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- STalker 3 Demonstration Version
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- At last it's here! The demo version of the "must have" program of the year.
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- First off, please note that the following features are disabled:
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- o Saving/Loading configurations, function keys, and dialer entries.
- o Uploading is disabled and downloading does not save the file permanently.
- o Remote (mini-BBS) mode is disabled.
- o The About STalker box will appear every once in a while.
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- To get going, here is all you have to do:
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- o Make sure you have STKRDEMO.PRG and STALKER.RSC in the same folder.
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- o If you use a high speed modem (more than 2400 baud), run AUXINIT.PRG first.
- This will increase the buffer size of the RS-232 port.
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- o Run STKRDEMO.PRG.
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- o Now, you will need to configure STalker to match your modem's settings. To
- begin with, if you use a port other than the ST-compatible RS-232 port,
- press Shift-Alt-P to select the correct port. Most likely, you will not have
- to change this option.
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- o The Modem Settings dialog (Alt-M) is next. If you are using a
- Hayes-compatible modem, you can probably leave the Dialer Prefix as "ATDT",
- unless your phone line does not support touch tone dialing, in which case
- you should change this to "ATDP". Also, if your modem does not support DCD
- or DTR (or you are not certain if it does) press the black squares next to
- each of these options one time, so that the squares are white inside (not
- selected.)
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- o In order to test out STalker fully, you probably want to try dialing a
- BBS or other service. Call-up the Autodialer Directory by pressing Alt-A.
- Here, you can specify the names, phone numbers, and Dial menu entries
- (where it says "Menu#") of up to 30 phone numbers at once. Probably the
- best thing to do is to just enter one number, though, because you cannot
- save configurations in this demo version.
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- o After you have entered a number in the Auodialer, look to the right of the
- dialog. There you will see a row of buttons with the letters C, T, X, L, and
- S. Each of these buttons will let you set a particular set of parameters
- that are specific to the corresponding autodialer entry to the left. The
- first two options may require some changes:
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- C. Communication Settings. Select your modem speed, and the other
- attributes the service you are going to connect to expects. The most
- common configuration is 7 data bits, 0 parity, 1 stop bit. For GEnie,
- you should use this configuration and set the Mode to Echo.
- T. Terminal Settings. Here you can set the terminal emulation and display
- font size. If you have GDOS loaded with monospaced fonts, then you can
- select a font other than the system font. If the font you are using
- supports multiple point sizes, then you can also enter them here. The
- system font supports point sizes 8, 9, and 10. This option is especially
- useful with PC-ANSI bulletin boards, since STalker includes a real PC
- font.
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- o To log-into the service, select the square to the left of the dialer entry
- you just created; it will turn grey to indicate a "Dial & de-select". Now,
- press the Dial button and the phone number should be dialed and a
- connection established.
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- o Use the service as you normally would. File uploading is disabled in this
- demo version, but downloading works normally, except that the file is not
- written permanently to disk. To initiate an X/YModem download, tell the
- host system to begin downloading, and then press Alt-D (Download binary
- file). An item selector will appear so that you can tell STalker where to
- "store" the file. If you are performing a ZModem download and the
- "Auto-initiate ZModem transfers" option has been set then you do not even
- need to use Alt-D; STalker will begin downloading the file automatically.
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- Some other things you may want to try:
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- o Click with the left mouse button within the STalker window. Hold the mouse
- button and move the mouse. You will notice that an area of text is now
- selected. When you release the mouse button, a menu will appear to ask you
- what to do with the selected text.
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- o Included with this demo version is a sample BackTALK script. This powerful
- language lets you write scripts to automate things you do frequently so,
- for instance, you could log onto GEnie, read your new mail and save it to a
- disk file, and then log off automatically.
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- The sample script can be invoked by the "Run BackTALK script" option
- (Alt-Enter). An item selector will appear, with which you should select the
- file DEMO.BTK. Follow the prompts which appear.
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- If you want to see what the demo script looks like, you can show the file
- DEMO.BTS or load it into your text editor.
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- But WAIT! There's MORE!
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- There are a lot of other features in STalker 3:
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- o File up/downloading works in the background, while you run other GEM
- programs
- o Works as both a desk accessory and a program
- o A fully-programmable Remote Mini-BBS Mode that is actually a BackTALK
- script!
- o Function keys, function keys, function keys...did I mention function keys?
- o Automatic login and execution of BackTALK scripts
- o Interfaces with STeno to provide an editable capture buffer and
- conferencing type-ahead buffer.
- o It is compatible with all ST, STe, and TT models and works with any
- screen size which is 640x200 or larger. Works great with the Moniterm and
- ISAAC boards!
- o Includes the BackTALK script compiler and lots of sample BackTALK scripts
- o Comes with a complete, 200-page manual
- o Supplied on a double-sided disk
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- To get your very own copy of STalker 3 for just $49.95 (US), call
- 1-800-284-4742 (orders only) or (413) 584-7887 for more info. We can also be
- contacted at:
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- Gribnif Software
- P.O. Box 350
- Hadley, MA 01035
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- Hurry! Order before midnight tomorrow! (I never could figure out what this is
- suppoed to mean :-) )
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