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╨RO-128-╘ERM ╓-14.0
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┬Y: ╨AUL ┴IDUKAS
(├) ╧CT 28, 1987
╬OTE THAT PREVIOUS VERSIONS BEFORE ╓-12.2 HAVE AN ╪-MODEM ╘RANSMIT,
RE-SEND MALFUNCTION. ╨LEASE DO NOT USE THAT FUNCTION ON PRIOR VERSIONS!!
┘ES, IT DOES WORK IN THIS VERSION DUE TO A COMPLETE RE-WORK OF THE PROTOCOL.
╘HIS SHORT ─OC-FILE IS NOT MEANT TO GO INTO GREAT DETAIL, BUT TO
GIVE THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY ACTIVE IN TELECOMUNICATING AN EASY START WITH
THE ╨RO-128-╘ERMINAL.
╞IRST OFF THE "├=" KEY IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE KEYBOARD IS
THE COMMAND TRIGGERING KEY. ╚OLDING THIS KEY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY PRESSING THE
'╚' KEY WILL CAUSE A PULL-DOWN MENU WITH A LIST OF MOST COMMANDS AVAILABLE
FROM ╘ERM-MODE. ╘HE LETTERS TO THE LEFT ARE THE LETTERS TO BE PRESSED WITH
THE'├=' KEY.
╞ROM THIS POINT EXPERIMENTATION IS IN ORDER TO GET THE FEEL OF ALL
THE COMMANDS, MENUS AND SUB-MENUS.
╘HE ┴UTO-DIALER WORKS WITH THE ├┬═ 1670 AND ALL ╚AYES COMPATABLES.
┼ACH OF THE 30 PHONEBOOK ENTRIES HAVE 7 PARAMETERS ATTACHED TO THEM. ╘HEY
INCLUDE:
1) ╙YSTEM ╬AME.
2) ╙YSTEM ╨HONE NUMBER.
3) ╚ANDLE OR ╔─#.
4) ╙YSTEM PASSWORD.
5) ├/╟ OR ┴╙├╔╔ MODE LOGON.
6) ┬AUD RATE (3,12,2400).
7) ╥E-─IAL DELAY TIME.
╘HERE ARE TWO COMMANDS AVAILABLE IN TERM MODE THAT ARE TO BE USED
TO SEND YOUR '╚ANDLE OR ╔─#' AND '╨ASSWORD' ONCE THE ┴UTO-DIALER HAS MADE A
CONNECTION TO A SYSTEM -- (├=) IS THE COMMODORE KEY:
├= ╬ .... ╙ENDS YOUR ╚ANDLE OR ╔─#.
├= ╙ .... ╙ENDS YOUR PASSWORD.
╬OTE: ├ARRIER DETECT BIT VALUE IS SAVED AND LOADED ALSO WITH THE
┴UTO-─IAL PHONE BOOK!! ╘HIS ┴UTO-DIALER WILL PROPERLY DETECT ┴╬┘ CARRIER
ON ┴╬┘ ╚AYES COMPATABLE MODEM!! ╘HIS IS ACHEIVED BY THE '├ARRIER ─ETECT
┬IT' OPTION ON THE ┴UTO-─IAL MENU. ┴LSO THE NUMBERS WILL SAVE AND LOAD
CORRECTLY EVEN IF YOU DON'T USE ALL THE AVAILABLE SPACE FOR NUMBERS!!
╘HE ╘ALK-MODE IS A USEFUL WAY OF COMMUNICATING WITH ANOTHER
╨RO-128-╘ERM USER IN THAT BOTH PEOPLE CAN TYPE SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE
INCOMING TEXT PRINTED IN ITS OWN TOP HALF OF THE SCREEN. ┴ND THE TYPING YOU
DO GOES TO THE BOTTOM HALF. ╔N EFFECT TWO HALF-HEIGHT SEPARATE SCREENS!!
╬OTE: ╘HIS IS A HALF-DUPLEX OPERATION AND MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY WHILE ON-
LINE WITH A SYSTEM OPERATING AT FULL-DUPPLEX; MEANING- YOUR CHARACTERS WILL
BE ECHOED BACK ON THE INCOMMING SCREEN.
╘HE ─ISK AND ┬UFFER MENUS ARE FULL-FEATURED, BUT A NOTE SHOULD BE
STATED HERE ABOUT THE BUFFER: ╫HILE OFF-LINE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CREATE A
SHORT MESSAGE OR LETTER TO SEND TO SOMEONE WHILE ON-LINE, YOU HAVE THE
ABILITY TO ENTER TEXT INTO THE BUFFER. ╘HIS IS ACHEIVED BY:
(1). ═AKE SURE YOU ARE '╧FF-LINE'-> "C= -".
(2). ├LEAR THE ┬UFFER-> "C= ├".
(3). ╘OGGLE THE ┬UFFER TO '╧PEN'-> "C= ┬".
(4). ╘OGGLE THE ┼CHO '╧N'-> "C= ┼".
╧NCE THESE 4 KEYS ARE HIT YOU ARE READY TO TYPE. ╫HEN DONE JUST CLOSE
THE BUFFER, TOGGLE THE ┼CHO '╧FF', PRESS "C= +", AND GO ╧N-LINE.
╘O SEND THE MESSAGE YOU CREATED JUST HIT "C= ─" TO ─UMP THE BUFFER!
╘RY NOT TO USE THE ─ELETE KEY THOUGH... IT'S ALSO SAVED IN THE BUFFER.
╫HILE IN TERM MODE; WHEN THE ╙TATUS ╫INDOW IS '╧N', THE REMAINING
BUFFER 'FREE BYTES' WILL ALWAYS BE DISPLAYED IN THE ╙TATUS ╫INDOW AFTER THE
'┬='!
╬OW A NOTE ABOUT THE FILE TRANSFERS: ╘HE '╬O-╙CROLL' KEY HIT TWICE
WILL ┴BORT TRANFERS WHILE THE TRANSFER IS IN PROGRESS OR HUNG-UP FOR ANY
REASON. ╔N SOME INSTANCES IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO HIT THE '┴' KEY FIRST THEN
╬O-╙CROLL TWICE. ╘O ABORT WHILE ╘RANSMITTING A FILE USING ╪-MODEM; HIT ├╘╥╠-╪
┘OU WILL SEE THAT THERE ARE TWO TRANSFER RATES WHILE ╒P/─OWNLOADING.
╘HE DEFAULT IS ╬ORMAL AND THE OTHER IS ╞AST. ╒SE ╞AST ╘RANSFER MODE ╧╬╠┘ IF
YOU RECEIVE MANY ERRORS DURING THE TRANSFER. ╔F YOU ARE GETTING GOOD RESULTS
WITH THE DEFAULT SETTING, GOING TO ╞AST MODE WILL NOT SPEED ANYTHING UP.
(╬OTE THAT ╞AST MODE KEEPS THE COMPUTER IN 2-═HZ DURING THE TRANSFER AND
╬ORMAL WILL SWITCH TO 1-═HZ DURING THE TRANSFER. ╘HE COMPUTER RUNS AT 2-═HZ
DURING ALL OTHER PARTS OF THIS PROGRAM).
╘HE '┴UTO-═ULTI-╥ECEIVE' FILE MODE HAS A SPECIAL FUNCTION IN THAT
╔══┼─╔┴╘┼╠┘ AFTER THE ═ULTI-╥ECEIVE IS FINISHED THE PROGRAM WILL INSTANTLY
╚┴╬╟-╒╨ THE MODEM AND PREVENT IT FROM ANSWERING ANY CALLS. ╔ PUT THIS IN
AS A SPECIAL REQUEST FROM MY FRIEND ╓IN, WHO LIKES TO ═ULTI-DOWNLOAD FROM MY
┬┬╙ AND SOMETIMES WILL WANT TO GO OUT SOMEWHERE, BUT DIDN'T WANT THE ANNOYING
CALLS LATER--THAT A 'LOUD WHISTLE' WAS ANSWERING HIS PHONE WHILE HE WAS OUT.
╫HEN IN ├/╟ MODE (├OLOR/╟RAPHICS), YOU ARE STILL ABLE TO ACCESS THE
COMPLETE COMMAND SET INCLUDING MENUS. ┴ '├╟' WILL APPEAR IN THE RIGHT HAND
OF THE STATUS WINDOW AT THE TOP WHEN IN ├/╟ MODE, OR '╙┴' FOR ╙TANDARD ┴╙├╔╔
MODE. ╚ITTING THE ┼╙├ KEY IN ├╟ MODE WILL KILL THE USE OF THE 'C=' KEY THUS
ELIMINATING ALL THE ╘ERM COMMANDS. ╘HIS IS A TOGGLE, HITTING THE ┼╙├ KEY
AGAIN WILL ENABLE THE 'C=' KEY AGAIN. ╘HIS IS SO YOU CAN USE ALL THE ╟RAPHIC
SYMBOLS TRIGGERED BY THIS KEY WHEN ON A ├/╟ ┬┬╙. ╔N ADDITION A TOGGLE FOR THE
╙TATUS WINDOW ╧N/╧FF IS AVAILABLE FOR A FULL 25 LINE OR 24 LINE (WITH STATUS
WINDOW) DISPLAY IN EITHER THE ├╟ OR ╙┴ MODES. ╫HILE IN ╙TANDARD ┴╙├╔╔ MODE THE
┼╙├ KEY WILL SEND AN ┼SCAPE [CHR$(27)] CHARACTER OUT THE MODEM.
╘HE ╞UNCTION KEY ┼DITOR IS ╞ULL FEATURED AND IS SO EASY TO USE THAT NO
EXPLANATION IS REALLY NECESSARY EXCEPT TO ENTER IT FROM ╘ERM ═ODE HIT: ├= ╦.
┴LL DEFINED ╞-╦EYS CAN BE USED IN ╘ERM ═ODE. ╘HE ╚╧═┼ ╦EY SENDS A "├╘╥╠-╙"
FOR USE IN '╨AUSING' DISPLAYS THAT SUPPORT ╪ON/╪OFF. ┘OU CAN ╧╬╠┘ ENTER (8)
KEY DEFINITIONS!! ╬OW ╫HEN YOU SAVE THE KEYS ITS FILENAME IS: 'PRO_KEYS'.
╬EXT TIME YOU BOOT UP THE PROGRAM, IT WILL AUTO-LOAD THESE KEYS WITH THAT
FILENAME ALONG WITH THE ┴UTO-─IAL ╨HONEBOOK! ┘OU CAN ALSO RE-LOAD THESE KEYS
WITH THE C=╠ COMMAND. ╬OTE: ╘HE 'C=╠' COMMAND WILL ALSO RE-LOAD THE ┴UTO-─IAL
PHONEBOOK.
╫ELL, THERE HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR OF EFFORT INTO MAKING THIS ONE OF
THE BEST ╘ERMS FOR USE WITH THE ├-128 COMPUTER. ╔F YOU FIND IT USEFUL AND
WOULD LIKE TO SEE EVEN BETTER VERSIONS WITH MORE OPTIONS, PLEASE SEND YOUR
NAME AND ADDRESS ALONG WITH A DONATION TO ME THE ┴UTHOR, AND ╔ WILL SEE THAT
YOU GET THE NEWEST UPDATE OF ╨RO128╘ERM THATS NOT IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN YET!!
╔ HOPE THAT THIS FILLS IN ANY GAPS THAT MAY HAVE RISEN USING THIS
╘ERM PREVIOUSLY. ┼NJOY IT AS ╔ DO!!
╙INCERELY,
╨AUL ┴IDUKAS
╨.╧. ┬OX 131, ╥EADINGTON, ╬╩
08870-0131
╤-╠INK ┼-MAIL TO: ╨AUL RCA
├ALL ╘HE ├ONNECTION ┬┬╙ IN ╙OMERVILLE, ╬╩
╞OR INFORMATION ON FUTURE RELEASES
OR JUST TO LEAVE ME A NOTE OF FEEDBACK AT
(201)/722-3570 - 300/1200 ┬PS - 24 ╚RS.