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- PHDialer V 1.4
- by William Wong
- Prober House Software
- April 1993
-
- PHDialer is a Desk Accessory Modem Dialer for the Atari ST.
-
- Why you want PHDialer -
- * If you're using something like Miniterm that only allows 20 numbers but
- you want to have more numbers.
- * If you are using a Demo terminal that does not allow all the storage of
- your favourite BBS numbers.
- * If you want to call your friends using a modem to dial the number (auto-
- dialer).
-
- The features it have includes :
- * It can be called from within any program that allows Desk Accessories.
- * Full GEM interface.
- * Drives HAYES compatible modems.
- * It can hold up to 500 telephone numbers in the directory list.
- * Up to 25 charcters of the BBS name is displayed per line for selection.
- * Displays 14 BBS Name per page. Page up, page down, top and bottom for
- fast scrolling.
- * Find function available to quickly search names in list.
- * Selection of RS232 baud rate from the dialer itself. Speed from 300 to
- 19200 supported.
- * Click on Name once only to dial number.
- * Reports all modem error return codes eg BUSY etc.
- * Auto exit on connection.
- * Auto resetting of modem baud rate on connection if required.
-
- Addition features of V1.2 :
- * Auto repeat on all buttons.
- * Reoptimisation of coding, providing faster startup and reading of
- datafiles.
-
- Addition features of V1.3 :
- * Added support of 19.2 Kbps.
- * Automatic redial on a busy line until it get through or your modem
- breaksdown (which ever comes first).
-
- Addition features of V1.4 :
- * Fixed problem in auto baud rate setting. This caused a problem with some
- high speed modem. Now a LOCK function is added to stop auto baud setting.
- * Reoptimise data loading. Even faster loading of datafiles than ver 1.2.
- * External configuration program - allows default modem baud rate setup and
- edit BBS name/tel number. This removes the strict text file requirements
- of the datafile.
-
- Startup
- -------
- To use PHdialer, place
- PHDIAL14.ACC on the root of your boot disk.
- PHDIALER.CFG on the \PHSTUFF of your boot disk.
- PHDIAL14.RSC on the \PHSTUFF of your boot disk.
- PHDCFG.TOS on the \PHSTUFF of your boot disk or anywhere else.
-
- Rebbot your ST to load in PHDIAL14 as a Desk Accessory.
- Once installed it can be called up like any other DA.
-
-
- What's that ?
- -------------
- A dialog will be presented when it is called from DA.
-
- The following can be clicked on -
-
- NAME LIST : Click on it will dial the number associated with that name.
- UP arrow : Page up the directory list.
- Down arrow : Page down the directory list.
- T letter : Goes to the top of the directory list.
- B letter : Goes to the bottom of the directory list.
- FIND : Will bring up a form where you will enter the search string.
- FIRST : finds the first entry that matches the string.
- NEXT : finds from current position.
- CANCEL: exit without searching.
- If found, that name entry will be at top of the list.
- BAUD UP : Increase the baud rate.
- BAUD DOWN : Decrease the baud rate.
- LOCCK : Locks the RS232 port. Do not auto baud.
- EXIT : Exit the program.
-
- Note:
- PHDialer is intelligent. On connection it will :
- 1) Reset the RS232 baud setting to the connected speed of the modem.
- Remembers that the modem will baud down, so always dial out using
- your highest rate.
- ** Note this fuction is disable if LOCk is toggled on.
-
- 2) Exit by itself so you can run your comms program without delay.
-
-
- BBS names and telephone numbers entries
- ---------------------------------------
- Please see the accompany document PHDCFG.TXT for modifications of
- the entries.
-
-
- The Resource file
- -----------------
- * WARNING *
- Please do not modify the .RSC file as my name is in it !!
-
- History
- -------
- The first stand alone dialer from PHSW was called DIALER. It was a .TOS
- program without any GEM interface. Most of PHDialer codes came from it.
-
- From the DIALER came DIALTerm, a small comms program with Xmodem & Zmodem
- and capture capability. Unfortunately, this have no GEM interface. If I
- have the time, will probably upgrade to GEM.
-
- PHDialer V0.4 - the first version out.
- Find function implemented.
- Modem error codes trapped.
- Auto RS232 baud down setting on connect.
- Auto exit when connected.
- PHDialer V1.0 - A faster reading of data directory algorithm used. Quicken
- bootup time.
- Proper display of list when startup. Scroll up/down 13
- lines instead of 10.
- PHDialer V1.1 - Recoding of file reading section and main loop. Reduction
- of program size and increase in speed at bootup. Saving of
- over 1.5K of previous size.
- PHDialer V1.2 - Auto repeat implemented on following buttons on dialog
- form : PgUp, PgDn, Baud up & Baud down buttons.
- PHDialer V1.3 - Added support and 19.2 Kbs.
- Implemented faster detection codes for 19.2 Kbps. The old
- code just die at 19.2K bps.
- Auto redial function.
- PHDialer V1.4 - No auto RS232 speed setting option added.
- Configuration program included.
- First Pure C program.
-
-
- Copyrights
- ----------
- It is right to copy and distribute this program in anyway or form so long
- as ProbeHouse Software and William Wong are acknowledged as the developer
- of this.
-
- Now the boring stuff ...
- ------------------------
- You can copy and hack the program so long that my name is not erased off.
- Please send contributions of $10 (or more), new T Shirts, Videotapes (RA
- ones are acceptable), CDs, magazines, ST hardware, monitors to :
-
- William Wong,
- CC 5129,
- 990 Bendemeer Road,
- Singapore 1233,
- Republic of Singapore.
-
- You will be registered with me and will be given a copy of the new version
- of this cool DA dialer. Source codes available at $1500 (help me get a
- Falcon)
-
- That was quick.
-
- William Wong
- PHSW.
-