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1 ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ ─OCUMENTATION FOR ╓ERSION 2.00 (├) ├OPYRIGHT 1987 BY ╙TEVE ┬OERNER ┴LL RIGHTS RESERVED ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 2 ╘┴┬╠┼ ╧╞ ├╧╬╘┼╬╘╙ ╙HAREWARE..............................................4 ├OPYRIGHT..............................................5 ─ISCLAIMER.............................................5 1.00 ╔NTRODUCTION...........................................6 1.10 ┼NTOMOLOGY.............................................7 2.00 ╥UNNING THE ╨ROGRAM....................................8 2.10 ╙CREEN ─ISPLAY.........................................8 2.20 ┴╙├╔╔ ├HARACTER ╙ET....................................9 3.00 ═ENU ╙YSTEM...........................................10 3.10 ═AIN ═ENU.............................................10 3.20 ╨ULLDOWN ═ENUS........................................10 3.30 ╒SING A ╩OYSTICK OR ═OUSE.............................10 3.40 ╤UICK ╦EY ├OMMANDS....................................11 3.50 ╫INDOWS...............................................12 4.00 ═ENU ╙ELECTIONS.......................................13 4.10 ╚ELP..................................................13 4.20 ═ODEM.................................................13 4.21 ─IAL.............................................13 4.22 ┴UTO-┴NSWER......................................13 4.23 ╧N ╚OOK..........................................14 4.24 ╧FF ╚OOK.........................................14 4.25 ╘ERMINAL.........................................14 4.26 ╙ETTINGS.........................................14 4.30 ╔NDEX.................................................17 4.31 ┴UTODIAL.........................................17 4.32 ═ULTIDIAL........................................18 4.33 ┴DD ╥ECORD.......................................18 4.34 ┼DIT ╥ECORD......................................19 4.35 ─ELETE ╥ECORD....................................19 4.36 ╓IEW ╦EYS........................................19 4.37 ╙AVE.............................................19 4.40 ┬UFFER................................................19 4.41 ╧PEN.............................................19 4.42 ├LOSE............................................19 4.43 ╓IEW.............................................20 4.44 ╨RINT............................................20 4.45 ╫RITE............................................20 4.46 ╙AVE.............................................20 4.47 ╠OAD.............................................21 4.48 ╟O TO ┴SCII & ╟O TO ╨ETSCII......................21 4.49 ├LEAR............................................21 4.50 ╘RANSFER..............................................21 4.51 ╥ECEIVE ╞ILE.....................................21 4.52 ╙END ╞ILE........................................22 4.53 ╙ETTINGS.........................................23 4.60 ─ISK..................................................24 4.61 ─IRECTORY........................................25 4.62 ╙CRATCH ╞ILE.....................................25 4.63 ╥ENAME ╞ILE......................................25 4.64 ├OLLECT ─ISK.....................................25 4.65 ╞ORMAT ─ISK......................................25 4.66 ─ISK ═ODE........................................25 4.70 ╥EADER................................................25 4.71 ╓IEW.............................................25 4.72 ╨RINT............................................26 ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 3 ╘┴┬╠┼ ╧╞ ├╧╬╘┼╬╘╙ (├╧╬'╘) 4.73 ╙ETTINGS.........................................26 4.80 ╧THER.................................................26 4.81 ├LOCK............................................26 4.82 ─ISPLAY..........................................26 4.83 ╙TARTUP..........................................27 4.84 ╤UIT.............................................27 ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 4 ╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼ ╘HIS PROGRAM IS DISTRIBUTED AS ╙╚┴╥┼╫┴╥┼. ╙HAREWARE (ALSO CALLED ╞REEWARE) IS AN ATTEMPT TO BYPASS NORMAL MARKETING CHANNELS TO ALLOW SOFTWARE AUTHORS TO DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE THEIR OWN PROGRAMS. ┬YPASSING THESE CHANNELS MEANS THAT THE HIGH COSTS OF PUBLISHING AND ADVERTISING ARE AVOIDED. ╘HE SOFTWARE IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE POTENTIAL USER -- THAT'S ┘╧╒ -- FREE OF CHARGE INITIALLY TO ALLOW YOU TO TRY IT OUT. ╔F YOU TRY THE PROGRAM AND FIND THAT YOU DON'T LIKE IT, OR HAVE ANY USE FOR IT, YOU'VE LOST NOTHING. (├OMPARE THAT TO SPENDING $50 OR MORE FOR A COMMERCIAL PROGRAM -- ONLY TO FIND THAT IT DOESN'T LIVE UP TO IT'S FANCY ADVERTISING AND PACKAGING.) ╩UST PASS THE PROGRAM ALONG TO SOMEONE WHO MIGHT FIND IT USEFUL. ╧N THE OTHER HAND, IF YOU LIKE ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═, AND FIND THAT YOU ARE USING THE PROGRAM REGULARLY, YOU ARE OBLIGATED TO SEND IN A CONTRIBUTION. ─EVELOPMENT OF THIS PROGRAM TOOK A DEDICATED EFFORT OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS. ┬UT IT REALLY ISN'T FINISHED. ╬O PIECE OF SOFTWARE EVER IS. ├ONTINUED WORK ON ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ WILL DEPEND TO A LARGE EXTENT TO THE AMOUNT OF USER INTEREST AND SUPPORT THAT THE PROGRAM GENERATES. ╘HE MORE SUPPORT WE GET IN THE FORM OF CONTRIBUTIONS, THE MORE WILLING WE WILL BE TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THE PROGRAM, IMPROVING IT, AND RELEASING NEW VERSIONS. ╙END CONTRIBUTIONS TO: ╙TEVE ┬OERNER 36 ╫INSTON ╫OODS ┬ROCKPORT, ╬┘ 14420 (716) 637-9402 ╘HERE IS NO MINIMUM CONTRIBUTION (EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS). ┴ MINIMUM CONTRIBUTION OF $10.00 WILL GET YOU A PRINTED COPY OF THE DOCUMENTATION (PUNCHED FOR A 3-RING BINDER). ╔F YOU SEND A MINIMUM OF $20.00, YOU WILL GET A CURRENT PROGRAM DISKETTE, AND YOU WILL BE LISTED AS A REGISTERED USER. ╥EGISTERED USERS WILL BE NOTIFIED WHENEVER THERE IS AN UPDATE, WHICH THEY WILL BE ABLE TO PURCHASE, ALONG WITH DOCUMENTATION, AT COST ($2.50 FOR DISKETTE + $2.50 FOR POSTAGE + $0.06 PER PAGE FOR DOCUMENTATION). ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 5 ├╧╨┘╥╔╟╚╘ ╙INCE IT IS PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT, THE HOLDER OF THAT COPYRIGHT IS THE ONLY PERSON WHO MAY LEGALLY DUPLICATE ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ OR ALLOW SOMEONE ELSE TO DO SO. ╘HE COPYRIGHT IS PARTIALLY WAIVED, HOWEVER: ┘╧╒ ═┴┘: ╒SE ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ AT NO COST, ON A TRIAL BASIS ONLY. ╔F YOU KEEP THE PROGRAM THEN YOU MUST SEND IN A CONTRIBUTION. ┘╧╒ ═┴┘: ─UPLICATE THE MACHINE READABLE FILES ASSOCIATED WITH ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═, AS LONG AS THIS IS DONE FREE OF CHARGE AND WITHOUT MODIFICATION. ┘╧╒ ═┴┘ ╬╧╘: ─UPLICATE THE ╨╥╔╬╘┼─ DOCUMENTATION EITHER IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY ANY MEANS FOR ANY PURPOSE, CHARGE ANY FEE FOR DUPLICATING THE MACHINE READABLE VERSION OF ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═, OR MODIFY ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ OR ITS DOCUMENTATION IN ANY WAY. ─╔╙├╠┴╔═┼╥ ╘HE AUTHOR MAKES NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE FITNESS OF ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ AND RELATED MATERIALS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ╔N NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF PURCHASE OR USE OF ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═. ╘HE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE LIABILITY OF THE AUTHOR SHALL NOT EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE MATERIALS DESCRIBED HEREIN. ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 6 1.00 ╔╬╘╥╧─╒├╘╔╧╬ ╫ORK ON ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ HAS BEEN GOING ON STEADILY FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW. ╔T SEEMS ALMOST AT TIMES THAT THE PROGRAM HAS ASSUMED A LIFE OF ITS OWN. ┼VERYBODY, IT SEEMS, HAS HIS OR HER OWN IDEA OF WHAT A TERMINAL PROGRAM SHOULD INCLUDE ... AND THE RESPONSE FROM USERS OF VERSION 1.00 CONFIRMED THAT WITH A VENGEANCE. ┴LMOST EVERYONE WHO WROTE INCLUDED AN EXTENSIVE WISH LIST OF IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE NEXT VERSION. ╫ELL, IT WOULD BE FUTILE TO ATTEMPT TO WRITE A PROGRAM THAT WOULD BE ALL THINGS TO ALL PEOPLE. ┬UT EACH SUGGESTION WAS SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED, AND AS MANY AS POSSIBLE WERE INCLUDED IN THIS VERSION. ┴ PARTIAL LIST OF IMPROVEMENTS WOULD INCLUDE: * ┴ HELP SCREEN FOR 'QUICK KEY' COMMANDS. * ┴N EXPANDED PHONE LIST INDEX. * ═ULTIDIAL AND REPEAT DIAL FROM THE INDEX. * ┴╙├╔╔/╨┼╘╙├╔╔ TRANSLATION FOR THE CAPTURE BUFFER. * ╪═ODEM/├╥├ AND ╫INDOWED ╪═ODEM PROTOCOLS. * ╙UPPORT FOR TWO DISK DRIVES. * ├ONNECT-TIME CLOCK. * ╙TANDARD ┴╙├╔╔ CHARACTER SET. ╧F COURSE, WORK ON THE PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE, AND ANY IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE MORE THAN WELCOME. ╦EEP THOSE CARDS AND LETTERS COMING, FOLKS. ╙PECIAL THANKS TO ╩EFF ╟UERDAT, ╬ICK ┬OYCE, AND ┼D ╨ARRY FOR TESTING AND OFFERING THEIR SUGGESTIONS AND SUPPORT DURING DEVELOPMENT OF THIS VERSION. ┴ND THANKS ESPECIALLY TO ╦ERMIT ╫OODHALL, WHO NOT ONLY HELPED TO TEST THE PROGRAM, BUT ALSO PROVIDED THE BASIC SOURCE CODE FOR THE NEW ╪═ODEM ROUTINES. ╘HANKS, ╦ERM! ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 7 1.10 ┼NTOMOLOGY ═UCH OF THE TIME SPENT ON THIS VERSION WAS USED TO REWRITE AND REORGANIZE CODE, AND TO TRACK DOWN AND CLOBBER SOME BUGS THAT HAVE PERSISTED SINCE VERSION 1.00 WAS RELEASED. ╘O WIT: * ╧╬ ╚╧╧╦ NOW WORKS WITH ╚AYES COMPATIBLE MODEMS. * ┴╒╘╧-┴╬╙╫┼╥ HAD THE PARTICULARLY NASTY HABIT OF COMPLETELY CRASHING THE PROGRAM WHEN USED WITH ╚AYES COMPATIBLES. ╬OT ANY MORE. * ─ISPLAY ERRORS WOULD OCCASIONALLY CAUSE THE SCREEN TO DISPLAY GARBAGE. ┴ TRAP HAS BEEN INSTALLED TO PREVENT THIS. * ├╚┴╥┴├╘┼╥ ─┼╠┴┘ FOR ┬LOCK UPLOADS NOW WORKS. ╔'VE HEARD THAT A FEW PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS USING THEIR ╚AYES COMPATIBLES WITH THE PROGRAM. ╘HE MODEM COMMAND ROUTINES HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO ACCOUNT FOR SOME OF THE VARIATIONS BETWEEN THOSE MODEMS (SOME OF WHICH AREN'T ALL THAT COMPATIBLE). ╔F YOU EXPERIENCE ANY MODEM PROBLEMS, BY ALL MEANS LET ME KNOW ... BUT PLEASE BE SPECIFIC AND TRY TO INCLUDE A LIST OF THE COMMANDS USED BY YOUR MODEM. ╫HILE EVERY EFFORT WAS MADE TO EXTERMINATE EACH AND EVERY SPECIES, WE ALL KNOW THAT BUGS BY THEIR VERY NATURE ARE EXTREMELY PERSISTANT AND MULTIPLY RAPIDLY. ╙O IF YOU EXPER- IENCE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS NEW VERSION, LET ME KNOW. ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 8 2.00 ╥╒╬╬╔╬╟ ╘╚┼ ╨╥╧╟╥┴═ ╘O START ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═, PUT THE PROGRAM DISK IN THE DRIVE AND TYPE: ╥╒╬ "╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═" (╨ROGRAM DISKS PURCHASED FROM THE AUTHOR WILL AUTOBOOT.) ═AKE SURE YOUR SYSTEM IS SET FOR 80-COLUMN MODE. ┴ TITLE SCREEN WILL BE DISPLAYED FOR A FEW SECONDS. ─URING THIS TIME TWO SECONDARY FILES ARE READ FROM THE PROGRAM DISK: "╙╘┴╥╘╒╨" AND "╔╬─┼╪". 2.10 ╙CREEN ─ISPLAY ╘HE PERMANENT SCREEN DISPLAY CONSISTS OF THREE LINES: A TITLE LINE AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN, A COMMAND LINE IMMEDIATELY BELOW IT, AND A STATUS LINE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN. ╘HE TITLE LINE INCLUDES, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: ┬╒╞╞┼╥ ┬┘╘┼╙ ╞╥┼┼: ╘HE AMOUNT OF STORAGE AVAILABLE IN THE CAPTURE BUFFER, IN BYTES (CHARACTERS). ╫HEN THE BUFFER IS EMPTY THERE IS ROOM FOR 64,000 BYTES, OR 62.5╦. ╘HIS NUMBER WILL DECREASE AS THE BUFFER IS FILLED. ┬╒╞╞┼╥ ╙╘┴╘╒╙: ┴ CHARACTER REPRESENTING THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE BUFFER. "├" MEANS THE BUFFER IS CLOSED AND NO DATA CAN BE ADDED TO IT; "╧" MEANS IT IS OPEN, AND ANY DATA SENT OR RECEIVED OVER THE MODEM IS ADDED TO THE BUFFER. ├┴╥╥╔┼╥ ─┼╘┼├╘: ╘HE WORD "├┴╥╥╔┼╥" WILL APPEAR TO THE RIGHT OF THE BUFFER STATUS WHEN YOU ARE CONNECTED TO ANOTHER COMPUTER. ├╧╬╬┼├╘-╘╔═┼ ├╠╧├╦: ╘HIS WILL BEGIN RUNNING AS SOON AS THE PROGRAM DETECTS CARRIER. ╒PON LOSS OF CARRIER IT WILL CONTINUE TO RUN FOR 4.3 SECONDS BEFORE RESETTING TO ZERO ... THIS ALLOWS YOU TO CHECK YOUR TIME IMMEDIATELY AFTER SIGNING OFF. ╘╔═┼-╧╞-─┴┘ ├╠╧├╦: ┴ 12-HOUR DIGITAL TIME-OF-DAY CLOCK IS DISPLAYED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TITLE LINE. ╔T MAY BE SET USING THE ├╠╧├╦ OPTION. ╘HE NAMES ON THE COMMAND LINE (╚┼╠╨, ═╧─┼═, ╔╬─┼╪, ETC.) ARE THE PROGRAM'S MAIN MENU SELECTIONS. ═ORE ON THIS LATER. ╘HE STATUS LINE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN KEEPS TRACK OF SEVERAL ITEMS. ╞ROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THEY ARE: ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 9 ├╒╥╥┼╬╘ ─╥╔╓┼: ╘HE NUMBER OF THE DRIVE USED MOST RECENTLY, 8 OR 9. ─╔╙╦ ═╧─┼: ╘HE DISK MODE (1541 OR 1571) OF THE DRIVE CURRENTLY IN USE. ─╔╙╦ ╙╘┴╘╒╙: ┴FTER EACH DISK OPERATION THE DISK DRIVE'S COMMAND CHANNEL IS CHECKED, AND RESULT IS DISPLAYED TO THE RIGHT OF THE DISK MODE. ═╧─┼═ ╘┘╨┼: 1650, 1660, 1670, ╚AYES OR ╫ESTRIDGE. ┬┴╒─ ╥┴╘┼: 300, 1200 OR 2400. ╫╧╥─ ╠┼╬╟╘╚: 5 TO 8. ╨┴╥╔╘┘: ╧ (ODD), ┼ (EVEN), ═ (MARK), ╙ (SPACE), ╬ (NONE). ╙╘╧╨ ┬╔╘╙: 1 OR 2. ╠╧├┴╠ ┼├╚╧: ╘HE WORD "┼├╚╧" WILL BE DISPLAYED IF LOCAL ECHO IS ACTIVE. ├╒╥╥┼╬╘ ╨╥╧╘╧├╧╠: ╪═ODEM, ╪═ODEM/├╥├, ╫/╪═ODEM (WINDOWED ╪═ODEM), ╨UNTER, AND ┬LOCK (STRAIGHT). 2.20 ┴╙├╔╔ ├HARACTER ╙ET ╒LTRATERM 2.00 FEATURES A STANDARD ┴╙├╔╔ CHARACTER SET. ╘HE EXTRA CHARACTERS, AND THE CORRESPONDING KEYPRESSES NEEDED TO PRODUCE THEM, ARE: ╠EFT ┬RACE = <╙╚╔╞╘><+> ╥IGHT ┬RACE = <╙╚╔╞╘><-> ┬ACK ╙LASH = <┼╬╟╠╔╙╚ ╨╧╒╬─> ╒NDERSCORE = <┬┴├╦ ┴╥╥╧╫> ├ARET = <╒╨ ┴╥╥╧╫> ╘ILDE = <╙╚╔╞╘><╒╨ ┴╥╥╧╫> ╟RAVE = <╙╚╔╞╘><*> ╓ERTICAL ┬AR = <├=><-> ╨LEASE NOTE THAT SINCE THE BACK ARROW CHARACTER HAS BEEN ELIMINATED, YOU MUST USE THE BACK SLASH <┼╬╟╠╔╙╚ ╨╧╒╬─> TO SPECIFY A CARRIAGE RETURN WHEN DEFINING FUNCTION KEY STRINGS. ╙EE ┴── ╥┼├╧╥─, PAGE 18. ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 10 3.00 ═┼╬╒ ╙┘╙╘┼═ 3.10 ═AIN ═ENU ╘HE PROGRAM USES A MENU SYSTEM ROUGHLY SIMILAR TO THAT USED ON THE ═AC╔NTOSH, ┴MIGA, AND OTHER ADVANCED MICROCOMPUTERS. ╘HE EIGHT MAIN MENU OPTIONS ARE DISPLAYED ON THE COMMAND LINE. ┼ACH MAIN MENU OPTION ITSELF SUPPORTS SEVERAL SUBSIDIARY FUNCTIONS THAT CAN BE SELECTED FROM A PULLDOWN MENU. ╧NLY A FEW KEYS ARE FUNCTIONAL WHILE THE MAIN MENU IS ACTIVE: <╙╚╔╞╘><├╠╥> CLEARS ANY WINDOWS THAT MAY REMAIN ON THE SCREEN FROM PREVIOUS OPERATIONS. <├╒╥╙╧╥ ╠╞> AND <├╒╥╙╧╥ ╥╘> MAY BE USED TO SELECT ANY OF THE EIGHT OPTIONS FROM THE MAIN MENU. ╘HE SELECTED OPTION WILL BE DISPLAYED IN REVERSE CHARACTERS. <╚>, <═>, <╔>, <┬>, <╘>, <─>, <╥>, AND <╧> CAN ALSO BE USED TO SELECT OPTIONS FROM THE MAIN MENU. ╨RESS THE KEY THAT IS THE INITIAL LETTER OF THE SELECTED OPTION. <╥┼╘╒╥╬>, <┼╬╘┼╥>, OR <├╒╥╙╧╥ ─╬> ACTIVATES THE SELECTED OPTION, CAUSING ITS PULLDOWN MENU TO BE DISPLAYED. 3.20 ╨ULLDOWN ═ENUS ╒SE THESE KEYS TO MANIPULATE THE PULLDOWN MENUS: <├╒╥╙╧╥╒╨> AND <├╒╥╙╧╥─╬> ARE USED TO SELECT ANY OF THE OPTIONS ON THE MENU. <╥┼╘╒╥╬> OR <┼╬╘┼╥> WILL ACTIVATE THE SELECTED OPTION. <┼╙├>, <├╒╥╙╧╥╠╞>, OR <├╒╥╙╧╥╥╘> WILL CANCEL THE PULL- DOWN MENU AND RETURN YOU TO THE MAIN MENU. 3.30 ╒SING A ╩OYSTICK OR ═OUSE ┘OU MAY USE A JOYSTICK OR MOUSE, PLUGGED INTO ╨ORT 2, FOR MANIPULATING THE MAIN MENU AND PULLDOWN MENUS. ╩UST SELECT THE JOYSTICK DIRECTION THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE CURSOR KEY FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE COMMANDS. ╨RESSING THE BUTTON ON THE JOYSTICK OR MOUSE HAS THE SAME EFFECT AS PRESSING <╥┼╘╒╥╬>. ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 11 3.40 ╤UICK ╦EY ├OMMANDS ├ERTAIN MENU OPTIONS MAY BE SELECTED BY PRESSING THE <├=> KEY (THE LOGO KEY BELOW THE <╥╒╬-╙╘╧╨> KEY) AND ANOTHER KEY AT THE SAME TIME. ╘HESE OPTIONS ARE: ╦EYPRESS ╧PTION ═ENU ------------------------------------------------ <├=><╚> ╦┼┘ ├╧══┴╬─╙ ╚┼╠╨ <├=><┼> ─╔┴╠ ═╧─┼═ <├=><╞> ┴╒╘╧ ┴╬╙╫┼╥ ═╧─┼═ <├=><╔> ╧╬ ╚╧╧╦ ═╧─┼═ <├=><╩> ╧╞╞ ╚╧╧╦ ═╧─┼═ <├=><╘> ╘┼╥═╔╬┴╠ ═╧─┼═ <├=><═> ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙ ═╧─┼═ <├=><┴> ┴╒╘╧─╔┴╠ ╔╬─┼╪ <├=><╬> ═╒╠╘╔─╔┴╠ ╔╬─┼╪ <├=><╦> ╓╔┼╫ ╦┼┘╙ ╔╬─┼╪ <├=><╧> ╧╨┼╬ ┬╒╞╞┼╥ <├=><├> ├╠╧╙┼ ┬╒╞╞┼╥ <├=><╓> ╓╔┼╫ ┬╒╞╞┼╥ <├=><╨> ╨╥╔╬╘ ┬╒╞╞┼╥ <├=><╫> ╫╥╔╘┼ ┬╒╞╞┼╥ <├=><┬> ╙┴╓┼ ┬╒╞╞┼╥ <├=><╠> ╠╧┴─ ┬╒╞╞┼╥ <├=><╪> ├╠┼┴╥ ┬╒╞╞┼╥ <├=><╥> ╥┼├┼╔╓┼ ╞╔╠┼ ╘╥┴╬╙╞┼╥ <├=><╙> ╙┼╬─ ╞╔╠┼ ╘╥┴╬╙╞┼╥ <├=><╒> ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙ ╘╥┴╬╙╞┼╥ <├=><─> ─╔╥┼├╘╧╥┘ ─╔╙╦ <├=><┘> ├╠╧├╦ ╧╘╚┼╥ <├=><┌> ─╔╙╨╠┴┘ ╧╘╚┼╥ <├=><╤> ╤╒╔╘ ╧╘╚┼╥ <├=><+> ┬╒╞╞┼╥ ╙├╥┼┼╬ -- <├=><-> ╨╥╔╬╘ ╙├╥┼┼╬ -- ┼ACH OF THESE OPTIONS, EXCEPT THE LAST TWO, IS INDICATED ON ITS RESPECTIVE PULLDOWN MENU BY THE ├OMMODORE LOGO CHARACTER AND THE KEYPRESS NECESSARY TO ACTIVATE IT. ┴LSO, YOU CAN SELECT ╦┼┘ ├╧══┴╬─╙ FROM THE ╚┼╠╨ MENU (OR PRESS <├=><╚>) ANY TIME TO SEE THE COMPLETE LIST ON YOUR SCREEN. ┴ CHANGE FROM VERSION 1.00 NOW ALLOWS YOU TO USE THESE KEY COMMANDS FROM IN OR OUT OF TERMINAL MODE, WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS: ─╔┴╠, ┴╒╘╧─╔┴╠, ═╒╠╘╔─╔┴╠, AND ┴╒╘╧ ┴╬╙╫┼╥ MAY NOT BE SELECTED WHILE YOU ARE IN TERMINAL MODE. ┬╒╞╞┼╥ ╙├╥┼┼╬ AND ╨╥╔╬╘ ╙├╥┼┼╬ MAY NOT BE SELECTED UN- LESS YOU ARE IN TERMINAL MODE. ╘HE FINAL TWO OPTIONS ARE NEW FEATURES TO THIS VERSION. ╨RESSING <├=><+> WHILE YOU ARE IN TERMINAL MODE CAUSES THE TERMINAL SCREEN TO BE SAVED TO THE BUFFER. ╔N EFFECT, IT TAKES A "SNAPSHOT" OF THE SCREEN AND SAVES IT. ╨RESSING ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 12 <├=><-> CAUSES YOUR PRINTER TO PRINT OUT A "SNAPSHOT" OF THE SCREEN. ┬OTH OF THESE FEATURES ARE HANDY FOR QUICKLY SAVING ANY IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU RECEIVE WHILE ON LINE. 3.50 ╫INDOWS ╘HERE ARE THREE TYPES OF WINDOWS: ╙╘┴╘╒╙ ┬╧╪┼╙ HAVE A DOUBLE-RULED BORDER. ╘HEY OFTEN REPORT A CONDITION AND WILL USUALLY INDICATE THE KEYPRESS(ES) NECESSARY TO CONTINUE (USUALLY <┼╙├>). ╨┴╥┴═┼╘┼╥ ╫╔╬─╧╫╙ LIST SEVERAL OPTIONS THAT CAN BE SET BY PRESSING THE KEY(S) ENCLOSED IN BRACKETS. ╙OME OF THE OPTIONS HAVE SEVERAL POSSIBLE SETTINGS: ┬╠╧├╦ ╙╔┌┼, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS OVER 200. ╨RESSING THE INDICATED KEY WILL CAUSE THE SELECTION TO INCREASE; HOLD DOWN <╙╚╔╞╘> AND PRESS THE KEY TO CAUSE IT TO DECREASE. ╨RESS <╥┼╘╒╥╬>, <┼╬╘┼╥> OR <┼╙├> TO CLEAR A PARAMETER WINDOW. ╔╬╨╒╘ ╫╔╬─╧╫╙ REQUIRE YOU TO TYPE IN INFORMATION, USUALLY A FILE NAME. ╨RESSING <╥┼╘╒╥╬> WITH NO INPUT ENTERED CANCELS THE OPTION, AS DOES <┼╙├> AT ANY TIME. ╨RESS <╥┼╘╒╥╬> AFTER TYPING IN THE INFORMATION TO ENTER IT. ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 13 4.00 ═┼╬╒ ╙┼╠┼├╘╔╧╬╙ 4.10 ╚ELP 4.11 ├OMMANDS 4.12 ╔NTRODUCTION 4.13 ╦EY ├OMMANDS <├=><╚> 4.14 ╓IEW ─OCUMENT 4.15 ╨RINT ─OCUMENT ╘HESE SELECTIONS PROVIDE THE DOCUMENTATION FOR THE PROGRAM. ╘HE THIRD ONE SHOULD BE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST; SELECTING IT (OR PRESSING <├=><╚> DISPLAYS A COMPLETE LIST OF QUICK KEY COMMANDS ON THE SCREEN. 4.20 ═ODEM 4.21 ─IAL <├=><┼> ╘HIS MAKES THE MODEM DIAL THE NUMBER THAT YOU TYPE INTO THE INPUT WINDOW. ╧NLY NUMERALS AND THE SPECIAL CHARACTERS "*", "#", AND "," ARE ACCEPTED. ╘HE FIRST TWO CHARACTERS WILL WORK ONLY WITH THE 1670 OR OTHER ╚AYES-COMPATIBLE MODEMS, AND ARE USED FOR SPECIAL DIALING FUNCTIONS IN SOME TELEPHONE EXCHANGES. ╘HE COMMA CAN BE INSERTED AT ANY POINT IN THE NUMBER TO CAUSE A ONE-SECOND DELAY. ╒P TO 30 CHARACTERS MAY BE ENTERED; PRESS <╥┼╘╒╥╬> TO DIAL THE NUMBER. ╘HE PROGRAM WILL JUMP TO ╘┼╥═╔╬┴╠ MODE IF A CARRIER IS DETECTED. ╔F THE ATTEMPT IS UNSUCCESSFUL IT WILL HANG UP THE MODEM AND RETURN YOU TO THE MAIN MENU. ┬ECAUSE THE PROGRAM NOW DEPENDS ON CARRIER DETECT TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE PHONE HAS BEEN ANSWERED, THE NEW DIALING ROUTINES WILL NOT WORK WITH MODEMS THAT DO NOT HAVE THIS FEATURE. ┼ARLY-MODEL ├OMMODORE 1660S, FOR EXAMPLE, MAY NOT WORK BECAUSE MANY OF THEM WERE SHIPPED WITHOUT THE CARRIER DETECT PIN PROPERLY CONNECTED. ╔F YOU HAVE THIS PROBLEM, THEN YOU WILL HAVE TO EITHER MODIFY THE MODEM TO CONNECT THIS PIN, OR DIAL THE NUMBER BY HAND AND SELECT ╧╞╞ ╚╧╧╦ TO CONNECT THE MODEM BEFORE GOING TO ╘┼╥═╔╬┴╠ MODE. 4.22 ┴UTO ┴NSWER <├=><╞> ╨UTS THE MODEM IN AUTO-ANSWER MODE. ┴ STATUS WINDOW WILL REPORT THAT THE MODEM IS WAITING FOR A CALL. ╫HEN A CARRIER IS DETECTED, THE PROGRAM WILL TAKE THE PHONE OFF HOOK AND GO DIRECTLY TO ╘┼╥═╔╬┴╠ MODE. ┬EFORE USING THIS OPTION IT IS NECESSARY TO SET ┴╬╙╫┼╥ ╧╬ ╥╔╬╟ (SEE ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙, BELOW) TO A VALUE OTHER THAN ZERO. ╨RESS <┼╙├> TO CANCEL THIS OPTION. ╘HIS FEATURE WILL NOT WORK WITH MODEMS THAT DO NOT HAVE TRUE CARRIER DETECT CAPABILITY. ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 14 4.23 ╧N ╚OOK <├=><╔> ╘HIS MAKES THE MODEM PUT THE PHONE ON HOOK. ╔F YOU ARE USING A 1670 OR ╚AYES-COMPATIBLE MODEM, THE PROGRAM WILL FIRST SEND THE ╚AYES ESCAPE SEQUENCE ("+++" PLUS A CARRIAGE RETURN) BEFORE HANGING UP. 4.24 ╧FF ╚OOK <├=><╩> ═AKES THE MODEM TAKE THE PHONE OFF HOOK. ┘OU CAN USE THIS TO PUT THE MODEM ON LINE AFTER MANUALLY DIALING THE NUMBER. 4.25 ╘ERMINAL <├=><╘> ╘HIS PUTS YOU IN ╘┼╥═╔╬┴╠ MODE. ╫HILE IN ╘┼╥═╔╬┴╠ MODE, EVERYTHING YOU TYPE IS SENT OVER THE MODEM, AND THE PROGRAM DISPLAYS EVERYTHING IT RECEIVES OVER THE MODEM ON YOUR SCREEN. ╫HILE THIS IS THE ONLY DIRECT WAY TO REACH ╘┼╥═╔╬┴╠ MODE, FOUR OTHER PROGRAM SELECTIONS (─╔┴╠, ┴╒╘╧─╔┴╠, ═╒╠╘╔- ─╔┴╠ AND ┴╒╘╧ ┴╬╙╫┼╥) AUTOMATICALLY JUMP TO THIS MODE UPON DETECT OF CARRIER. 4.26 ╙ETTINGS <├=><═> [═] ═ODEM ╘YPE* ╙ETS THE PROGRAM FOR EITHER THE ├┬═ 1650, ├┬═ 1660, ├┬═ 1670, ╚AYES OR ╫ESTRIDGE MODEMS. ╔F YOU HAVE A ╚AYES-COMPATIBLE MODEM, SET THIS TO ╚┴┘┼╙. ─EFAULT IS 1670. [─] ─IAL* ╞OR THE 1670 AND ╚AYES MODEMS ONLY. ╔T SETS THE PROGRAM FOR EITHER PULSE OR TONE DIALING. ─EFAULT IS TONE. ┴LL OTHER MODEMS USE PULSE DIALING REGARDLESS OF THIS SETTING. [╦] ╙PEAKER* ╞OR THE 1670 AND ╚AYES-COMPATIBLES ONLY. ╘HIS ALLOWS YOU TO TURN THE MODEM SPEAKER ON OR OFF. ------------------ * ┴LL SETTINGS MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK CAN BE CUSTOMIZED AND SAVED IN THE STARTUP FILE. ╙EE ╙╘┴╥╘╒╨, PAGE 27. ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 15 [╫] ╫AIT FOR ├ARRIER* ╞OR THE 1670 AND ╚AYES-COMPATIBLES ONLY. ╘HIS SETS THE MAXIMUM TIME, IN INCREMENTS OF 10 SECONDS, THAT THE MODEM WILL WAIT FOR THE CARRIER TO RESPOND AFTER DIALING A NUMBER. ╘HE MAXIMUM WAIT TIME IS 60 SECONDS; THE DEFAULT IS 30. [┴] ┴NSWER ON ╥ING* ╙ETS THE TIME, FROM 0 TO 9 SECONDS, THAT THE MODEM WILL LET THE PHONE RING BEFORE ANSWERING. ─EFAULT IS 0. ╔T SHOULD BE LEFT THERE UNLESS YOU ARE USING THE ┴╒╘╧ ┴╬╙╫┼╥ OPTION TO WAIT FOR A CALL. [┼] ╠OCAL ┼CHO* ╙ETS THE PROGRAM TO ECHO CHARACTERS TYPED IN ╘┼╥═╔╬┴╠ MODE TO THE SCREEN. ═OST OFTEN, THE ┬┬╙ OR SERVICE YOU ARE CALLING WILL BE USING REMOTE ECHO. ╘HIS MEANS THAT ANY CHARACTERS YOU SEND ARE IMMEDIATELY RETURNED. ┘OUR MODEM WILL THEN RECEIVE THEM AND THEY WILL BE DISPLAYED ON YOUR SCREEN. ┬ECAUSE THIS IS USUALLY THE CASE, THE DEFAULT FOR THIS SETTING IS ╬╧. ╧N THE OTHER HAND, IF THE HOST IS USING LOCAL ECHO, THEN THE CHARACTERS YOU SEND ARE NOT RETURNED. ╘HIS IS OFTEN THE CASE WHEN YOU ARE COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY WITH ANOTHER PERSON INSTEAD OF A BULLETIN BOARD. ╔N THIS CASE IT IS UP TO YOU TO PRINT ANY CHARACTERS YOU SEND TO YOUR OWN SCREEN. ╘O DO THIS, SET THIS TO ┘┼╙. ╔F YOU ARE CONNECTED TO ANOTHER COMPUTER AND CAN'T SEE ANYTHING YOU ARE TYPING, SET THIS TO ┘┼╙. ╔F IT IS SET TO ┘┼╙ AND YOU ARE GETTING DUPLICATES OF EACH CHARACTER YOU TYPE (LLIIKKEE TTHHIISS), SET IT TO ╬╧. [┬] ┬AUD ╥ATE* ╙ELECTS A BAUD RATE OF EITHER 300, 1200, OR 2400. ╘HE 1650 AND 1660 ARE CAPABLE OF USING A BAUD RATE OF ONLY 300; THE 1670 OR OTHER ╚AYES-COMPATIBLES CAN USE EITHER 300 OR 1200. ┴ FEW MODEMS ARE CAPABLE OF USING 2400 BAUD. ╬OTE, HOWEVER, THAT PROBLEMS MAY OCCUR WITH ╪MODEM PROTOCOL FILE TRANSFERS AT 2400 BAUD. ╘HE DEFAULT BAUD RATE IS 1200. [╠] ╫ORD ╠ENGTH* ╙ELECTS A WORD LENGTH OF EITHER 5, 6, 7, OR 8 BITS. ╘HE MOST COMMON WORD LENGTHS ARE 7 AND 8. ─EFAULT IS 8. ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 16 [╙] ╙TOP ┬ITS* ╙ELECTS EITHER 1 OR 2 STOP BITS. ╘HE MOST COMMONLY USED IS 1; THAT IS THE DEFAULT. [╨] ╨ARITY* ╙ELECTS ONE OF FIVE POSSIBLE PARITY SETTINGS: ╬╧╬┼, ╧──, ┼╓┼╬, ═┴╥╦, OR ╙╨┴├┼. ╘HE MOST COMMON IS ╬╧╬┼; THAT IS THE DEFAULT. [╒] ─UPLEX* ╙ELECTS EITHER FULL OR HALF DUPLEX. ┴S IT TURNS OUT, CHANGING THIS SETTING WILL HAVE NO PRACTICAL EFFECT ON THE OPERATION OF THE MODEM OR TERMINAL PROGRAM. ├HANGING IT TOGGLES THE VALUE OF BIT 4 OF MEMORY LOCATION $0┴11 (MOCK ╥╙-232 COMMAND REGISTER), WHICH ├OMMODORE INDICATES CONTROLS THE DUPLEX MODE OF THE ╥╙-232 INTERFACE. ╚OWEVER, ACCORDING TO AT LEAST ONE SOURCE (1), THIS BIT IS NOT CHECKED BY ANY ╥╙-232 ROUTINE, AND ITS SETTING HAS NO EFFECT ON THE OPERATION OF THE INTERFACE. ─UPLEX IS OFTEN CONFUSED WITH ECHO. ┴ FULL-DUPLEX INTERFACE CAN SEND AND RECEIVE DATA SIMULTANEOUSLY. ┴ HALF-DUPLEX INTERFACE CAN ONLY SEND OR RECEIVE, DEPENDING ON HOW IT IS SET. ┴LL ├OMMODORE MODEMS ALWAYS OPERATE AT FULL-DUPLEX. ┼CHO, ON THE OTHER HAND, DETERMINES WHETHER OR NOT THE HOST IS RETURNING ANY DATA THAT YOU SEND. ╠OCAL ECHO MEANS THAT THE HOST IS NOT RETURNING THE DATA, AND YOUR OWN SYSTEM MUST DISPLAY WHAT YOU SEND OVER THE MODEM. ╥EMOTE ECHO MEANS THAT THE HOST IS RETURNING (ECHOING) EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEND. ╞OR CONSISTENCY'S SAKE THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES A ╠╧├┴╠ ┼├╚╧ SETTING (UNDER ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙, ABOVE). ╙ET IT TO ┘┼╙ FOR LOCAL ECHO, AND ╬╧ FOR REMOTE ECHO. ╘HIS SETTING, ─╒╨╠┼╪, IS PROVIDED ONLY FOR COMPLETENESS, AND IN CASE A FUTURE VERSION OF THE ╦ERNAL MAKES USE OF THIS LOCATION. [╘] ╘RANSLATE* ╘HIS SETTING TOGGLES THE ╘┼╥═╔╬┴╠ TRANSLATE TABLES ON OR OFF. ------------------ (1) ═APPING THE ├OMMODORE 128. ╧TTIS ╥. ├OWPER, ├OMPUTE! ╨UBLICATIONS, 1986, P. 127. ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 17 ═OST TELECOMMUNICATIONS IS DONE IN STANDARD ┴╙├╔╔, WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM THE ┴╙├╔╔ USED BY ├OMMODORE COMPUTERS (OFTEN CALLED ╨┼╘┴╙├╔╔, OR SIMPLY ╨┼╘╙├╔╔). ┴ ┘┼╙ SETTING MEANS THAT INCOMING DATA IS TRANSLATED FROM ┴╙├╔╔ TO ╨┼╘╙├╔╔, AND OUTGOING DATA IS TRANSLATED FROM ╨┼╘╙├╔╔ TO ┴╙├╔╔. ╘HE DEFAULT IS ┘┼╙. ╔F YOU ARE COMMUNICATING WITH A ┬┬╙ THAT USES ╨┼╘╙├╔╔, OR WITH ANOTHER ├OMMODORE COMPUTER, YOU CAN SET THIS TO ╬╧ TO TURN THE TRANSLATE TABLES OFF. ╔F THE SETTING IS INCORRECT, ALL UPPERCASE AND LOWERCASE LETTERS DISPLAYED TO YOUR SCREEN WILL BE REVERSED (L╔╦┼ T╚╔╙ INSTEAD OF ╠IKE ╘HIS), OR WILL BE PRINTED IN ALL UPPERCASE. [╠] ╞ILTER ╠INEFEEDS* ╙OME ┬┬╙S AND COMPUTERS BASED ON STANDARD ┴╙├╔╔ SEND A LINE FEED (┴╙├╔╔ $0┴) ALONG WITH EACH CARRIAGE RETURN. ├OMMODORE COMPUTERS ON THE OTHER HAND AUTOMATICALLY PRINT A LINEFEED WITH EACH CARRIAGE RETURN (┴╙├╔╔ $0─), SO THE EXTRA LINEFEED CHARACTERS ARE NOT NECESSARY. ╘HIS SETTING ALLOWS YOU TO ELIMINATE THOSE EXTRA LINEFEEDS. ╘HE DEFAULT IS ┘┼╙. ╔F EACH NEW LINE OF CHARACTERS ON YOUR DISPLAY IS PRINTING OVER THE OLD LINE, YOU SHOULD SET THIS TO ╬╧. ╧N THE OTHER HAND, IF THE LINES OF CHARACTERS ON YOUR DISPLAY ARE DOUBLE-SPACED, YOU PROBABLY NEED TO SET IT TO ┘┼╙. 4.30 ╔NDEX ╘HIS FEATURE LETS YOU SET UP AN INDEX FILE OF NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS. ╒P TO 63 DIFFERENT RECORDS MAY BE STORED IN THE INDEX. ╔N ADDITION TO THE NAME AND NUMBER, THE INDEX WILL ALSO SAVE THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS IN EACH RECORD: ┬AUD ╥ATE, ╨ROTOCOL, ╫ORD ╠ENGTH, ╙TOP ┬ITS, ╨ARITY, ╠OCAL ┼CHO, ╘RANSLATE, ╞ILTER ╠INEFEEDS, AND DEFINITIONS FOR ALL EIGHT FUNCTION KEYS. ╘HE NEW INDEX ROUTINES SUPPORT: EDITING OF INDIVIDUAL PARAMETERS IN AN INDEX RECORD, AUTODIALING, AND REPEAT AND MULTIDIALING. ╘HE INDEX CAN BE SAVED TO YOUR PROGRAM DISK, AND IT WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY LOADED WHENEVER YOU SUBSEQUENTLY LOAD AND RUN ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═. 4.31 ┴UTODIAL <├=><┴> ─IALS THE MODEM USING THE PHONE NUMBER INDEX. ┴ WINDOW ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN WILL DISPLAY THE NAMES OF THE FIRST 16 RECORDS IN THE INDEX. ╒SE <├╒╥╙╧╥ ╒╨> OR <├╒╥╙╧╥ ─╬> TO MOVE THE CURSOR (A CHECK MARK) TO THE NAME YOU WANT TO ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 18 CALL (YOU MAY ALSO USE A JOYSTICK OR MOUSE TO SELECT THE NAME). ╘HE NAMES IN THE WINDOW WILL SCROLL TO ACCOMMODATE THE ENTIRE INDEX. ╨RESS <╥┼╘╒╥╬> TO DIAL THE NUMBER. ┬EFORE DIALING THE NUMBER, THE PROGRAM WILL INSTALL ALL OF THE PARAMETERS DEFINED IN THE RECORD, INCLUDING THE FUNCTION KEYS. ┴FTER DIALING, IT WILL THEN JUMP TO ╘┼╥═╔╬┴╠ MODE UPON CARRIER DETECT, OR RETURN YOU TO THE MAIN MENU IF THE ATTEMPT FAILS. ┘OU MAY PRESS <┼╙├> TO CANCEL THIS FUNCTION EITHER BEFORE DIALING, OR AFTER THE MODEM HAS DIALED THE NUMBER. 4.32 ═ULTIDIAL <├=><╬> ╘HIS WILL DISPLAY THE INDEX IN A WINDOW ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN, SIMILAR TO ┴╒╘╧─╔┴╠. ┴LSO, AN EMPTY BOX WILL APPEAR ON THE RIGHT. ┴S YOU SELECT NAMES FROM THE INDEX, THEY WILL APPEAR, IN ORDER OF SELECTION, IN THE BOX. ╬AMES MAY BE REPEATED, AND UP TO 16 TOTAL MAY BE SELECTED. ╘O REPEATEDLY DIAL A SINGLE NUMBER, JUST SELECT ONE NAME FROM THE INDEX. ╘O DIAL, PRESS <┼╙├> TO CLEAR THE INDEX WINDOW ON THE LEFT, THEN PRESS <╥┼╘╒╥╬>. (╘O CANCEL THE FUNCTION AT THIS POINT, JUST PRESS <┼╙├> TWICE.) ╘HE PROGRAM WILL CYCLE THROUGH THE LIST YOU SELECTED INDEFINITELY, DIALING EACH NUMBER IN TURN, UNTIL A CARRIER IS DETECTED, OR UNTIL YOU CANCEL BY PRESSING <┼╙├>. ╘O SKIP A NUMBER (FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU GET A BUSY SIGNAL), PRESS <┴╠╘>. 4.33 ┴DD ╥ECORD ╘HIS FUNCTION DISPLAYS AN INPUT WINDOW FOR ALL RECORD PARAMETERS. ╬AME, ╬UMBER, AND ╦EYS WILL BE BLANK. ╘HE REMAINING PARAMETERS WILL BE SET TO MATCH THOSE CURRENTLY IN USE. ╒SE <├╒╥╙╧╥ ╒╨> , <├╒╥╙╧╥ ─╬> OR <╥┼╘╒╥╬> TO MOVE THE CURSOR FROM FIELD TO FIELD. ╘HE CURSOR WILL WRAP FROM THE LAST FIELD TO THE FIRST, AND VICE VERSA. ╘HE ╬AME AND ╦EY FIELDS WILL ACCEPT ANY ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER, ╬UMBER WILL ACCEPT ONLY ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTERS AND THE SPECIAL CHARACTERS <*>, <#>, AND <,>. ┼NTRIES IN THE ╦EY FIELDS (ONLY) MAY BE DELETED BY PRESSING <╙╚╔╞╘><├╠╥> WHILE THE CURSOR IS ON THE FIRST CHARACTER IN THE FIELD. ┴NY PARAMETER MAY BE CHANGED ANY NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE THE RECORD IS SAVED. ╘O INSERT A CARRIAGE RETURN ($0─) ANYWHERE IN A FUNCTION KEY DEFINITION, JUST TYPE A BACKSLASH (<┼╬╟╠╔╙╚ ╨╧╒╬─>). ╘O SAVE A RECORD, PRESS <┴╠╘>. ┘OU MAY ALSO PRESS <┼╙├> AT THIS POINT TO CANCEL THE FUNCTION AND NOT SAVE THE RECORD. ╘HE PROGRAM WILL ╬╧╘ SAVE A RECORD THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN AT LEAST A ╬AME AND A ╬UMBER. ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 19 4.34 ┼DIT ╥ECORD ╘HIS FUNCTION WORKS IN EXACTLY THE SAME FASHION AS ┴── ╥┼├╧╥─, EXCEPT THAT THE RECORD TO BE EDITED IS FIRST SELECTED FROM A LIST OF RECORDS CURRENTLY IN THE INDEX. ┴LSO, CHANGES MADE TO A RECORD MAY NOT BE CANCELLED BY PRESSING <┼╙├>. ╨RESSING <┼╙├> OR <┴╠╘> SAVES THE EDITED RECORD TO THE INDEX. 4.35 ─ELETE ╥ECORD ╘HIS ALLOWS YOU TO DELETE ANY RECORD IN THE INDEX. ┴FTER YOU SELECT THE RECORD, THE PROGRAM DISPLAYS ALL THE RECORD PARAMETERS, THEN REQUESTS CONFIRMATION. 4.36 ╓IEW ╦EYS <├=><╦> ┴LLOWS YOU TO VIEW THE CURRENT FUNCTION KEY DEFINITIONS. 4.37 ╙AVE ┴FTER YOU'VE MADE ANY CHANGES TO THE INDEX, SELECT THIS TO SAVE IT TO THE PROGRAM DISK. ╘HE NEXT TIME YOU LOAD AND RUN ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═, THE NEW INDEX WILL BE LOADED INTO MEMORY. 4.40 ┬UFFER 4.41 ╧PEN <├=><╧> ╧PENS THE CAPTURE BUFFER TO SAVE ("CAPTURE") DATA TRANSFERRED OVER THE MODEM. ┴N ╧╨┼╬ BUFFER IS INDICATED BY AN UPPERCASE "╧" PRINTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE NUMBER IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE SCREEN. ╘HAT NUMBER REPRESENTS HOW MANY BYTES ARE REMAINING IN THE BUFFER. ╫HEN THE BUFFER IS OPEN, THE NUMBER OF BYTES FREE WILL DECREASE AS DATA IS ADDED. ╫HEN THE BUFFER IS FULL (BYTES FREE EQUALS "00000") A WINDOW WILL BE DISPLAYED TO INDICATE THIS AND THE BUFFER WILL BE CLOSED. ╘HE ONLY CHARACTER THAT MAY NOT BE SAVED TO THE BUFFER IS THE ─┼╠┼╘┼ CHARACTER (╨┼╘╙├╔╔ $14). ╔NSTEAD, WHEN ─┼╠┼╘┼ IS DETECTED, THE NUMBER OF BYTES FREE IS INCREMENTED SO THAT ANY CHARACTER ADDED AFTER THE ─┼╠┼╘┼ WILL OVERWRITE THE PREVIOUS CHARACTER. ╔N OTHER WORDS, ─┼╠┼╘┼ FUNCTIONS EXACTLY THE SAME WAY IN THE BUFFER AS IT DOES ON THE SCREEN, ELIMINATING UNWANTED CHARACTERS. 4.42 ├LOSE <├=><├> ├LOSES THE CAPTURE BUFFER SO THAT DATA TRANSFERRED OVER THE MODEM IS NOT ADDED TO IT. ┴ CLOSED BUFFER IS INDICATED BY AN UPPERCASE "├" PRINTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE NUMBER IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE SCREEN. ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 20 4.43 ╓IEW <├=><╓> ─ISPLAYS THE CONTENTS OF THE CAPTURE BUFFER TO THE SCREEN. ╘HE FOLLOWING KEYS ARE ACTIVE: <╙╚╔╞╘> OR <╙╚╔╞╘ ╠╧├╦> PAUSES THE DISPLAY. <╙╘╧╨> TERMINATES THE DISPLAY, BUT LEAVES IT ON THE SCREEN. <┼╙├> CLEARS THE DISPLAY AND RETURNS YOU TO THE MAIN MENU. ┘OU MUST PRESS <╙╘╧╨> FIRST. ┴LL ╨┼╘╙├╔╔ CONTROL CHARACTERS ($00 - $1╞) ARE DISPLAYED TO THE SCREEN AS REVERSE ALPHABETIC CHARACTERS. ╞OR EXAMPLE, ├ONTROL-┌ ($1┴) IS REPRESENTED BY A REVERSE LOWERCASE "Z". ╘HE ONE EXCEPTION TO THIS IS THE CARRIAGE RETURN ($0─), WHICH IS PRINTED NORMALLY. 4.44 ╨RINT <├=><╨> ╙ENDS THE CONTENTS OF THE CAPTURE BUFFER TO THE PRINTER (MUST BE DEVICE NUMBER 4). ╘HE FOLLOWING KEYS ARE ACTIVE: <╙╚╔╞╘> OR <╙╚╔╞╘ ╠╧├╦> PAUSES THE PRINTER. <┼╙├> STOPS THE PRINTER AND RETURNS TO THE MAIN MENU. ╘HIS FUNCTION REPLACES ALL ╨┼╘╙├╔╔ CONTROL CHARACTERS WITH PERIODS TO AVOID POSSIBLE CONFLICTS WITH PRINTERS OR INTERFACES THAT COULD INTERPRET THEM AS PRINTER CONTROL CODES (SUCH AS FORMATTING COMMANDS). 4.45 ╫RITE <├=><╫> ╘HIS IS A VERY RUDIMENTARY MESSAGE WRITER. ╙ELECTING IT ALLOWS YOU TO TYPE DATA DIRECTLY INTO THE BUFFER. ╔T DOESN'T MATTER IF THE BUFFER IS OPEN OR CLOSED. ╫╥╔╘┼ SUPPORTS NO EDITING FUNCTIONS OTHER THAN THE <─┼╠┼╘┼> KEY. ╔N A FUTURE VERSION, THIS WILL BE REPLACED WITH A FULL-FEATURED ┼─╔╘ OPTION THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO NOT ONLY ADD DATA, BUT ALSO TO EDIT DATA IN THE CAPTURE BUFFER. 4.46 ╙AVE <├=><┬> ╙AVES THE CONTENTS OF THE CAPTURE BUFFER TO DISK. ┴N INPUT WINDOW WILL APPEAR TO ALLOW YOU TO ENTER A NAME FOR THE FILE. ╘HE FILE MAY BE SAVED AS A EITHER A PROGRAM OR SEQUENTIAL FILE. ┴S A RULE YOU ARE PROBABLY BETTER OFF SAVING TEXT DATA IN SEQUENTIAL FILES, WHICH CAN BE EDITED LATER USING ALMOST ANY WORD PROCESSOR. ╞ILES THAT ARE DOWNLOADED TO THE CAPTURE BUFFER, OF COURSE, MUST BE SAVED ACCORDING TO THE FILE TYPE THAT WAS DESIGNATED WHEN THE FILE WAS DOWNLOADED. ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 21 4.47 ╠OAD <├=><╠> ╠OADS ANY SEQUENTIAL OR PROGRAM FILE (62.5╦ OR LESS IN LENGTH) FROM DISK INTO THE CAPTURE BUFFER. ┴N INPUT WINDOW WILL APPEAR TO ALLOW YOU TO ENTER THE FILENAME, FILETYPE, AND DISK DRIVE. ╘HE FILE THAT IS LOADED IS APPENDED TO ANY DATA THAT MAY ALREADY BE PRESENT IN THE BUFFER. 4.48 ╟O TO ┴SCII & ╟O TO ╨ETSCII ╘HESE TWO FUNCTIONS WILL TRANSLATE THE CONTENTS OF THE BUFFER FROM ╨┼╘╙├╔╔ TO ┴╙├╔╔, AND VICE VERSA. ╙OME CARE IS REQUIRED IN USING THEM. ╞OR EXAMPLE, CHOOSING ╟╧ ╘╧ ╨┼╘╙├╔╔ WHILE YOU HAVE A ╨┼╘╙├╔╔ FILE IN THE BUFFER WILL PROBABLY YIELD UNDESIRABLE RESULTS. 4.49 ├LEAR <├=><╪> ┼RASES THE CONTENTS OF THE CAPTURE BUFFER. ┴ PROMPT WILL APPEAR TO REQUEST CONFIRMATION; TYPE <┘> TO CLEAR THE BUFFER OR <╬> TO RETURN TO THE MAIN MENU. 4.50 ╘RANSFER 4.51 ╥ECEIVE ╞ILE <├=><╥> ╘HIS FUNCTION USES THE CURRENTLY SELECTED PROTOCOL TO DOWNLOAD A FILE FROM THE HOST COMPUTER. ┘OU MAY RECEIVE A FILE EITHER TO THE CAPTURE BUFFER OR TO DISK. ╫HEN ╥┼├┼╔╓┼ ╞╔╠┼ IS SELECTED, AN INPUT WINDOW WILL APPEAR REQUESTING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: ╞╔╠┼╬┴═┼: ┼NTER THE NAME OF THE FILE AS YOU WOULD LIKE IT TO APPEAR ON YOUR DISK DIRECTORY. ╘HE NAME YOU ENTER DOES NOT HAVE TO MATCH THE NAME APPEARING ON THE BULLETIN BOARD'S (OR OTHER SENDER'S) DIRECTORY OR LIBRARY LISTING. ╞╔╠┼╘┘╨┼: ┼NTER <╨> FOR ╨ROGRAM OR <╙> FOR ╙EQUENCIAL FILE TYPE. ─╥╔╓┼: ┼NTER <8> OR <9> TO SAVE THE FILE TO DRIVE NUMBER 8 OR 9. ╔N ADDITION, YOU CAN ALSO SELECT <┬> TO RECEIVE THE FILE DIRECTLY TO YOUR CAPTURE BUFFER. ┘OU CAN ALSO PRESS <┼╙├> AT THIS POINT TO ABORT THE DOWNLOAD. ┘OU MAY RECEIVE (OR SEND) ANY FILE THAT IS LESS THAN 62.5 KILOBYTES IN LENGTH (ABOUT 252 ├┬═ DISK BLOCKS) TO OR FROM THE CAPTURE BUFFER. ┬E WARNED: RECEIVING A FILE TO THE BUFFER CAUSES THE BUFFER'S PREVIOUS CONTENTS TO BE ERASED! ┬E SURE TO SAVE ANYTHING IMPORTANT TO DISK FIRST. ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 22 ┴FTER YOU'VE ENTERED THIS INFORMATION, THE INPUT WINDOW WILL BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER ONE THAT WILL DISPLAY THE PROGRESS OF THE FILE TRANSFER: THE FILE NAME, THE FILE TYPE, AND A DIGITAL DISPLAY OF GOOD AND BAD BLOCKS RECEIVED. ╔F YOU RECEIVE THE FILE TO DISK, IT WILL BE SAVED TO DISK UNDER THE FILENAME YOU ENTERED. ╔F YOU RECEIVE IT TO THE CAPTURE BUFFER, THE FILE SHOULD BE SAVED TO DISK AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY. ┴SSUMING THE TRANSFER WAS SUCCESSFUL, YOU WILL BE RETURNED TO ╘┼╥═╔╬┴╠ MODE WHEN IT IS FINISHED. ╔F NOT, A STATUS WINDOW WILL INDICATE THAT THE TRANSFER WAS ABORTED. ╨RESS <┼╙├> TO RETURN TO ╘┼╥═╔╬┴╠ MODE. ┘OU CAN ABORT A TRANSFER IN PROGRESS AT ANY POINT BY PRESSING <┼╙├>. 4.52 ╙END ╞ILE <├=><╙> ╘HIS FUNCTION USES THE CURRENTLY SELECTED PROTOCOL TO UPLOAD A FILE TO THE HOST COMPUTER. ╫HEN ╙┼╬─ ╞╔╠┼ IS SELECTED, AN INPUT WINDOW WILL APPEAR, REQUESTING THE FILENAME, FILETYPE, AND THE DRIVE NUMBER OF THE FILE YOU ARE GOING TO SEND. ╘HE FILENAME AND FILETYPE YOU ENTER MUST BE THE SAME AS THEY APPEAR ON YOUR DISK DIRECTORY. ┴S WITH ╥┼├┼╔╓┼ ╞╔╠┼, YOU HAVE A CHOICE OF STORING THE FILE TO BE UPLOADED ON DISK OR IN THE CAPTURE BUFFER. ╔F YOU ARE USING ╪MODEM, ╪MODEM/├╥├, ╫INDOWED ╪MODEM, OR ╨UNTER PROTOCOL, THIS OPTION THEN PROCEEDS IN A FASHION SIMILAR TO ╥┼├┼╔╓┼ ╞╔╠┼, EXCEPT THAT YOU ARE SENDING THE DATA INSTEAD OF RECEIVING IT. ╔F YOU HAVE SELECTED ┬LOCK AS YOUR PROTOCOL, THE UPLOAD IS HANDLED A BIT DIFFERENTLY. ┬LOCK TRANSFER (SOMETIMES CALLED STRAIGHT, OR ┴╙├╔╔ TRANSFER) ISN'T A FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL AT ALL, STRICTLY SPEAKING. ╔T SIMPLY MEANS THAT THE DATA IS BEING SENT "AS IS" WITH NO ERROR CHECKING. ╘HE WHOLE BLOCK OF DATA IS DUMPED TO THE MODEM, AND IS PRINTED TO YOUR SCREEN AS IT IS SENT. ┬LOCK TRANSFER CAN PRESENT A PROBLEM IF THE HOST SYSTEM ISN'T FAST ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE DATA AS QUICKLY AS IT'S BEING SENT. ╔F YOU ATTEMPT A BLOCK TRANSFER AND FIND THAT THE HOST ISN'T GETTING EVERYTHING YOU SEND, OR IF THE DATA IS GARBLED, TRY ADJUSTING THE ├╚┴╥┴├╘┼╥ ─┼╠┴┘ OR ╠╔╬┼ ─┼╠┴┘ SETTINGS (SEE ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙, BELOW). ┬LOCK TRANSFER CAN OFTEN BE USED TO SEND MESSAGES, PREVIOUSLY TYPED AND SAVED TO THE CAPTURE BUFFER OR DISK, TO BULLETIN BOARDS. ╘HIS CAN SAVE YOU VALUABLE TIME ONLINE. ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 23 4.53 ╙ETTINGS <├=><╒> [╨] ╨ROTOCOL* ┴LLOWS YOU TO SELECT EITHER ╪MODEM, ╪MODEM/├╥├, ╫INDOWED ╪MODEM, ╨UNTER, OR ┬LOCK AS THE FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL. ╘HE PROTOCOL MUST MATCH THE ONE BEING USED BY THE HOST. ─EFAULT IS ╪MODEM. ╘HE CURRENT PROTOCOL SELECTION IS PERMANENTLY DISPLAYED IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE SCREEN. ╘WO NEW PROTOCOLS ARE AVAILABLE WITH THIS VERSION. ╪MODEM/├╥├ USES A MORE COMPLEX METHOD OF CALCULATING THE CHECKSUM SENT WITH EACH BLOCK AND IS RAPIDLY BECOMING THE STANDARD ╪MODEM PROTOCOL. ╫INDOWED ╪MODEM IS A MORE ESOTERIC VARIATION OF THE PROTOCOL THAT RECEIVES A "WINDOW" OF FOUR 128-BYTE BLOCKS BEFORE ACKNOWLEDGING THE TRANSFER. ┴T PRESENT IT MAY BE USED ONLY TO RECEIVE FILES, NOT SEND THEM. ┴LSO, ╫INDOWED ╪MODEM HAS BEEN TESTED SO FAR ON JUST ONE SYSTEM, ╨EOPLE ╠INK, THAT HAS IMPLEMENTED THIS PROTOCOL. ╘HE ╪MODEM PROTOCOLS ARE DESIGNED TO "STEP-DOWN" DURING HANDSHAKING. ╞OR EXAMPLE, IF YOU SELECT ╫INDOWED ╪MODEM AS YOUR PROTOCOL, AND THE HOST IS USING PLAIN CHECKSUM ╪MODEM, ╒LTRATERM WILL ATTEMPT TO HANDSHAKE FIRST USING ╫INDOWED ╪MODEM, THEN IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY STEP DOWN TO ╪MODEM/├╥├, AND FINALLY PLAIN ╪MODEM. [┬] ┬LOCK ╙IZE* ╞OR ╨UNTER PROTOCOL ONLY. ╘HIS ALLOWS YOU TO SET THE DATA BLOCK SIZE TO ANY VALUE BETWEEN 40 AND 255. ╘HE DEFAULT IS 255. ╠OWER VALUES INCREASE THE FREQUENCY OF ERROR CHECKING, AND SHOULD BE USED IF YOU HAVE A BAD PHONE CONNECTION AND ARE GETTING AN INORDINATE NUMBER OF BAD BLOCKS. [─] ├HARACTER ─ELAY* ╞OR USE WITH ┬LOCK PROTOCOL ONLY. ╘HIS DETERMINES THE DURATION OF THE DELAY BETWEEN EACH CHARACTER SENT. ┼ACH INCREMENT EQUALS ONE THOUSANDTH OF A SECOND OF DELAY BETWEEN CHARACTERS. ─EFAULT IS ZERO. ╙OME SLOWER SYSTEMS MAY NOT BE CAPABLE OF RECEIVING DATA AT FULL SPEED. ╫HAT THEY RECEIVE WILL BE GARBLED AND THEY MAY LOSE MUCH OF THE DATA YOU TRANSMIT. ╘O PREVENT THIS, SLOW DOWN THE RATE THAT YOU SEND THE DATA BY INCREASING THIS VALUE. [╠] ╠INE ─ELAY* ╔N ADDITION TO DELAYS BETWEEN CHARACTERS, THE ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 24 MESSAGE BASES OF SOME SYSTEMS ALSO NEED TIME TO PROCESS LINES OF TEXT AS THEY ARE RECEIVED. ╔NCREASING THIS VALUE INCREASES THE DELAY SENT FOLLOWING EACH CARRIAGE RETURN ($0─) EMBEDDED IN THE TEXT YOU SEND. ┴S WITH ├╚┴╥┴├╘┼╥ ─┼╠┴┘, THIS IS FOR USE WITH ┬LOCK PROTOCOL ONLY, AND EACH INCREMENT EQUALS ONE HUNDREDTH OF A SECOND OF DELAY BETWEEN LINES. ─EFAULT IS ZERO. [╘] ╘RANSLATE ═OST OF THE FILES YOU WILL BE TRANSFERRING WILL BE PROGRAM OR DATA FILES THAT MUST BE KEPT INTACT. ╔F ANY OF THE DATA IS CHANGED, THE RESULTANT PROGRAM WILL NOT WORK, AND A DATA FILE WILL BE GARBLED. ╘HEREFORE THIS SETTING SHOULD ALMOST ALWAYS BE SET TO ╬╧. ╘HAT'S THE DEFAULT. ┴S AN EXTRA PRECAUTION, THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW PARAMETERS THAT CAN'T BE CHANGED IN THE STARTUP FILE. ╘HIS OPTION IS PROVIDED FOR THOSE RARE INSTANCES WHEN YOU NEED TO TRANSLATE A TEXT FILE AS YOU TRANSFER IT. ╫HEN IT IS SET TO ┘┼╙, RECEIVED DATA IS TRANSLATED FROM ┴╙├╔╔ TO ╨┼╘╙├╔╔, AND DATA THAT IS SENT IS TRANSLATED FROM ╨┼╘╙├╔╔ TO ┴╙├╔╔. [╠] ╞ILTER ╠INEFEEDS ┴LLOWS YOU TO FILTER LINEFEED CHARACTERS (┴╙├╔╔ $0┴) FROM A FILE AS IT IS RECEIVED. ╔T HAS NO EFFECT ON FILES THAT ARE SENT. ╘HIS SETTING SERVES A FUNCTION SIMILAR TO ╘╥┴╬╙╠┴╘┼, ABOVE. ╔T SHOULD BE SET TO ┘┼╙ ONLY WHEN YOU ARE RECEIVING A TEXT FILE, AND YOU WANT TO ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY LINEFEEDS. ─EFAULT IS ╬╧. [─] ─╠┼ ═ASKING ╞OR USE WITH ╪MODEM PROTOCOLS ONLY. ╙OME SYSTEMS USE A ─╠┼ (─ATA ╠INE ┼SCAPE) CODE TO ENSURE THAT CERTAIN VALUES WILL BE SENT AS DATA INSTEAD OF BEING INTERPRETED AS CONTROL CODES (╙┘╬, ─├1, AND ─├3). ╔F THE SYSTEM YOU ARE CALLING USES ─╠┼ MASKING, THEN YOU MUST SET THIS TO ┘┼╙ IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFER FILES. ╧THERWISE, YOU SHOULD LEAVE IT SET TO ╬╧. ─EFAULT IS ╬╧. 4.60 ─ISK ┴LL THE DISK FUNCTIONS NOW SUPPORT TWO DRIVES, DEVICE NUMBERS 8 AND 9. ╔MMEDIATELY AFTER SELECTING MOST OF THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS, A PROMPT WILL APPEAR REQUESTING THE NUMBER OF THE DRIVE YOU WANT TO ACCESS. ╘HE DRIVE LAST SELECTED WILL APPEAR AFTER THE PROMPT AS THE DEFAULT. ╘O SELECT THE DEFAULT DRIVE, PRESS <╥┼╘╒╥╬>. ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 25 4.61 ─IRECTORY <├=><─> ─ISPLAYS THE CURRENT DISK DIRECTORY IN A WINDOW ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN. ╔F THE DIRECTORY IS TOO LONG TO FIT IN THE WINDOW, YOU CAN PRESS <╥┼╘╒╥╬> TO PAGE THROUGH IT. ╘O ERASE THE DIRECTORY WINDOW AND RETURN TO THE MAIN MENU, PRESS <┼╙├>. ╘O KEEP THE DIRECTORY ON THE SCREEN, PRESS <┴╠╘>. 4.62 ╙CRATCH ╞ILE ─ELETES THE DISK FILE YOU SPECIFY. 4.63 ╥ENAME ╞ILE ┴LLOWS YOU TO RENAME ANY DISK FILE. 4.64 ├OLLECT ─ISK ╓ALIDATES THE DISK CURRENTLY IN THE DRIVE. 4.65 ╞ORMAT ─ISK ╞ORMATS THE DISK CURRENTLY IN THE DRIVE. 4.66 ─ISK ═ODE ╨ROVIDED YOU ARE USING ONE OR TWO ├OMMODORE 1571 DISK DRIVES, THIS OPTION ALLOWS YOU TO SET EACH OF THEM FOR EITHER 1541 OR 1571 MODE. ╨RESS THE NUMBER OF THE DRIVE TO CHANGE THE MODE, THEN PRESS <╥┼╘╒╥╬> TO EXIT. 4.70 ╥EADER ╘HIS FEATURE ALLOWS YOU TO EXAMINE A TEXT FILE ON THE DISK WITHOUT LOADING IT INTO MEMORY. 4.71 ╓IEW ─ISPLAYS THE CONTENTS OF A TEXT FILE ON THE SCREEN. ╒SE THESE KEYS TO CONTROL THE DISPLAY: <╙╚╔╞╘> OR <╙╚╔╞╘ ╠╧├╦> PAUSES THE DISPLAY. <╙╘╧╨> TERMINATES THE DISPLAY, BUT LEAVES IT ON THE SCREEN. <┼╙├> CLEARS THE DISPLAY AND RETURNS YOU TO THE MAIN MENU. ┘OU MUST PRESS <╙╘╧╨> FIRST. ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 26 4.72 ╨RINT ╙ENDS THE CONTENTS OF THE TEXT FILE TO THE PRINTER. ╘HE FOLLOWING KEYS ARE ACTIVE: <╙╚╔╞╘> OR <╙╚╔╞╘ ╠╧├╦> PAUSES THE PRINTER. <┼╙├> STOPS THE PRINTER AND EXITS TO THE MAIN MENU. 4.73 ╙ETTINGS [╘] ╘RANSLATE ╔F THE DISK FILE IS ┴╙├╔╔, SET THIS TO ┘┼╙ TO TRANSLATE IT TO ╨┼╘╙├╔╔ BEFORE VIEWING OR PRINTING. ─EFAULT IS ╬╧. [╠] ╞ILTER ╠INEFEEDS ╞ILTERS ALL ┴╙├╔╔ LINEFEED CHARACTERS ($0┴) FROM THE FILE WHEN SET TO ┘┼╙. ─EFAULT IS ┘┼╙. 4.80 ╧THER 4.81 ├LOCK <├=><┘> ╒SE THIS TO SET THE 12-HOUR CLOCK DISPLAYED IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE SCREEN. ╘HE TIME MUST BE ENTERED IN THE FORM "HHMM", SO THAT "1:39" WOULD BE ENTERED AS "0139". 4.82 ─ISPLAY <├=><┌> ╠ETS YOU CUSTOMIZE THE SCREEN DISPLAY TO YOUR LIKING. ┴LL THESE PARAMETERS ARE SAVED AS DEFAULTS WHEN YOU SELECT ╙╘┴╥╘╒╨. [┬] ┬ACKGROUND* ╙ETS THE SCREEN BACKGROUND COLOR. ╘HIS SETTING CANNOT BE SET TO THE COLOR CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO ╘┼╪╘. ╔F THAT IS THE COLOR YOU WANT, YOU WILL HAVE TO CHANGE THE TEXT COLOR FIRST. ─EFAULT IS ╫╚╔╘┼. [╘] ╘EXT* ╙ETS THE TEXT COLOR. ╘HIS SETTING CANNOT BE SET TO THE COLOR CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO ┬┴├╦╟╥╧╒╬─. ╔F THAT'S THE COLOR YOU WANT, YOU'LL HAVE TO CHANGE THE BACKGROUND COLOR FIRST. ─EFAULT IS ┬╠┴├╦. ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 27 [├] ├URSOR ╙HAPE* ╠ETS YOU SELECT THE SHAPE OF THE CURSOR THAT APPEARS IN ╘┼╥═╔╬┴╠ MODE AND IN INPUT WINDOWS. ╘HREE SHAPES ARE POSSIBLE: BLOCK, UNDERLINE, AND HALF BLOCK. ─EFAULT IS ┬╠╧├╦. [─] ├URSOR ┬LINK* ╙ELECTS THE CURSOR BLINK RATE: SLOW, FAST, OR NONE. ─EFAULT IS ╙╠╧╫. 4.83 ╙TARTUP ╘HIS OPTION ALLOWS YOU TO PERMANENTLY CHANGE THE PROGRAM'S DEFAULT PARAMETER SELECTIONS, TO CUSTOMIZE IT TO YOUR PARTICULAR MODEM TYPE AND BAUD RATE, THE SCREEN COLORS YOU PREFER, ETC. ╫HEN YOU SELECT ╙╘┴╥╘╒╨, MOST OF THE CURRENT SETTINGS ARE SAVED IN A SPECIAL DISK FILE CALLED "╙╘┴╥╘╒╨" (MAKE SURE THE PROGRAM DISK IS IN THE DRIVE). ╞ROM NOW ON, WHEN YOU LOAD AND RUN ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═, THOSE PARAMETERS WILL BE SET THE WAY YOU WANT. ╘HE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE SAVED IN THE STARTUP FILE: ╨ARAMETER ╧PTION ═ENU ------------------------------------------------ ═╧─┼═ ╘┘╨┼ ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙ ═╧─┼═ ─╔┴╠ ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙ ═╧─┼═ ╙╨┼┴╦┼╥ ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙ ═╧─┼═ ╫┴╔╘ ╞╧╥ ├┴╥╥╔┼╥ ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙ ═╧─┼═ ┴╬╙╫┼╥ ╧╬ ╥╔╬╟ ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙ ═╧─┼═ ╠╧├┴╠ ┼├╚╧ ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙ ═╧─┼═ ┬┴╒─ ╥┴╘┼ ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙ ═╧─┼═ ╫╧╥─ ╠┼╬╟╘╚ ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙ ═╧─┼═ ╙╘╧╨ ┬╔╘╙ ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙ ═╧─┼═ ╨┴╥╔╘┘ ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙ ═╧─┼═ ─╒╨╠┼╪ ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙ ═╧─┼═ ╘╥┴╬╙╠┴╘┼ ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙ ═╧─┼═ ╞╔╠╘┼╥ ╠╔╬┼╞┼┼─╙ ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙ ═╧─┼═ ╨╥╧╘╧├╧╠ ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙ ╘╥┴╬╙╞┼╥ ┬╠╧├╦ ╙╔┌┼ ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙ ╘╥┴╬╙╞┼╥ ├╚┴╥┴├╘┼╥ ─┼╠┴┘ ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙ ╘╥┴╬╙╞┼╥ ╠╔╬┼ ─┼╠┴┘ ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙ ╘╥┴╬╙╞┼╥ ─╠┼ ═┴╙╦╔╬╟ ╙┼╘╘╔╬╟╙ ╘╥┴╬╙╞┼╥ ┬┴├╦╟╥╧╒╬─ ─╔╙╨╠┴┘ ╧╘╚┼╥ ╘┼╪╘ ─╔╙╨╠┴┘ ╧╘╚┼╥ ├╒╥╙╧╥ ╙╚┴╨┼ ─╔╙╨╠┴┘ ╧╘╚┼╥ ├╒╥╙╧╥ ┬╠╔╬╦ ─╔╙╨╠┴┘ ╧╘╚┼╥ 4.84 ╤UIT ╙ELECT THIS OPTION TO EXIT ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ AND RETURN TO ┬┴╙╔├ 7.0. ┴ PROMPT WILL APPEAR TO REQUEST CONFIRMATION; PRESS <┘> ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00 ╨┴╟┼ 28 TO QUIT OR <╬> TO RETURN TO THE MAIN MENU. ╔F THERE IS ANY DATA IN THE CAPTURE BUFFER, A SECOND PROMPT WILL ASK IF YOU WANT TO SAVE IT TO DISK BEFORE QUITTING. ╬╧╘┼ ╘HIS IS THE END OF THE DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED AS A DISK FILE ACCOMPANYING ╒╠╘╥┴╘┼╥═ 2.00. ┴S MENTIONED AT THE BEGIN- NING OF THIS DOCUMENT, CONTRIBUTORS WILL RECEIVE A PROFES- SIONALLY PRINTED MANUAL THAT INCLUDES ALL OF THE ABOVE INFOR- MATION, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING ╥╙-232 COMMUNICATIONS, FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOLS, AND A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO USING BULLETIN BOARDS.