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╙╔═╨╠┼64 ╘ERMINAL ╞OR ├OMMODORE 64 ╓2.0
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╫RITTEN BY ╘OM ╫HEELER
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╘HIS IS A ╨╒┬╠╔├ ─╧═┴╔╬ PROGRAM. ╔F YOU
UPLOAD ╙╔═╨╠┼64 TO ANOTHER SYSTEM,
PLEASE UPLOAD THIS INSTRUCTIONS FILE AS
WELL!
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╓ERSION 2.0 OF ╙╔═╨╠┼64 WORKS WITH THE
FOLLOWING DIRECT-CONNECT MODEMS:
╘HESE MODEMS CAN AUTODIAL FROM ╙╔═╨╠┼64
* ├OMMODORE 1650 ┴UTOMODEM
* ╫ESTRIDGE 6420 ═ODEM
* ╒╙╔ '═ITEY ═O' ═ODEM
╘HE PROGRAM WILL ALSO WORK WITH THE
├OMMODORE 1600 (╓╔├ ═╧─┼═), AS WELL AS
THE ╚AYES 300┬ ╙MARTMODEM. ╙╔═╨╠┼64 MAY
WORK WITH OTHER MODEMS AS WELL,
SUCH AS THE ╚┼╙═╧─┼═ ╔╔; THESE HAVE NOT
BEEN TESTED WITH THE PROGRAM.
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╔. ╟ETTING ╙TARTED -- ╫HAT MODEM TYPE?
┴FTER ╠╧┴─╔╬╟ AND ╥╒╬NING THE ╙╔═╨╠┼64
PROGRAM, YOU'LL BE GREETED WITH THE
STARTUP PAGE, AND THEN YOU'LL BE ASKED
WHICH MODEM YOU INTEND TO USE WITH
╙╔═╨╠┼64. ╙IMPLY KEY IN THE NUMBER OF
THE OPTION CORRESPONDING TO YOUR MODEM;
╙╔═╨╠┼64 WILL TAKE NOTE OF IT AND USE
IT WHEN IT'S TIME TO GO ON-LINE.
╬OTE: ╘O USE THE ╫ESTRIDGE MODEM,
SELECT MODEM TYPE #1 (├OMMODORE).
╧╬ OR ╧╞╞ ╚OOK?
╫ITH THE AUTOMODEMS, THE PHONE IS
AUTOMATICLY PLACED 'ON HOOK' AS SOON
AS YOU RESPOND TO THE ═╧─┼═? QUESTION.
┴LSO, THE PROGRAM TURNS CONTROL OVER
TO THE ═┴╔╬ ═┼╬╒. ╞ROM THE MAIN MENU,
ONE CAN:
(1) ─IAL INTO A SYSTEM (AUTODIAL)
(2) ╞ORCE THE MODEM TO BE ON-HOOK.
(3) ─IAL MANUALLY, THEN CONNECT THE
MODEM.
(4) ┼XERCISE MANY UTILITY COMMANDS,
SUCH AS THE ─╧╙ ═ANAGER, DIRECTLY,
EVEN WHILE ONLINE.
╘O DIAL INTO A SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY,
CHOOSE <1>. ┘OU'LL BE ASKED FOR THE
PHONE NUMBER; NON-NUMERIC CHARACTERS
SUCH AS DASHES MAY BE ADDED, BUT WILL
BE IGNORED, AND SERVE ONLY TO CLARIFY
THE ENTRY FOR YOURSELF. ═AKE SURE YOUR
MODEM'S ─ATA/╘ALK SWITCH IS IN THE ─┴╘┴
POSITION, AND ENTER THE DESIRED NUMBER.
╙╔═╨╠┼64 WILL THEN ATTEMPT TO DIAL THE
NUMBER, AND MAKE CONTACT.
╔F ╙╔═╨╠┼64 WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT THE
REMOTE MODEM, IT WILL PROMPT YOU WITH:
╬O CARRIER; REDIAL?
╘YPING 'Y' WILL FORCE ╙╔═╨╠┼64 TO
REDIAL THE NUMBER OVER AND OVER UNTIL
IT REACHES A MODEM. (┘OU CAN HOLD THE
╥╒╬/╙╘╧╨ KEY HALT THIS, AND HANG UP).
╬╧╘┼:╔F YOU HAVE A SPEAKER CONNECTED,
╙╔═╨╠┼64 WILL CHIME WHEN IT MAKES A
CONNECTION.
╘YPING ANYTHING ╧╘╚┼╥ THAN 'Y' HANGS
UP THE PHONE (ON-HOOK), AND RETURNS
YOU TO THE MAIN MENU.
═┴╬╒┴╠ ─╔┴╠╔╬╟:(╓╔├═╧─┼═,┼╘├)
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╘O DIAL MANUALLY, PLACE THE TALK/DATA
SWITCH TO THE ─┴╘┴ POSITION; THEN
GO TO THE MAIN MENU. ╔F YOU'RE NOT SURE
THAT THE MODEM IS IN THE 'HUNG UP'
STATE, TOUCH ╥╒╬/╙╘╧╨ ONCE TO BE SURE.
╔F YOU'VE JUST STARTED THE PROGRAM,
THE MODEM IS ALWAYS 'ON HOOK'.
╬EXT, PICK UP A TELEPHONE AND DIAL THE
NUMBER. ╫HEN CONTACT IS MADE, SIMPLY
TOUCH ╥┼╘╒╥╬: ╙╔═╨╠┼64 WILL CONNECT
THE MODEM TO THE LINE,AND JUMP RIGHT
INTO TERMINAL MODE. ╔═╨╧╥╘┴╬╘: ╙╔═╨╠┼64 DOES ╬╧╘
AUTOMATICALLY HANG UP YOUR MODEM AFTER
YOU DISCONNECT FROM A SYSTEM;
THEREFORE, WHEN YOU'VE FINISHED USING
A SYSTEM, AND HAVE SIGNED OFF IN THE
CORRECT MANNER, TOUCH ╥╒╬/╙╘╧╨ TO
DISCONNECT YOUR MODEM FROM THE
TELEPHONE LINE.
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╔╔. ─ATA ╘RANSFER ╨ROCEDURES
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╙╔═╨╠┼64(2.0) SUPPORTS TWO METHODS
OF INFORMATION INTERCHANGE, IN SEVERAL
DIFFERENT MODES.
╙TANDARD ╨UNTER FORMATTING CAN BE USED
FOR DIRECT EXCHANGE OF PROGRAMS AND
DATA BETWEEN YOUR COMPUTER, AND OTHER
├┬═ COMPUTERS AND BULLETIN BOARDS.
╧PTIONS <2> AND <3> FROM THE ═┴╔╬ ═┼╬╒
ARE NORMALLY USED FOR UP/DOWNLOADING
WITH COMPUTER BULLETIN BOARDS.
┴ MODIFIED PROCEDURE ALLOWS ╙╔═╨╠┼64
TO DIRECTLY EXCHANGE FILES WITH ANOTHER
TERMINAL. ╘HESE PROCEDURES ARE
THE ─╔╥┼├╘ ╞╔╠┼╙ ┼╪├╚┴╬╟┼ PROCEDURES,
UNDER <7>. ╘O USE THESE PROCEDURES,
ONE COMPUTER INITIATES THE TRANSFER BY
USING OPTION <7>. ╘HE OTHER COMPUTER
GETS A PROMPTING MESSAGE MUCH LIKE THAT
SENT BY A BULLETIN BOARD. ┴T THAT TIME,
THE REMOTE COMPUTER USES NORMAL ╨UNTER
PROTOCOL TO UP OR DOWNLOAD FROM THE
'HOME' COMPUTER, JUST AS IF IT WERE
A BULLETIN BOARD.
╞OR DIRECT TEXT FILE TRANSMISSION,
╙╔═╨╠┼64 SUPPORTS STANDARD ┴╙├╔╔
PROTOCOL, WITH OR WITHOUT PROMPTING.
╘HE PROMPT CHARACTER IS GIVEN BY THE
HOST COMPUTER WHEN IT IS ACCEPTABLE
FOR ╙╔═╨╠┼64 TO BEGIN TRANSMITTING
CHARACTERS TO IT. ╔F PROMPTING IS USED,
IT'S NOT NECESSARY TO TELL ╙╔═╨╠┼64
WHAT THE VALUE OF THE PROMPTING
CHARACTER IS; ╙╔═╨╠┼64 WILL DETERMINE
THAT AUTOMATICALLY.
╬OTE: ╔N CASE OF MISSED PROMPT,
╙╔═╨╠┼64 WILL WAIT ABOUT 5
SECONDS BEFORE TRANSMITTING
ANY CHARACTERS TO THE HOST.
┴ PROMPT IS ╬╧╘ REQUIRED TO
INITIATE TRANSMISSION.
╔F A CERTAIN DELAY IS REQUIRED
┴╞╘┼╥ A PROMPT CHARACTER IS
GIVEN, INSERT NULLS TO MATCH
THIS DELAY.
╘O UPLOAD TEXT TO A ┬┬╙ '64
SYSTEM, TELL THE ┬┬╙ TO LEAVE
THE ECHO ╧╞╞, AND SELECT 'Y'
TO ''╨╥╧═╨╘╙?'' ╬O NULLS ARE
THEN REQUIRED FOR ERROR-FREE
UPLOAD.