed the executable guest.exe to guests.exe.

June 21, 1992 (Version 2.1)
New Features/Changes:
   o Recompiled under Borland's Turbo C++ v3.0
      (Made Guest.Exe 2K Smaller) 
   o Changed the Way Error Beeps are Generated
      (Made Guest.Exe another 1K Smaller)
   o Fixed "Access Denied" Bug
      (The Output would be corrupted if a user had his/her access)
      (denied for being on two nodes at the same time.  I didn't)
      (find this one until I put up a second node so that I could)
      (work on LTV without holding up the BBS.)
      (Now I keep both nodes busy... )    :)
   o Found a way to stop Wildcat! from Homing the Cursor
      (In my opinion this is a bug in the way Wildcat! displays)   
      (its bulletins.  Since the Homing of the Cursor was part of)
      (the display AFTER the Pause/Stop option, Wildcat! should)
      (NOT of been displaying it if the user hit "stop".)
      (STOP==NOMORE!.) 
   o Fixed additional "Pause" at the end of the Display.
      (Wildcat! was putting an additional "Pause" at the end)
      (of the Display, even though there was a previous)
      (@NOPAUSE@ statement in the Bulletin.) 
   o Fixed Blanking/Short Lines on Less than Ten Callers
      (If LTV was not registered and there was less than 10 callers)
      (in the Activity.Log, LTV would try to output 10 callers even though)
      (there may have been only four.  A Sanity Check was put in to)
      (correct this one.)

It's only a hobby... It's only a hobby...  It's only a hobby...

June 11, 1992 (Version 2.0)
The Following Features Have Been Added:

  For Registered Users:
   o Display of the Last 1-90 Callers
   o Starting Date
   o Notification of New Users
   o Notification of Lost Carrier

  For Non-Registered Users:
   o LTV Will Cease Functioning After 60 Days
      (At This Point, I'm Just Kidding)  ;^)

  General Fixes/Additions/Improvements/Etc...:
   o Small Bug in the Baud Coding
      (Wrong Variable - Surprised it Didn't Cause Any Problems) 
   o Large Bug w/ the Formatting of the Baud Rate
      (THERE WAS NO FORMATTING of Baud Rates w/ <>4 Characters!)  8^O
      (I Deserve a Big Raspberry for Not Seeing This One)  B^b'
      (Should Properly Display Rates from 0-99999 Baud, Now)
      (Ya, I Know, Who Has a Modem THAT Fast, and What's His Name?)   
   o Removed Redundant Color Changes in the Output Bulletin
      (Should Speed Things Up a Wee Bit More) 
   o Display of the Background First is Now History
      (Hacked It Out to Simplify Coding, Lazy is a Better Word)
      (Too Slow for Those at <9600 Baud)
   o Improved Error Handling/Messages
   o New Count Routines for the Local Display 
   o etc, etc, etc ...

April 19, 1992 (Version 1.01)
   o New SetUp Program
      (LTVSetup)
   o No Longer Uses Namedat.BBS
      (Part of the Setup Program) 
   o No Longer Creates Data.BBS
      (Writes the Bulletin Direct)
   o Now Uses Registration Numbers
      (No Need to Send a Specially Compiled Version)
   o A Tad Bit Faster
      (Optimized the Code, a Wee Bit)
 
March 27, 1992 (Version 1.0)
   o Official release of Last Ten Visitors.