The PCBoard 15.1 GIF Collage Processor PPE

11/24/93 - v2.0
       - Initial shareware release.

12/08/93 - v2.1
       - Fixed a line wrap problem in one of the display lines.
       - Updated the install documentation to include information about
         the DOS SHARE program.  People installing into a single node
         system without a multitasker don't have SHARE loaded and the
         PPE can't read one of the files PCBoard is holding open.
       - Added additional diagnostic information to log error information
         to the nodes log file.
       - Changed the random numbering scheme used to build the collage
         names to a sequential number scheme at the request of users.
         They want to have the names sequential so they can view their
         multiple collage files in the order that they are created.

01/06/94 - v2.2
       - Fixed a problem being caused by use of the PCBoard Swap During
         Shell option when set to (Y)es.  The GIFCOLL.EXE utility was
         not executing properly and, thus, not creating the collage file
         when this switch was turned on.  The GIFCOLL.EXE program must
         now be in the same directory that the GIFCOLL.PPE is in.

       - Removed some redundant code and incorporated the functions done
         by the GIFCOL2.EXE program directly into the PPE program to
         increase the speed of the PPE and reduce the memory requirements.
         The GIFCOL2.EXE program is no longer used.

       - Added an UPGRADE.DOC file to the ZIP package to help those that
         are upgradeing from a prior release of the GIFCOLL.PPE.


01/11/94 - v2.3
       - Added a German language version of the PPE and a German language
         help file.

01/12/94 - v2.4
       - Fixed a major bug that was causing the same GIF images to be
         placed in the collages if PCBoard Swap on Shell is set to 'Y'.

01/15/94 - v2.5
       - Fixed a bug that was causing the staged GIF files that are
         placed in the collage files to be marked as read only and then
         not get deleted from the PCBoard work directory.  The net
         result was the files being there the next time that GIFCOLL
         was run and the user getting a collage of the first callers
         flagged GIF files.

01/30/94 - v2.6
       - Some users have reported that the collage file is being left
         on their hard drive.  This is happening when a caller selects
         the (G)oodbye option when starting the download.  The PPE is
         never reentered by PCBoard so the collage file(s) is/are not
         deleted.  Changed the way the collage files are named to match
         the PCBoard %PCBNODE% environment variable exactly and added
         instructions to include a conditional DELete command to the
         $$LOGOFF.BAT file to clean up any collage files that may be
         left laying around.

         Reduced the delay time in non-registered versions from 30
         seconds to 15 seconds to reduce the irritation factor [;)

02/20/94 - v2.7
       - Changed the PPE to use the PCBNODE environment variable instead
         of getting the node number from the PCBOARD.DAT file.  The PPE
         was occasionally reporting "No GIF's flagged for download" on
         multi-node systems that are setup to use a single PCBoard.DAT
         file and the "SET PCB=/NODE:n" environment switch to control
         their node numbers.

       - Changed the way that the PCBoard FLIST file is accessed to
         resolve a file lock problem that seems to be happening on Novell
         networks.  I have no way to test this to see if it fixes the
         problem of the PPE always saying you have no GIF's flagged for
         download on a Novell network.  Please let me know if this does
         not fix the problem.