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- {COMMO} 4.1 March 12, 1990
-
-
- {COMMO} (tm) is a Telecommunications Program that offers great power,
- speed and flexibility in a small, easy-to-use package.
-
- {COMMO} is Shareware. Please see the Licensing Notice in the COMMO.DOC
- file and also the Registration Form provided in this package. A
- registration fee of $25.00 US is required for continued use and should
- be mailed to:
-
- Fred P. Brucker
- P.O. Box 9103
- Santa Rosa, CA 95405
-
-
- The {COMMO} package should contain the following files:
-
- READ.ME This read file
- HISTORY A history of recent revisions
- REGISTER.FRM A registration/order form
- COMMO.DOC How to get started, macro programming
- COMMO.COM The executable program
- COMMO.CFG A sample Configuration File
- COMMO.FON A sample Dialing Directory File
- COMMO.MAC A sample Macro File
- COMMO.HLP The Online Help File
- CO-PIF.DVP A sample DESQview Program Info File
- HOST.BAT Batch file used with sample macro "hos"
-
-
- New users please read the file COMMO.DOC. {COMMO} is a little different
- from other terminal programs and the time will be well spent. Pay
- special attention to Appendix A, "Setting Up Your Modem."
-
-
- --------------------------
- What's new in {COMMO} 4.1? {Previous users please read!!!}
- --------------------------
-
- If you missed any recent {COMMO} releases, please refer to the file
- HISTORY to get caught up on the changes and improvements.
-
-
- The purpose of this release to is address some popular demands that went
- unanswered in {COMMO} 4.0. My apologies to those who have been
- inconvenienced in any way.
-
-
- Support File Changes
- --------------------
-
- Configuration File: a number of additions have been made in the
- section "Communications and Modem." Please spend a few minutes to
- customize the sample file to your own needs. Changes include:
-
- 1) Four different Dialing Prefixes may be specified. These may be
- selected in the phone number field of the Dialing Directory (see
- below).
-
- 2) Success and failure modem response codes may now be configured.
- These allow the use of nearly any type of modem.
-
- 3) Whether or not to erase dialing marks when saving the Dialing
- Directory file is now configurable (default is to erase marks).
-
-
- Dialing Directory File: a new parameter has been added -- the
- selectable Dialing Prefix (#1,#2,#3,#4). This is optional and need only
- be added where needed:
-
- Joes BBS {555-1234} {pword1} {joe} Use default, prefix #1
- Sams File City {#2 555-6789} {pword2} {sam} Use prefix #2
-
- The # must immediately follow the {.
-
-
- Macro File: no changes since release 4.0.
-
-
- Command Line Options
- --------------------
-
- You can now have Dialing Strings AND a Startup Macro on the command line
- used to call {COMMO}. If both are present the systems listed will be
- marked (not dialed), then the macro will be started.
-
- A new switch "/i=[yes/no]" can be used to control Modem Initialization
- during {COMMO} startup. Use it to eliminate the prompt on the
- Initialization Screen.
-
-
- Screen Image Function
- ---------------------
-
- The Screen Image Save function has been expanded to bring up a window
- similar to the Capture File Options window. Also the name of the
- corresponding macro function has been changed from SCNImage to SCREEN.
- See "Programming {COMMO} Macros" in COMMO.DOC for details.
-
-
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- Support
- -------
-
- You can contact me for support (and find the latest {COMMO} release) on
- the following systems. I call the ones in area code 707 most often.
-
- *Directory Assistance (RBBS) Santa Rosa, CA (707) 538-8710
- MAS-BBS (DBBS) Brooklyn, NY (718) 444-4555
- Motherboard (PCBoard) Petaluma, CA (707) 778-8841
- 911 (PCBoard) Cotati, CA (707) 664-1639
- The Outland (DMG) Santa Rosa, CA (707) 575-0636
-
- CompuServe EASYPLEX (go mail) 71021,356
-
- * The {COMMO} conference on Directory Assistance is now a national
- RelayNet conference (ask your local BBS to carry this conference).
-
-
- Please feel free to distribute this package according to the rules
- outlined on the cover page of COMMO.DOC.
-
-
- Thank you, and I hope you enjoy {COMMO}.
-
- Fred P. Brucker
-