///Turbo Board ST BBS Update
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  ///Turbo Board ST is a FoReM ST bbs replacement program.  We have pretty
well finished the coding on the first release version, and we think we have
a very good BBS program indeed!  ///Turbo Board IS Shipping!!


///Turbo Board's NEW Features over FoReM ST 2.3:

-Conference Fmail (in any message base)
-Ability to View, and Type Fmail arc files
-Improved Message Editor (also R-emacs support if you so desire)
-ARC(V6.02) LHARC, and ZIP verbose listings 
-TYPE a text file from any ARC or LHARC file
-LZHdl.LZH  in the ARCtools  (ZIPdl.ZIP still under developement)
-Integrated  MSDOS style CLI/BATCH shell for running Batch files
-FULL BinkleyTerm mailer support (Pcommand not needed)
-Much easier when editing User Passwords
-Local Sysop Inactivity Timer
-Keyboard Lock feature
-Option to set Snoop mode on bootup
-New Scan file commands, does all the List commands + more!
-External program hooks, Executive, Chat.prg, Survey.bat, Syspas.bat,
 Fmail.bat, Logon.bat, and many other new batch files
-Backup command in Email base while reading Messages
-Greetings message can be entered at logoff by registered users.
-Sysop can now have a No-window VT-52  option if he chooses
-Help key for Function key assignments displayed
-Undo key will attempt to abort any file transfer in progress
-Any alternate CHAT program can be used by the sysop if he so chooses
-Improved (greatly) paging control ( *More?(Y/N/C) prompt)
-Ringback working for long distance callers
-Many bugs that were present in FoReM ST are eliminated in this program
 (you sysops know what they were...)
-MSH program NOT needed for the Doors programs
-Program size approx 200K, saves memory, and doesn't loose any!
-Faster execution than FoReM ST on initialization, and operation
-Smaller Window Size, frees up 2 lines on the Window

-PLUS all the features of FoReM ST, including  FULL  F-net and Crossnet
 support (+ Conference Fmail support, Forem doesn't have this)
-Fidonet message bases, are under developement, but Binkley and Fidodoor
 work just fine. Also the FIFO program is Fully Compatible with our BBS.

-This board is FoReM ST data file compatible, meaning that all the data
 files that you use for FoReM will work on this board.  Please Remember
 that ///Turbo Board ST ver 1.0 is only a start.


Future Features (Ver 2.0) will include:

-KByte Ratios
-Batch uploading & User File Description Editing
-Ymodem-g uploads for HST users
-BBS handles
-User definable Prompts, and menus
-SIGS Message base grouping
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