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#9852From: Andre PageJul 2, 1991 9:18 PM
where can I send for a copy??? It takes too long to download (I did it once and there was no icon for the program and it didn't work. / / //ANDRE
#9863From: Steve AhlstromJul 3, 1991 12:12 AM
Andre, It is only available to those who have successfully used and liked (enough to register) the functional demo version.
#9921From: George EllisJul 4, 1991 2:10 PM
Andre: I don't know what version you downloaded, but in the last few versions, no icon was included with the files. It is available as a separate download. Whap! runs fine from the shell or cli. If you don't have at least version 1.9D, then try downloading it again. The current version is 1.9E. You might ask Steve Ahlstrom if there is going to be an update in the near future so you don't have to do it twice. Every time CIS burps or changes their software, all of the automated term programs (like Tapcis, ATO, Navigator, and Whap!) need to be altered. This has happened several times. George – via Whap!
#9922From: Steve AhlstromJul 4, 1991 2:24 PM
George, CIS will be changing something again (a _real_ nice change, but I can't talk about it yet) in 6-8 weeks which will break certain portions of Whap!. So there will be a 1.9F ready at that time.
#10035From: Rick CrossJul 8, 1991 3:38 AM
>Download the file WHAP19E.LZH from library 17 in AmigaUser! It contains the I'm currently running Navigator on my Mac Plus for automated access. Does Whap use standard settings, or does it need to change my settings like TapCis does? The reason I ask is that I'm on a business account, but haven't received my own CIS ID yet. So until the powers that be both here and at CIS get all the paperwork done, there's two of us sharing an ID. And the other guy needs the settings the way they are for his EASE program scripts to work under the Professional Connection 3 software on the IBM. If WHAP works with standard settings, then I'll buy it as well (no need to try the demo, I bought Mac Navigator sight unseen). As it is, I have to download to the MAC at home, take the disks to work, copy them to PC 720K format on an IBM with a Copy II PC Option board, then read them on my Amiga using CrossDOS. I'd love an easier way to do it! <GRIN>
#10041From: BILL LEACHJul 8, 1991 9:24 AM
Rick; Whap! does need "special" settings but I don't believe that they are different from what TapCIS likes… the prompt character is different but since Whap! changes that temporarily each time it logs on, there would be no difference there. Oop! He was not using TapCIS, sorry, got carried away there. An Amiga message processed by Whap!, bill
#10071From: Rick CrossJul 9, 1991 5:34 AM
>Whap! does need "special" settings but I don't believe that they are different from what TapCIS likes… the prompt character is different but since Whap! Thanks Bill, as you noticed I'm not using TapCIS yet, but Navigator on the Mac (BTW, it's a great program, no bugs, easy to setup and use IMHO, and even updates forum info (sections and libraries) automatically.). But, as soon as I get my own CIS ID, I'll be picking up both TapCIS and WHAP! Since the IBM is my primary computer and Amiga secondary (with my Mac filling in what few gaps are left). So any information on compatibility between WHAP! and TapCIS are VERY welcome as they will both be used ALOT!
#10080From: BILL LEACHJul 9, 1991 1:05 PM
Rick; Good, glad to help. I have not been using TapCIS much and probably do not even have a version that will work with the current CIS. Will probably correct that deficiency in the near future. I did use both for quite a long period of time. An Amiga message processed by Whap!, bill
#10043From: Steve AhlstromJul 8, 1991 9:46 AM
Whap! changes the standard settings much like TapCIS.
#10072From: Rick CrossJul 9, 1991 5:35 AM
>Whap! changes the standard settings much like TapCIS. Thanks for the quick comeback Steve. My run at Whap! will have to wait then (for previously explained reasons). I just talked to the folks at ABS (the holders of the corporate account I'm on) and no one knows if the paperwork for my ID has even been sent off yet… it's a case of each of them, thought the other had handled it. Is there a way of buying Whap! directly, without the download first portion? Or should I just dl it and mail it in now and let the registered version sit around until I get my own ID? I want to be ready to go (without Guilt screens) as soon as I get my own ID.
#10073From: Steve AhlstromJul 9, 1991 11:13 AM
Rick, The way Whap! is handled is a bit unorthodox. The shareware concept is "if you like it, pay for it". With Whap! it's "you can't pay for it unless you like it". In other words, ATI will not let a someone have the registered version unless they are using the demo and like it enough to register it. Registration is done online by a 128 byte binary email sent to your id (your user id becomes the serial number for the program). Whap! is relatively complicated to set up and may not be for everyone. Requiring you to use the demo (it's functional, just has the annoying guilt screens) ATI avoids the obvious support issues of "Gee, I didn't know it did that, I don't like it", or "I can't get this set up", etc.
#10084From: Marlene Zenker/SYSOPJul 9, 1991 5:21 PM
You'll have to download it from here. You should have left a notice here if you couldn't get it to work before. Do you still have it? Steve
#10357From: Andre PageJul 15, 1991 11:26 PM
I don't know if I still have it, I'll dig around and see if it's still on a disk. / / //ANDRE
#10089From: Marlene Zenker/SYSOPJul 9, 1991 5:27 PM
You'll have to download it from here. You should have left a notice here if you couldn't get it to work before. Do you still have it? Steve
#10098From: Marlene Zenker/SYSOPJul 9, 1991 7:24 PM
You'll have to download it from here. You should have left a notice here if you couldn't get it to work before. Do you still have it? Steve