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                                    INTRODUCTION
            
            
            This section contains a table of contents for the other four
            documentation files contained on the BitCom diskette.
            
            Section One  is contained  in the  file PARAM.TXT, and is 22
            pages  long.     Section   Two  is  contained  in  the  file
            SCRIPT.TXT,  and  is  39  pages  long.    Section  Three  is
            contained in  the file  EMULATE.TXT, and  is 12  pages long.
            Section Five  is contained  in the file REFER.TXT, and is 30
            pages long.  This file is 3 pages long.
            
            Section One - Setting the Parameters
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            Menus.....1
            Communications Configuration Menu.....2
               Keys Available.....2
               MNP Dial Command.....3
               Dial Prefix.....3
               Dial Suffix.....4
               Answer String.....4
               Hangup String.....4
               Busy String.....4
               Connect String.....5
               DisConn String.....5
               Home Directory.....5
               Help.....5
               Confirm.....6
               Quit.....6
               Next Field.....6
               Prev Field.....6
               Next Sel.....6
               Prev Sel.....6
               Add Record.....6
               Del Record.....6
               Sort Key.....7
               Next Rec.....7
               Prev Rec.....7
               Kerm Opt.....7
               Comm.....7
               Printer.....7
               Timing Nulls.....8
            Saving Your Configuration.....8


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            Communications Selection Menu.....8
               Keys Available.....8
               The Phone Number Database.....9
               Adding Records to the Phone Number Database.....9
               Deleting Records From the Phone Number Database.....9
               Sorting Records in the Phone Number Database.....10
               Dialing Numbers.....10
               Answering.....10
               Direct Connect.....11
               Show More/Editing.....11
               Editing the Default Record.....11
            Setting Up Communications Parameters.....11
               Keys Available.....12
               Kermit Parameters.....12
               Record ID.....13
               Description.....13
               Phone Number.....13
               Last Connect Date and Time.....14
               MNP.....14
               Baud.....14
               Parity.....14
               Data.....14
               Stop.....15
               Echo.....15
               Mode.....15
               Ignore.....16
               Help.....16
               Escape.....16
               Show F-Keys.....16
               Print.....17
               Snapshot.....17
               Break.....17
               Trace.....17
               Output.....18
               Input.....18
               Auto LF.....19
               Exp Tab.....19
               Up Case.....19
               BlankLn.....19
               Csend.....19
               Lsend.....20
               Lchar.....20
               BreakT.....20
               ReDial.....20
               Capture File.....20
               Capture Mode.....21
               Autolog File.....21
               Emulation.....21
               Compression.....22
               Notes.....22
            
            


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            Section Two - Creating Script/Action Files
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            Automatic Logon With Script/Action Files.....1
            Creating and Using a Script/Action File.....1
            Sample Action Files.....2
            Run a Script File From DOS.....4
            Script/Action File Syntax.....5
            Reserved Symbols.....6
            Variables.....8
                 Scratch Variables.....8
                 Argument Variables.....8
                 Key Variables.....8
                 Builtin Variables.....10
            Constants.....12
            Statements.....14
                 Variable Statements.....14
                 Assignment Statements.....14
            Function Calls.....15
               By Type of Function.....16
               Alphabetical Listing.....17 - 39
            
            
            Section Three - Terminal Emulation
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            What is Emulation?.....1
            Using Terminal Emulation.....2
            How Terminal Emulation Works.....3
            Common Problems Using Terminal Emulation.....3
            Emulation File Format.....4
            Emulation File Commands.....5
            Mnemonics Used.....7
            The INITIAL Section.....8
            The INBUFFER Section.....8
            The INBUFFER2 Section.....9
            The OUTBUFFER Section.....9
            The HOSTCODE Section.....9
            Emulation Keyboard Assignments.....10 - 12
            
            
            Section Four - Reference Section
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            Glossary of Terms.....1 - 8
            Error & Status Messages.....9 - 22
            ASCII Code Table.....23
            Display Attributes and Color Codes.....25 - 30