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╬ ╧ ╓ ┴ ╘ ┼ ╥ ═ 1 2 8
╓┼╥╙╔╧╬ 1.4
╨╥╧╟╥┴═ ─╧├╒═┼╬╘┴╘╔╧╬
├╧╨┘╥╔╟╚╘ ╬╧╘╔├┼
╬OVA╘ERM 128 IS COPYRIGHT 1988 BY ┬RUCE ╞RANKLIN. ╘HE USER IS GRANTED
A LIMITED LICENSE TO COPY AND DISTRIBUTE THIS PROGRAM FREE OF CHARGE.
╔T MAYBE UPLOADED TO ANY ┬┬╙ OR NATIONAL NETWORK SUCH AS ├OMPU╙ERVE OR
╤UANTUM╠INK. ╔T MAY NOT BE SOLD WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE
AUTHOR WHO RETAINS ALL COMMERCIAL RIGHTS.
╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼ ╬╧╘╔├┼
╓ERSION 1.4 OF ╬OVA╘ERM 128 IS RELEASED AS ╙HARE╫ARE. ╙HARE╫ARE IS AN
ALMOST DIRECT AUTHOR-TO-USER METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION. ┬Y USING
ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION AND AVOIDING COSTLY ADVERTISING, THE PRICE OF
╙HARE╫ARE CAN BE KEPT LOW. ┘OU CAN ALSO TRY A ╙HARE╫ARE PROGRAM
BEFORE PAYING ANYTHING FOR IT. ╔F IT FITS YOUR NEEDS THEN YOU CAN
SEND IN THE SMALL DONATION THE AUTHOR REQUESTS. ╔F IT'S A PIECE OF
TRASH YOU CAN JUST DELETE IT WITHOUT LOSING A DIME. ┬Y CONTRAST, IF
YOU BUY A PROGRAM FROM A STORE AND IT'S JUNK THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN
DO. ┘OUR MONEY IS GONE FOR GOOD.
├ONTRARY TO THE OPINION OF SOME, ╙HARE╫ARE AUTHORS ARE NOT LIVING ON
┼ASY ╙TREET. ╘HEY SPEND THEIR OWN TIME AND MONEY TO DEVELOP THEIR
SOFTWARE AND THEN SPEND EVEN MORE SUPPORTING THEIR USERS. ═OST OF THE
USERS ARE GLAD TO HAVE THE SOFTWARE AND ARE HAPPY TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS
FOR IMPROVEMENTS, BUT THEY WON'T SEND IN A NICKEL TO HELP OUT THE
AUTHOR. ╞ACED WITH THIS, MOST AUTHORS EITHER QUIT ALTOGETHER OR TAKE
THEIR PROGRAMS COMMERCIAL FOR UP TO TEN TIMES THE PRICE THEY WERE
ASKING BEFORE. ╘HIS IS A LOSS FOR EVERYBODY.
╔F YOU FIND ╬OVA╘ERM 128 USEFUL THEN PLEASE SEND IN A $5.00
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ADDRESS LISTED AT THE END OF THIS DOCUMENTATION.
┘OUR DONATIONS MAKE NEW AND BETTER VERSIONS OF ╬OVA╘ERM POSSIBLE.
╔T'S ALL UP TO YOU.
╔╬╘╥╧─╒├╘╔╧╬
╬OVA╘ERM IS A TERMINAL PROGRAM FOR THE ├OMMODORE 128. ╔T WAS DESIGNED
TO BE USED MAINLY ON ├OMMODORE ┬┬╙S ALTHOUGH IT WILL WORK ON ANY ┬┬╙
OR INFORMATION NETWORK. ╬OVA╘ERM SUPPORTS BOTH ┴╙├╔╔ AND ├OMMODORE
COLOR GRAPHICS, ╨UNTER & ╪MODEM, 40 OR 80 COLUMN OPERATION AND ALL
300/1200 BAUD ╚AYES COMPATIBLE MODEMS.
╒╨╟╥┴─╔╬╟ ╘╧ ╓1.4
╔F YOU ARE CURRENTLY USING AN EARLIER VERSION THEN PERFORM THE
FOLLOWING PROCEDURE ON YOUR ╬OVA╘ERM DISK: ─ELETE EVERYTHING FROM THE
EARLIER VERSION EXCEPT THE FILE ╬╧╓┴.╨┬╦. ╘HEN COPY OVER ALL THE NEW
FILES. ┬ECAUSE OF CHANGES IN THIS VERSION YOU WILL HAVE TO REDO YOUR
CONFIGURATION.
╚┴╥─╫┴╥┼ ╥┼╤╒╔╥┼═┼╬╘╙
╘O USE THIS PROGRAM YOU WILL NEED A ├OMMODORE 128 COMPUTER, A 1571 OR
1541 DISK DRIVE, AND A ├OMMODORE 1670 OR ╚AYES COMPATIBLE MODEM. ╔F
YOU ARE USING A ╚AYES TYPE MODEM THEN THE FOLLOWING IS VERY IMPORTANT:
═OST ╚AYES TYPE MODEMS HAVE A SET OF ─╔╨ SWITCHES TO SET THE DEFAULTS
ON A NUMBER OF MODEM FUNCTIONS. ├ONSULT YOUR OWNERS MANUAL FOR THE
LOCATION OF THE SWITCHES ON YOUR MODEM. ╙WITCH #6 CONTROLS THE ─├─
(─ATA ├ARRIER ─ETECT) LINE. ╔F THIS SWITCH IS DOWN THEN THE ─├─ LINE
WILL BE FORCED ON ALL OF THE TIME. ╘HIS WILL CAUSE ╬OVA╘ERM TO REPORT
A CARRIER WHERE THERE IS NONE. ╙WITCH #6 MUST BE IN THE *╒╨* POSITION
FOR THE AUTODIALER TO WORK PROPERLY.
╟┼╘╘╔╬╟ ╙╘┴╥╘┼─
╘HE BEST WAY TO LEARN ABOUT NEW SOFTWARE IS TO USE IT. ╔F YOU HAVEN'T
PRINTED THIS DOCUMENTATION THEN DO IT NOW. ╥ESET YOUR COMPUTER AND
RUN THE PROGRAM. ┴FTER THE MAIN PROGRAM LOADS IT WILL LOAD ALL OF THE
ML AND DATA FILES. ┴FTER DISPLAYING THE TITLE AND CREDIT SCREENS YOU
WILL BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE CURRENT DATE. ┼NTER THE DATE USING THE
──-═══-┘┘ FORMAT (┼X: 06-╙┼╨-88). ┘OU WILL THEN BE IN ╘ERMINAL ═ODE.
╬╧╘┼: ┘╧╒ ═╒╙╘ ╒╙┼ ╘╚┼ ──-═══-┘┘ ╞╧╥═┴╘ ╫╚┼╬ ┼╬╘┼╥╔╬╟ ╘╚┼ ─┴╘┼.
╞┴╔╠╒╥┼ ╘╧ ─╧ ╙╧ ╫╔╠╠ ╥┼╙╒╠╘ ╔╬ ╔═╨╥╧╨┼╥ ╧╨┼╥┴╘╔╧╬ ╧╞ ╘╚┼
─┴╘┼ ╘╥┴├╦╔╬╟ ╞┼┴╘╒╥┼.
╘ERMINAL ═ODE IS WHERE YOU WILL SPEND MOST OF THE TIME WHEN YOU'RE
ONLINE. ╔F YOU LEAVE ╘ERMINAL ═ODE THEN THE TEXT ON THE SCREEN WILL
BE PRESERVED. ┴T THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN IS THE ╙TATUS ╠INE. ╘HE
INDICATORS IN IT SHOW THE CURRENT PROGRAM STATUS. ╔T LOOKS LIKE
THIS:
00:00:00 ┴ ╞ ╨ 8 ├ ╞╥┼┼:45000
╧NLINE ╘ERM ─UPLEX ╨ROTOCOL ─RIVE ┬UFFER ┬YTES FREE
╘IMER ╟/┴ ╞/╚ ╨/╪ 8/9 ┬/├ IN BUFFER
╘HE CLOCK ON THE LEFT KEEPS TRACK OF HOW LONG YOU HAVE BEEN ONLINE.
╔T IS RESET TO ZERO WHEN THE AUTODIALER DETECTS A CARRIER. ╘HE FIRST
LETTER TO THE RIGHT SHOWS WHAT MODE THE TERMINAL IS IN; ┴ FOR ┴╙├╔╔
AND ╟ FOR ├┬═ COLOR GRAPHICS. ╘HE NEXT LETTER SHOWS WHICH DUPLEX (╞
FOR FULL & ╚ FOR HALF) IS BEING USED. ┴FTER THAT IS THE PROTOCOL FLAG
(╨UNTER OR ╪MODEM). ╘HE DRIVE FLAG SHOWS WHICH DRIVE IS ACTIVE. ╘HE
BUFFER FLAG SHOWS "├" IF THE BUFFER IS CLOSED AND "┬" IF IT IS OPEN
AND THE INCOMING CHARACTERS ARE BEING BUFFERED TO MEMORY. ╘HE NUMBERS
ON THE FAR RIGHT SHOW HOW MANY FREE BYTES ARE LEFT IN THE BUFFER.
╘HIS NUMBER COUNTS DOWN AS THE BUFFER FILLS UP.
╨RESS THE ╚┼╠╨ KEY AND A LIST OF TERMINAL FUNCTIONS APPEARS. ╘HE ┴╠╘
KEY OPENS AND CLOSES THE BUFFER. ╘O USE THE OTHER FUNCTIONS YOU HAVE
TO PUT THE TERMINAL INTO ├OMMAND ═ODE. ╨RESS AND RELEASE THE ┼╙├ KEY
AND THE WORDS "├OMMAND ╦EY?" WILL APPEAR ON THE STATUS LINE. ╘HEN
PRESS ANY ONE OF THE ├OMMAND ╦EYS SHOWN ON THE HELP SCREEN. ╞OR
EXAMPLE, PRESSING THE "┴" KEY BRINGS UP THE ┴UTO─IAL ═ENU, THE "┬" KEY
BRINGS UP THE ┬UFFER ═ENU AND SO ON. ┼╙├ ╔ AND ┼╙├ ╨ ARE SPECIAL
MACRO KEYS. ╨RESSING THEM SENDS YOUR ╔─ CODE OR PASSWORD TO THE ┬┬╙.
╘HE SPEED THE CHARACTERS ARE SENT CAN BE CONTROLLED BY ADJUSTING THE
MACRO DELAY TIME. ╥EAD THE SECTION ON KEYBOARD MACROS BELOW FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
╫HEN YOU ARE AT A MENU PRESSING ┼╙├ WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO THE PREVIOUS
MENU OR TO ╘ERMINAL ═ODE. ╬OVA╘ERM SUPPORTS BOTH 40 AND 80 COLUMN
MODES. ╘RY USING ┼╙├ ╪ TO TOGGLE BETWEEN THEM.
╨╥╧╟╥┴═ ├╧╬╞╔╟╒╥┴╘╔╧╬
┬EFORE USING THE PROGRAM ANY FURTHER YOU WILL HAVE TO CONFIGURE IT FOR
THE EQUIPMENT YOU HAVE. ┘OU CAN DO THIS AT THE ├ONFIGURATION ═ENU AS
WELL AS SETTING THE SCREEN COLORS. ╬OVA╘ERM SUPPORTS TWO DIFFERENT
SETS OF SCREEN COLORS, ONE FOR THE 40 COLUMN MODE AND THE OTHER FOR
THE 80 COLUMN MODE. ╘HIS WAS DONE BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE USE A COLOR
MONITOR FOR 40 COLUMN WORK AND A LOW COST MONOCHROME MONITOR FOR 80
COLUMN.
╟O TO 40 COLUMN MODE (┼╙├ ╪) AND PRESS ┼╙├ ├. ╘HE ├ONFIGURATION ═ENU
WILL APPEAR. ╙ELECT OPTION 1 AND THE 40 COLUMN COLORS WILL BE
DISPLAYED. ╙ET THE COLORS TO YOUR LIKING AND PRESS ┼╙├ TO RETURN TO
THE MENU. ╨RESS ┼╙├ AGAIN TO RETURN TO ╘ERMINAL ═ODE. ╘HEN GO TO THE
80 COLUMN MODE. ╟O TO THE ├ONFIGURATION ═ENU AGAIN AND SELECT THE 80
COLUMN COLORS.
┴FTER THE COLORS ARE SET SELECT OPTION 2 AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. ╔F
YOU ARE USING A ╚AYES COMPATIBLE THEN YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR THE
CARRIER BIT POLARITY (THE PROMPT WILL NOT APPEAR IF YOU ARE USING A
1670). ╔F YOU ARE NOT SURE WHETHER YOUR ╥╙-232 INTERFACE HAS A HIGH
OR LOW CARRIER BIT THEN CHOOSE LOW. ╔F THE AUTODIALER DETECTS A
CARRIER WHERE THERE IS NONE THEN TRY IT THE OTHER WAY. (═AKE SURE
THAT SWITCH #6 ON YOUR MODEM IS IN THE ╒╨ POSITION!) ╔F YOU ARE USING
PULSE DIALING THEN BE SURE TO ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR THE MODEM TO DIAL
WHEN SETTING THE HANGUP DELAY TIME. ╔F YOU HAVE CALL WAITING AND *╔╞*
THE DISABLE FEATURE IS AVAILABLE IN YOUR AREA THEN THEN ANSWER "┘" TO
THE PROMPT. ┬E AWARE THAT THIS FEATURE *═┴┘ ╬╧╘* WORK IN ALL AREAS OF
THE COUNTRY! ╘HE PHONE COMPANIES DO NOT HAVE ANY STANDARD WAY OF
DISABLING CALL WAITING AND IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY (INCLUDING
MINE) IT CAN NOT BE DISABLED. ╔F YOU HAVE ONLY ONE PHONE LINE THEN ╔
SUGGEST THAT YOU DROP CALL WAITING.
╬EXT SELECT OPTION 3 AND SET YOUR PRINTER TYPE. ╘HE OUTPUT FOR THE
PRINTER WILL BE IN ╨┼╘┴╙├╔╔. ╔F YOU ARE USING A PRINTER WITH AN
INTERFACE THEN SET IT TO TRANSLATE MODE.
┴FTER EVERYTHING IS SETUP SELECT OPTION 4 AND SAVE THE CONFIGURATION
FILE TO DISK. ╘HIS FILE WILL BE LOADED WHEN THE PROGRAM INITIALIZES.
╨╚╧╬┼ ┬╧╧╦ ╙┼╘╒╨
┬EFORE YOU CAN USE THE AUTODIALER THE PHONE BOOK MUST BE SET UP.
╨RESS ┼╙├ ┴ TO BRING UP THE ┴UTO─IAL ═ENU. ╨RESS "┼" FOR THE PHONE
BOOK EDITOR AND THE EDITOR MENU WILL APPEAR. ╘HE PHONE BOOK HOLDS 45
RECORDS. ┼ACH RECORD CONTAINS THE ┬┬╙ NAME, PHONE NUMBER, YOUR ╔─ AND
PASSWORD, THE TYPE (GRAPHICS OR ┴╙├╔╔), THE SCREEN SIZE (40 OR 80
COLUMNS), THE TRANSFER PROTOCOL USED (╨UNTER OR ╪MODEM), THE BAUD
RATE, AND THE DATE OF THE LAST CALL.
╨RESS "┴" TO ADD RECORDS. ┼NTER THE ┬┬╙ NAME (UP TO 22 CHARACTERS).
(─O NOT USE COMMAS IN ANYTHING YOU ENTER IN THE PHONE BOOK.) ╘HEN
ENTER THE PHONE NUMBER. ╔F YOU DON'T HAVE AN ╔─ OR PASSWORD ON THE
┬┬╙ JUST PRESS ╥┼╘╒╥╬ AT THOSE PROMPTS. ┘OU WILL THEN BE PROMPTED FOR
THE SCREEN SIZE AND BAUD RATE. ┴FTER VERIFYING THE INFORMATION AS
CORRECT YOU CAN QUIT OR ENTER ANOTHER RECORD. ╔F YOU HAVE NO MORE
RECORDS TO ENTER THEN YOU WILL BE RETURNED TO THE ┼DITOR ═ENU. ╨RESS
"╙" TO SAVE THE PHONE BOOK TO DISK.
╘O EDIT A RECORD IS JUST AS EASY. ╨RESS "┼" AT THE ┼DITOR ═ENU. ╘HE
FIRST PAGE OF THE PHONE BOOK IS THEN DISPLAYED. ╨RESSING THE SPACE
BAR TURNS THE PAGES. ╒SING THE CURSOR KEYS MOVE THE POINTER TO THE
RECORD YOU WANT TO EDIT AND PRESS ╥┼╘╒╥╬. ┴LL NINE FIELDS OF THE
RECORD WILL BE DISPLAYED. ┘OU CAN NOW MAKE ANY CHANGES YOU WANT. ┬E
SURE TO SAVE THE PHONE BOOK IF YOU MAKE ANY CHANGES!
╒╙╔╬╟ ╘╚┼ ┴╒╘╧─╔┴╠┼╥
╘HE ╬OVA╘ERM AUTODIALER IS VERY EASY TO USE AND WILL ALLOW YOU TO
MULTIDIAL (DIAL IN AUTOMATIC SEQUENCE) UP TO 45 NUMBERS. ╞IRST GO TO
THE ┴UTODIAL ═ENU (┼╙├ ┴). ╨RESS THE "╓" KEY AND THE CARRIER DETECT
ALARM WILL START. ┴DJUST THE VOLUME TO COMFORTABLE LEVEL AND PRESS
╥┼╘╒╥╬. ╘HE PRESS THE "╙" KEY TO SELECT THE ┬┬╙S YOU WANT TO CALL.
╘HE FIRST PAGE OF THE PHONE BOOK WILL APPEAR. ╧N THE LEFT ARE THE
NAMES OF THE ┬┬╙S IN THE PHONE BOOK AND ON THE RIGHT IS THE LAST DATES
YOU CALLED THEM. ╨RESSING THE SPACE BAR WILL BRING UP THE NEXT PAGE.
╒SE THE CURSOR KEYS TO MOVE THE POINTER TO A ┬┬╙ YOU WANT TO CALL.
╨RESS ╥┼╘╒╥╬ AND IT WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN REVERSE VIDEO. ╘HEN MOVE
THE POINTER TO ANOTHER ┬┬╙ AND DO THE SAME. ╫HEN YOU'VE SELECTED ALL
OF THE ┬┬╙S YOU WANT TO CALL PRESS ╞1. ┘OU WILL BE ASKED IF YOU WANT
TO USE THE MODEM SPEAKER. ┴NSWER ┘ OR ╬ AND THE AUTODIALER WILL
START. ╘O DIAL A NUMBER THAT IS NOT IN THE PHONE BOOK PRESS "╒" AT
THE ┴UTODIAL ═ENU. ╘HIS OPTION ALWAYS DEFAULTS TO ┴╙├╔╔ MODE IN 80
COLUMNS.
╘HE AUTODIALER WILL DIAL THE NUMBERS IN THE ORDER IN WHICH YOU
SELECTED THEM. ╔T WILL DIAL THE FIRST NUMBER AND WAIT FOR A CARRIER.
╔F THERE IS NONE IT WILL HANG UP AND DIAL THE SECOND NUMBER. ╔F THE
AUTODIALER REACHES THE END OF THE LIST WITHOUT DETECTING A CARRIER
THEN IT WILL LOOP BACK TO THE TOP AND DIAL THEM ALL AGAIN.
╫HILE THE AUTODIALER IS WAITING YOU HAVE FOUR OPTIONS: PRESSING ╞1
WILL HANGUP THE PHONE AND PAUSE THE AUTODIALER. ╨RESSING ┼╙├ WHEN
PAUSED WILL RESUME DIALING. ╨RESSING ╞3 WILL FORCE THE AUTODIALER TO
THE NEXT NUMBER EVEN IF THE HANGUP DELAY TIME HAS NOT EXPIRED.
╨RESSING ╞5 WILL DELETE THE NUMBER BEING DIALED FROM THE LIST. ╔T
WON'T BE DIALED AGAIN. ╨RESSING ╞7 WILL ABORT THE AUTODIALER
ALTOGETHER. ╘HIS WILL CLEAR THE NUMBERS LIST AS WELL. ┘OU DON'T NEED
TO STAY AROUND WHILE THE AUTODIALER IS RUNNING. ╩UST WALK OFF AND
LEAVE IT AND IT WILL CALL YOU WHEN IT GETS THROUGH.
╬╧╘┼: ┘╧╒ ═╒╙╘ ╫┴╔╘ ╞╧╥ ╘╚┼ ═╧─┼═ ╘╧ ╞╔╬╔╙╚ ─╔┴╠╔╬╟ ┬┼╞╧╥┼ ╨╥┼╙╙╔╬╟
┴╬┘ ╧╞ ╘╚┼ ╞╒╬├╘╔╧╬ ╦┼┘╙. ╞┴╔╠╒╥┼ ╘╧ ─╧ ╘╚╔╙ ╫╔╠╠ ╥┼╙╒╠╘ ╔╬
╔═╨╥╧╨┼╥ ╧╨┼╥┴╘╔╧╬ ╧╞ ╘╚┼ ┴╒╘╧─╔┴╠┼╥.
╫HEN A CARRIER IS DETECTED THE ALARM WILL SOUND. ╨RESSING ANY KEY
WILL TAKE YOU TO ╘ERMINAL ═ODE. ╘HE BOARD TYPE, PROTOCOL, BAUD RATE,
SCREEN SIZE, AND YOUR ╔─ AND PASSWORD MACROS WILL BE SETUP. ╔F YOU
ARE GOING FROM ONE SCREEN SIZE TO ANOTHER YOU WILL HAVE TO ADJUST YOUR
MONITOR.
┴FTER YOU HAVE LOGGED OFF THE ┬┬╙ YOU CAN RESUME DIALING THE REMAINING
NUMBERS YOU SELECTED. ╘O DO THIS PRESS ┼╙├ ╥. ╘HE ┬┬╙ YOU JUST
CALLED WILL BE DELETED FROM THE LIST AND THE AUTODIALER WILL RESTART
AT THE NEXT NUMBER. ╘HIS PROCESS WILL GO ON UNTIL YOU HAVE GOTTEN
THROUGH TO ALL THE NUMBERS YOU SELECTED OR UNTIL YOU QUIT.
╘╚┼ ─┴╘┼ ╘╥┴├╦╔╬╟ ╞┼┴╘╒╥┼
╬OVATERM HAS A UNIQUE DATE TRACKING FEATURE. ╔T WILL KEEP TRACK OF
THE LAST DATE ON WHICH YOU CALLED A ┬┬╙. ╘HIS MAKES IT EASY TO SEE
HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN SINCE YOU CALLED. ╔F YOU ARE ACTIVE ON ALOT OF
┬┬╙S THEN IT REALLY COMES IN HANDY. ╘HE DATE TRACKER IS COMPLETELY
AUTOMATIC. ╫HEN YOU DIAL A ┬┬╙ FROM THE PHONE BOOK THE AUTODIALER
WILL WAIT FOR A CARRIER. ╔F THERE IS ONE THEN THE LAST CALLED DATE
FOR THAT ┬┬╙ WILL BE CHANGED TO THE CURRENT DATE.
┼╪╔╘╔╬╟ ╬╧╓┴╘┼╥═
╫HEN YOU ARE FINISHED USING ╬OVA╘ERM AND READY TO RETURN TO ┬┴╙╔├ YOU
MUST DO THE FOLLOWING STEPS OR YOUR PHONE BOOK *╫╔╠╠ ╬╧╘* BE UPDATED.
╨RESS ┼╙├ ╤ AND CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE READY TO EXIT. ╔F THE BUFFER HAS
ANY DATA IN IT YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED AND GIVEN A CHANCE TO SAVE IT.
┘OU WILL THEN BE PROMPTED TO INSERT THE ╬OVA╘ERM DISK INTO THE ACTIVE
DRIVE. ╘HIS IS THE DISK THAT CONTAINS ╬OVA╘ERM AND ALL OF ITS ML AND
DATA FILES. ╨RESS ╥┼╘╒╥╬ AND THE PHONE BOOK WILL BE UPDATED AFTER
WHICH THE COMPUTER WILL BE RETURNED TO ┬┴╙╔├.
╘╚┼ ╞╒╬├╘╔╧╬ ╦┼┘╙
╘HE FUNCTION KEYS ARE SET TO THE FOLLOWING VALUES:
╞1 - ├╚╥$(15) (╞LASH ON - 80 COLUMN MODE ONLY)
╞3 - ├╚╥$(143) (╞LASH OFF)
╞5 - ├╚╥$(2) (╒NDERLINE ON - 80 COLUMN MODE ONLY)
╞7 - ├╚╥$(130) (╒NDERLINE OFF)
╞2 - ├╚╥$(142) (╙WITCH TO UPPERCASE)
╞4 - ├╚╥$(14) (╙WITCH TO LOWERCASE)
╞6 - ├╚╥$(27) (┼╙├APE)
╞8 - ╥ESERVED FOR FUTURE USE
╘╚┼ ╦┼┘┬╧┴╥─ ═┴├╥╧╙
╬OVA╘ERM SUPPORTS 10 MACROS. ╘O USE THEM YOU JUST PRESS THE ┼╙├ KEY
AND THEN THE NUMBER OF THE MACRO (0 - 9) YOU WANT TO SEND. ╘HE STATUS
LINE WILL DISPLAY THE MESSAGE: ╙ENDING ═ACRO - ┼╙├ ┴BORTS...(─ON'T
CONFUSE THESE KEYBOARD MACROS WITH THE ╔─ AND PASSWORD MACROS.)
┼ACH MACRO CAN CONTAIN UP TO 250 CHARACTERS. ╘HE CHARACTERS CAN BE
TEXT, COLOR CODES, CURSOR MOVEMENTS, OR ANYTHING AT ALL. ╬OVA╘ERM
USES AN IN-THE-LOOP METHOD OF SENDING THE MACRO. ╘HAT IS, THE
CHARACTERS ARE SENT EXACTLY THE SAME WAY THEY WOULD BE IF YOU TYPED
THEM IN.
╘O EDIT THE MACROS PRESS ┼╙├ ╦. ╘HIS WILL BRING UP THE MACRO MENU.
╘O VIEW A MACRO PRESS "╓". ╫HEN THE PROMPT "╫HICH ═ACRO" APPEARS PRESS
THE KEY FOR THE MACRO YOU WANT TO VIEW. ╘HE MACRO WILL BE DISPLAYED
EXACTLY AS IT WOULD APPEAR WHEN SENT TO A ┬┬╙, CURSOR MOVEMENTS AND
ALL. ╫HEN THE CURSOR DISAPPEARS THE MACRO IS FINISHED. ╨RESS ANY KEY
TO RETURN TO THE MACRO MENU.
╘O ENTER A MACRO JUST PRESS "┼". ╘HEN ENTER THE MACRO EXACTLY AS YOU
WANT IT TO APPEAR ON THE ┬┬╙. ╘HE FUNCTION KEYS MAY ALSO BE USED.
╨RESS ╞8 WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED.
╘HE INTERCHARACTER DELAY TIME IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME ╬OVA╘ERM WAITS
BETWEEN SENDING EACH CHARACTER OF THE MACRO. ╔T IS MEASURED IN
JIFFIES ( 1/60 OF A SECOND). ╘HE DEFAULT VALUE IS TEN JIFFIES. ╔F
THAT IS TO SLOW OR TOO FAST FOR YOU THEN YOU CAN EASILY CHANGE IT.
╨RESSING "╙" WILL SAVE THE MACROS TO DISK. ╘HE MACRO FILE WILL BE
LOADED AUTOMATICALLY WHEN ╬OVA╘ERM INITIALIZES.
╞╔╠┼ ╘╥┴╬╙╞┼╥
╬OVA╘ERM SUPPORTS TWO OF THE MOST POPULAR PROTOCOLS FOR ├OMMODORE
COMPUTERS: ╨UNTER & ╪MODEM. ╘HE ╪MODEM OFFERS CHECKSUM OR ├╥├
OPERATION AND CAN TRANSLATE TRUE ┴╙├╔╔ INTO ├┬═ ┴╙├╔╔ OR VICE VERSA
DURING A SEQUENTIAL FILE TRANSFER. ╘HE ╪MODEM NEEDS TO RUN IN THE
├-128 ╞┴╙╘ MODE SO IF YOUR ARE USING 40 COLUMNS THE SCREEN WILL BLANK
OUT DURING THE TRANSFER.
╓ERSION 1.4 ALSO SUPPORTS MULTI-FILE TRANSFER USING THE ╨UNTER
PROTOCOL. ╘O USE IT JUST PRESS ┼╙├ ═ AND SELECT SEND OR RECEIVE. ╔F
YOU SELECT SEND YOU WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF SENDING ALL THE FILES ON
THE DISK OR CHOOSING INDIVIDUAL FILES.
╬╧╘┼╙ ╧╬ ╥┼╠┼┴╙┼ 1.4
╘HIS VERSION OF ╬OVA╘ERM IS INTENDED TO FIX BUGS THAT ARE IN THE LAST
RELEASE. ╔T CONTAINS NO NEW FEATURES OF ITS OWN.
╘HE BUG THAT KEPT ╨ANASONIC 10╪╪I PRINTERS FROM WORKING HAS BEEN
FIXED. ┬ECAUSE OF THE MANY BRANDS OF PRINTERS IN USE BY ├OMMODORE
OWNERS THE PAGE BREAK ENABLE FEATURE HAS BEEN REMOVED. ╔T SHOULD BE
RESTORED IN A FUTURE VERSION AFTER ╔ RETHINK THE ENTIRE IDEA.
┴ MINOR CURSOR CONTROL BUG HAS BEEN FIXED. ┘OU MIGHT NOT HAVE NOTICED
IT AT ALL.
╘HE DATE TRACKING FEATURE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO FULLY AUTOMATIC
OPERATION. ╓1.3 USED A SEMI-AUTOMATIC METHOD THAT JUST DIDN'T WORK
RIGHT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.
╘HE LINE FEED PROBLEM IS ALSO FIXED. ╙OME ┬┬╙ PROGRAMS SEND LINE
FEEDS EVEN IN GRAPHICS MODE, SOMETHING THEY SHOULDN'T BE DOING. ╔
ADDED A TRAP TO FILTER OUT ALL LINE FEEDS.
┴ NUMBER OF REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED ABOUT COMPATIBILITY PROBLEMS
WITH SOME CARTRIDGES SUCH AS ╫ARP ╙PEED AND OTHERS. ╔F YOU ARE HAVING
TROUBLE RUNNING ╬OVA╘ERM TRY REMOVING THE CARTRIDGE.
╙OME USERS REPORTED PROBLEMS WHEN USING THE ╔─ AND PASSWORD MACROS.
╔T SEEMS THAT SOME ┬┬╙ PROGRAMS ARE UNABLE TO RECEIVE AN ╔─ CODE OR
PASSWORD IF IT IS SENT TOO FAST. ╘HE ╔─ AND PASSWORD MACROS NOW
TRANSMIT AT THE SAME SPEED AS THE KEYBOARD MACROS.
╘╚┼ ╞╒╘╒╥┼ ╧╞ ╬╧╓┴╘┼╥═
╬OVA╘ERM HAS BECOME A POPULAR PROGRAM, FAR MORE SO THAN ╔ HAD EXPECTED
WHEN ╔ WROTE IT. ╔ RECEIVE MANY LETTERS WITH REQUESTS FOR NEW
FEATURES. ╚OWEVER, MOST OF THESE LETTERS DO NOT CONTAIN THE SMALL
DONATION ╔ HAVE REQUESTED. ╞OR THESE PEOPLE ╙HARE╫ARE IS A ONE WAY
STREET WITH THE AUTHOR DOING ALL OF THE SHARING.
┴ GREAT MANY IMPROVEMENTS ARE POSSIBLE FOR ╬OVA╘ERM. ╘HINGS SUCH AS
2400 BAUD SUPPORT, ╪MODEM 1╦, ┘MODEM, A BUFFER EDITOR, OTHER TERMINAL
EMULATIONS (╓╘100, ╓╘52) AND MUCH MORE. ┬UT IT TAKES USER SUPPORT TO
GET THESE THINGS. ╬OVA╘ERM WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST ╙HARE╫ARE PROGRAM TO
JUST DISAPPEAR OR TO GO COMMERCIAL. ╔F ╬OVA╘ERM ISN'T WORTH THE SMALL
DONATION THEN WHY USE IT AT ALL?
╙┼╬─╔╬╟ ╞┼┼─┬┴├╦
┘OU CAN SEND ANY COMMENTS (AND DONATIONS) TO THE ADDRESS BELOW. ╔F
YOU ARE REPORTING A PROBLEM THEN PLEASE GIVE A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR
EQUIPMENT AND THE TYPE OF ┬┬╙ OR SYSTEM YOU WERE CALLING. ╨LEASE
CONTACT ME BY ┼MAIL IF POSSIBLE.
* ╟┼NIE: ├HANTECLER
* ╤╠INK: ╙ARDONICUS
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┬RUCE ╞RANKLIN
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