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1$COMM Help 10/27/93 General Movement Commands: TAB Moves clockwise through the terminal and editor functions and boxes. SHIFT TAB Moves counterclockwise. MOUSE Left click to access, in some cases moving over an object will produce more help. FOCUS I'll define it as wherever your cusor is, or if the object is highlighted, it's in FOCUS. SYMBOLS ^ Stands for the Control key, ^H means press the Control key and the "H" key at the same time. ALT Means the Alternate key. ALT + Access Letter, the letter of the command object thats highlighted, will access the function, or if in FOCUS, use Space bar, Enter, or a Mouse left click. ^T If pressed when the Directory List box has FOCUS then FOCUS will be moved to the Editor box. ^L If pressed when the Macro/Text/Editor box has FOCUS, then the Directory List box will be in FOCUS. In either case which ever box had the last FOCUS, that box will be the expanded one. Each box has it's own set of commands, and con- sequently displays them, if it is in FOCUS. Note at the bottom of the screen, the Hyper-Help line changes as each object on the form, receives FOCUS. Also there are many secondary prompts built into the program that will assist you. Object Command Help: If the Directory List box has FOCUS. 1$COMM Version 1.0 +--------+ +---------+ +--------+ +--------+ | Dial | | Setup | | Shell | | Quit | Baud Rate = 2400 +--------+ +---------+ +--------+ +--------+ >System Date< >System Time< +--------+ +---------+ +--------+ +--------+ | Add | | Remove | | Edit | | Help | CALL-> +--------+ +---------+ +--------+ +--------+ Carrier Name Telephone Number Baud D S P A Macro File +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Directory List ^ | # | Use up or down arrows, or select by pressing # | the letter of the first word in the carrier # | name. TAB gets you out of this box. # | # | Pressing Enter will SETFOCUS to the DIAL command. # | So, if you press Enter twice, you Dial the # | highlighted line. # | v +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Macro/File/Text Editor ^ | v +< #######################################################################>+ FULL MOTION NET SOFTWARE [X] Auto If the Macro/File/Text Editor box has FOCUS. 1$COMM Version 1.0 +--------+ +---------+ +--------+ +--------+ | Load | | Save | | Print | | Quit | Baud Rate = 2400 +--------+ +---------+ +--------+ +--------+ >System Date< >System Time< +--------+ +---------+ +--------+ +--------+ | Copy | | Paste | | Clear | | Help | CALL-> +--------+ +---------+ +--------+ +--------+ Carrier Name Telephone Number Baud D S P A Macro File +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Directory List ^ | | v +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Macro/File/Text Editor ^ | # | # | # | # | # | # | v +< #######################################################################>+ The Macro/File/Text Editor can be used to create and modify files. [X] Auto HELP BY OBJECT: 1$COMM Version 1.0 This identifies the parent program name and version number. When the mouse is moved across it, the Hyper Help line changes, diplaying simple movement commands. The mouse cursor changes to a filled happy face which smiles at you. Baud Rate = 2400 Indicates the current selected baud rate. This changes as per your selection in the Directory List box. ie: if all of items or "BBS's" in the directory have the same baud rate, you won't notice any change, if some are different, then you will. >System Date< Displays your computer's system date. >System Time< Displays your computer's system time. CALL-> Displays current selected BBS to call. Carrier Name Telephone Number Baud D S P A Macro File +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Directory List ^ | | # | # | # | # | # | # | v +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Carrier Name You are given 20 columns to view or identify the BBS to call. Telephone # Again 20 columns, you may use "()-{}[]* " and numbers 0 - 9 to display your number. All punctuation will be parsed. Baud The baud rate that you can connect to the "BBS" with, usually a number between 1200 & 38400. D DataBits If you are unsure what to set this to, use 8, unless you are calling Compuserve, then use 7. S StopBits If you are unsure what to set this to, use 1. P Parity If you are unsure what to set this to, use 0. A This represents 1$COMM's emulation. One thing to understand is that this program has no emmulation. It requires some sort of ANSI driver. If A = A then all terminal operations will be normal, ie ANSI. If A = T, then all Escape characters will be removed from the receive buffer, and no ANSI detect signal will be sent to the Host at connect time. If you ever logged on to Compuserve, you may notice from time to time stray ANSI codes, ones that clear the screen? Well, with our "no-emmulation" terminal screen, you won't see the clear the screen "ESC[0m" it will just happen, before you even see the menu. So, thus, by removing or filtering this character, we avoid this nuisance. Summary: A for ANSI, T for TEXT. Directory List List of items to call, add to, edit, remove. Use the arrow keys to move up and down. Enter twice Dials. Make sure a selection is highlighted before selecting a function. Highlight = Light green bar on line. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Macro/File/Text Editor ^ | # | # | # | # | # | # | v +< #######################################################################>+ This object allows you to view and edit, any text file including capture and macro, files. All known "Basic DOS Edit" cursor commands will work, such as ^DELETE, END, HOME, PGUP, PGDN, ect. This box will hold 32,767 characters. If you try to load more than it can hold, such as loading a 40k text file, it will load 1 less line than exceeds it's capacity. Keep this in mind, when saving, otherwise you'll overwrite and lose data. 1$COMM does not have a built in Script Language. Thus a macro file is only used to send commands, to the Host. You may also send full ansi screens, mail, tag lines, letters, ect. as one large block this way too. Put one command per line, or type or draw naturally. You may use this editor or any other. The actual file is also limited to a Basic String size of 32k. If you try to exceed this value, the program will most likely crash. If you attatch the file name to your Directory List Selection, ie put the path and filename under "Macro File," the name will be transferred to the terminal program. At the point where you want to send it through, all that is needed is: F7 + Enter. 1$COMM opens the file, adds a carriage return and linefeed to each line, adds all the lines together, and sends it through the modem as a string. [X] Auto If checked, as you select up and down in the Directory box any macro or attatched files will automatically be loaded into the Text box. Also, if you save the contents of the Text box, the file name in which it was saved as, will automatically become the Macro File of the current selected item in the Direct- ory List box. If un-checked these things will not happen. If your using the Text box, and creating new work, make sure the Auto switch is off, incase by accident you happen to re-fill the Text box with another file, dumping your unsaved work! The Macro/File/Text Editor can be used to create and modify files. An example of one of the messages displayed in the Hyper-Help message line. Upon FOCUS, each object respectively has something to say. +--------+ +---------+ +--------+ +--------+ | Dial | | Setup | | Shell | | Quit | +--------+ +---------+ +--------+ +--------+ +--------+ +---------+ +--------+ +--------+ | Add | | Remove | | Edit | | Help | +--------+ +---------+ +--------+ +--------+ Dial Switches to the Terminal program: 1$COMM.EXE and calls out, based on the information of the current selection in the Directory List box. Setup Uses a set of input boxes to set up Defaults for the Terminal program. If you are unsure of what to select, use the Default that you are prompted with, ie just press Enter. Although 1$COMM tries its best to configure your terminal parameters, the one thing that you WILL need to know, is what PORT your modem is connected to. Setup generates the following file: 1$COMM.DAT Your Name Goes Here! As a requirement of registration 1$COMM (Area Code) Exchange-Suffix needs your full name and telephone #. l A serial code based on terminal params. E:\FMN\ Your program path. AFTER LIFE Name of current selected BBS. *7013018900686 BBS telephone number. 19200 Selected baud rate. 2 Com Port #. 0 Parity. 8 Data Bits. 1 Stop Bits. NULL Macro filename, NULL if none. XMODEM/CRC Current protocal. "XMODEM/CRC default" T T is for Touch tone, P is for Pulse. 60 # of seconds to wait for a connection. 1 # of seconds to wait between re-dials. 10 # of times to re-dial a number. A A is for ANSI, T is for TEXT. NOTE: Although you may use 1$COMM.EXE without first going to the form, 1$FORM, if the 1$COMM.DAT file does not exist, the program will automatically start you at the form first, so that with setup it may be created. If you plan to use 1$COMM without the aid of the form, you may pass a new telephone number to the program from the command line. Example: C:\FMN> 1$COMM *70 625-4475 If 1$COMM.EXE is started with the wrong parameters, "wrong port," "wrong parity," ect. the program will most likely hang in the Intializing state, or crash. Sorry, perhaps in future versions we'll add more code for error recovery. Shell Shells out to DOS, unless it can not locate a copy of your Command.com file. The C:\ as well as the current drive:\FMN directory are polled for this file. Quit Terminates the program, returns to DOS. If the Macro Text box contains, something other than the HELP file, 1$COMM will prompt you to save it before quiting, even if it's already saved. Consequently, if you modify the HELP file make sure you do re-save it before Quiting. The HELP file name is: "1.HLP" Add/Edit Directory List box items, you will be prompted with input boxes. Remove Simply deletes the current selected item, in the Directory. +--------+ +---------+ +--------+ +--------+ | Load | | Save | | Print | | Quit | +--------+ +---------+ +--------+ +--------+ +--------+ +---------+ +--------+ +--------+ | Copy | | Paste | | Clear | | Help | +--------+ +---------+ +--------+ +--------+ Load Loads a text file into the Text box. Save Saves the contents of the Text box as you specify. If you selected specific text, by either highlighting the text with the SHIFT + ARROW keys, or by using the MOUSE "left down + drag" then only the selected text is saved. Quick editing function for capture files, "steal only what you want" Print Prints the contents of the Text box to the first ready printer port found. If you selected specific text, by either highlighting the text with the SHIFT + ARROW keys, or by using the MOUSE "left down + drag" then only the selected text is printed. Copy Coppies selected text to the internal clip board. Paste Pastes coppied text at the current cursor location in the Text box. Clear Clears the contents of the Text box. If you selected specific text, by either highlighting the text with the SHIFT + ARROW keys, or by using the MOUSE "left down + drag" then only the selected text is deleted. End of Object Help. Directory Log: When you quit 1$FORM.EXE, or select the Dial command, whatever is in the Directory List box, is saved to a file called 1$COMM.LOG. If you have multiple "BBS's" or carriers to add, it's easier to add them in a text editor, rather than going through mindless input boxes. The following describes 1$COMM's format. FULL MOTION NET 1 (609) 625-4475 19200 8 1 0 A my.txt Micro Help *7014045161497 19200 8 1 0 A NULL ^ Carrier name starts on column 1 ends on column 20 ^ Phone # starts on column 21 ends on column 40 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Baud starts on column 41 You get the idea.....just copy the original log to an editor and match the columns with your new data. Note: if you delete FULL MOTION NET, 1$FORM automatically re-inserts it each session....we wouldn't want you to forget who we were! Also there's no need to worry about sorting or order. 1$FORM.EXE naturally sorts the list alphabetically, by carrier name and saves this order to file upon termination or dial. End of 1$FORM Help 1$COMM Help in brief We could spend hours describing how a terminal program works and what all the parameters mean, but we won't. Briefly just what you need to know to make 1$COMM work. 1$COMM uses the current information stored in its DAT file, therfore if you subsequently call the same carrier over and over, theres really no need to go to the form in order to re-select the same item. Just type 1$COMM and Enter at the DOS command line. If you never get out of Intializing...more than "a minute" then something went wrong and you might as well reboot. Check the parameters in the DAT file, correct and restart. Once you are connected, these are the possible things you can do: F1 Displays Help Displays these commands F2 Toggles Capture Turns ON/OFF file capture F3 Toggles CTS Clear to Send F4 Clears the Terminal Window In case your Boss walks in F5 Toggles Echo Hides local F6 Prompt to Enter AT Modem Command F7 Sends Macro File to Modem F8 Time/Date Stamp Sends the system time & date F9 Com. Stats. Misc. One important stat. is the Buffer Overwrites. If this number is greater than zero, then you are probably missing data in your capture file. It's helpful to check this from time to time especially if you get garbage characters on the screen. F10 Undo Clear Screen When your Boss leaves F11 Suspend and Shell to DOS Shells out while online ALT + Q Prompt to Quit or Redial Hangs up, prompts will follow Page Up Upload File You may rechoose your protocal Page Down Download File A unique file name is pre- selected for you incase you've forgotten the actual filename. All of the display functions will save the current screen suspend the com port, and then restore it when complete. Most of the time things go fine, but sometimes carrier will be dropped. Sorry,.... we havn't fixed all the conflicts in this version yet. When something does go wrong use the "1$USE.LOG" file to locate where the problem occurred. Please note that this program is not multi-task aware and it will probably not run in Windows. About the protocols: We only included a basic set, because we had no intention of trying to make the do-it-all terminal program. We do not expect you to throw away your favorite Terminal program and use 1$COMM instead. 1$COMM was written for the sole purpose of capturing in full ANSI color, everything that comes to you without any emulation cheating you out of actual code. Please note that although you can Download a file using YMODEM, YMODEM-G, you may not Upload with this Protocol. Reason? We had numerous problems with the YMODEM send sub routine, so we deleted it. Also ZMODEM will allow you to Download or Upload a Batch, "a series of files." In order to use the Upload Batch: Read "JOEMODEM.TXT." For implementation of external protocols, read "EXTERN.TXT" We have added, some other cool features, to simply aid you in your quests. ...and finally; the spinning colored cursors on 1$COMM's dial screen, serve no purpose other than to amuse Bob! If you're like Bob and insist on turning off your modem speaker, then the spinning cursors will let you know that your machine is not locked up. End of 1$COMM Help FULL MOTION NET Full Motion Net routinely monitors ANSI Conferences, as well as Virtual Net. WE receive E-MAIL through amoung others: RIME, ROSENET, and INTERNET. If you prefer Compuserve, send to : 71127,326 RIME: 1697 ROSENET: SYSOP@FULLMOTION INTERNET: rn.4723@rose.com Compuserve: 71127,326 Any message sent to us shall promptly be returned. 1$COMM.DOC 10.20.93 Copyright (c) 1993 by Full Motion Net Software. All Rights Reserved. This version of 1$COMM is NOT public domain or freeware, but is being distri- buted as "shareware." Non-registered users may use this product indefinetly, although, we request the payment of 1 US DOLLAR, after 30 days of use. Full Motion Net Software 2005 Hemlock Lane Mays Landing, N.J. 08330-9678 VOICE: (609)625-4679 or: (609)346-0568 BBS: (609)625-4475 KOINA-MOTION MULTI-NET HUB To register this product, run the program at least once. Use the SETUP function, and enter your full name and phone number. Print the 1$COMM.DAT file. Add your address. Fold up a buck inside the paper and mail it to us. Use the above mailing address. What do I get if I register?.....well we will forever appreciate you, and perhaps work harder to improve our products, and continue to pro- vide cheap shareware deals, like this one! ■ Full Motion Net is a trademark(tm) of Full Motion Net. DISCLAIMER Use of this program acknowledges this disclaimer of warranty: "This program is supplied as is. Full Motion Net Software and Full Motion Net disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, without limitation, the war- ranties of merchantability and of fitness of this program for any purpose. Full Motion Net Software nor Full Motion Net assumes no liability for damages incidental or consequential, or direct which may result from any use of this program." LICENSE This version of 1$COMM is NOT public domain or free software, but is being distributed as "shareware". Non-registered users of this software are granted a limited license to make an evaluation copy for trial use on a private, non-commercial basis, for the express purpose of determining whether 1$COMM is suitable for their needs. At the end of this trial period, you should either register your copy or discontinue using 1$COMM. A 1$COMM registration entitles you to use the program on any and all compu- ters available to you, with the following restriction: If other people have access to this program or may use it, then additional copies or a site license should be purchased. Please call Full Motion Net for details. 1$COMM - 1 BUCK - 1 PERSON All users are granted a limited license to copy 1$COMM only for the trial use of others and subject to the above limitations. This license does NOT include distribution or copying of this software package: 1. In connection with any other product or service. 2. For general use within a company or institution. 3. For any consideration or 'disk fee'. 4. For distribution in modified form; i.e., the file containing this license information MUST be included, along with the full 1$COMM documentation. Operators of electronic bulletin board systems (Sysops) are encouraged to post 1$COMM for downloading by their users, as long as the above conditions are met. Disk vendors MUST obtain written permission from Full Motion Net before distributing 1$COMM. Certain restrictions apply. Generally ASP approved vendors are granted permission; others are handled on a case by case basis. Contact Full Motion Net for details. TRADEMARK - Full Motion Net is a trademark(tm) of Full Motion Net. - PCBoard is copyright by and a registered trademark of Clark Development Co.Inc. Murray, Utah. - DOS is a product and trademark(tm) of MICROSOFT CORP. - Windows refers to Microsoft Windows 3.0, 3.1 which are products and trademarks(tm) of MICROSOFT CORP. - DESQview is a product and trademark of QuarterDeck Office Systems. - PKLITE is a product and (tm) of PKWARE. - DSZ, Moby Turbo, Zmodem-Auto-Download, are products and trademarks of Omen Technology Inc. - HS LINK is a product and (tm) of Samuel H. Smith DBA The ToolShop. - Compuserve is a trademark(tm) of Compuserve Information Services. - RIP ie: Remote Imaging Protocol, Ripscript Graphics Protocol is copyrighted by TeleGrafix Communications Inc. - missed anyone or wrong info....sorry, please let us know and we'll correct our errors. ORDERING INFORMATION A 1$COMM registration licenses you to use the product on a regular basis. Registration also includes notification of updates and telephone support, and entitles you to access to the registered user area of our BBS (609-625-4475, N81, USR 16.8 HST/Dual, 24 hours a day). Individual registrations of 1$COMM are $ 1.00. The latest version may be downloaded from our BBS. New Jersey residents don't have to worry about sales tax. You guys get a special deal....we'll back the tax outa' the buck. Remit to: Full Motion Net 2005 Hemlock Lane Mays Landing, N.J. 08330-9678 *** 1$COMM version 1.32, August 1993. *** VOICE: (609) 625-4679, Mon. - Fri., 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., EST ONLY. (609) 346-0568, 24 hours a day, machine or sometimes live. BBS: (609) 625-4475, 24 hrs, 7 days a week. USR 16.8 HST/Dual. Note: We need programmers, who are willing to devote their time and experience, towards projects, that will make them no money, until completed and sold. All copyrights and revenues will be shared evenly. Good Luck you say? Well, if you're tired of the stupid job that you have, you spend most of your awake hours in front of this CRT, you write funny little programs like this one, you'd like to be a large software company, but find yourself merely a hobbist...ect. Get the picture? Maybe if a few of us got together, and wrote towards a colaberated goal, we would be that company? Just an idea...... and finally if you "sorta" like this program and you are a large software company.....then hire us....for something....please! END OF HELP!