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┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.6 ╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼ DOCUMENTATION FILE - 900409
┼┬┬╙ 128 COPYRIGHT 1985-1990 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 V4.6 IS SHAREWARE ╧╬╠┘ AS *╔* DISTRIBUTE. ╘HIS COPY IS FOR
POTENTIAL ╙YSOPS TO EVALUATE FOR THEIR ┬┬╙ NEEDS. ╙YSOPS ARE GRANTED A
FOUR WEEK EVALUATION PERIOD. ┴FTER THE FOUR WEEK PERIOD YOU MUST
DECIDE WHETHER TO REGISTER OR SEARCH FOR OTHER 128 ┬┬╙ SOFTWARE.
╨╔╥┴╘╔╬╟/╬╧╬-╥┼╟╔╙╘╥┴╘╔╧╬:
╔ STILL VOW TO BE TOUGH ON ┼┬┬╙ ╨IRATES! ┴ ╨IRATED ┼┬┬╙ IS VERY EASY TO
DETECT SINCE ALL IT TAKES IS A PHONE CALL AND A BUFFER. ╘HE ═╔╬╔═┴╠
PIRACY AWARD IS NOW $10,000.00 PER COPY PROVEN TO BE PIRATED. ╘HIS
MEANS IF A ╨IRATED ┼┬┬╙ ─╠ LOG SAYS THE SYSTEM HAD 10 ILLEGAL ┼┬┬╙
DOWNLOADS, THEN THE ╙YSOP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR $100,00 IN PIRATE DAMAGES!
╔ STRONGLY URGE FOLKS ╬╧╘ TO PIRATE.
┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.6 REGISTERED COPIES CONTAIN AN INTERNAL REGISTRATION
IDENTIFICATION. ╬ORMALLY THIS ╔.─. WILL BE YOUR INITIALS FOLLOWED BY
THE DATE ╔ RECEIVE YOUR REGISTRATION IN ═ILITARY ┘┘══── FORMAT.
╞OR THOSE THAT DO REGISTER, ╔ WILL PUT IN A SPECIAL REGISTRATION ╔─ FOR
YOU UPON REQUEST. (16 CHARACTERS MAXIMUM.)
╔F YOU USE ┼┬┬╙ AS YOUR ┬┬╙ SOFTWARE OF CHOICE, THEN PLEASE REGISTER!
┴╠╧╘ OF WORK HAS GONE INTO MAKING ┼┬┬╙ 128 ENJOYABLE, EASY AND BUG
FREE!
┴NOTHER ╥┼┴╠ EFFECT OF REGISTERING IS THAT AS LONG AS ╔ GET AMPLE
REGISTRATIONS ╔ HAVE A GOOD INCENTIVE TO KEEP PROGRAMMING FOR THE
64/128. ╩UST LOOK AT HOW MANY GOOD 64/128 PROGRAMMERS HAVE MOVED TO
THE ┴MIGA AND/OR ╔┬═! ╔ STILL LOVE THE 64/128 MACHINES AND HONESTLY
WOULD PREFER TO CONTINUE TO WRITE FOR THEM!
╙END IN ZILLIONS OF REGISTRATIONS AND DOLLARS & ╔'LL MOVE TO ═ALIBU
AND PROGRAM ALL DAY AND NIGHT ON THE 128 IN JOYFUL BLI$$!
╥┼╟╔╙╘╥┴╘╔╧╬:
├OST: $60.00 (╒.╙. FUNDS.)
┼┬┬╙ 128 REGISTRATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: (┴LSO SEE THE ╨┴├╦╠╔╙╘
FILE.)
(╘HESE FILES ARE IN ┴──╔╘╔╧╬ TO THE FILES INCLUDED IN THE SHAREWARE
VERSION.)
1) ═AIN PROGRAM ┬┴╙╔├ SOURCE CODE.
2) ┴BACUS ┬┴╙╔├ 128 COMPILER ENVIRONMENT FILE FOR #1 (ABOVE).
3) ├ONFIGURATION MODULE ┬┴╙╔├ SOURCE CODE.
4) ═ACHINE ╠ANGUAGE ╙UPPORT ASSEMBLY SOURCE CODE.
5) ╪┘MODEM ASSEMBLY SOURCE CODE.
6) ╞╒╠╠ DOCUMENTATION.
7) $10.00 DISK UPDATES.
8) ═INOR UPDATE DOWNLOADING! (─╠ MINOR UPDATES FROM ┼┬┬╙ ╚╤!)
9) ╞ULL ┼┬┬╙ ╚╤ SUPPORT/CONTACT WITH ═┼ DIRECTLY! (24 HOURS/7 DAYS)
╬╧╘┼: ╥EGISTERED COMPILED COPIES OF ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.6 ALSO HAVE THE 30
MINUTE REMOTE CALLER TIME LIMIT DISABLED.
┬ASICALLY, YOU GET ┼╓┼╥┘╘╚╔╬╟ ╔ HAVE ON ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.6, EXCEPT FOR
COPIES OF MY PERSONAL (AND ╓┼╥┘ UNREADABLE) NOTES.
├HECKS, MONEY ORDERS, & CASHIERS CHECKS ARE ALL FINE FOR PAYING FOR
YOUR ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.6 REGISTRATION. ╔ DO NOT HOLD CHECKS FOR CLEARANCE,
SO TURN AROUND TIME IS NORMALLY WITHIN 24 HOURS. ╨LEASE MAKE SURE
├ANADIAN ORDERS ARE IN ╒.╙. DOLLARS AND NOT IN ├ANADIAN DOLLARS, THANK
YOU.
╬╧╘┼: ╔ ╒╙┼─ TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE ├╧─ AND ╓╔╙┴/═┴╙╘┼╥├┴╥─ ORDERS. ╔
REGRET THAT ╔ CAN NO LONGER HANDLE THESE FORMS OF PAYMENT.
╟┼╘╘╔╬╟ ╙╘┴╥╘┼─/╙┼╘╘╔╬╟ ╒╨ ╞╥╧═ ╙├╥┴╘├╚:
1) ╥UN THE ╞╔╠┼═┴╦┼╥46 PROGRAM. ╘HIS WILL CREATE A ╙┘╙╘┼═╙ ╞╔╠┼╙ ─╔╙╦
FOR YOU ON DRIVE 8. ╘HIS DISK ╫╔╠╠ BE FORMATTED, SO MAKE SURE THERE IS
NOTHING YOU NEED ON THE DISK. ╔ SUGGEST A NEW ╚╔╟╚ QUALITY DISKETTE.
2) ╥UN THE ╨-├╧╬╞╔╟46 PROGRAM. ╘HIS PROGRAM ALLOWS YOU TO SET YOUR
CONFIGURATIONS - INCLUDING MODEM SETUP, MESSAGE BASE SETUP, XFER
SECTION SETUP, GENERAL SETUP, ETC. ╧NCE YOU SETUP YOUR CONFIG'S, MAKE
╙╒╥┼ YOU ╫╥╔╘┼ YOUR CONFIG FILE (NAMED ├╞╟46.128) TO YOUR ╙┘╙╘┼═ ╞╔╠┼╙
DISK (DRIVE 8) AND ╬╧╘ YOUR ┼┬┬╙ 128 PROGRAMS DISK. (┴ MISTAKE EASY TO
MAKE IF YOU FORGET TO SWAP IN YOUR ╙YSTEM ╞ILES ─ISK.)
╫HEN YOU REGISTER YOU WILL GET THE ├╧╬╞╔╟46 ┬┴╙╔├ SOURCE CODE WHICH
WILL ALLOW YOU TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR INTERNAL MENU'S AND TEXT DATA. ┘OU
CAN ALSO SETUP YOUR DEFAULT CONFIGS ╔╬╘┼╥╬┴╠╠┘ SO THAT WHEN YOU RUN THE
├╧╬╞╔╟46 MODULE, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY COME UP WITH ┘╧╒╥ CUSTOM SETUP
AS DEFAULTS!
╬╧╘┼: ╔F USING A 1571 AND THE ├╧╬╞╔╟ MODULE SEEMS TO ╬╧╘ ALLOW THE ├╞╟
FILE TO BE WRITTEN, THEN YOU ARE IN NEED OF A 1571 ╥╧═ UPDGRADE. ╙EE
DETAILS BELOW (IN THE ╚┴╥─╫┴╥┼ SECTION) ON HOW TO ORDER THE 1571 ROM
UPGRADE CHIP FROM ├┬═.
3) ╥UN THE ═┼╬╒═┴╦┼╥46 PROGRAM. ╘HIS PROGRAM WILL ALLOW YOU TO WRITE
THE ┼┬┬╙ 128 EXTERNAL MENU'S TO DRIVE 8.
4) ╙ETUP ALL OTHER ┼┬┬╙ SUPPORT DRIVES AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
DISKS IN EACH DRIVE.
5) ├OPY THE "NULOM" EXAMPLE FILE TO DRIVE 8.
6) ╥UN P-4.6/┘┘══──. ╘HIS IS THE ═┴╔╬ ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.6 PROGRAM. ═OST OF
THE PROMPTS ARE LOGICIAL AND SELF EXPLANATORY. ╔F YOU NEED HELP, ENTER
A QUESTION MARK (?) AT ANY PROMPT. ╘HIS WILL DISPLAY A ╚┼╠╨ MENU.
6) ╒PDATE ALL BULLETINS, TEXT FILES, ETC. ╘HESE ARE INDICATED IN ┼┬┬╙'
╞╒╠╠ DOCUMENTATION ╧╥ IN ┼┬┬╙ ITSELF WHEN THE FILE IS NOT FOUND.
7) ┘OUR READY! ═AKE SURE YOUR MODEM IS SETUP PROPERLY (SEE BELOW) AND
GO ONLINE!
╬╧╘┼: ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.5'S ├╞╟45.128 FILE IS DIRECTLY COMPATIBLE WITH ┼┬┬╙
128 V4.6'S ├╞╟ FILE. ┘OU ═╔╟╚╘ NEED TO ADJUST YOUR MODEM INITIALIZATION
STRING HOWEVER.
╬╧╘┼─ ╞┼┴╘╒╥┼╙:
╚ERE'S A FEW NOTED FEATURES OF ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.6 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 - ╒NPREDICTABLE ERRORS NO LONGER CRASH ┼┬┬╙ 128!
5) ╓ASTLY ENHANCED AND SIMPLIFIED ├╧╬╞╔╟URATION SETUP MODULE.
6) ═ODEM AUTO-CONFIGURING AND ADVANCED/ENHANCED 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) ╥┼┴╠ & ACCURATE ONLINE TIMERS. (┼┬┬╙ USES BOTH ╘╧─ CLOCKS NOW!)
12) ╞┴╙╘/ENHANCED ═╠ SUPPORT.
13) 20 FULLY EDITABLE USERFILE FIELDS.
14) ├ODE OPTIMIZATION. ┼┬┬╙ IS NOW SMALLER AND FASTER.
15) ╞╒╠╠ DOCUMENTATION UPON REGISTRATION.
16) ┬UILT IN SMART TERMINAL AND MULTI-FILE COPIER.
17) ╥EAD ┴╠╠ NEW MESSAGES IN ┴╠╠ BASES OPTION.
18) ╙IMPLE YET POWERFUL ONLINE TEXT FILE HANDLING.
19) ┴UTO LOGOFF OPTION FOR FILE TRANSFERS.
20) ╧NLINE USERFILE UPDATING/EDITING.
21) ═ULTI (STANDARD) DOWNLOADING VIA YMODEM BATCH!
22) ┼┬┬╙╘┼╥═ 46/128 SUPPORTS ╘╥╒┼ YMODEM BATCH MULTI DOWNLOADING!
23) ┬UILT IN LINE EDITOR SUPPORTS ├╟/┴╙├ AND HAS A 999 LINE LIMIT.
24) ┬UILT IN ╒SERFILE EDITOR CALCULATOR. (┼NTER "├" AS THE LEVEL.)
25) ╬╘╙├ (╒╙┴) AND ╨┴╠ (┴USTRAILIAN/ETC) ─ETECTION & ┴UTO ADJUSTMENT.
╓╔╘┴╠ ╔╬╞╧:
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: ┼┬┬╙ ╥┼╤╒╔╥┼╙ THAT YOU USE A ╚AYES COMPATIBLE MODEM. ╔T WILL
NOT WORK WITH THE ├┬═ 1660, ╓OLKS 6470 & 6480 AND OTHER NON STANDARD,
NON ╚AYES COMPATIBLE MODEMS.
─URING CONFIGURATION, BE ╙╒╥┼ TO RUN THE ╥╙232/═╧─┼═ ╙┼╘╒╨ ROUTINES
WITH YOUR MODEM PLUGGED IN AND TURNED ╧╬. ╘HIS WILL ALLOW THE ┼┬┬╙
├╧╬╞╔╟46 MODULE TO OFFER LOGICAL DEFAULTS.
╚ERE'S SOME MODEM TIPS & NOTES:
╧LD 1670: ─╔╨╙ - 1-UP, 2 & 3 DOWN. ╧╦ = 0 OR 32. ╧THERS = DEFAULTS.
╬EW 1670: ─╔╨╙ - 1-UP, 2, 3 & 4 DOWN. DITTO DITTO.
┼┼╨╥╧═ MODEMS: ╘HESE MODEMS DO NOT HAVE ─╔╨ SWITCHES BUT USE SOFTWARE
SETTINGS ENTERED VIA SOFTWARE. ╧NCE THESE SETTINGS ARE SAVED (┴╘ &╫
NORMALLY), AN ┴╘┌ COMMAND WILL RE-INITIALIZE THE SAVED SETTINGS FROM
┼┼╨╥╧═.
╔ SUGGEST USING THE GIVEN DEFAULT ╚AYES INITIALIZATION STRINGS. ╚ERE'S
SOME VITAL INFO REGARDING ┼┬┬╙ REQUIRED ╚AYES COMMAND (┴╘) SETTINGS:
┼0 - ╘URNS LOCAL ECHO OFF. IF ╧╬, ┼┬┬╙ WILL GO INTO AN INFINATE LOOP IF
LOCAL ┼├╚╧ IS LEFT ╧╬. ┬E CAREFUL TO ┴╘┼0 BEFORE WHEN RETURNING FROM
┼┬┬╙' BUILT IN TERMINAL MODE. ╔F ┼├╚╧ IS LEFT ON THEN RESET (POWER
ON/OFF) IS THE ONLY CURE!
═0 - ═0 TURNS THE MODEM SPEAKER OFF. ═1 TURNS IT ON.
╤0 - ╙END ╚AYES COMMANDS. ┼┬┬╙ ╬┼┼─╙ THIS ╧╬!
╓0 - ╙END ╚AYES RESPONSE CODES IN ─╔╟╔╘┴╠ FORM. ┼┬┬╙ ╬┼┼─╙ THIS
SETTING!
╪1 - ╘ELLS THE MODEM TO SEND THE ┼╪╘┼╬─┼─ RESPONSE CODES. ┼┬┬╙ ╬┼┼─╙
THIS ON SO IT CAN DETERMINE THE DIFFERENT CONNECTING BAUD RATES.
2400 (┼┼╨╥╧═) MODEMS WILL ALSO NEED THESE COMMANDS IN THE ╔╬╔╘ STRING:
&├1 - ┼┼╨╥╧═ ─ATA ├ARRIER ─ETECT SETTING. ╔F &├0 IS USED, ┼┬┬╙ WILL
┴╠╫┴┘╙ THINK THERE IS AN INCOMING CALL BECAUSE THE ├┴╥╥╔┼╥ SIGNAL IS
ALWAYS PRESENT SINCE THE MODEM IS FORCING IT ON.
&─2 - ┼┼╨╥╧═ ─ATA ╘ERMINAL ╥EADY SETTING. ╘HIS IS MORE VARIABLE THAN
&├1. ╙ETTINGS OF &─0 AND &─1 SEEMS TO WORK SOMETIMES ALSO. ╟OOD MODEMS
SEEM TO WORK BEST WITH &─2 THOUGH.
&╫ - ┼┼╨╥╧═ "WRITE" SETTINGS COMMAND. ╘HIS COMMANDS RECONFIGURES YOUR
MODEM BY SAVING THE CURRENT SETTINGS TO THE ┼┼╨╥╧═. ┴╘┌ WILL READ AND
USE THESE SETTINGS WHEN RE-INITIALIZING THE MODEM.
╙EE YOUR MODEM MANUAL FOR MORE HELP REGARDING ╚AYES AND EXTENDED ╚AYES
COMMANDS.
3) ┼╥╥╧╥ ╠╧╟: ╙YSOP ═ENU OPTION. ╚ITTING "┼" DISPLAYS A LOG OF ALL
UNPREDICTABLE ERRORS ┼┬┬╙ SUCCESSFULLY RECOVERS FROM.
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 DENOTES THE FILE AS A TEXT FILE TO ┼┬┬╙.
5) ╞ILENAMES OF IMPORTANCE:
A) ID - ╙YSTEM ╔DENTIFICATION GETS DISPLAYED PRIOR TO LOGON.
B) NULOM - ╬EW USERS SEE THIS PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR USERSHIP.
C) MM - MAIN MENU.
D) SM - SYSOP MENU.
E) TM - TEXT MENU.
F) OB - ╧PENING BULLETIN. ╟ETS DISPLAYED ┴╞╘┼╥ A USER LOGS ON.
╬OTES: ┘OU ├┴╬ USE ╨┼╘┴╙├╔╔, COLOR & GRAPHICS 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 ╨┼╘┴╙├╔╔ ├/╟. ├URRENTLY ╔ HAVE IT
SETUP TO ALLOW ├╥╙╥ CONTROLS AND ├128 SPECIFIC CTRL CHARACTERS LIKE
╒╬─┼╥╠╔╬┼ AND ┬╠╔╬╦. (╙EE BELOW (╟┼╬┼╥┴╠ ╔╬╞╧) FOR HELP ON ┬╠╔╬╦ AND
╒╬─┼╥╠╔╬┼ MODES.)
╔ ALSO SETUP ═┘ FAVORITE COLORS (LIGHTER PASTEL COLORS ARE MY FAVS).
╥EGISTERING ╙YSOPS CAN CHANGE THESE IN THE ├╧╬╞╔╟46 MODULE AS WELL.
7) ╒SERFILE ├ALCULATOR: ╫HEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A NEW USERS LEVELS, ╔
SUGGEST USING THE BUILT IN USER LEVEL CALCULATOR. ╘HERE IS A USERFILE
LEVEL CALC IN THE ╨-├╧╬╞╔╟46 MODULE AS WELL AS IN THE ┼┬┬╙ ╒SERFILE
EDITOR. ╘O INVOKE THE CALC, SIMPLY ENTER "├" AS THE LEVEL AND FOLLOW
THE PROMPTS.
8) ╥AM MENUS: ╘O ENHANCE MENU SPEED AND SAVE SOME WEAR AND TEAR ON THE
┼┬┬╙ SYSTEM FILES DRIVE, ╔ HAVE MADE ═╧╙╘ OF THE MENU'S 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 (80 COLUMN) 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 KEY PRESS LOGOFF TIMER.
I) ╬EW USERS DEFAULT PROTOCOL IS SET TO ╪MODEM ├╥├.
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 COMPLETE MESSAGE BASE READS.
M) ╒SE ├TRL ┬ (TEXT ENTRY MODE) FOR UNDERLINE & ├TRL ╧ FOR ┬LINK.
N) ╞5 WILL KILL ┬╠╔╬╦ & ╒╬─┼╥╠╔╬┼ MODES WHEN IN THE EDITOR.
╙╨┼├╔┴╠ ╦┼┘╙:
╞1 = ├HAT ON.
╞2 = ├HAT OFF.
╞3 = ╙YSOP ═ENU ╩UMP.
╞4 = ─ROP CALLER (╚ANG UP).
╞5 = ╒NDERLINE/┬LINK MODE ╧╞╞. (╔N TEXT ENTRY MODE ONLY.)
╞8 = ┬ANK0:SYS56139. ╥E ╙TARTS ┼┬┬╙ IF ┼┬┬╙ DROPS TO BASIC.
├TRL-╪: ╔N EDITOR - ─ELETES CURRENT TEXT LINE.
├TRL-╔: ╔N EDITOR - ╘AB 8 SPACES TO THE RIGHT.
┼╙├APE - ╥E╥╒╬ ┼┬┬╙. ╘HIS WILL NOT HANG UP.
╚┴╥─╫┴╥┼ ╬╧╘┼╙:
┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.6 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, ETC.) ┼┬┬╙ 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 IN TURN
REQUIRE REGISTRATION.)
╙OME DISK DRIVES HAVE HAD A NASTY PAST HISTORY OF BUGS. ╘HESE ARE
ESPECIALLY SENSITIVE WHEN RUNNING ┴╬┘ ┬┬╙ SINCE ┬┬╙ PROGRAMS ARE HARD
ON EQUIPMENT. ╘HEY ARE ON DUTY 24 HOURS A DAY AND THIS WORKS THE
DRIVE(S) ALOT MORE THAN THEY WOULD NORMALLY BE USED.
1541'S HAVE HAD A PAST HISTORY OF DISRUPTING DISKS BECAUSE THE ┬┴═ DID
NOT GET UPDATED CORRECTLY ALL OF THE TIME. (╥ELATED TO SAVE
W/REPLACE AND SCRATCH W/REPLACING FILES.) ╘HIS BUG CAN SCRAMBLE FILES
AND CREATE GENERAL HAVOC ON YOUR SYSTEM FILES DISKETTE. ╔ BELIEVE
THERE ARE NEW ROMS AVAILABLE FROM ├┬═ THAT WILL CURE THIS PROBLEM.
1571'S HAD AN EARLY 'NASTY BUGS' HISTORY AS WELL. ─EVICE NOT PRESENT
ERRORS, SAVE WITH REPLACE PROBS, WRITE PROBLEMS WHEN THE DISK GOT OVER
HALF FULL, FLIPPY DISK CHATTER AND A FEW MORE. ┘OU CAN GET THE NEW
1571 ROM (#05) FROM ├OMMODORE FOR $10.00! (╟REAT DEAL!) ╘O OBTAIN THE
NEW ROM:
├OMMODORE ┬USINESS ═ACHINES
┴TTN: ╙ERVICE ─EPT/1571 ╥OM ╒PGRADE
1200 ╫ILSON ┴VE.
╫EST ├HESTER ╨┴ 19380
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+, OFFER FAST
SERIAL READ ┴╬─ WRITE MODES AND ARE GENERALLY PRICED AROUND $220 OR
SO. (╠ESS THAN THE 1571!)
╚ARD ─RIVES: ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.6 DOES NOT DIRECTLY SUPPORT ANY SPECIFIC HARD
DRIVES, BUT WILL WORK WITH THE ╠T. ╦ERNAL AND PROBABLY THE ├═─ HARD
DRIVES ONCE THEY COME OUT ╙TATESIDE. ╘O TAKE ╞╒╠╠ ADVANTAGE OF THE
╚─'S, YOU'LL HAVE TO REGISTER AND MAKE A FEW MONOR MODS.
17XX ╥AM ┼XPANDERS: ╔ HAVE NOT YET IMPLEMENTED ANY ╥┼╒ SUPPORT. ┴T
THIS TIME, ╔ AM ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THE ├═─ ╥┴═╠╔╬╦ ╥┼╒ HARDWARE
CARTRIDGES. ╔F THEY ARE AS COMPATIBLE AS ├═─ CLAIMS, THEN YOU'LL BE
ABLE TO USE YOUR ╥┼╒ AS JUST ANOTHER DRIVE! ├ONTACT ├═─ FOR MORE
DETAILS. (╘HEY RUN ADS IN ╥╒╬, ╘WIN ├ITIES 128, ETC.)
├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 TO WORK ON AND RUN ┼┬┬╙ 128.
├128─: ╔ HAVE HEARD OF SOME UNUSUAL ┼┬┬╙ 128 PROBLEMS WITH THE LATEST
128 MACHINE RELEASED BY ├OMMODORE BUT ╔ CANNOT DUPLICATE THEM IN MY
├128.
═ORE ╙PEED: ╘HERE IS A PRODUCT NOW AVAILABLE FOR YOUR ├64 & ├128 AND
┴╠╠ THEIR POPULAR DRIVES. ╔T'S CALLED '╩IFFY ─╧╙'. ╘HIS ╟╥┼┴╘╠┘
SPEEDS UP YOUR DRIVES READ/WRITE & LOAD/SAVE SPEED AND IS COMPATIBLE
WITH ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.5. ╘HIS PRODUCT OFFER'S ╔/╧ AND WEDGE ENHANCEMENTS
VIA NEW ROM CHIPS FOR YOUR COMPUTER & DRIVES. ╔T ALSO FIXES ALL KNOWN
TO DATE BUGS. ╔F INTERESTED CONTACT ├REATIVE ═ICRO ─ESIGNS ╔NC. (├═─)
AT 413-525-0023. (═┴)
╔╬╘┼╥╞┴├┼: ╔ ─╧ SUGGEST THAT YOU USE A ╟╧╧─ INTERFACE ON AN ╥╙232 MODEM
AND MAKE SURE IT IS SET UP AS DISCUSSED ABOVE. *╔* PERSONALLY SUGGEST
THE ╧MNITRONIX ─ELUXE.
╚╧╫ ╘╧ ├╧╬╘┴├╘ ═┼:
╘HE ┬┼╙╘ WAY TO CONTACT ME IS VIA MY ┼┬┬╙ ╚╤ SYSTEM. ╔T IS UP 24 HOURS
A DAY/7 DAYS A WEEK. ╔T SUPPORTS 1200 AND 2400 BAUD CALLS. ╔ CHECK MY
╞EEDBACK AT LEAST ╧╬├┼ DAILY AND OFTEN MORE FREQUENTLY ON THE WEEKENDS.
IF YOU NEED A FAST RESPONSE, THIS IS THE BEST WAY. ╔ WILL ALSO RETURN
CALLS ├╧╠╠┼├╘ FOR REGISTERED ╙YSOPS UPON REQUEST.
╧╘╚┼╥ ┼┬┬╙ ├╥┼─╔╘╙:
╞IRST CREDIT GOES TO MY WIFE AND KIDS FOR THEIR PATIENCE AND SUPPORT.
╨╥╧╟╥┴══┼╥╙:
╨UNTER ├1 (╬EW ╨UNTER) PROTOCOL BY ╙TEVE ╨UNTER OF ╧NTARIO, ├ANADA.
╪MODEM ├HECKSUM ORIGINALLY BY ╫ARD ├HRISTENSEN.
╪MODEM 1K AND YMODEM BATCH BY ├HUCK ╞ORSBERG.
┼┬┬╙'S XYMODEM MODULE ├╥├ ROUTINES BASED ON ROUTINES BY ├HRIS ╙MEETS.
┴╥├64, ├╙─╧╙/┴╥├128 BY ├HRIS ╙MEETS OF ┬RAMPTOM, ╧NTARIO, ├ANADA.
╒LTRATERM 128 BY ╙TEVE ┬OERNER OF ┬ROCKPORT, ╬┘.
┴LSO THANX TO ALL THE OTHER NOTABLE SUPPORTERS OF ┼┬┬╙:
╞RED ┬ENNETT ╬ICK ┬OYCE ├HRIS ╙MEETS ╙TEVE ┬OERNER
╟.╟. ╚UGHES ╘ODD ╨ITTMAN ┬ERT ╙WARTZWELDER ╔╔╔ ╩OHN ╞OLSOM
─ENNIS ┬RUNER ┬ILL ╟REENLAND ╩EFF ╟UERDAT ─ON ╫EINMAN
╥ICK ═ATHEWSON ╠EN ┴NDERSON ╙TEVE ═C╥AE ╘OM ╙NYDER
╟LEN ╩ONES ╠ONNIE ─E ├LOEDT ╙TEVE/├YNDI ├OLLINS
... AND A FINAL WORD OF THANX TO ALL THOSE THAT HAVE REPORTED BUGS,
MADE SUGGESTIONS, BETA TESTED, SUPPORTED, USED AND COMPLIMENTED ┼┬┬╙
128.
├╧╬├╠╒╙╔╧╬:
┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.6 IS VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND RUN. ╔T IS MENU DRIVEN
SPECIFICALLY FOR EASE OF USE, OFFERS MOST OF THE POPULAR FILE XFER
PROTOCOLS AND ┬┬╙ FEATURES AND IS WELL SUPPORTED. ╔F YOU RUN ┼┬┬╙ 128
FOUR WEEKS OR MORE, THEN ╨╠┼┴╙┼ REGISTER.
╔ DO NOT MIND ╞EEDBACK FROM ┼┬┬╙ ╙YSOPS NEEDING HELP WITH ┼┬┬╙. ╔ ─╧
ASK HOWEVER, THAT YOU EXAUST ALL OTHER MEANS BEFORE ASKING ME FOR HELP.
═OST OF THE TIME ╔ RECEIVE QUESTIONS THAT ╔ HAVE ALREADY ANSWERED IN AN
┼┬┬╙ SUPPORT TEXT FILE OR THAT IS IN YOUR ╙YSTEM USERS ╟UIDE AND/OR
─ISK DRIVE MANUAL.
┼D ╨ARRY/┼┬┬╙ 128
8711 ╠ANGDON ┴VE. #8
╙EPULVEDA, ├┴, ╒╙┴ 91343
1-818-891-9350 (├┴): ┼┬┬╙ ╚╤
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