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WinAPRS is a Win32 complient application.  It runs under Windows95 and
WindowsNT.  It will ALSO run under Windows 3.1/3.1.1 IF you install Win32S

WinAPRS has the following files

	WinAPRS.exe
	SER16DLL.DLL
	SERTHUNK.DLL
	


Down load the latest version from 

       Windows Version 
       Rutgers site at ftp://aprs.rutgers.edu/pub/hamradio/APRS/WinAPRS/ 
       TAPR site at ftp://ftp.tapr.org/tapr/SIG/aprssig/files/winstuff/WinAPRS/ 

       Mac Version 
       Rutgers site at ftp://aprs.rutgers.edu/pub/hamradio/APRS/MacAPRS/ 
       TAPR site at ftp://ftp.tapr.org/tapr/SIG/aprssig/files/macstuff/MacAPRS/ 


MacAPRS Version 3.2.0 - May 15, 1998 (Dayton hamfest)
WinAPRS Version 2.2.0 

       Added Added Precission Mapping support

       Added moving map display option, this is totally new code that replaced the old AutoScroll map option. It keeps you centered in the
       screen and automatically switches maps. Also, it is on a per window basis, you can have one window in Moving Map mode and
       another window in normal mode. 
       Transparrent Icons 
       Fixed bug sending ANNOUNCEMENTS 
       Now supports the new HST format from dosAPRS 
       Garmin GPS interface, extract tracks and waypoints from most any Garmin unit 
       Fixed DX Cluster support 

MacAPRS Version 3.1.7 - March 26, 1998
WinAPRS Version 2.1.7 

       Fixed bug in acking messages thru an IGate 
       Added Space Mode for MIR testing 
       Minor weather improvements 

MacAPRS Version 3.1.6 - March 23, 1998
WinAPRS Version 2.1.6 

       Major improvements to DEM image file handling 
       Added user grids for search and rescue operations 
       GPSxyz TO FIELD Icon selection now working 
       Gridsquare posits east of 0 degrees now work properly 
       MacAPRS can save GIF files from the map screen, both manual and automatically 

MacAPRS Version 3.1.5 - Mar 14, 1998
WinAPRS Version 2.1.5 

       Internet to RF message gating working on dual port TNCs 
       Message list shows which messages have been gated 
       MacAPRS now supports Pico Packet CTRL-E option for GPS input 
       DX Cluster support working again 

MacAPRS Version 3.1.4 - Mar 12, 1998
WinAPRS Version 2.1.4 

       APRSserv validation enabled 
       Third party messaging gatway added TCP/IP to RF Gateways (IGate) 
       Radio Shack Weather station bug fixed 
       Misc bugs in window handling fixed 
       Packet path tracing, click on station in a map window and type T to see the trace of the PATH that the packet took, SHIFT T will
       show ALL stations. 

MacAPRS Version 3.1.2 - Feb 24, 1998
WinAPRS Version 2.1.2 

       Windows remember their position when closed, list windows remember user set column spacing 
       Correctly IDs source of packets from the internet 
       TCPIP menu uses comment instead of address 
       Added TCP Feed only option. This allows the use of older machines without lots of memory to be used as internet feed machines. 
       Validation login to servers for third party message forwarding 
       When clicking on a station on a map, the call sign gets redrawn along with the icon 
       Message dialog box remembers the port used for each call a message is sent to 
       Dynamic scaling of weather charts 
       Map Labels List, this list shows you all of the labels in a map and lets you double click on one to find out where the street is. 
       Peet Bros extended format now supported 
       Several Remote weather station bugs fixed 
       
MacAPRS Version 3.1.1 - Feb 5, 1998
WinAPRS Version 2.1.1 

       Auto-reconnect option for TCP/IP connections 
       "Manual" mode for proxie server, see APRSserv.txt for details 
       For Win95 and WinNT, the DLL is no longer used, instead the code is built in to the program. For Windows
       3.1 and 3.1.1, the DLL is REQUIRED, there is no other way to do serial I/O. 
       (95/NT only) Comm ports greater than 4 now supported, should work up to 12. 
       Support for DEM - Digital Elevation Model map files (see the About DEMs under Windows Menu) 
       Weather Icons and other Icons fixed 
       Multi-line bullitens now have seperate bulliten numbers 
       Weather alarms now go out over TCP/IP properly 
       RESTORE.TNC files now work properly 
       Minor changes to the NWS weather bullitens 
       Automatically turns off call signs above a range of about 3000 miles (USA MAP) 

MacAPRS Version 3.1.0 - Dec 9, 1997
WinAPRS Version 2.1.0 

       Horizontal scrolling in all list windows 
       Control Key and Funtion Key short cuts now set to Windows standards 
       Dialog box behavior is now fixed in many of the dialogs boxes 
       Real buttons for the list windows such as Message list 
       "[" and "]" keys allow decreasing and increasing the amount of labels displayed on a map. This is very important
       for the new maps that have 1000's of labels. 
       Dramatically improved draw time for maps with lots of labels when zoomed in to high detail level. 
       Minor bug fixes in the NWS weather warnings released in 2.0.7 
       Added proxie server support for TCP/IP connections, NOTE, it will not work with all proxie servers 
       QRZ call book CD-ROM should now work, the million record limit had been exceeded 
       MacAPRS TCP support changed to match the new WinAPRS implementation 
       Fixed timing bug in Radio Shack WX support that caused WX packets to be sent every minute. 
       Several other minor bug-fixes 

MacAPRS Version 3.0.8 - Nov 19, 1997
WinAPRS Version 2.0.8 

       Cleaned up most of the issues dealing with TCP/IP released in 2.0.7 
       Added more function Keys (F2 send position, F3, send message) 
       Added Radio Shack Weather station support 
       MULTI-LINE messages, if you type more than one line of text (65 chars) in the message box, it breaks your
       message up into multiple messages 

MacAPRS Version 3.0.7 - Oct 31, 1997
WinAPRS Version 2.0.7 

       TCP/IP support for talking to APRSserve servers via the internet 
       Added Altnerate Paths 
       Switched to higher resolution internal representation of maps. Previously the internal unit was 1/10 of an
       arc-second, now the internal unit is 1/100th of an arc-second or at max zoom, 1 pixel = about 1 foot. This does
       NOT affect your maps, however you may need to re-enter your Lat/Lon position. 
       Added National Weather Service Warnings and Watches 
       Added Terminal window for Macintosh 
       Replay All tracks command added 
       NMEA display fixed and improved 
       If you have more than one serial port open and open the terminal window, the dialog to ask you which one to
       open is fixed, This feature was added to MacAPRS. 

MacAPRS Version 3.0.6 - Oct 14, 1997
WinAPRS Version 2.0.6 

       Misc bug fixes 

MacAPRS Version 3.0.5 - Sep 21, 1997
WinAPRS Version 2.0.5 

       Weather parsing of some dosAPRS wx packets fixed 
       Alternate symbols working correctly 
       RDF vector display bug fixed 

WinAPRS Version 2.0.3 - Sep 13, 1997

       HSP GPS working for moving station transmissions 
       Parsing DOS wx data properly 
       Several other WX fixes (not finished) 
       Mac/Win compressed map format support added 
       Sound bug fixed 
       Added Window Config Files 
       Find in list now enabled properly 
       Shelter and hurricane lists added 

MacAPRS Version 3.0.2 - Sept 5, 1997
WinAPRS Version 2.0.2 

       Ability to use GPS NMEA file for vector overlay in LABELS folder 
       RESTORE.TNC should now work better, it was NOT sending ^C before sending the file 
       POS overlay files now recognize T seperator 
       GPF when LARGE selective querry came in and the map was zoomed in real far - fixed 
       SIMULATE under FILE menu - This will allow you to play back a log file in some what more realistic fashion,
       it reads in the log file and then, every second processes 5 lines from it. You can continue to do other things while
       it is doing the simulation. 
       Shelter list is back in, but not 100% finished 

MacAPRS Version 3.0.1 - May 26, 1997
WinAPRS Version 2.0.1 

       Multiple column menu for MAPS, if you have a lot of maps 
       Support for DIRECTORIES inside of the MAPS directory, displayed as a sub-popup menu 
       Several minor bug-fixes from the Dayton release 

MacAPRS Version 3.0.0 - May 16, 1997 (Dayton hamfest)
WinAPRS Version 2.0.0 

       All underlyng window handling code migrated from C to C++ 
       Help Window - a context sensitvie help window with up to date documentation. 
       TNC Selection, a simple way to select a TNC init file from a list of pre-defined settings 
       Find in map windows 
       Find in station list windows, you can now search for a call sign in any of the station lists. 
       User selectable font sizes for map labels and call signs 
       Printing working for list windows (not for map window yet) 
       Save works for most list windows 
       Weather Object input dialog (for quicker input of weather objects) 
       Improved window asthetics 
       More consistency between list window types 
       Copy text works from many (not all) of the list windows 
       Added polar projection map display 
       Support for the production release of the Mic-Encoder 

MacAPRS Version 2.8.0 - February 15, 1997 (Orlando Hamfest)
WinAPRS Version 1.3.0 

       User setable Label Colors for GLOBAL labels and for DOS maps 
       Added MASTER MODE, see Configuration section 
       Added INIT.TNC and RESTORE.TNC, refer to TNC Settings. 
       You can now OPEN a map file from the FILE menu and it will use that map. 
       Changes to the position report rate scheduling options. 
       Digi-peater symbol changed to green star (as in dosAPRS). 
       Send message dialog box totaly redone in WinAPRS (now same as MacAPRS) 
       Special weather options for National Weather Service. 
       Added humidity and dew point to weather station display options 
       Fixed bug that occasionally caused an address fault when the message window filled up. 

MacAPRS Version 2.7.4 - February 1, 1997 (Miami Hamfest)
WinAPRS Version 1.2.4 

       Added error messages instead of error numbers 
       *.WAV files MUST now be in a SOUNDS directory. 
       Minor Mic-Encoder improvements. 

MacAPRS Version 2.7.3 - January 12, 1997
WinAPRS Version 1.2.3 

       Mic-Encoder support release #3 
       SOUND - Support for WAVE files for various events, see Audio Alarms (sound files) 
       Audio Alarms (sounds and beeps) can be turned off under SETTINGS menu 
       Fixed bug in color background OTHER colors option dialog 
       Fixed some problems with PAGUP / PAGEDOWN in map windows 

MacAPRS Version 2.7.2
WinAPRS Version 1.2.2 

       Mic-Encoder support release #2 

MacAPRS Version 2.7.1 - January 5, 1997
WinAPRS Version 1.2.1 

       Mic-Encoder support. This release is PRIMARILY for those doing work on the Mic-E beta
       program. 
       The only other addition was if you hold down the control key while clicking in the 24 hour
       weather chart, you get min/max instead of high/low values. 

MacAPRS Version 2.7.0 - January 1, 1997
WinAPRS Version 1.2.0 

       User selectable background colors for maps 
       All station lists can now be sorted by each column 
       Weather charts can be displayed for other stations 
       Support for Maxium weather stations (WeatherMax) 
       Several minor weather parsing bugs got fixed. 
       The serial DLLs did NOT get updated, they still on support comm ports 1-4. I will fix this
       as soon as I can. 

MacAPRS Version 2.6.8 - December 26, 1996
WinAPRS Version 1.1.9 

       Weather data is now valid for only 90 minutes, this applies to both automatic and manually
       input data. 
       Added weather charts, last 24 hours of your local weather data (if you have a weather unit
       attached). 
       Drawing / Erasing lines now working properly. 
       Added DIRECT STATIONS ONLY to display options. 
       Callbook data base support - can now generate the indexes from WinAPRS directly, see
       CD-ROM call sign data bases 
       Rewrote the GRIDSQUARE display code so it is MUCH MUCH faster. 
       Major improvements to RDF operation and display 
       Fixed date bug that caused the date to always show up as 12/31/96 
       Fixed bug in rain reporting when using Davis Weather unit. Added proper support for
       Davis Humidity sensor. 
       Added support for the Delomore Tripmate GPS unit 
       Added display of National Weather Services station locations. 
       Rearranged some of the Menus, this was done for two reasons, one to simplify the menus
       and two, to make the menus for MacAPRS and WinAPRS more alike, this makes
       programming and documentation easier. There are major menu changes in MacAPRS and
       some minor ones in WinAPRS 
       Finished Civil Air Patrol / Search And Rescueue grid display, now includes labels. 
       Can now read dosAPRS .HST files. 
       Can now read dos COMPRESSED Map files 
       UnprotoPath window bug fixed 

MacAPRS Version 2.6.7 - November 14, 1996
WinAPRS Version 1.1.7 

       Major weather additions. Added configurable display for any station that has weather data.
       See Weather Display Options 
       Added Unproto path list, this is a list of the paths that each station is using 
       You can now double click on an airport in the airport list and it will take you to the best
       map that displays that airport and show you were it is. 
       Incoming messages to the user now brings up the message window automatically. 
       Fixed message window bug that replied to the wrong station unless ALL MESSAGES was
       selected. 
       Fixed date bug that only occurred on the last day of the month. 
       Fixed one or two minor memory leaks, this might help with some of the crashes that a few
       users were having. 
       Fixed bug that did not reliably start the Davis weather input all of the time. 
       When running dual port TNCs, message acks now go out the right port. 
       When running dual port, the station list now shows properly red/blue for HF/VHF
       stations. 
       Fixed bug parsing U-2000 weather data. 

Version 1.1.6 - October 27, 1996 

       HSP for Windows95 working 

Version 1.1.5 - October 22, 1996 

       Fixed bug in parsing data from a Ultimeter weather station. 

Version 1.1.4 - Limited release - for testing only 

       Fixed bug in Auto Start - previously only VHF would auto start, none of the other ports
       would auto start correctly. Also fixed conflict between auto start and serial debug mode. 
       Added MEMORY USAGE window. This is for the purpose of trying to track down some
       of the memory leaks that have been reported. This window is NOT for general usage,
       therefore its contents may seem cryptic. 
       QRZ CD-ROM has now been tested and is working properly. You need the index file from
       our FTP site. 

Version 1.1.3 - August 20, 1996 

       Added on-line Help (WinHelp) 
       Added installation diagnostics, on startup it checks for required and optional files and
       informs the user if it finds anything wrong. 
       Added Civil Air Patrol Search And Rescue grids (grids work, labeling is not complete) 
       Added Zip code display 
       Added Zip code option for global labels 
       Davis Weather station support finished 

Version 1.1.2 - July 14, 1996 

       Added BULLETINS ONLY and MY MESSAGES ONLY options to the message list 
       Fixed auto transmit bug for dual port TNCs (PK-2232, PK-900 and KAM PLUS) 
       Fixed some weather station updating bugs 
       The time-out / deletion of old stations was not working, now fixed. 

Version 1.1.0 - June 30, 1996 

       Added Airport List and display 
       Added Winds Aloft display 
       Added Global Labels 
       Added symbol list 
       Added ability to display ONLY weather stations 
       Fixed crash on incoming packet if no windows were open 
       Fixed HF/VHF terminal window was backwards if both were open 
       Fixed several packet parsing errors that caused strange behavior 

Version 1.0.0 - May 17, 1996 

       Version 1.0.0 should have all of the bugs from the beta versions fixed 
       Serial I/O under Windows 3.1 works fine 
       The "WinAPRS.prf" bug is fixed 
       The problem with being able to read all of messages has been resolved 

