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- " 64TERM - A smart terminal program for the Commodore-64.
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- " Section Description Page
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- " 1. Getting started XX
- " 2. The tools XX
- " 3. Terminal mode XX
- " 4. The status line XX
- " 5. Disk directory XX
- " 6. Examine/alter protocols XX
- " 7. Print file/buffer to screen/printer XX
- " 8. Examine/alter function keys XX
- " 9. Load or save parameters XX
- " 10. Send a file to the modem XX
- " 11. Save memory buffer XX
- " 12. Exit program XX
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- " Getting started
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- " To make sure no previous programs, or programming of your Commodore-64
- " will affect the running of this program, turn the computer OFF, if it
- " is currently on.
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- " Now turn ON the computer and your disk unit, and with the program
- " diskette in the drive, type:
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- " LOAD'TERM64',8,1
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- " and press RETURN.
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- " The program will automatically run; the screen will go blank, and
- " shortly, the menu will appear as follows:
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- " Smart Terminal Program
- " By Paul Higginbottom
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- " (c)1983 Commodore Business Machines Ltd.
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- " 1. Enter terminal mode
- " 2. Disk directory
- " 3. Examine/alter protocols
- " 4. Print file/buffer to screen/printer
- " 5. Examine/alter function keys
- " 6. Load or save parameters
- " 7. Send file to modem
- " 8. Save memory buffer
- " 9. Exit program
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- " Press '1' to '9' to select function
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- " ***********************************
- " * *
- " * NNN NN OOO TTTTTT EEEEEE *
- " * NNNN NN OO OO TT EE *
- " * NN NNNN OO OO TT EEEE *
- " * NN NNN OO OO TT EE *
- " * NN NN OOO TT EEEEEE *
- " * *
- " ***********************************
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- " FROM ANY POINT IN THE PROGRAM (#1) TO RETURN TO THE MENU, SIMPLY PRESS
- " THE 'STOP' KEY.
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- " (#1 - IN TERMINAL MODE, IT'S SHIFTED 'STOP' SO THAT IT CANNOT BE
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- " The tools
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- " This section is provided to outline what this program can do, and an
- " overview of how it can be done.
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- " When using this program, there are 3 forms of interaction you can have
- " with it. They are:
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- " 1. Menu function selection, and supplying the information for a given
- " option.
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- " 2. Command function from terminal mode, to change a 'mode' of
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- " 3. Interaction with another computer.
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- " The menu shows you the options available to you, but provided below is
- " a wider explanation of each option:
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- " 1. Enter terminal mode - This puts you in a communications environment,
- " wherein, each character you type will be transmitted to another
- " computer, and each character sent to you, by the other computer you are
- " communicating with, will be displayed on your screen. In terminal
- " mode, the screen displays a status line (the tope line of the screen)
- " and the remaining 24 lines of the screen are the 'terminal's screen.'
- " Certain key combinations will alter the various status 'indicators' on
- " the status line.
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- " These key functions allow you to modify the terminal environment (for
- " example, enabling 'word-wrap' which commands the program to
- " automatically avoid words being split at the end of a line, by
- " 'pushing' them onto the next line.)
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- " 2. Disk directory - This will display the directory of the diskette in
- " the drive which you would usually see by doing:
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- " LOAD'$',8
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- " LIST
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- " 3. Examine/alter protocols - This option allows you to examine, and/or
- " alter the communications protocols required for the particular modem,
- " and/or remote computer. An example of a 'protocol' is 'baud rate',
- " which is the speed at which data is transfered between the computers'
- " modems. Most inexpensive modems are '300 baud' which is a transfer
- " rate of roughly 30 characters per second.
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- " 4. Print a file/buffer to screen/printer - This allows you to display
- " on the screen or print on the printer, the text captured in the
- " computers memory with this program, or a file on the disk.
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- " 5. Examine/alter function keys - The Commodore 64 has 4 function keys.
- " This package allows you to make them send to another computer, one or
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- " more character(s) by just one single keypress. For example, most data
- " bases have a 'HELP' command. You might want to have one key press send
- " 'HELP' and a <RETURN> to the remote computer. Or, similarly, any
- " frequently used command/string of text can be assigned to a single
- " keypress.
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- " 6. Load or save parameters - The protocols, the function key
- " definitions, and even the screen, text, and border colours, may be
- " loaded or saved as a 'parameter file' on disk. This is useful for
- " communicating with different systems, with differing protocols, and
- " commonly used commands which you have defined in the function keys. An
- " example of two parameter files might be 'Source' and 'Compuserve.'
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- " 7. Send file to modem - This is a simple file transfer option. A file
- " on the diskette in the drive can be transmitted to the remote computer.
- " This for example, could be used to send electronic mail prepared on
- " your computer when you weren't communicating with the remote computer.
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- " 8. Save memory buffer - This option allows you to save the text stored
- " in the computers memory in a file on the disk drive.
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- " 9. Exit program - This option will reset the computer, as if it were
- " turned off and on again.
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- " Technical note:
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- " This program is designed for communicating via the RS-232 port of the
- " Commodore-64 (an edge connector, which will require suitable cable, or
- " a VIC1011A adaptor) to another computer, or modem, at speeds from 50 to
- " 2400 baud. Since the Commodore-64 has only one RS-232 port, the
- " program assumes the printer is connected to the CBM serial port as
- " device 4, or some other interface cartridge which intercepts the KERNAL
- " functions (for example, RTC's 64-LINK cartridge, which allows any IEEE
- " printers to be connected to the Commodore-64. This program will work
- " with that cartridge installed.)
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- " Terminal mode (option 1 from the menu)
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- " Pressing '1' from the menu puts you in 'terminal mode' which is the
- " environment where ALL communicating with another, remote computer is
- " done.
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- " A status line is shown on the top line of the screen. It should look
- " like:
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- " :T:S:O:W:D:B:-12:00:00-42000:0:000:000:
- " ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !--Character code
- " Status Indicators ! ! ! ! received
- " ! ! ! !
- " Clock------------! ! ! !------Character code sent
- " ! !
- " Free memory in buffer----! !----------No. nulls to be sent
- " after a carriage return
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- " T - (The 'timeout' indicator) When you transmit characters to a remote
- " computer, usually by typing, the usual environment of communications is
- " known as 'full duplex' which simply means that the [larger] remote
- " computer will send back to the Commodore-64 each character you send to
- " it. This indicator will 'light up' (go into inverse video) if, when in
- " full duplex, a character you transmit is not sent back by the remote
- " computer within a short time.
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- " S - (The ALLCAPS mode indicator) The shiftlock key on the
- " Commodore-64's keyboard is not always useful for entering upper case
- " text, because it will shift the numerics and all other keys also, so an
- " 'ALLCAPS' mode is provided for simply ensuring all alpha characters
- " ('a' to 'z') transmitted are sent in UPPER case regardless of whether
- " the shift key is depressed. This mode can be turned on and off by
- " holding down the Commodore key and pressing 's'.
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- " O - (The OUTPUT-SUPPRESSED mode indicator) When lit, the user's output
- " will not be displayed (in either half or full duplex). This is useful
- " for not allowing other people to see you entering passwords on remote
- " computer systems, for example. The indicator can be turned on and off
- " by holding down the Commodore key and pressing 's'.
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- " W - (The WORD-WRAP mode indicator) Since the Commodore-64 can display
- " 40 characters on a line, instead of 80 (or even 132) columns as most
- " commercially used terminals can, words may get 'split' at the right
- " hand side of your screen (for example, the word 'Commodore' beginning
- " in the 35th column, and 'Commo' is on that line, and 'dore' ends up at
- " the start of the next line). When the WORD-WRAP indicator is lit, the
- " program will automatically ensure that no words are split at the end of
- " a line. It does this by pushing the word onto the next line if it
- " won't fit on the current line. Word-wrap mode can be turned on and off
- " by holding down the Commodore key and pressing 'w'.
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- " D - (The DISPLAY-CONTROL-CHARACTERS mode indicator) It is most often
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- " not necessary to see the incoming control characters (character codes 0
- " through 31 decimal, excluding certain ones, for example, 'Carriage
- " Return', which is 13), but in case the user does wish to see them, the
- " program allows for this. Control characters will be shown as
- " highlighted characters on the screen, from '@' to 'Z'. To
- " enable/disable this mode, hold down the Commodore key and press 'd'.
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- " B - (The BUFFER-OPEN/CLOSED mode indicator) Any text which is displayed
- " can be stored in the memory of the Commodore-64, for later viewing, or
- " hardcopy on the printer, or even storing to the disk in a file. This
- " ability is known as a 'memory buffer' because the text is 'buffered'
- " for later usage. The five digit number on the status line indicates
- " how much memory is left for text to be stored. The text is only put
- " into the memory buffer if the indicator is lit, which allows you to
- " selectively store information (for example, news stories or only
- " certain stock information). To start or stop the program storing
- " incoming text in the memory buffer, hold down the Commodore key, and
- " press 'b'. If you wish to 'clear out' the memory buffer, i.e.,
- " instruct the computer to 'forget' all it has stored for you, thus
- " makinng available all the memory again, hold down either shift key, and
- " press '*'.
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- " For quick temporary storage of, for example, an address, or other piece
- " of information you quickly want to capture, but you didn't have your
- " memory buffer open, hold down the Commodore key, and press 'x'. This
- " swaps the screens contents with a SECOND screen. Pressing 'Commodore
- " X' again, will bring back the 'first' screen again.
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- " The clock - functions like a normal clock; can be used to inform you of
- " connect time on a system, or give you the actual time. Can be reset to
- " 00:00:00 by holding down the Commodore key and pressing 't', or set to
- " a given time from the Examine/alter protocols option (3) from the menu.
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- " Summary of keyboard 'functions' in terminal mode:
- " <SHIFT *> - Clear memory buffer
- " <Commodore S> - Enable/disable ALL CAPITALS mode
- " <Commodore O> - Enable/disable displaying of your typing for privacy
- " <Commodore W> - Enable/disable automatic formatting of the end of each
- " line
- " <Commodore D> - Enable/disable display of control characters (ASCII
- " 0-26)
- " <Commodore B> - Enable/disable memory capture of displayed text
- " <Commodore P> - Reset buffer pointer without clearing buffer
- " <Commodore C> - Close disk file when sending a file from disk
- " <Commodore +> - Change background colour of the screen
- " <Commodore -> - Change colour of text
- " <Commodore *> - Change border colour
- " <left arrow> is displayed as an underscore on the screen (consistent
- " with 'most' terminals).
- " <CTRL L> If received, acts as a 'form feed' and clears the screen
- " <CTRL :> Generates an ESC (ASCII 27) character
- " <Commodore X> Swap screen with second stored, screen.
- " <CTRL +> Increase the number of nulls to be sent after a
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- " carriage return (maximum 9)
- " <CTRL -> Decrease the number of nulls to be sent after a
- " carriage return (minimum 0)
- " <shifted DEL> - Generates ASCII DELETE character (value 127)
- " <Commodore T> - Resets clock to 0:00:00
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- " The function keys send strings as designated:
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- " Unshifted..............<F01>/<F03>/<F05>/<F07>
- " Shifted................<F02>/<F04>/<F06>/<F08>
- " Commodore..............<F09>/<F10>/<F11>/<F12>
- " CTRL...................<F13>/<F14>/<F15>/<F16>
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- " Local editing mode
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- " This terminal program gives you to do full screen editing (as you do
- " when correcting mistakes, when entering a program), even when the
- " computer you are communicating with, does not support such a function.
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- " If RETURN is pressed while either shift key is held down is entered
- " when in terminal mode, the cursor will flash (instead of being
- " 'solid'). Incoming text will still be output to the screen as normal,
- " but further typing by the user is NOT transmitted to the remote
- " computer. At this point, you can use the CURSOR MOVEMENT KEYS (up,
- " down, left and right), the INSert key, the DELete key, the HOME and CLR
- " keys, and in fact, EVERY key to edit and enter text onto the screen.
- " When you want to send a line of text, you simply position the cursor on
- " the first character to be sent, and enter another <SHIFTED RETURN>.
- " The program will then enter all characters from that point on on the
- " screen line, and also transmit a RETURN.
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- " 'What can I use that for?' you say. Let's take a look at an example
- " usage of this feature:
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- " Let us suppose the computer you are communicating with is awaiting your
- " command. You want to send a letter to another user, and you enter the
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- " MAIL SEND JOHN EXPRESS
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- " The system responds with:
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- " User 'JOHN' not found.
- " Re-enter:
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- " And you realise that you entered the NAME of the user you wished to
- " send mail to instead of their computer account 'ID', which this
- " particular system requires. You no longer have to type this command in
- " all over again, you simply enter 'local editing mode' by holding down
- " the shift and pressing RETURN. The cursor should be flashing. You
- " move the cursor up using the cursor movement keys and correct the
- " mistake:
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- " MAIL SEND XYZ999 EXPRESS
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- " To send the whole line again, you simply position the cursor on the 'M'
- " in 'MAIL' (often easiest by pressing return, and then cursor up, if
- " you're on the same line as the line you wish to send), and then press
- " return while holding down the shift again, and you'll see the line
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- " Disk directory (option 2 from the menu)
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- " As soon as you press '2' from the menu, the screen will clear, and the
- " directory will be listed onto the screen. As it is listed, any key can
- " be pressed to stop and resume the listing, and if the STOP key is
- " pressed at any time, the listing will terminate.
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- " Examine/alter protocols (option 3 from the menu)
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- " When the program is run, the RS232 and terminal parameters are set to
- " defaults which are suitable for practically all terminal work at 300
- " baud, which includes the VICMODEM.
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- " When 3 is pressed from the menu, the current protocols are displayed.
- " To alter them, simply press the numeric key alongisde the particular
- " protocol. For example, to change duplex, press '1'. When you've set
- " them to your particular requirements, pressing the STOP key will return
- " you to the menu.
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- " The protocols are:
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- " '1' - Duplex - alternatives - Half, or Full. In half duplex, each
- " character transmitted by your computer is displayed by the program on
- " the screen. In full duplex, the program expects the remote computer to
- " send each character back which your computer sends to it. Almost all
- " commercial networks operate in full duplex. If, for example, you want
- " to communicate with another FPZZPZ(64 though, both you, and your
- " remote telecomputing partner would need to operate in half duplex.
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- " '2' - Line feed - alternatives - Yes, or No. After you transmit a
- " carriage return, some networks require a linefeed also. This option
- " allows you the alternative of having a line feed sent automatically
- " after a return, or not. This is becoming less likely though, and in
- " most operation, you would have the option set to 'No'.
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- " '3' - Stop bits - alternatives - 1, or 2. The RS232 interface
- " separates each character of information with 1 or 2 stop 'pauses' or
- " bits. Sometimes, more often with 1200 baud, you might need to send 2,
- " instead of the far more usual 1.
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- " '4' - Parity - alternatives - None, Even, Odd, Space, or Mark. The
- " RS232 interface can mark the end of each character, with an extra piece
- " of information (known as a 'parity bit'), which gives either computer,
- " a slightly more secure way of ensuring good data transmission. You
- " would have to investigate which parity the computer you are
- " communicating with requires. Most systems don't require any parity, or
- " just ignore it.
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- " '5' - Baud rate - alternatives - 110, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 1800, or
- " 2400. The RS232 interface can transmit information at different
- " speeds. This will need to be set according to your modem, and/or the
- " computer you are communicating with. 300 baud is the most common, with
- " 1200 being used for 'high speed' communication usually.
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- " '6' - Word length - alternatives - 5, 6, 7, or 8 bits. Some remote
- " computers ignore, or don't use all of the 8 bits in a byte. If, for
- " example, you set this parameter to 7 bits, the 8th bit will be ignored.
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- " '7' - Set time - asks for the time you wish to set the clock to (which
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- " checked and if the program doesn't understand what you have entered,
- " the bell will ring, and the time will not be altered. Do NOT enter in
- " 24 hour format, it's a 12 hour clock. You can enter just the hours and
- " minutes (the seconds will default to 0), or you can enter the full
- " hours, minutes and seconds. 2 digits for each part must be entered,
- " therefore, if the time is five minutes after two, you should enter:
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- " '9' - Return to menu - if pressed, the program returns to the menu.
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- " Print file/buffer to screen/printer (option 4 from the menu)
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- " This important option, allows you to print, to either the screen or
- " your printer, the text you captured in the computer's memory buffer, or
- " a disk file.
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- " When '4' is pressed to select this option, you will be asked:
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- " Buffer or file?
- " (Press 'B' or 'F')
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- " As implied, press 'b' if you wish to print whatever text you may have
- " stored in your memory buffer, or 'f' for a disk file.
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- " Having selected 'b' or 'f', you will then be asked (the screen will
- " clear) if you wish to print to the screen or printer in a similar 'one
- " key' selection. Press 's' if you just wish to view the memory buffer
- " or disk file on the screen, or 'p' if you want to print the text on
- " your printer.
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- " If you are printing a disk file (instead of the memory buffer), you
- " will be asked for the name of the file. If you enter a filename and
- " the file is not on the diskette in the drive, a bell will sound, and
- " you will be returned to the main menu.
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- " If you opt to output either the contents of your memory buffer, or the
- " disk file to your printer, you will then be asked to select your type
- " of printer. Note, the program assumes the printer is connected to the
- " CBM serial port as device 4, or some other interface cartridge which
- " intercepts the KERNAL functions (for example, RTC's 64-LINK cartridge,
- " which allows any IEEE printers to be connected to the Commodore-64.
- " This program will work with that cartridge installed.)
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- " The program's options include:
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- " 1)1525 (or 1526), 2)Other CBM printer (IEEE printers, NOT 8300P), or
- " 3)True ASCII printer (other brand of printer or Commodore 8300P).
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- " While the file/buffer is printing to screen/printer, any key can be
- " pressed to stop and resume printing, and if the STOP key is pressed at
- " any time, printing will terminate, and the program will prompt you to
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- " Examine/alter function keys (option 5 from the menu)
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- " This option allows you to examine or change, the strings of characters
- " which will be sent by the function keys, and function keys in
- " conjunction with shift/Commodore/CTRL keys.
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- " For your own security, a password is requested when this option is
- " selected from the menu. When no parameter file has been loaded, and
- " the password has not been changed, it is defaulted to '64'.
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- " Having entered the password, you will see a display like:
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- " Enter key to change, press 'STOP'
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- " To alter a string, enter the function keypress itself, for example,
- " function key string 11 (f11) is entered by holding down the Commodore
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- " 'Summary of keyboard functions' in section 2.) Having selected the
- " string to change, you will be prompted to enter the text string to be
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- " You type 'hello', and press RETURN.
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- " The program then asks if you want a RETURN to be transmitted after the
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- " You are then asked if you want the string to be displayed on the screen
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- " Echo string to screen? (Y/N)
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- " Enter 'y', or 'n' (yes, or no) as desired. If you do not wish
- " 'viewers' watching what commands of text you are sending to the
- " computer, such as log-in passwords, you would want to press 'n' for
- " this option.
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- " The string is then displayed in its place in the definitions, and if
- " you chose for the string not to be echoed to the screen, there are
- " small 'blocks' around the assignment.
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- " If you press 'p' from the prompt, you will be asked for a new password
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- " password is the ONLY way you can get into the section, so if you change
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- " Load or save parameters (option 6 from the menu)
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- " The 'parameters' include the protocols, the function key definitions,
- " and the screen, text, and border colours. You may be save the details
- " of the way you 'configure' the program for communicating with a
- " particular remote computer as a file on the disk, in a parameter file.
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- " An example of two parameter files might be 'source' and 'compuserve'
- " for communicating with these large, popular database networks.
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- " When '6' is pressed to select this option, you will be asked:
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- " Load or Save parameters?
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- " As implied, press 'l' if you wish to load in a parameter file you have
- " previously stored, or 's' if you wish to save the current parameters in
- " a disk file.
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- " Having selected 'l' or 's', you will be asked for the name of the file.
- " If you enter a filename which causes a disk error, a bell will sound,
- " and you will be returned to the main menu.
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- " Load parameters: The colours will be set, the RS232 will be setup, the
- " function keys will be re-assigned.
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- " Save parameters: The colours will be saved, the RS232 parameters will
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- " Send a file to the modem (option 7 from the menu)
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- " You will be asked for the name of the file on disk to be transmitted.
- " If you enter a filename and the file is not on the diskette in the
- " drive, a bell will sound, and you will be returned to the main menu.
- " If the file is present, the program will go into terminal mode, and
- " each character from the file will be transmitted to the computer as if
- " you were typing it. If 'Commodore c' is entered while the file is
- " still being transmitted, or a disk error occurs, or the end of the file
- " is reached, the process will stop, the disk file will be closed, and
- " the user will remain in terminal mode.
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- " Technical note:
- " Sometimes, the number of nulls to be sent after a carriage return will
- " need to be set to more than zero to ensure the computer you are
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- " Save memory buffer (option 8 from the menu)
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- " Text captured in the memory buffer in terminal mode, can be stored on
- " disk, in a file, for later viewing/printing, or even usage with other
- " software.
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- " You will be asked for the name of the file under which you wish to
- " store the memory buffer contents. If you enter a filename which causes
- " an error, a bell will sound, and you will be returned to the main menu.
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- " Pressing '9' from the menu will reset your computer, as if it had been
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