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┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.2 ╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼/┼╓┴╠╫┴╥┼ HELP TEXT FILE - 880920


┼┬┬╙ 128 COPYRIGHT 1985-1988 BY ┼D ╨ARRY

1.  ╙HAREWARE POLICIES
2.  ╨IRATING/╬ON-╥EGISTRATION
3.  ╥EGISTRATION
4.  ╟ETTING STARTED
5.  ╬OTED FEATURES
6.  ╓ITAL ╔NFO
7.  ╟ENERAL ╔NFO/╘IPS
8.  ╙PECIAL ╦EYS
9.  ╚ARDWARE ╬OTES
10. ╚OW TO CONTACT ME
11. ├ONCLUSION


1. ╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼ ╨╧╠╔├┘

┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.2 IS SHAREWARE AS *╔* DISTRIBUTE IT ╧╬╠┘. ╘HIS COPY IS FOR
POTENTIAL SYSOPS TO EVALUATE FOR THEIR ┬┬╙ NEEDS. ╙YSOPS ARE GRANTED
A TWO WEEK EVALUTATION PERIOD. ┴FTER THE TWO WEEK PERIOD YOU MUST
REGISTER OR TAKE ┼┬┬╙ 128 DOWN.

╨╔╥┴╘╔╬╟/╬╧╬-╥┼╟╔╙╘╥┴╘╔╧╬:

╧N PAST VERSIONS ╔ HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT ONLY 10-20% OF ALL
╙YSOPS RUNNING ┼┬┬╙ SOFTWARE EVER REGISTER. ╔ ALSO HAVE FOUND A LARGE
AMOUNT OF PIRATED ┼┬┬╙'S UP AND RUNNING.

╙INCE ╔ HAVE NEITHER THE TIME NOR MONEY TO LITIGATE WITH 100'S OF PIRATES
RUNNING ┼┬┬╙ ╔ HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE A NEW AVENUE OF ACTION. ┴╠╠ ┼┬┬╙'S
DISTRIBUTED WILL NOW HAVE A REGISTRATION ╔─ ENCODED IN IT. ╘HIS WILL
INDICATE THE REGISTRATION ╔─ TO ALL THAT CONNECT. ╘HE ╔─ CONSISTS OF
THE REGISTERED ╙YSOPS NAME AND DATE ORDERED.

╔F FIND A NON-REGISTERED ╙YSOP RUNNING ONE OF THESE ┼┬┬╙'S THEN ╔ WILL
BILL THE ORIGINAL REGISTERING SYSOP. ╔F THE VERSION IS A PIRATED ┼┬┬╙
THEN ╔ WILL TURN AN INVOICE OVER TO A LOCAL ╨ROFESSIONAL COLLECTION
AGENCY ON THE ASUMPTION THAT THE PIRATED VERSION IS A SALE GIVEN THE
ABOVE STIPULATIONS. ╔F YOU RUN A PIRATED VERSION OF ┼┬┬╙, YOU (OR YOUR
FOLKS) WILL BE BILLED FOR IT.

╘O ALL THOSE ╟╧╧─ AND REGISTERED ┼┬┬╙ DEVOTEE'S ╔ APOLOGIZE FOR TAKING
SUCH A DRASTIC REACTION AND ┘╧╒ NEED NOT WORRY... ╘O THOSE PIRATING ┼┬┬╙
╔ WOULD SUGGEST EITHER REGISTERING OR TAKING DOWN YOUR ┼┬┬╙. ╔ WILL
ISSUE NO WARNINGS BEFORE TURNING OVER YOUR PHONE NUMBER TO THE
COLLECTION AGENCY. (╘HEY TOLD ME THAT IS ALL THEY NEED TO GET YOUR
ADDRESS.) ╔ ALSO THINK THAT THOSE UNDER 18 SHOULD NOTE THAT YOUR
PARENTS ARE LEGALLY HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR DEBTS AND THEY WILL BE
TARGETED BY THE COLLECTION AGENCY.

┬OTTOM ╠INE: ╔F YOU USE ┼┬┬╙ AS YOUR ┬┬╙ SOFTWARE OF CHOICE, THEN
PLEASE REGISTER. ╔ HAVE WORKED ALOT OF YEARS AND ALOT OF HOURS ON
MAKING ┼┬┬╙ WHAT IT IS TODAY. ┼┬┬╙ IS WORTH ═╧╥┼ THAN THE ASKING PRICE,
THE UPDATE FEES ARE VERY CHEAP AND ╔ GIVE VERY GOOD SUPPORT.
╔ HAVE ALWAYS ANSWERED  ┴╠╠ EMAIL ON ├OREWARS AND ╔ HAVE ALWAYS
ANSWERED MY POSTAL MAIL. ╥EGISTERING ALSO WILL INSURE THAT FUTURE
SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE CONTINUED.

╥┼╟╔╙╘╥┴╘╔╧╬:

├OST: $60.00 (╒.╙. FUNDS)

┼┬┬╙ 128 REGISTRATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

1) ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.2 MAIN PROGRAM COMPILED AND ┬┴╙╔├ SOURCE CODE.
2) ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.2 SUPPORT FILES ┬┴╙╔├ SOURCE CODE.
3) ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.2 ═╠ SUPPORT ASSEMBLY SOURCE CODE.
4) ╞╒╠╠ DOCUMENTATION.
5) $5.00 UPDATES.
6) ╞╒╠╠ SUPPORT.
7) ═ISC. OTHER SHAREWARE UTILITIES.

┬ASICALLY, YOU GET ┼╓┼╥┘╘╚╔╬╟ ╔ HAVE ON ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.2.

├HECKS, MONEY ORDERS AND ╒╙┴ ├╧─ ORDERS ARE ACCEPTABLE. ╨LEASE INCLUDE
THE FOLLOWING INFO:

╞╒╠╠ MAILING ADDRESS, ┼┬┬╙ COMPUTER VERSION AND VOICE PHONE NUMBER.

╬╧╘┼: ┘OU CAN ALSO USE THE HANDY ╧╥─┼╥╞╧╥═ INCLUDED IN THIS ┴╥├HIVE.


╟┼╘╘╔╬╟ ╙╘┴╥╘┼─/╙┼╘╘╔╬╟ ╒╨ ╞╥╧═ ╙├╥┴╘├╚:

1) ╥UN THE ╞╔╠┼═┴╦┼╥42 PROGRAM. ╘HIS WILL CREATE A ╙┘╙╘┼═╙ ╞╔╠┼╙ ─╔╙╦
FOR YOU. ╘HIS DISK ╫╔╠╠ BE FORMATTED SO MAKE SURE THERE IS NOTHING YOU
NEED ON THE DISK. (╔ SUGGEST A ╚╔╟╚ QUALITY ╬┼╫ DISKETTE.)

2) ╥UN THE ├╧╬╞╔╟42/128 PROGRAM. ╘HIS PROGRAM ALLOWS YOU TO SET UP MOST
OF YOUR ┼┬┬╙ CONFIGURATIONS, INCLUDING ═╧─┼═ SETUP, MESSAGE BASE SETUP,
XFER SECTION SETUP, ETC. ╥EGISTERING ╙YSOPS WILL GET THE SOURCE CODE
WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO CONFIGURE THE ═┼╬╒'S AND ╘┼╪╘ DATA THEIR ┼┬┬╙ 128
WILL USE. ═AKE SURE TO ╫╥╔╘┼ YOUR CONFIG FILE TO YOUR ╙┘╙╘┼═ ╞╔╠┼╙
─╔╙╦.

3) ╙ETUP ANY ╬╧╬ DEVICE 8 DISKS. ╘HIS MEANS THAT YOU SHOULD MAKE SURE THEY
ARE ╟╧╧─, NEWLY FORMATED BLANK DISKS.

4) ├OPY THE FOLLOWING FILES TO YOUR ╙YSTEM ╞ILES DISK:

A) MM - ═AIN ═ENU
B) SM - ╙YSOP ═ENU
C) TM - ┼XAMPLE ╘EXT ╙ECTION ═ENU
D) ID - ┼XAMPLE SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FILE.
E) OB - ┼XAMPLE ╧PENING ┬ULLETIN.
F) NULOM - ┼XAMPLE ╬EW ╒SERS ╠GON ═ESSAGE.

5) ╥UN P-4.2. ╘HIS IS THE ═┴╔╬ ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.2 PROGRAM. ═OST OF THE
PROMPTS ARE SELF EXPLANATORY AND MENUS ARE INCLUDED.

6) ╒PDATE ALL BULLETINS, TEXT FILES, ETC. ╘HESE ARE INDICATED IN ┼┬┬╙'S
FULL DOCUMENTATION ╧╥ IN ┼┬┬╙ ITSELF WHEN THE FILE IS NOT FOUND.


╟┼╘╘╔╬╟ ╙╘┴╥╘┼─ ╔╞ ┴╠╥┼┴─┘ ╙┼╘╒╨ ╞╧╥ ╓4.0 ╧╥ 4.1:

1) ╥UN ├╧╬╞╔╟42 AND ╥┼ SAVE YOUR ╬┼╫ CONFIG (CFG42.128) FILE.
2) ├OPY THR ╬┼╫ MM, SM & ID FILES OVER. (╧R PUT ╙╧╠ QUOTES IN YOURS.)
3) ╘HATS IT! ╥UN PER NORMAL.

╨╙: ┘OU CAN DELETE YOUR CFG40.128 OR CFG41.128 FILE IF NOT ALREADY DELETED.


╬╧╘┼─ ╞┼┴╘╒╥┼╙:

╚ERE'S A FEW NOTED FEATURES OF ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.2 THAT SHOULD BE OF INTEREST
TO YOU:

1)  ┴╙├╔╔ & ╨┼╘┴╙├╔╔ COLOR/GRAPHIC'S OPTION.
2)  300, 1200 & 2400 BAUD SUPPORT.
3)  ╬EW ╨UNTER, ╪MODEM ├HECKSUM, ├╥├, 1K & YMODEM BATCH PROTOCOLS.
4)  ┼RROR TRAPPING - ╧NLY ERRATIC DISK ERRORS WILL CRASH ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.2.
5)  ╓ASTLY ENHANCED ├╧╬╞╔╟URATION MODULE.
6)  ┴UTO MODEM CONFIGURING AND SUPPORT.
7)  ┼NHANCED EDITOR FEATURES SUCH AS MULTI LINE INSERT & DELETE.
8)  10 MESSAGE BASES, EACH WITH IT'S OWN USER LEVEL.
9)  15 XFER SECTIONS, EACH WITH IT'S OWN USER LEVEL.
10) 65535 POSSIBLE USER LEVEL SETTINGS.
11) ╥┼┴╠ ONLINE TIMERS. (┼┬┬╙ USES THE 2ND ╘╧─ CLOCK NOW.)
12) ╞┴╙╘/ENHANCED ═╠ SUPPORT.
13) 20 USERFILE FIELDS.
14) ├ODE OPTIMIZATION. ┼┬┬╙ IS NOW SMALLER, HAS MORE AND IS FASTER.
15) ╠ARGER AND MORE THOROUGH ╞╒╠╠ DOCUMENTATION. (╞ULL DOCS ARE 48 PAGES!)
16) ┬UILT IN SMART TERMINAL AND FILE COPIER MODULES.
17) ╥EAD ┴╠╠ NEW MESSAGES IN ┴╠╠ BASES OPTION.
18) ╙IMPLE YET POWERFUL TEXT FILE HANDLING.
19) ┴UTO LOGOFF OPTION FOR FILE TRANSFERS.
20) ╧NLINE USERFILE UPDATING/EDITING. (╔┼: ╒PDATE LEVELS ONLINE!)

╙PECIFIC VERSION 4.2 UPDATE ENHANCEMENTS:

1) ╟┴─╙ OF BUG FIXES!
2) ═ULTI FILE DOWNLOADING VIA YMODEM BATCH.
3) ╨├ EXTENDED ASCII GRAPHIC CHARACTERS IN TERMINAL MODE!
4) ╘ERMINAL & ├OPIER ARE BOTH IN ╥┴═ NOW. (╓ICE DISK.)
5) ═AIN MENU (MM), SYSOP MENU (SM) AND ID (ID) FILE RAM RESIDENT.
6) ╪┘MODEM MODULE HAS BEEN ENHANCED AND IMPROVED.
7) ╬EW ┴╙├╔╔ ├USTOM ├HARACTER ╙ET FOR ┴╙├╔╔ MODE.
8) ├ONFIG42 MODULE MOD RE-INSTATES ╧╦ (═╥) PRIME VALUE SETTING OPTION.
9) ╞ILEMAKER42 MODULE ALLOCATES AUTOBOOT SECTOR IMMEDIATELY AFTER FORMATTING.
┴) ╠OCAL ╙YSOP MENU OFFERS ╚┴╥─├╧╨┘, ╘┘╨┼ FILE & ─╔╥ OPTIONS.
┬) ╠OAD & ┼DIT: ═AX LINE LIMIT IS NOW 999 & WILL HANDLE THE ├╞╟42.128 FILE.

┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.2 IS A VAST IMPROVEMENT OVER V3.2B (WHICH IS/WAS POPULAR IN
IT'S OWN RIGHT.) ╔T IS EVEN ┼┴╙╔┼╥ TO SETUP, RUN AND MAINTAIN THAN
BEFORE.


╓╔╘┴╠ ╔╬╞╧:

1) ┴UTO ╘EXT - ╘HIS NEW FEATURE ALLOWS SOME FIELDS AND PROMPTS TO OFFER
DEFAULT TEXT. ┘OU CAN EDIT THE LINE BY HITTING ╙╨┴├┼ OR ─┼╠┼╘┼ OR HAVE
THE TEXT REPLACED AUTOMATICALLY BY TYPING IN ┘╧╒╥ TEXT. ╘HIS WILL ┴╒╘╧
DELETE THE GIVEN DEFAULT TEXT.

2) ═ODEMS - ┴LTHO THE CONFIG MODULE OFFERS DEFAULT TEXT FOR EVERYTHING
EXCEPT NEW USERS LEVEL, YOU SHOULD STILL BE SURE TO RUN THE ═╧─┼═ ╙┼╘╒╨
ROUTINES WITH YOUR MODEM PLUGGED IN AND TURNED ╧╬. ╘HE AA=0 SETTING IS
THE SAFE WAY TO GO, BUT THE NEW 1670 (DIPS 1-UP, 2, 3 & 4 DOWN)
WILL WORK BETTER WITH AA=1. ─EFAULT SETTINGS BASED ON AN ┼┬┬╙ MODEM
TEST WILL BE OFFERED AS AUTO TEXT. ╬╧╘┼ THAT THE ╬┼╫ 1670'S ╧╦ VALUE
SHOULD BE SET TO 32, ╚╒ SET TO 4, ╥╔, ├┴ & ═╙ SET TO 0 AND OK SET TO
1 (┴LTHO 0 WILL WORK ALSO.)

╔ HAVE DONE MY BEST TO TRY AND ALLEVIATE MOST MODEM PROBLEMS. ╘HERE IS
ALSO SOME RESPONSIBILITY ON ┘╧╒╥ PART TO ENSURE YOUR MODEM IS SET UP
CORRECTLY FOR ┼┬┬╙ OPERATIONS HOWEVER. ╚ERE'S SOME TIPS:

┼┼╨╥╧═ MODEMS - ╘HESE DO NOT HAVE ─╔╨ SWITCHES BUT USE SOFTWARE
SETTINGS ENTERED VIA TERMINAL MODE TO BECOME SETUP. ╧NCE YOU SAVE THESE
SETTINGS, AN ┴╘┌ COMMAND WILL CAUSE THE DEFAULT SETTINGS TO BE READ FROM THE
┼┼╨╥╧═, AS WILL A POWER UP. ╚ERE'S THE DEFAULTS TO USE WITH THESE TYPE'S OF
MODEMS: (┼┼╨╥╧═ MODEMS GENERALLY ARE THE NEW GENERATION 2400 BAUD MODEMS.)

╞ROM TERMINAL MODE:

┴╘ &├1 &─2 ╙0=2 &╫

╘HIS WILL SETUP YOUR ─├─ (CARRIER), ─╘╥ (╚ANG UP OR ONLINE) & AUTO
ANSWER CORRECTLY FOR ┼┬┬╙. ╘HE &╫ STANDS FOR ╫╥╔╘┼ SETUP TO ┼┼╨╥╧═.

═ODEMS WITH ─╔╨ SWITCHES GENERALLY HAVE OPTIONAL SETTING FOR THE
FOLLOWING:

A) ─╘╥ - ╬OT FORCED. (┴LTHO ╞╧╥├┼─ SHOULD WORK OKAY ALSO.)
B) ─├─ - ╬OT FORCED. (═╒╙╘ BE ╬╧╘ FORCED!)
C) ┴UTO ┴NSWER - FORCED ON. (┴GAIN, THIS IS A ═╒╙╘.)
D) ╤UIET RESPONSE CODES - ╧N. ┼┬┬╙ DOES BEST WITH NO RESPONSE CODES.

3) ┼RROR LOG - ┴LTHO THIS IS NOT ON THE ╙YSOP ═ENU IT ╔╙ AN OPTION OF
THE ╙YSOP MENU. ╚IT ┼ AND IT WILL DISPLAY YOUR ┼┬┬╙ ERROR LOG.

4) ╘┼╪╘ ╞╔╠┼╙ - ╘O ADD A FILE INTO THE TEXT SECTION SIMPLY RENAME THE
FILE BY PRECEDING THE FILENAME WITH A SMALL "T". ╞OR EXAMPLE:

"╞╔╠┼╬┴═┼" BECOMES "T╞╔╠┼╬┴═┼".

┴╠╠ TEXT FILENAMES MUST BE IN ├┴╨╙, EXCEPT FOR THE PRECEDING SMALL "T"
WHICH DEMOTES THE FILE AS A TEXT FILE TO ┼┬┬╙.

5) ╞ILENAMES OF IMPORTANCE:

A) ID - ╘HIS FILE GETS DISPLAYED UPON CONNECT.
B) NULOM - ╬EW USERS SEE THIS UPON APPLYING FOR REGISTRATION.
C) MM - MAIN MENU
D) SM - SYSOP MENU
E) TM - TEXT MENU
F) OB - ╧PENING BULLETIN.

╬OTES: ┘OU ├┴╬ USE PETASCII AND COLOR IN THESE FILES. ┼┬┬╙ FILTERS OUT
NON PRINTABLE PETASCII CTRL CHARACTERS AND WILL CONVERT ┴╬┘
NON-STANDARD PETASCII GRAPHIC CHARACTER TO AN ASTERISK IN ASCII MODE.
╘HIS IS ALSO TRUE FOR MESSAGES, EMAIL LETTERS, ETC.

6) ╨ETASCII ├OLOR & ╟RAPHICS - ╔N THE ├╧╬╞╔╟ MODULE ARE SEVERAL TEXT
VARIABLES. ╙OME OF THESE EFFECT PETASCII C/G. ├URRENTLY ╔ HAVE IT SETUP
TO ALLOW CRSR CONTROLS AND ├128 SPECIFIC CTRL CHARACTERS LIKE ╒╬─┼╥╠╔╬┼
AND ┬╠╔╬╦. ╔ ALSO SETUP TO ═┘ FAVORITE COLORS (LIGHTER PASTEL COLORS
ARE MY FAVS...) ╥EGISTERING ╙YSOPS CAN CHANGE THESE AS WELL.

7) ╒SERFILE ├ALCULATOR: ╫HEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A NEW USERS LEVELS, ╔
SUGGEST USING THE BUILT IN USER LEVEL CALCULATOR. IT CAN BE INVOKED BY
ENTERING "├" AS THE USER LEVEL. ╞ROM THERE, IT IS ┘┼╙ OR ╬╧ PROMPT! (╓ERY
EASY!)

8) ╥AM MENUS: ╘O ENHANCE MENU SPEED AND SAVE SOME WEAR AND TEAR ON THE
┼┬┬╙ SYTEM FILES DRIVE, ╔ HAVE MADE THE MAIN MENU, SYSOP MENU AND ID FILES
ALL INTO ╥┴═ MENUS. ╘HEY CAN STILL BE MODIFIED ETC. BUT ╬╧╫ THEY GET
LOADED INTO AN ARRAY WHEN ┼┬┬╙ RECYCLES.


╟┼╬┼╥┴╠ ╔╬╞╧/╚┼╠╨/╘╔╨╙:

A) ╙╨┴├┼, A, ┴ AND ├╘╥╠-├ ABORTS TEXT OUTPUT.
B) *, S, ╙ AND ├╘╥╠-╙ PAUSE TEXT OUTPUT.
C) ┴UTO PAUSE DEFAULTS TO ╧╬ AT 23 LINES PER SCREEN.
D) ─ATE YOUR 'OB' FILES SO THE ┴╒╘╧ SKIP WORKS RIGHT.
E) ╥┼╘╒╥╬ WILL SKIP TO NEXT MESSAGE WHEN READING MESSAGES.
F) ├TRL-├ EXITS THE USERFILE EDITOR FIELD.
G) ╥EMOTE CALLERS HAVE A 5 MINUTE KEY PRESS LOGOFF TIMER.
H) ╠OCAL USERS/╙YSOPS HAVE A 30 MINUTE RESET TIMER.
I) ╬EW USERS DEFAULT PROTOCOL IS SET TO XMODEM ├╥├.
J) ╘HE ╙HAREWARE VERSION HAS A 30 MINUTE REMOTE CALLER TIME LIMIT.
K) ┴ ? WILL ALMOST ALWAYS YIELD A HELP MENU.
L) ╒SE ┴ FOR ╥EAD ALL NEW MESSAGES FOR BEST MSG BASE READS.
M) ╒SE ├TRL ┬ (TEXT ENTRY MODE) FOR UNDERLINE & ├TRL ╧ FOR ┬LINK.


╙╨┼├╔┴╠ ╦┼┘╙:

╞1 = ├HAT ON.
╞2 = ├HAT OFF.
╞3 = ╙YSOP ═ENU ╩UMP.
╞4 = ─ROP CALLER (╚ANG UP).
╞5 = ╒NDERLINE/┬LINK MODE ╧╞╞. (╞OR TEXT ENTRY MODE.)
╞8 = ┬ANK0:SYS56139. ╥ERUNS THE COMPILED ┼┬┬╙ IF IT DROPS TO BASIC.

├TRL-╪: ╔N EDITOR - WILL DELETE LINE BACK TO THE LINE'S ╚╧═┼ POSITION.
├TRL-╔: ╔N EDITOR - ╫ILL TAB 8 SPACES TO THE RIGHT.

┼╙├APE - ╥E╥╒╬ ┼┬┬╙. ╘HIS WILL NOT HANG UP.


╬OTED ╤UIRKS IN ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.2:

╔ HAVE FOUND SOME STRANGE QUIRKS IN V4.2. ╚ERE'S THE LIST AN HOW TO GET
AROUND THE PROBS TIL ╔ FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX 'EM:

1) ╘ERM & COPIER: ╫HEN SELECTING DISK DRIVE NUMBERS (USING THE CRSR RIGHT
AND CRSR DOWN KEYS) SOMETIMES ╔ GET STRANGE ╬╧╬ NUMERIC CHARARACTERS! ╔
COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND THIS ╧╬╠┘ OCCURS IN THE COMPILED VERSION.
╘O GET AROUND THIS QUIRK SIMPLY DO A ─╔╥┼├╘╧╥┘ FROM THE LOCAL SYSOP MENU 1ST.

2) ╬EW 1670: ╘HANX TO A ╙YSOP IN ├ANADA WE CAN NOW USE THE NEW 1670 MORE
RELIABLY. ╙ET ─╔╨ 1 UP AND THE OTHER 3 DOWN. ╙ET ╧╦ TO 32, ╚╒ TO 4, ╥╔, ├┴
AND ═╙ TO 0 & ┴┴ TO 1. ╔F YOU HAVE PROBS WITH ┴┴=1 (SOME DO, OTHERS DO NOT!)
THEN STICK WITH ┴┴=0. ┴┴=0 WILL WORK WITH ┴╬┘ MODEM.

3) 1670'S AND TERMINAL ┴╙├╔╔ MODE: ╘HE 1670'S COMMUNICATE WITH COMPUTER IN
PETASCII WHEN NO CARRIER IS PRESENT, BUT IN ┴╙├╔╔ WHEN A CARRIER IS PRESENT!
╫HEN IN ┼┬┬╙╘┼╥═ 4.2'S ┴╙├╔╔ MODE YOU WILL GET GARBAGE INSTEAD OF TEXT
RESPONCE CODES! ╘HIS IS DUE TO THE ╬┼╫ SUBSET OF CUSTOM ╨├ CHARACTERS
╔ HAVE IMPLEMENTED. ╘HIS NEW ├├╙ WILL ALLOW YOU TO ╨├ ┬┬╙ SYSTEMS AND GET
MOST OF THIER GRAPHIC CHARACTERS! ╔ SUGGEST THAT YOU USE ┴╘╓0 TO SET YOUR
1670'S RESPONSE CODES TO NUMERIC FOR NEGLIGIBLE RESULTS.

4) ╪MODEM 1K, YMODEM & ┴╥├ 64/128: ╔ HAVE NOTICED THAT ┴╥├ ENDS ABNORMALLY
(SOMETIMES ONLY) WHEN EXTRACTING FILES FROM ARCHIVES DOWNLOADED (OR UPLOADED)
VIA XMODEM 1K AND/OR YMODEM BATCH (WHICH ALSO USES 1K BLOCKS.) ┴FTER CHECKING
INTO THIS A BIT FURTHER ╔ HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THE EXTRACTED FILES ARE INDEED
INTACT AND FINE. ┴╥├ JUST SEEMS TO END ABNORMALLY, BECAUSE THE EXTRA PADDING
ADDED BY XMODEM 1K/YMODEM BATCH CAN CONFUSE THE ┴╥├ PROGRAM SOMETIMES.

5) ┘MODEM ┬YTES FIELD: ╔ NOTICED ╘╫╔├┼ OUT OF ═┴╬┘ TESTS THAT YMODEM'S
'BYTES' FIELD STAYED AT ┌┼╥╧ DURING THE WHOLE TRANSFER. ╘HE XFER WENT FINE
BUT THE BYTES COUNT WAS WRONG. ╔ COULD NOT DUPLICATE THIS BUG/QUIRK AND
SUSPECT IT MAY POP UP FROM TIME TO TIME. ╫ORRY NOT, AS THE XFER STILL
WORKS CORRECTLY & ═╧╙╘ OF THE TIME THIS BUG DOES NOT SHOW UP.

6) ┘MODEM ╥ECEIVE: ┴LTHO ╔ HAVE THE ' ╨╥┼╙┼╥╓┼ ┼╪┴├╘ ╞╔╠┼╙╔┌┼' ROUTINES
WORKING, IT SEEMS THE ├╧═╨╔╠┼─ ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.2 WILL NOT ALLOW THE ROUTINES TO
WORK CORRECTLY DURING YMODEM XFERS! ╔ SIMPLY DISABLED THE ROUTINE FOR NOW SO
╔ COULD GET V4.2 OUT (SINCE IT ╔╙ FUNCTIONAL AND WORKING FINE OTHERWISE) AND
WILL WORK ON AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF PRESERVING THE RECEIVE FILE LENGTH IN
THE FUTURE. (╔ ALSO WANT TO WORK ON A ╙╘┼╨ ─╧╫╬ ╘╧ 128 ┬┘╘┼ ╨┴├╦┼╘╙ ROUTINE
FOR THE YMODEM ╙┼╬─ ROUTINE WHEN THE LAST BLOCK IS LESS THAN 1K.)


╚┴╥─╫┴╥┼ ╬╧╘┼╙:

┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.2 SHOULD WORK WITH ┴╬┘ DISK DRIVE THAT USES STANDARD I/O
KERNAL CALLS AND ┬┴╙╔├ SYNTAX. ╔ PRESENTLY DO NOT USE ANY NON STANDARD
CODE OR DRIVE SUPPORT. (╔┼: ╠IKE ┬╒╥╙╘ MODE.) ┼┬┬╙ IS KNOWN TO WORK
WITH 1571'S, 1541'S, 1581'S, ╙╞─'S (┬USSCARD ╔┼┼┼ IS BEST) AND A FEW
HARD DRIVES. (╙OME HARD DRIVES REQUIRE MODIFICATIONS WHICH REQUIRE
REGISTRATION.)

╙OME DISK DRIVES HAVE HAD A NASTY PAST HISTORY OF BUGS. ╘HESE ARE
ESPECIALLY CRITICAL TO ┴╬┘ ┬┬╙ SINCE ┬┬╙ PROGRAMS ARE HARD ON THE
EQUIPMENT. ╘HEY ARE ON 24 HOURS PER DAY AND OFTEN USE THE DRIVES ALOT
MORE FREQUENTLY THAN THEY WOULD NORMALLY BE USED.

1541'S HAVE HAD A PAST HISTORY OF MANGLING DISKS BECAUSE THE ┬┴═ DID
NOT GET UPDATED. ╘HIS COULD SCRAMBLE FILES AND CREATE GENERAL ╙YSOP
HAVOC. ╔ BELIEVE THERE ARE NEW ROMS AVAILABLE FROM ├┬═ THAT WILL CURE
THIS PROBLEM.

1571'S HAD AN EARLY BAD HISTORY. ─EVICE NOT PRESENT ERRORS, SAVE WITH
REPLACE PROBS, WRITE PROBLEMS WHEN THE DISK GOT OVER HALF FULL, FLIPPY
DISK CHATTER (LIGHT BLINKS AND BLINKS FOR 20 SECS OR SO) AND A FEW
MORE. ┘OU CAN GET THE NEW ROM FROM ├OMMODORE FOR $10 OR SO.

1581'S HAD SEVERAL NASTY PROBLEMS BUT ├┬═ SEEMED TO JUMP ON THEM
QUICKLY WITH NEW ROM RELEASES AND BETTER QUALITY CONTROL. ╘HESE ARE
┼╪├┼╠╠┼╬╘ DRIVES FOR RUNNING A ┬┬╙. ╘HEY HOLD 800K, THEY ARE FAST IN
SERIAL READ ┴╬─ WRITE MODES AND ARE GENERALLY PRICED AROUND $220
OR SO. (LESS THAN THE 1571!)

╚ARD ─RIVES: ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.2 DOES NOT SUPPORT ┴╬┘ HARD DRIVES OFF THE SHELF.
╘O GET ┼┬┬╙ WORKING WITH YOUR HARD DRIVE REQUIRES REGISTRATION AS WELL AS
SOME CUSTOM MODS THAT ┘╧╒ WILL HAVE TO ADD IN. ╘HIS IS BECAUSE HARD DRIVE
MANUFACTURERS NEED TO USE SOME NON STANDARD ╔╧ WEDGES. ╞ROM ┼┬┬╙ ╙YSOPS
OWNING HARD DRIVES, ╔ HAVE HEARD THESE MODS ARE VERY MINIMAL HOWEVER. ═OST
TELL ME IT REQUIRES A SIMPLE MOD TO ALL THE ╧╨┼╬ COMMANDS.

17XX ╥AM ┼XPANDERS: ┴LTHO ╔ HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED ONE FROM A GOOD ┼┬┬╙
╙YSOP, ╔ HAVE NOT YET IMPLEMENTED ANY ╥┼╒ SUPPORT. ╔T IS POSSIBLE THAT ╔
WILL ADD ╥┼╒ SUPPORT INTO FUTURE ├┬═ ┼┬┬╙'S HOWEVER.

├128 - ╘HEY HAD A GAD OF ORIGINAL ROM BUGS BUT ├┬═ ALSO HAS RELEASED
NEW ROM'S TO CURE THE PROBS. ╔ HAVE FOUND HOWEVER, THAT ┼┬┬╙ SEEMS TO
BE UNEFFECTED BY THE OLD ROM BUGS AND THAT UPDATING FOR ME WAS NOT
NECESSARY.

├128─ - ╔ HAVE HEARDS OF SOME UNUSUAL ┼┬┬╙ 128 PROBLEMS WITH THE LATEST
128 MACHINE RELEASED BY ├OMMODORE BUT ╔ CANNOT DUPLICATE THEM IN MY
COMPUTER.

═ORE ╙PEED: ╘HERE IS A PRODUCT NOW AVAILABLE FOR YOUR ├64 & ├128 AND ALL
THERE POPULAR DRIVES CALLED ╩IFFY ─╧╙. ╘HIS ╟╥┼┴╘╠┘ SPEEDS UP YOUR DRIVES
READ & WRITE SPEED AND IS COMPATIBLE WITH ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.2. ╘HIS PRODUCT OFFERS
IT'S ENHANCEMENTS VIA NEW ROM CHIPS FOR YOUR COMPUTER & DRIVESE AND ALSO FIXES
ALL KNOWN BUGS. ╔F INTERESTED CONTACT ├REATIVE ═ICRO ─ESIGNS ╔NC. AT
413-525-0023.

═╧─┼═╙ - ╘HIS ┼┬┬╙ 128 SHOULD BE WORK WITH ┴╬┘ MODEM, REGARDLESS OF
WHTHER OR NOT IT IS ╚AYES COMPATIBLE OR NOT. ╔ DO NOT USE ANYY ╚AYES
COMMANDS FROM WITHIN ┼┬┬╙. ╫ITH AUTO CONFIGURING, ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.2 SHOULD
BE A BREEZE TO GET RUNNING.

╔ ─╧ SUGGEST THAT YOU USE A ╟╧╧─ INTERFACE ON AN ╥╙232 MODEM AND MAKE
SURE IT IS SET UP AS DISCUSSED ABOVE.


╚╧╫ ╘╧ ├╧╬╘┴├╘ ═┼:

╘HE ┬┼╙╘ WAY TO CONTACT ME IS VIA ┼═┴╔╠ ON ONE THE MANY LOCAL ┬┬╙
SYSTEMS ╔ CALL REGULARLY:

├╧╥┼╫┴╥╙ - 1-818-846-8083 - ╙YSOPED BY ╞RED ┬ENNETT. ╘HIS IS MY MAIN
HANGOUT AND ┼┬┬╙ SYSOPS FROM ALL OVER THE ╒.╙. AND ├ANADA CALL HERE
DAILY. ╘HIS IS A VERY FAST ┼┬┬╙-╨├.

╥IVERBOAT ┴DVENTURE ╔ - 1-818-888-3221 - ╥AN BY ╟LEN ╩ONES AND ╠ONNIE
─E ├LOEDT. ╘HESE GUYS HAVE DONE ALOT OF GREAT MODS AND RUN A MODIFIED
┼┬┬╙ 128.

╧PEN ═IND - 1-818-342-4601 - ╥AN BY ┬ILL ╟REENLAND AND ─ENNIS ┬RUNER.
╘HIS IS MORE OF A LOCAL DISCUSSION BOARD BUT ╔ CHECK IN HERE REGULARLY.
┬ILL HAS SET ASIDE AN ┼┬┬╙ SECTION ALSO.

╔ ALSO CHECK INTO ╟┼NIE ONCE A WEEK UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS (HAS BEEN
HECTIC LATELY THO.) ═Y ╟┼NIE MAILBOX IS ┼┬┬╙. (┼ASY ENUF!)

┘OU CAN ALSO WRITE MY ┼┬┬╙ ADDRESS VIA POSTAL MAIL. ╔ AM GOOD ABOUT
ANSWERING MY MAIL BUT THIS IS THE SLOWEST (AND CHEAPEST) WAY TO
CORRESPOND WITH ME.

╔ ALSO RUN THE ┼┬┬╙ VOICELINE IN THE AFTERNOONS AT 1-818-891-9350. ╦EEP
IN MIND THAT ╔ AM NOT REAL FOND OF SITTING 6 TO 8 HOURS A DAY IN FRONT
OF THE PHONE FOR A FEW REGISTRATIONS PER MONTH. ╔F ╔ MA ╬╧╘ THERE, THEN
TRY BACK LATER. ┬EST HOURS ARE WEEKDAYS FROM NOON TIL 7PM-ISH ├┴ TIME.


├╧╬├╠╒╙╔╧╬:

┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.2 IS VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND RUN. ╔T IS MENU DRIVEN
SPECIFICALLY FOR EASE OF USE. ╔ WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT ╔ AM NOT A
TYPICAL WELL TO DO COMPUTER PRO. ╔ HAD TO BORROW MONRY TO GET THE
EQUIPMENT ╔ NOW HAVE. ╔ USE ┼┬┬╙ MONEY TO BUY BOOKS, NEW EQUIPMENT,
MAKE REPAIRS TO THE COMPUTER GEAR AND HEKP OUT WITH MY FAMILY.

╔F YOU RUN ┼┬┬╙ THEN ╨╠┼┴╙┼ REGISTER.

╔ DO NOT MIND EMAIL, ╟┼NIE MAIL, POSTAL MAIL OR VOICE CALLS FROM ╙YSOPS
NEEDING HELP WITH ┼┬┬╙. ╔ ─╧ ASK HOWEVER THAT YOU EXAUST ALL OTHER
MEANS BEFORE ASKING ME FOR HELP. 80% OF THE TIME ╔ RECEIVE QUESTIONS
THAT ╔ HAVE ALREADY ANSWERED VIA A TEXT FILE. ╨LEASE BE ╙╒╥┼ TO CHECK
ON ├OREWARS ┼┬┬╙ AT 1-818-846-8083 IN THE ┼┬┬╙ ╞╥┼┼╫┴╥┼ SECTION FOR
SUPPORT TEXT FILES PERTAINING TO ┼┬┬╙.

┼D ╨ARRY/┼┬┬╙ 128
8711 ╠ANGDON ┴VE #8
╙EPULVEDA, ├┴  91343
1-818-891-9350   ╓OICE - WEEKDAY AFTERNOONS.
1-818-846-8083   ├OREWARS - ┼┬┬╙ ╙YSOPS & ╒SERS HANGOUT & INFO CENTER.
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