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┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.6 SPECIFIC NOTES BY ┼D ╨ARRY - ╒PDATE: 900409
╞IRST, ╔ WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THOSE THAT HAVE SUPPORTED, SENT
SUGGESTIONS, CALLED ┼┬┬╙ ╚╤ AND GENERALLY STUCK BY ME ALL THIS TIME.
═ODEM: ╔ HAVE REVAMPED THE MODEM ROUTINES ONCE AGAIN. ╔ HAVE SIMPLIFIED
THINGS BY USING MODEM RESPONSE CODES ╧╬╠┘ AS A SOURCE FOR DETERMINING
INCOMING CALLER BAUD RATES. ╘HIS UNIVERSAL METHOD WORKS WELL WITH BOTH
NEW AND OLD 1670'S, ┴PROTEKS AND ALL OTHER GOOD QUALITY, ╚AYES
COMPATIBLE MODEMS THAT ARE PROPERLY INTERFACED ┴╬─ CONFIGURED. ╔ HAVE
ALSO REMOVED THE ╨1 SETTING AND USE A UNIVERSAL VALUE OF 6 FOR LOCATION
56579. ╘HIS SHOULD REMOVE MOST OF THE CONFUSION FOR ╬╧╬ ╥╙232 TECHIE
TYPES.
╙MART ╠OADING: ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.6 & ┼┬┬╙╘┼╥═ 128 V4.6 NOW WILL LOOK FOR
SUPPORT PROGRAMS/FILES ON THE DISK YOU BOOT FROM. ╘HIS MEANS THAT IF
YOU BOOT FROM DRIVE 10, THEN SUPPORT MACHINE LANGUAGE, CHARACTER SETS,
ETC. WILL BE LOOKED FOR ON DRIVE 10 AS WELL. ╘HIS WILL ╬╧╘ EFFECT THE
SYSTEM FILES DISK HOWEVER, SO BE SURE TO LEAVE IT AS IS.
┼MAIL ─ATE ╞IX: ╔ HAVE FIXED THE EMAIL BUG THAT WAS INVOKED BY THE TURN
OF THE CENTURY. ╘HIS BUG WILL OCCUR AGAIN IN THE YEAR 2000, UNLESS YOU
RESET YOUR EMAIL SCRATCH/SEARCH PATTERN (IN THE CFG46.128 FILE). ╘HE
OLD PATTERN WAS 89???? AND HAD TO BE CHANGED TO 90???? TO WORK RIGHT.
┴UTOBOOT ╙ECTOR ╙AVE: ╔ ADDED A LINE OF CODE TO THE MAIN PROGRAM
MIDNIGHT VALIDATION ROUTINE THAT WILL REALLOCATE THE BOOT SECTOR. ╬OTE
THAT THE ╞╔╠┼═┴╦┼╥46 PROGRAM ALSO ALLOCATED THE BOOT SECTOR. ┴LL YOU
NEED TO DO IS USE AN ┴UTO┬OOT PROGRAM AND TELL IT TO BOOT P-V4.* ON
POWER-UP OR RESET!
╙AVE ╙CREEN: ╔ HAVE ADDED A ROUTINE THAT WILL ═╧╓┼ THE ╫┴╔╘╔╬╟ ╞╧╥ ├┴╠╠
SCREEN EVERY MINUTE WHEN WAITING FOR CALLS. ╘HIS SHOULD HELP AVOID
PHOSPHOR BURN-IN FOR THOSE WISHING TO LEAVE THEIR ┼┬┬╙ 128 MONITORS
ACTIVE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.
╨┴╠/╬╘╙├ ┴UTO ─ETECTION AND ├ONFIG: ╔ HAVE ADDED ROUTINES THAT WILL
DETECT 50 HZ ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND ADJUST ┼┬┬╙ 128'S (AS WELL AS THE
INTERNAL ┼┬┬╙╘┼╥═'S) ╥╙232 TIMING. ═UCH THANX TO ╞RANK ├ONNOR, AN ┼┬┬╙
MATE DOWN UNDER FOR HIS HELP AND SUGGESTIONS IN THIS AREA. ┼┬┬╙╘┼╥═ 128
V4.6 ALSO OFFERS AUTO ╨┴╠/╬╘╙├ DETECTION AND ADJUSTMENT.
╞ASTER ╥ELATIVE ╞ILE ╙EARCHS: ╔ HAVE CHANGED THE ╥┼├╧╥─# COMMAND TO THE
┬┴╙╔├ 2.0 SYNTAX, WHICH SHOULD SPEED THINGS UP CONSIDERABLY. ┴GAIN,
THANX TO ╞RANK ├ONNOR DOWN UNDER FOR THIS SUGGESTION.
╧FFHOOK: ╔ STILL HAVE NOT FIGURED ANY ACCURATE WAY TO DISABLE THE PHONE
LINE WHILE YOUR ON LOCALLY. ┘ANKING THE PHONE OFF THE HOOK IS STILL THE
BEST WAY TO HANDLE THINGS IN ═┘ OPINION. ╔ HAVE DECIDED AGAINST ADDING
LOCAL LOGON ╚AYES COMMANDS SINCE THEY SEEM TO BE PROBLEMATIC.
╙UPPORT ─ATALINE: ═Y 818-891-9350 ┼┬┬╙ ╚╤ SUPPORT LINE HAS BEEN RUNNING
┼┬┬╙-╨├ SINCE ─ECEMBER OF 1988 AND WILL REMAIN TO DO SO. (╒NLESS YOU
GUYS SEND ME BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN WHICH CASE ╔'LL MAKE MY WIFE ANSWER
THE PHONE AFTER WE MOVE TO ═ALIBU. (╚EHEHEHEHE!))
═Y ╘IME: ╔ REGRET THAT ╔ HAVE MUCH LESS TIME TO PROGRAM THAN ╔ USED TO.
╘HIS MEANS PROJECTS WILL COME OUT ┴╠╧╘ SLOWER FROM ME. ╘HE BEST WAY TO
KEEP MY INTEREST PEEKED IS TO SEND AND ENCOURAGE REGISTRATIONS, MAKE ME
INDEPENDENTLY WEALTHY, ALLOW ME TO MOVE TO A BEACH FRONT ═ALIBU ═ANSION
AND ╔ WILL PROGRAM ALL DAY AND NIGHT IN PEACEFUL BLISS.
├╧─: ╙INCE MY WIFE AND ╔ WORK FULL TIME 9-5 STYLE JOBS, IT IS NEAR
IMPOSSIBLE TO GET TO THE LOCAL ╨OST ╧FFICE TO SEND OUT ├╧─ ORDERS.
╙ENDING A MONEY ORDER, CASHIERS CHECK OR PERSONAL CHECK WHEN ORDERING
IS FINE. (╬O HOLD FOR CHECKS TO CLEAR.)
╙CUTTLE┬UTT: ═Y GOAL IS TO COME OUT WITH ONE MORE MAJOR ┼┬┬╙ 64 & 128
UPDATE.
┼┬┬╙ 64 V4.0 IS ACTUALLY ABOUT HALF DONE, AND OFFERS ┴╠╧╘ OF FEATURES ╔
HAVE YET TO SEE IN ANY 64 ┬┬╙ SYSTEMS (LIKE ╙╚┼╠╠ ╙╧╥╘┼─ ╒╙┼╥ ╦┼┘
FILES, YMODEM BATCH MULTI ─╠ING, PROGRAMMABLE MODULES (GAMES, ETC.),
ETC. ETC.
╨LANS EXIST TO UPDATE ┼┬┬╙-╨├ TO VERSION 2.0 USING ╤UICK┬ASIC 4.5. ┴S
OF YET, ╔ HAVE NOT STARTED THIS UPDATE.
╔ ┴═ CURRENTLY WORKING ╚╧╘ N ╚┼┴╓┘ ON ╟EEKTERM 64. ╘HIS WILL BE A FULL
FEATURED PROFESSIONALLY STYLED TERMINAL THAT WILL BE OFFERED AS
SLIGHTLY CRIPPLED SHAREWARE ($20.00 TO REGISTER). ╔ ALSO INTEND TO
OFFER IT TO ╒SER ╟ROUPS FOR $200.00 WITH THEIR EMBEDDED ╒╟ ╠OGO, AND
GRANT PERMISSION FOR THEM TO SELL IT FOR $5.00 (OF WHATEVER) A COPY.
╧NCE ╟EEKTERM 64 V1.X IS DONE AND OUT, WATCH FOR ╟EEKTERM 128 V1.0 TO
FINALLY MAKE IT OUT. (╔ ABANDONED THE ORIGINAL ┴╠╠ ═╠ VERSION AS IT
JUST WAS TAKING TOO MUCH TIME AND ENERGY.)
┼┬┬╙ ┴MIGA: ╘HIS IS ANOTHER ┼┬┬╙ ON THE LIST OF PROJECTS. ╔ HAVE AN
┴MIGA 500 THANK TO ╙TEPHEN ═C╥AE, BUT ╔ JUST HAVE NOT HAD THE TIME TO
GO IN DEPTH EWITH THE ┴MIGA ENOUGH TO CONVERT ┼┬┬╙-╨├ OVER.
┴LSO A CHANCE ╔'LL ATTEMPT ╟EEKTERM ╨├, ┴MIGA AND ├╨/═ 80 SHOULD ╔
VENTURE INTO ├ PROGRAMMING FARTHER (╔ AM CURRENTLY & ACTIVELY & ╥┼┴╠╠┘
WORKING ON IT!).
╧THER POSSIBLE PROJECTS INCLUDE ╤UICK & ─IRTY EDITORS FOR THE 64 AND
128 (WE COULD USE A ╬ORTON'S ┼DITOR ╙TYLE CRITTER FOR THE 64/128!), AND
SOME OTHER MISC. PROJECTS. ═AINLY ╔'D PREFER TO STICK TO TERMINAL/┬┬╙
ORIENTED PROGRAMMING AND PERHPAS ATTEMPT ┌MODEM FOR THE 64/128 AND THEN
PUT IT INTO ┼┬┬╙ 64/128 AS WELL AS THE ╟EEKTERM LINE. ╫E'LL SEE...
╘HANK YOU, ┼D ╨ARRY
┼┬┬╙ & ╟EEKTERM AUTHOR & ╧FFICIAL ╟EEKMEISTER A LA MODE.
-┼╧╞-