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╘O VIEW BUFFER:
├╒╥╙╧╥ ╒╨/─╧╫╬ : ╙CROLL THROUGH BUFFER
╙╨┴├┼ : ╙PEED SCROLL
+ : ╬EXT SCREEN
- : ╨REVIOUS SCREEN
╚╧═┼ : ╟O TO TOP OF BUFFER
╙╚╔╞╘-╚╧═┼ : ╟O TO END OF BUFFER
╥╒╬/╙╘╧╨ : ┼XIT TO TERMINAL MODE
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╔T WOULD BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED IF WHEN YOU SEE AN OLD VERSION OF
A ─IALOGUE DEMO ON A ┬┬╙ THAT YOU REQUEST IT BE REMOVED.
╘HIS .╙╞╪ CONTAINS THE LATEST INFORMATION.
╨LEASE SPREAD THE ─IALOGUE 128 DEMO .╙╞╪ AROUND AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE.
╘HANK YOU.
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▄ ▄
▄ ╘RIPLE ╨OINT ╙OFTWARE ▄
▄ ╨RESENTS ▄
▄ ─IALOGUE 128 V2.2 BY ╟ARY ╞ARMANER ▄
▄ (C) ├OPYRIGHT 1991 ▄
▄ ╘RIPLE ╨OINT ╙OFTWARE ▄
▄ ▄
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"... A LEADING CONTENDER FOR 'FINEST PIECE OF
CODE EVER WRITTEN FOR THE ├OMMODORE 128.'"
╞RANK ╚UDSON - ─IALOGUE 128 V2.0 REVIEW
╘WIN ├ITIES 128
╔SSUE #27
╫HAT IS ─IALOGUE 128?
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─IALOGUE 128 (─128) IS AN ADVANCED BUT EASY TO USE GENERAL PURPOSE TERMINAL
COMMUNICATIONS PACKAGE DESIGNED FOR THE ├OMMODORE 128 AND 128─ COMPUTERS BY
╟ARY ╞ARMANER. ╔T OFFERS MANY ADVANCED FEATURES NOT FOUND IN OTHER TERMINALS,
SOME OF WHICH ARE LISTED BELOW.
─IALOGUE 128 IS A COMMERCIAL PACKAGE WHICH HAS A SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE OF
$29.95 AND IS PUBLISHED BY ╘RIPLE ╨OINT ╙OFTWARE OF ╘ORONTO, ╧NTARIO.
╧RDERING INFORMATION IS INCLUDED AT THE END OF THIS INFORMATION DOCUMENT.
╘HANK YOU FOR TRYING THIS DEMO.
╞EATURES
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* ╥EGULAR USER PORT, AND ╙WIFT╠INK ╒┴╥╘ CARTRIDGE SUPPORT.
* ╓╘52 AND ╓╘100 TERMINAL EMULATION
* 300-4800 BAUD (REGULAR) AND 300-38400 BAUD (╙WIFT╠INK)
* ╒SER SELECTABLE BAUD RATES FROM 0-600 SUPPORTED (REGULAR VERSION ONLY)
* ┼XTENSIVE IN-PROGRAM PULL-DOWN HELP MENUS
* ┴LL COMMANDS ACCESSABLE FROM KEYBOARD, PULL-DOWN MENUS, JOYSTICK, OR 1351
MOUSE. ┴MIGA (╘═) AND ╟┼╧╙ (╘═) STYLE CONTROL OPTIONS
* 40/80 COLUMN SELECTABLE DISPLAY
* ╧PTIONAL 25 OR 50 LINE MODE (50 LINES OF TEXT ON SCREEN AT ONCE)
* ┴LL OPERATIONS IN ╞┴╙╘ MODE (2 ═╚Z)
* ╞ULL SUPPORT OF 1700 AND 1750 ╥┴═ EXPANDERS, AND ╥┴═─╧╙
* 64,000 CHARACTER CAPTURE BUFFER (800/1600 LINES)
* 9,000 CHARACTER SEPARATE SCROLLBACK BUFFER
* ╧PTIONAL 512,000 CHARACTER BUFFER WITH ╥┴═ EXPANDER (6400/12800 LINES)
* ═ULTIPLE BUFFER CONFIGURATIONS (1 TO 8 SEPARATE BUFFERS)
* ╞ULL FEATURED BUILT-IN TEXT EDITOR
* ┼XTENSIVE AUTO-DIAL/RE-DIAL CAPABILITIES
* ═ULTIPLE 30 ENTRY PHONE DIRECTORIES
* ╔NDIVIDUALLY DEFINED TERMINAL PARAMETERS FOR EACH SYSTEM
* ╨OWERFUL AUTO-EXEC SCRIPT LANGUAGE ALLOWS FULL UN-ATTENDED OPERATION
* ╨UNTER ├1, ┘MODEM ┬ATCH, ├OMPUSERVE ╤UICK-┬, ╪MODEM CHECKSUM, ├╥├ AND
╪MODEM 1╦ PROTOCOLS SUPPORTED
* ╙UB-DIRECTORY PARTITION SUPPORT FOR THE 1581 DISK DRIVES
* ┬URST MODE SUPPORT FOR 1571 AND 1581 DRIVES
* ├OLOR GRAPHICS SUPPORT FOR BOTH ├┬═ AND ╔┬═ TYPE ┴╬╙╔ BULLETIN BOARDS
* ╨ROGRAM CAN BE CUSTOMIZED FOR MONOCHROME SETUPS
* ╒SER DEFINABLE CHARACTER SETS
* ╠OADABLE EXTENSION MODULES VASTLY EXTEND ─IALOGUE'S FUTURE CAPABILITIES.
(─VORAK KEYBOARD OVERLAY, TRANSLATION TABLE EDITOR, CHARACTER EDITOR,
├OMPU╙ERVE ╥╠┼ DECODER, AND TWO DRIVE FILE COPIER INCLUDED)
* ─IALOGUE COMES WITH A WELL LAID OUT, 61 PAGE MANUAL.
═ODEMS SUPPORTED
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─IALOGUE SUPPORTS ALL THE MAJOR MODEM TYPES:
1650 AND COMPATIBLES - (64 ═ODEM, ╨OCKET MODEM, 1064)
1660 AND COMPATIBLES - (═ITEY ═O, ╚┼╙MODEM ╔╔)
1670 (BOTH VERSIONS)
╓OLKS 6480 AND COMPATIBLES (PULSE AND TONE DIALING CAPABILITY)
╓OLKSMODEM 12
╚AYES COMPATIBLES
═╬╨ MODEMS (INCLUDING ├╘╙/╥╘╙ FLOW CONTROL SUPPORT FOR HIGH SPEED OPERATION)
... AND SINCE MODEM SUPPORT IS HANDLED BY INDIVIDUAL MODEM SUPPORT FILES,
YOU'RE ALWAYS ASSURED THAT ─128 WILL BE ABLE SUPPORT THE SPECIAL NEEDS AND
FEATURES OF FUTURE MODEMS.
┴BOUT THIS DEMO
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╘HIS IS A ─┼═╧╬╙╘╥┴╘╔╧╬ ╓┼╥╙╔╧╬ OF ─IALOGUE 128, A ├╧══┼╥├╔┴╠ SOFTWARE PACKAGE
PUBLISHED BY ╘RIPLE ╨OINT ╙OFTWARE. ╘HIS PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO GIVE YOU AN
IDEA WHAT IS AVAILABLE WITH ─128. ╚OWEVER, THE DEMO ISN'T INTENDED TO BE A
TREMENDOUSLY USEFUL TERMINAL ON ITS OWN. ┘ET, ALL THE MAJOR DISPLAY SCREENS
AND PROMPTS ARE AVAILABLE SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THEY'LL LOOK.
╓ARIOUS FEATURES OF THE COMMERCIAL PROGRAM ARE NOT AVAILABLE WITH THIS DEMO.
╘HESE ARE:
- ╙WIFT╠INK SUPPORT. ┴ SECOND VERSION THAT SUPPORTS THE ├═─/─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS
╙WIFT╠INK-232 ╒┴╥╘ CARTRIDGE IS SUPPLIED ON THE COMMERCIAL ─IALOGUE DISK. ╘O
KEEP THIS DEMO TO A MANAGEABLE SIZE IT ONLY SUPPORTS THE STANDARD USER PORT
CONNECTIONS FOR MODEMS. ╘HE ╙WIFT╠INK VERSION IS CAPABLE OF BAUD RATES UP TO
38,400!
- ╞ULL AUTO-DIALING. ╘HE COMMERCIAL VERSION HAS POWERFUL AUTO-DIAL/REDIAL
CAPABILITIES. ╘HIS DEMO ALLOWS YOU TO USE ONE DIALING FEATURE (SEE INSTRUCTIONS
BELOW).
- ┬UFFER ╔/╧. ╠OADING, SAVING, AND PRINTING OUT THE BUFFER ISN'T AVAILABLE.
- ╒PLOADING/─OWNLOADING. ╘HE MANY POPULAR UP/DOWNLOAD PROTOCOLS AREN'T
AVAILABLE.
- ╙CRIPT LANGUAGE. ╘HE COMMERCIAL VERSION SUPPORTS A POWERFUL AUTOMATIC
EXECUTION (AUTO-EXEC) LANGUAGE, SIMILAR IN USE AND INTENT TO THOSE SCRIPTING
ABILITIES AVAILABLE ON MANY POPULAR ╔┬═ TERMINALS.
- ╟┼╧╙ STYLE MENU CONTROL. ╘HE COMMERCIAL VERSION HAS TWO OTHER SEPERATE
VERSIONS OF THE PROGRAM TO IMPLEMENT ╟┼╧╙ STYLE MENU CONTROL FOR MOUSE AND
JOYSTICK. ╔NCLUSION IN AN ╙╞╪ WASN'T POSSIBLE, AND IT WAS DECIDED THAT
WE DIDN'T WANT TO INCONVENIECE PEOPLE BY SUPPLYING THIS DEMO IN AN ┴╥├.
╔N THIS DEMO ┴MIGA STYLE MENU CONTROL IS AVAILABLE (SEE BELOW).
╒SING THIS DEMO SOFTWARE
------------------------
╫HEN THE PROGRAM IS FIRST LOADED, IT WILL BRIEFLY DISPLAY A WINDOW AND THEN
RETURN TO "╘ERMINAL MODE". ─IALOGUE WAS SEARCHING FOR A CONFIGURATION FILE,
WHICH YOU CAN CREATE IN THE CONFIGURATION WINDOW. ╘HIS FILE SETS UP THE PROGRAM
THE WAY YOU LIKE IT, EACH TIME THE PROGRAM IS LOADED.
╘ERMINAL MODE IS WHERE YOU INTERACT WITH ONLINE SYSTEMS. ┴NYTHING RECEIVED
OVER THE MODEM IS PRINTED ON THE TERMINAL MODE SCREEN. ╞ROM TERMINAL MODE
YOU HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THE FEATURES OF ─IALOGUE. ╧NCE YOU EXIT FROM VIEWING
THIS BUFFER, PRESS THE ╚┼╠╨ KEY TO BRING DOWN THE POP-DOWN MENUS.
╚ELP MENUS
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╘HE UP/DOWN CURSOR KEYS CONTROL WHICH ITEM IS BEING HIGHLIGHTED, AND THE
LEFT/RIGHT KEYS CONTROL WHICH MENU IS DISPLAYED. ╨RESSING ╙╨┴├┼ OR ╥┼╘╒╥╬
WILL INVOKE THE HIGHLIGHTED SELECTION. ╨RESSING ╥╒╬/╙╘╧╨ WILL EXIT THE
DROP-DOWN MENU. ╘HE SYMBOLS ALONG THE RIGHT OF A MENU BOX ARE THE DIRECT
KEY SEQUENCE EQUIVALENTS OF THE MENU SELECTIONS.
╚ERE'S WHAT SOME OF THE VARIOUS SYMBOLS MEAN:
C = ├┬═ (BOTTOM LEFT OF KEYBOARD)
-
A = ┴╠╘ (THIRD KEY FROM LEFT AT VERY TOP)
-
<- = ┼╙├ (TOP LEFT)
^ = ├╧╬╘╥╧╠
╔N TERMINAL MODE, MOST COMMANDS (╚┼╠╨ BEING AN EXCEPTION) REQUIRE YOU PRESS A
META KEY (├┬═ OR ┴╠╘) ALONG WITH THE COMMAND KEY SHOWN IN THE ╚┼╠╨ MENUS.
╧UTSIDE TERMINAL MODE MANY COMMANDS ARE AVAILABLE BY PRESSING ONLY THE COMMAND
KEY.
├ONFIGURATION WINDOW ('├ONFIGURE' UNDER '─IALOGUE' IN DROP DOWN OR ├┬═ + ├)
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╔N THE COMMERCIAL VERSION YOU WOULDN'T GENERALLY CHANGE PARAMETERS TOO
MUCH USING THIS WINDOW. ┴ VERSION OF THIS WINDOW IS PROVIDED WHEN ENTERING
NUMBERS IN THE AUTO-DIAL DIRECTORY, WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO INDIVIDUALLY SELECT
THE APPROPRIATE PARAMETERS FOR EACH SYSTEM. ╫HEN ─IALOGUE CONNECTS WITH
A SYSTEM, IT WOULD THEN AUTOMATICALLY INSTALL THE CONFIGURATION YOU SELECTED.
╔N THIS DEMO SOFTWARE, SETUP THE PROGRAM THE WAY YOU NEED IT (TERMINAL MODE
TYPE, BAUD RATE, ETC.) IN THIS REGULAR CONFIGURATION WINDOW BEFORE
AUTO-DIALING.
┴UTO-DIALING ('┴UTO-DIAL' UNDER '├OMMUNICATION' IN DROP DOWN OR ├┬═ + ┴)
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╫HEN YOU LOADED THIS PROGRAM IT ASKED YOU FOR YOUR MODEM TYPE. ╔N THE
COMMERCIAL PROGRAM THIS IS SELECTED ONLY ONCE, WHEN CREATING A WORK DISK
(ALTHOUGH YOU CAN CHANGE IT WITHIN THE PROGRAM), AND ─IALOGUE WILL
AUTOMATICALLY INSTALL IT EACH TIME THE PROGRAM LOADS.
┘OU ONLY HAVE ACCESS TO ONE DIALING COMMAND IN THIS DEMO SOFTWARE. ╔N THE
COMMERCIAL PROGRAM YOU COULD SELECT NUMBER OR NUMBERS TO DIAL AND RE-DIAL FROM
THE DIRECTORY.
╘O DIAL A SYSTEM, FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
(1) ┼NTER THE CONFIGURATION WINDOW, AND SETUP THE PROGRAM FOR THE SYSTEM
YOU WANT TO DIAL. ┴ FEW OF THE PARAMETERS YOU MAY NEED TO CHANGE INCLUDE SCREEN
SIZE, BAUD RATE, AND TERMINAL MODE. ╔N THE COMMERCIAL VERSION THESE PARAMETERS
CAN BE SET FOR EACH NUMBER IN THE DIRECTORY, AND WILL BE INSTALLED
AUTOMATICALLY.
(2) ┼XIT THE CONFIGURATION WINDOW, AND ENTER THE AUTO-DIAL WINDOW.
(3) ╨RESS '╬', AND ENTER THE NUMBER TO DIAL.
(4) ─IALOGUE WILL DIAL THE NUMBER, AND SET A CARRIER TIMEOUT OF 30 SECONDS.
╔F A CARRIER IS DETECTED WITHIN THE 30 SECONDS YOU'LL BE AUTOMATICALLY
PLACED IN TERMINAL MODE.
╬╧╘┼╙:
- ─IALOGUE REQUIRES A VALID CARRIER DETECT. ╔F YOUR ╚AYES COMPATIBLE
MODEM ALWAYS HAS A TRUE CARRIER THEN CONSULT YOUR MODEM MANUAL ON HOW TO
PROVIDE PROPER CARRIER DETECT.
- ╘HIS DEMO DEFAULTS TO ╘╧╬┼ DIALING (FOR APPROPRIATE MODEM TYPES). ╔F YOUR
PHONE EXCHANGE REQUIRE ╨╒╠╙┼ DIALING:
- ┼NTER THE CONFIGURATION WINDOW (├┬═ + ├)
- ╒SE THE ═ COMMAND (MODEM CONTROL) TO EDIT THE ─╔┴╠╔╬╟ STRING.
├HANGE IT FROM ─╘ TO ─╨.
═OUSE SUPPORT
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╘HE PULL-DOWN MENUS CAN ALSO BE OPERATED USING A MOUSE PLUGGED INTO
PORT 1. '═ENU POINTER' MUST BE TURNED ON IN THE CONFIGURATION WINDOW.
('╨OINTER TIMEOUT' ALLOWS THE MOUSE POINTER TO BLANK OUT AFTER THE SET NUMBER
OF SECONDS, 0 MEANING ALWAYS ON).
╘HE USAGE OF THE MENU POINTER WITH A MOUSE FOLLOWS THE ┴MIGA CONVENTIONS
(NOTE, WITH THE COMMERCIAL VERSION YOU ALSO HAVE THE OPTION OF HAVING ╟┼╧╙
STYLE POINTER CONTROL WITH A MOUSE OR JOYSTICK):
- ╨RESS THE ╥╔╟╚╘ MOUSE BUTTON TO DISPLAY PULL-DOWN BANNER.
- ═OVE POINTER OVER BANNER CATEGORY TO MAKE MENU APPEAR.
- ═OVE POINTER TO HIGHLIGHT SELECTIONS IN MENU.
- ╥ELEASE ╥╔╟╚╘ BUTTON TO MAKE SELECTION (OR TO ABORT IF NO SELECTION IS
HIGHLIGHTED)
╔N SOME WINDOWS (EG. CONFIGURATION, AUTO-DIAL) AND REQUESTORS, PRESSING THE
╠┼╞╘ MOUSE BUTTOM MOVES THE HIGHLIGHT BAR, INVOKES A FUNCTION, OR CYCLES
THROUGH OPTIONS.
╥┼╒ AND ╥┴═─╧╙ SUPPORT
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╔F YOU HAVE A 1700 OR 1750 ╥┴═ EXPANSION UNIT (╥┼╒) PLUGGED IN, THEN
─IALOGUE WILL AUTOMATICALLY DETECT THIS AT BOOTUP. ╘HERE ARE THREE POSSIBLE
EFFECTS:
(1) ╔F YOU HAVE INSTALLED ╥┴═─╧╙ AT INTERFACE PAGE 11, THEN THE BOOT WILL
CONTINUE AND LOAD ─IALOGUE.
(2) ╔F YOU HAVE ╥┴═─╧╙ INSTALLED IN ANOTHER INTERFACE PAGE, ─IALOGUE WILL
ATTEMPT TO RELOCATE IT.
(3) ╔F ╥┴═─╧╙ ISN'T INSTALLED, THEN THE BOOT PROGRAM WILL ASK YOU WHETHER
YOU WANT TO CLEAR THE ╥┼╒ FOR USE WITHIN ─IALOGUE AS CAPTURE BUFFERS.
╙INCE MOST OF THE FEATURES THAT USE DISK ╔/╧ ARE DISABLED IN THE DEMO, THE
USEFULNESS OF INSTALLING ╥┴═─╧╙ IS LIMITTED. ╚OWEVER, WHAT YOU COULD TRY IS
PLACING SOME FILES IN THE ╥┼╒ BEFORE BOOTING THE ─IALOGUE DEMO AND TRYING
THE ─╧╙ FUNCTIONS (GETTING A DIRECTORY, ETC.)
╘O USE THE ╥┼╒ AS A BUFFER, YOU NEED TO SET THE PROGRAM TO THE APPROPRIATE
'┬UFFER CONFIGURE' IN THE CONFIGURATION WINDOW:
╥┴═1 = 8 X 800 LINE (OR 8 X 64000 CHARACTER) BUFFERS. ╙WITCH USING
├┬═ + 1-8 OR USING THE '╙ET BUFFER' COMMAND FROM THE DROP DOWNS IN
TERMINAL MODE.
╥┴═2 = 6400 LINE (OR 512000 CHARACTER) BUFFER. ╬OTE, IN THE CURRENT VERSION
OF ─IALOGUE THIS ├┴╬'╘ BE EDITED.
╬ON-WORKING FEATURES
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┼VEN THOUGH VARIOUS FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM ARE REMOVED, YOU STILL CAN
ACCESS THEM TO SEE HOW THEIR DISPLAY SCREENS/PROMPTS WILL APPEAR, ETC. ╘HEY'LL
JUST NOT WORK WHEN YOU TRY TO DO ANYTHING WITH THEM.
┼NJOY!
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╨LEASE CONTACT ╘RIPLE ╨OINT ╙OFTWARE IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS USING
THIS DEMO, OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
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─IALOGUE'S USERS ARE ITS BEST ADVERTISERS. ╫E ENCOURAGE YOU TO ASK AROUND FOR
OPINIONS FROM CURRENT ─IALOGUE USERS.
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╧RDERING ╔NFORMATION:
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┴S OF THIS WRITING, ─IALOGUE 128 IS AVAILABLE FROM ╙OFTWARE ╙UPPORT
╔NTERNATIONAL, OR YOU CAN ORDER DIRECT FROM ╘RIPLE ╨OINT ╙OFTWARE:
╨RICE: $29.95 - PLUS $4 SHIPPING AND HANDLING (╒╙ FUNDS)
$34.95 - PLUS $4 SHIPPING AND HANDLING (IN ├ANADA)
- ╞OREIGN ORDERS PLEASE CONTACT ╘RIPLE ╨OINT FOR SHIPPING INFO
- ├ANADIAN RESIDENTS PLEASE ADD 7% ╟╙╘
- ╧NTARIO RESIDENTS PLEASE ADD 8% ╨╙╘
- ├ONTACT ╘RIPLE ╨OINT ╙OFTWARE FOR INFO ON VOLUME DISCOUNTS
═AKE CHECK OR MONEY ORDER PAYABLE TO: ╘RIPLE ╨OINT ╙OFTWARE
┴DDRESS: ╘RIPLE ╨OINT ╙OFTWARE
┬OX 369
253 ├OLLEGE ╙TREET
╘ORONTO, ╧╬, ├ANADA
═5╘ 1╥5
╞OR MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN CONTACT ╘RIPLE ╨OINT ╙OFTWARE AT THE
ADDRESS ABOVE, OR VIA THESE TELECOM SERVICES:
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╟┼NIE - ╟.╞┴╥═┴╬┼╥
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