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*** AtrTerm.DOC ***
by Michael Cox
This doc-file tells a little more about the Atredes/Skypix demo term 1.1.
This new version supports XMODEM, YMODEM, and ZMODEM uploading and
downloading and features a phonebook, chat buffer, capture buffer, ASCII
file transmission and automatic password transmission. It supports all the
"Skypix" features of Atredes 1.1 including the "Gadget" specification. The
phonebook contains a few phone numbers of Atredes-based systems; for more,
consult the latest version of "The Final List" (thank you, Chet). NOTE,
before you dial, that these numbers are all over the country, and indeed
several other countries as well.
TO INITIALLY SET UP THE TERMINAL:
CD to where you have de-archived the files from "DEMOTERM11.ARC". Install
PEARL.FONT in your fonts directory by using the supplied "Execute.Me"
script (or read Execute.Me to figure out how to do it yourself). This is
done by entering "execute execute.me" (without the quotes) at a CLI prompt
and pressing [RETURN]. Copy all the remaining files from the archive into
one directory on a floppy disk or your hard drive.
TO OPERATE THE TERMINAL:
* From WorkBench: open the drawer containing "AtrTerm" and double-click the
icon for it.
* From a CLI prompt: CD to where "AtrTerm" is at, then type:
atrterm [RETURN] -or- run atrterm [RETURN]
Once the terminal is up and running, select "PHONEBOOK" from the "CONTROL"
menu. You will see a list of phone numbers; you can scroll through them,
add new ones, etc. To dial one of the numbers, select the "GO" gadget next
to its name. If the dialing command is correct for your setup, you will be
automatically connected (if you have pulse-dialing only, change the modem
string accordingly). To use the automatic-password feature, first click on
the name of the board, then enter your password for that board in the
"PassWord" gadget. The terminal will store passwords for each of the
systems you call. When needed, these can be transmitted with a menu item or
the control-key combination [right-Amiga]+[P].
The terminal itself should be pretty self-explanatory. You must make an
assignment for TMP: wherever you want your ZMODEM downloads to appear
(RAM:TMP is best, if you have the memory). Typically, you will add the
following to your startup-script "StartupII" or your hard drive startup
script (somewhere before the "LoadWB" command):
MakeDir RAM:TMP
Assign TMP: RAM:TMP
If TMP is on your hard drive, skip the "MakeDir" line and just do the proper
"Assign".
YMODEM and ZMODEM multiple uploads can use asterisk ("*") to upload a whole
directory, or any other wild cards to match file names within a directory.
At the last second, an experimental setting of 19200 was provided for HST
modems. THIS HAS NOT BEEN TESTED! If you have trouble with this setting
exit the program and use a lower baud rate.
ABOUT SKYPIX
Skypix is a way of sending graphics, fonts, brushes, and (soon) sound
samples over the phone line via modem. It is an extension of ANSI that
takes advantage of the Amiga's graphic power. Keep in mind when calling
these boards that many of them may as yet make minimal use of Skypix, due to
lack of a decent Skypix terminal until now. Rumors abound of installation
of Skypix into other popular terminals as well.
Only ATREDES BBS systems have Skypix graphics. You will be asked at logon
if you want Skypix; answer YES. Many sysops scatter their creations around
the board; some isolate them in a text area. The graphics work
automatically. If in doubt, ask the SYSOP.
At this writing (May 24) most of the systems listed will still be running
Atredes 1.0, a much less sophisticated system than 1.1. The update is in
the hands of the publisher and these boards will likely be converting to
1.1 in a matter of days.
If you see something that LOOKS like a standard Intuition gadget or a button
of some kind in a system running Atredes 1.1, it just might BE a Skypix
gadget. Skypix supports a "gadget" specification that you can select with
your mouse at menus, etc. Systems running V1.0 do not use these gadgets.
ATREDES 1.1 is now available from Incognito Software (see address and phone
number below). It supports compiled menus, unlimited menu trees, dozens of
powerful new embedded commands, ZMODEM, and much more.
TO PERSONS WRITING TERMINALS OR ONLINE GAMES:
If you want to include Skypix in a PD or ShareWare terminal or online game
you are writing, we encourage you to; it's easy to do. There is no license
fee for non-commercial use. Protocol details and related support
information are available through Incognito Software.
The ZMODEM code is taken from the public domain code by Chuck Forsberg, as
altered by Frank Harper and Michael Cox.
ATREDES, SKYPIX, and SKYPAINT are Copyright © 1988, 1989
Michael Cox. All rights reserved worldwide.
Incognito Software, Inc.
34518 Warren Road, Suite #149
Westland, MI 48185
Voice: (313) 937-1850
BBS: (313) 937-2355
FAX: (313) 937-2730