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"░└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└ ╫ELCOME TO ╤╘ERM! └└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└«
"▌ ═ODIFICATION ╔╔╔, ╓ERSION 1 COMPLEATED ╩ULY 1986 ▌
"¡└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└╜
"
" ╤╘ERM IS WRITTEN FOR A 1670/╚AYES TYPE MODEM. ┴LTHOUGH THE TERMINAL MODE
" ITSELF SHOULD WORK WITH MOST MODEMS, THE SPECIAL FEATURES (DIALING NUMBERS,
" USING THE SPEAKER) WILL NOT WORK WITH OTHER THAN MODEMS USING THE ╚AYES
" COMMAND SET.
"
" ╤╘ERM IS MENU CONTROLLED. ┘OU CAN USE THE KEYBOARD, A JOYSTICK, OR THE MOUSE
" TO MOVE A HIGHLIGHT TO THE OPTION YOU WANT IN THE MENUS. ╘YPING THE ╚┼╠╨ KEY
" OR [?] WILL SHOW YOU A HELP FILE FOR MOST MENUS. ╘HE MAIN MENU HELP FILE
" DESCRIBES THE METHODS FOR MOVING THE CURSOR BAR.
"
" └└└ ┼NHANCEMENTS TO ╤╘ERM SINCE MODIFICATION 2, FINISHED ╞EB.-═AR., 1986: └└└
"
" ║ ├OLOR/GRAPHICS ╘ERMINAL MODE
" ║ ╬EW, BETTER ╥OLADEX
" ║ ├OLOR OF TEXT, BACKGROUND, ETC. CHANGEABLE
" ║ ╙ET A SPECIAL TERMINAL MODE WIDTH
" ║ ╚ELP FILES
" ║ ╙TORE THE SCREEN WITH ╒LTRA ╚I-╥ES, MAKING REAL WINDOWS
" ║ ┴UTODIALER IN ╥OLADEX
"
" ╬OTE: ╘HE AUTODIAL WORKS BY CALLING THE ┬┬╙ NUMBER, THEN WAITING UNTIL IT
" RECIEVES DATA FROM THE ┬┬╙. ╙OME ON-LINE SERVICES AND ┬┬╙'S DO NOT
" SEND ANY DATA AND WAIT FOR THE USER TO PRESS SOME KEY. ╘HE AUTODIAL
" FUNCTION WILL NOT WORK WITH THESE ┬┬╙'S/SERVICES.
"
" ╘HE ├OMMODORE COLOR/GRAPHICS TERMINAL IS FOR CERTIAN ┬┬╙'S THAT HAVE AN
" OPTION TO SEND TEXT, GRAPHIC AND COLOR CODES. ═OST BOARDS, ├OMMODORE OR
" OTHERWISE, SEND TEXT IN STANDARD ┴╙├╔╔.
"
" ╨ROBABLY THE MOST NOTICABLE ADDITION TO ╤╘ERM IS THE ABILITY TO EDIT ┴╠╠ THE
" COLORS ON THE SCREEN. ╘HE MENU TO SELECT TO CHANGE THEM IS LABLED '├OLORS',
" AVAILABLE FROM THE MAIN MENU LINE. ┘OU CAN SET OR RESET ANY OF THE COLORS YOU
" WANT TO CUSTOMIZE ╤╘ERM TO YOUR LIKING. ╔F YOU HAVE A MONOCHROME MONITOR,
" THIS IS ALSO OBVIOUSLY USEFUL FOR IMPROVING CONTRAST. ╫HEN THE COLOR MENU
" DROPS DOWN, YOU CAN JUST HIT THE NORMAL CONTROL- OR ├OMMODORE-NUMBER KEY
" COMBONATION TO SELECT IT.
"
" ╞OR THOSE ON A SERVICE WITH A WEIRD TERMINAL WIDTH, SUCH AS 60 (SOME ┴MIGA
" TERMINALS USE 60 COLUMNS) OR 64 COLUMNS (OLD ╘╥╙-80'S) YOU CAN ADJUST ╤╘ERM'S
" DROP-DOWN TERMINAL MODE TO YOUR SIZE. ╬OTE THAT IT DEFAULTS TO 78 COLUMNS;
" THIS IS BECAUSE MANY 80-COLUMN BOARDS ONLY REALLY PUT OUT 78 COLUMNS,
" ALLOWING TWO FOR THE CURSOR AT THE END. ╤╘ERMS CURSORS DO NOT SKIP DOWN A
" LINE, DUE TO THE ADVANCED SCREEN EDITOR ON THE 128. ╔ USE THIS SETTING A LOT,
" SINCE ╔ PREFER THE MAIN MENU WINDOW WITH ALL THE OPTIONS DISPLAYED ON THE
" SCREEN.
"
" ╘HE MENU HELP FILES ARE READ FROM ONE LARGE ONE, ╤╘ ╚┼╠╨. ╔T MAY TAKE A FEW
" SECONDS FOR THE FILE TO READ THROUGH THE HELP FILES BEFORE IT STARTS TO PRINT
" IT OUT.
"
" ╔F YOU HAVE ╒LTRA ╚I-╥ES INSTALLED, THE SCREEN WILL BE TEMPORARILY SAVED WHEN
" YOU DROP DOWN A MENU. ╘HE FUNCTION KEY SETTINGS WINDOW AND ALL THE TERMINAL
" SCREENS ARE ALSO STORED. (╬OTE THAT THE 80-COLUMN TERMINAL LOOSES ABOUT THREE
" LINES OFF THE TOP DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE MAIN MENU WINDOW.)
"
" ┘OU CAN SET UP A SERIES OF ┬┬╙'S TO CALL BY SELECTING '╨UT ON ╠IST' AFTER
" VIEWING A ROLADEX ENTRY. '─AIL ┬┬╙ ╠IST' OR '─IAL ╠IST' WILL START THE AUTO-
" DIALER (SEE NOTE ABOVE).
"
" └└└ ─ISK ╬OTES └└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└
"
" ╫HEN RUN, ╤╘ERM CHECKS FOR A DEVICE 9. ╔F IT IS THERE, ╤╘ERM WILL READ THE
" STARTUP, ROLADEX, AND HELP FILES FROM IT. ┘OU WILL BE PROMPTED TO PLACE THE
" SYSTEM DISK IN DEVICE 9 AND TO PRESS A KEY. ╔F YOU ONLY HAVE A DRIVE 8, THE
" ABOVE FILES WILL BE READ FROM THAT DRIVE, AND YOU WILL AGAIN BE PROMPTED TO
" PLACE SYSTEM DISK IN DEVICE 8, ETC.
"
" ┴LL OTHER DISK FUNCTIONS ARE PREFORMED ON DEVICE 8. ╘HESE INCLUDE THE DISK
" CATALOG, FILE TRANSFER, DISK COMMANDS, AND FUNCTION KEY FILES.
"
" ╬OTE THAT ╤╘ERM MUST BOOT FROM DEVICE 8 SINCE THE ╤╘.═╠ FILE IS READ FROM
" THAT DRIVE.
" ╘HIS BOOT PROGRAM IS NOT NEEDED; YOU CAN LOAD ╤╘┼╥═ ╔╔╔ ═┴╔╬ AND ╥╒╬ IT LIKE
" ANY ┬┴╙╔├ 7.0 PROGRAM.
"
" └└└ ├OMMING (HOPEFULLY) └└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└
"
" ║ ╙UPPORT FOR OTHER MODEM COMMANDS
" ║ ═INI-┬┬╙ MODE
" ║ ├APTURE BUFFER (UNSURE)
" ║ ╬O NEED FOR ╒LTRA ╚I-╥ES FOR SCREEN STORING
"
" └└└ ┼NJOY ╤╘ERM ╔╔╔! └└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└└
"
"
" ╤╘ERM, DESPITE ALL THE HARD WORK PUT INTO IT, IS PUBLIC DOMAIN.
" ╨ROTOCOLS ARE ╪-═ODEM ├╥├ AND NEW ╨UNTER.
"
" ─OCUMENTATION FILES BY ┼RIC ═ASON
"
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