╘HIS FILE CONTAINS HELPFUL HINTS AND TECHNICAL NOTES ABOUT ALL OF THE TERMINAL PROGRAMS WHICH SUPPORT ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS' ╙WIFT╠INK-232 HIGH-SPEED SERIAL CARTRIDGE. ╘HE INFORMATION IN THIS FILE IS UPDATED REGULARLY TO REFLECT CHANGES IN THE SOFTWARE AND THE ADDITION OF PROGRAMS WHICH SUPPORT THE CARTRIDGE. ╘HE LATEST VERSION OF THIS FILE MAY BE FOUND ON ╤UANTUM ╠INK, ╟┼NIE, AND ├OMPU╙ERVE. ╙END MAIL TO ONE OF THE USER ╔─S LISTED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT CAME WITH YOUR ╙WIFT╠INK-232 IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE TO LOOK ONLINE FOR THIS FILE.
╫HAT'S ╬EW
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╬OVA╘ERM V9.1 IS NOW AVAILABLE! ╘HIS NEW VERSION INCLUDES SEVERAL BUG FIXES AND NEW FEATURES, IN ADDITION TO ╙WIFT╠INK SUPPORT. ╘HE AUTHOR OF ┬ELL╘ERM HAS ALSO MADE AVAILABLE A PROMOTIONAL VERSION OF HIS PROGRAM. ┘OU CAN GET A GOOD IDEA OF ┬ELL╘ERM'S FEATURES BY USING THIS SCALED-DOWN VERSION BEFORE PURCHASING THE FULL RETAIL PACKAGE.
═UCH OF THE SOFTWARE THAT SUPPORTS THE ╙WIFT╠INK NOW CAN BE CONFIGURED TO USE A ╙WIFT╠INK AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ($─700, $─┼00, OR $─╞00). ╘HIS IS USEFUL IF YOU WISH TO USE THE ╙WIFT╠INK WITH CERTAIN OTHER PERIPHERALS (╤UICK ┬ROWN ┬OX AND SOME ╔┼┼┼ INTERFACES, FOR EXAMPLE).
╨ERFORMANCE ╔SSUES
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╘HE ╙WIFT╠INK CAN OPERATE AT SUCH HIGH SPEEDS THAT OFTEN THE SOFTWARE WHICH SUPPORTS IT CAN HAVE A HARD TIME KEEPING UP! ╙PECIFICALLY, PROGRAMS SUCH AS ╘ERMINAL ╧NE AND ╬OVA╘ERM, WHICH PROVIDE 80-COLUMN CAPABILITIES ON THE ├-64, HAVE TROUBLE SCROLLING THE SCREEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. ├╨/═ TERMINAL PROGRAMS, SUCH AS ╤-╘ERM, HAVE THE SAME TROUBLE. ╫E ARE WORKING WITH SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS TO DEVELOP HIGH-PERFORMANCE SCREEN ROUTINES FOR BOTH ├-64 AND ├╨/═ MODES. ╘HE SUCCESS OF THEIR EFFORTS WILL BE REFLECTED IN UPCOMING VERSIONS OF THE SOFTWARE.
╘HE ╙WIFT╠INK IS COMPATIBLE WITH MOST ALL OTHER ├-64/128 PERIPHERALS, INCLUDING THE ╤UICK ┬ROWN ┬OX AND VARIOUS ╔┼┼┼ INTERFACES. ╚OWEVER, THE ╙WIFT╠INK'S ADDRESS JUMPER MAY NEED TO BE CHANGED FROM THE DEFAULT LOCATION ($─┼00) TO PREVENT A MEMORY CONFLICT WITH SOME OF THESE DEVICES. ├ONTACT ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PROCEDURE.
├OMING ╙OON
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╫ORK IS PROGRESSING ON ├-64/128 ╦ERMIT, GEO╘ERM 64 AND GEO╘ERM 128, ╫IZARD (FOR ╟┼NIE), ╦ERMIT-80 (├╨/═), ├OLOR 64 ┬┬╙, AND ├-╬ET ┬┬╙. ╙TAY TUNED TO ╤-╠INK, ╟┼NIE, OR ├OMPU╙ERVE FOR EXPECTED AVAILABILITY DATES FOR EACH OF THESE PROGRAMS AND OTHERS.
┬ELL╘ERM ╨ROMO
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═ODE: ├-64
╘YPE: ╞REELY DISTRIBUTABLE (BUT NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN)
╔NT. SWITCH: ╬═╔
┴DDRESS: $─┼00
═AIN USE: ╟ENERAL PURPOSE, "TEST DRIVE" OF ┬ELL╘ERM V5.1
╘HE AUTHOR OF ┬ELL╘ERM HAS CREATED THIS SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL VERSION TO LET YOU "TEST DRIVE" ┬ELL╘ERM V5.1 BEFORE PURCHASING IT. ═OST OF THE MAIN FEATURES ARE AVAILABLE, BUT SEVERAL FEATURES HAVE BEEN DISABLED. ┴S WITH THE RETAIL VERSION 5.1, THIS PROMO VERSION DOES NOT WORK WITH MODEMS PLUGGED INTO THE USER PORT.
┬ELL╘ERM V5.1
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═ODE: ├-64
╘YPE: ├OMMERCIAL ($29.95)
╔NT. SWITCH: ╬═╔
┴DDRESSES: $─700, $─┼00, $─╞00
═AIN USE: ╟ENERAL PURPOSE
┬ELL╘ERM HAS BEEN SPECIALLY CUSTOMIZED TO WORK WITH THE ╙WIFT╠INK-232 -- THE "STANDARD ISSUE" V5.1 DOES NOT WORK WITH ╙WIFT╠INK-232. ╔F YOU DECIDE TO ORDER ┬ELL╘ERM, BE SURE TO REQUEST THE VERSION FOR THE ╙WIFT╠INK-232! ┴LSO, THE SPECIAL ╙WIFT╠INK-232 VERSION OF ┬ELL╘ERM DOES NOT WORK WITH MODEMS PLUGGED INTO THE USER PORT.
─ES╘ERM 128 V2.0
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═ODE: ├-128
╘YPE: ╙HAREWARE ($25.00)
╔NT. SWITCH: ╬═╔
┴DDRESS: $─┼00
═AIN USE: ╟ENERAL PURPOSE; HAS SEVERAL TERMINAL EMULATIONS
┴S WITH ANY SHAREWARE PACKAGE, YOU MAY FREELY GIVE COPIES OF ─ES╘ERM 128 V2.0 TO YOUR FRIENDS. ╚OWEVER, ═ATT ─ESMOND, THE AUTHOR OF ─ES╘ERM 128, HAS REQUESTED THAT PEOPLE DO ╬╧╘ ATTEMPT TO ARCHIVE THE PROGRAM FOR UPLOADING TO ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARDS. ═ATT HAS CREATED OFFICIAL ARCHIVES OF THE PROGRAM (IT REQUIRES FOUR OF THEM!) WITH SPECIAL INSTRUCTION SCREENS AND WANTS TO BE SURE THOSE ARE THE ONLY ARCHIVES IN CIRCULATION. ╔F YOU WISH TO UPLOAD ─ES╘ERM TO YOUR FAVORITE ┬┬╙, PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL ARCHIVES FROM ONE OF THE COMMERCIAL INFORMATION SERVICES (╤-╠INK, ╟┼NIE, ├OMPU╙ERVE, ETC.) AND USE THEM. ┴LTERNATIVELY, SEND A BLANK DISK AND $1.00 FOR POSTAGE TO ─R. ┼VIL ╠ABS AND WE'LL SEND YOU THE OFFICIAL ARCHIVES.
─ES╘ERM AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS THE PRESENCE OF THE ╙WIFT╠INK WHEN YOU HAVE IT PLUGGED IN -- YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHOOSE A MENU OPTION TO USE THE CARTRIDGE. ╩UST MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE INTERRUPT SWITCH ON THE CARTRIDGE SET TO THE "╬═╔" POSITION. ─ES╘ERM ALSO SUPPORTS MODEMS PLUGGED INTO THE USER PORT.
╨LEASE NOTE THAT THE COPY OF ─ES╘ERM 128 YOU RECEIVE WITH YOUR CARTRIDGE IS UNREGISTERED -- YOU SHOULD REGISTER IT TO RECEIVE COMPLETE SUPPORT. ╘O CONTACT THE OFFICIAL ─ES╘ERM SUPPORT ┬┬╙, SIMPLY CHOOSE THE "─ES╘ERM ╙UPPORT ┬┬╙" LISTING UNDER THE "─IAL ─IRECTORY" MENU OPTION.
╬OTE: ┴S STATED IN THE ╙WIFT╠INK-232 ├ARTRIDGE ╔NSTRUCTIONS, THE MAXIMUM SPEED OF ╙WIFT╠INK-232 IS 38,400 BPS. ─ES╘ERM HAS A 57,600 BPS OPTION ON ITS ┬AUD ╥ATE MENU, BUT THIS DOES NOT WORK WITH ╙WIFT╠INK-232.
─IALOGUE 128 V2.2
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═ODE: ├-128
╘YPE: ├OMMERCIAL ($39.95 IN ╒.╙. WITH COUPON)
╔NT. SWITCH: ╬═╔
┴DDRESSES: $─700, $─┼00, $─╞00
═AIN USE: ╟ENERAL PURPOSE; HAS SEVERAL TERMINAL EMULATIONS
─IALOGUE 128 HAS BEEN SPECIALLY CUSTOMIZED TO WORK WITH THE ╙WIFT╠INK-232 -- THE "STANDARD ISSUE" V2.2 DOES NOT WORK WITH ╙WIFT╠INK-232. ╔F YOU DECIDE TO ORDER ─IALOGUE, BE SURE TO REQUEST THE VERSION FOR THE ╙WIFT╠INK-232! (╔F YOU USE THE ORDER FORM ENCLOSED WITH YOUR CARTRIDGE YOU WILL RECEIVE THE ╙WIFT╠INK-232 VERSION.) ┴LSO, THE SPECIAL ╙WIFT╠INK-232 VERSION OF ─IALOGUE DOES NOT WORK WITH MODEMS PLUGGED INTO THE USER PORT. ╔F YOU OWN THE STANDARD ─IALOGUE 128 AND WISH TO OBTAIN THE ╙WIFT╠INK-232 VERSION, CONTACT ╙HINING ╙TAR ╙OFTWARE FOR UPGRADE DETAILS.
╬OVA╘ERM V9.1
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═ODE: ├-64
╘YPE: ╙HAREWARE ($20.00)
╔NT. SWITCH: ╬═╔
┴DDRESSES: $─700, $─┼00, $─╞00
═AIN USE: ╟ENERAL PURPOSE; HAS SEVERAL TERMINAL EMULATIONS
╬OVA╘ERM SUPPORTS MODEMS CONNECTED TO BOTH THE ╙WIFT╠INK AND THE USER PORT. ╘O TELL THE PROGRAM WHICH TYPE OF INTERFACE YOU ARE USING, CHOOSE THE "╙WIFT╠INK" OPTION ON THE "╘ERMINAL SETUP" MENU. ┘OU CAN SELECT WHICH ADDRESS YOU HAVE ╙WIFT╠INK LOCATED OR TELL ╬OVA╘ERM THAT YOU AREN'T USING A ╙WIFT╠INK. ╫HEN YOU ARE USING A ╙WIFT╠INK, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE "═ODEM TYPE" SET TO "╙WIFT╠INK" AS WELL.
┴LSO, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE COPY OF ╬OVA╘ERM YOU RECEIVE WITH YOUR CARTRIDGE IS UNREGISTERED -- YOU SHOULD REGISTER IT TO RECEIVE COMPLETE SUPPORT. (╘O CONTACT THE AUTHOR, SEE THE INFORMATION ON THE OPENING SCREEN OF THE PROGRAM OR IN THE DOCUMENTATION.)
╤-╘ERM V4.2G
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═ODE: ├╨/═
╘YPE: ╨UBLIC DOMAIN
╔NT. SWITCH: ╔╥╤
┴DDRESS: $─┼00 -- SOURCE CODE PROVIDED FOR CUSTOMIZATION
═AIN USE: ╟ENERAL PURPOSE; HAS ╓╘-100 TERMINAL EMULATION
╤-╘ERM V4.2G SUPPORTS MANY DIFFERENT ├╨/═ MACHINES VIA "PATCHES" FOR EACH TYPE OF HARDWARE. ╘HE ╙WIFT╠INK-232 HAS ITS OWN SPECIAL PATCH, WHICH IS OF COURSE INCLUDED WITH THE PROGRAM.
├OMMODORE 128 ├╨/═ PARTIALLY INITIALIZES THE ╙WIFT╠INK-232 AUTOMATICALLY. ╒NFORTUNATELY, AS A SIDE EFFECT, THE MACHINE LOCKS UP IF YOU TURN YOUR MODEM ON OR OFF. ─AVID ╟OODENOUGH, ╤-╘ERM'S AUTHOR, CAME TO THE RESCUE WITH ╔╬╔╘┴├╔┴.├╧═. ╘O PREVENT THE ABOVE PROBLEM FROM OCCURRING, SIMPLY EXECUTE "╔╬╔╘┴├╔┴ ╧╞╞" TO TURN OFF THE ╙WIFT╠INK-232. ═OST ├╨/═ TERMINAL PROGRAMS WHICH SUPPORT THE CARTRIDGE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TURN IT BACK ON WHEN NECESSARY, BUT JUST IN CASE, "╔╬╔╘┴├╔┴" WITH NO ARGUMENTS TURNS THE CARTRIDGE BACK ON. ╬OTE: ╤-╘ERM TAKES CARE OF THE LOCKUP PROBLEM AS WELL. ╔F YOU RUN ╤-╘ERM THEN QUIT YOU DO ESSENTIALLY THE SAME THING AS "╔╬╔╘┴├╔┴ ╧╞╞". ┴LSO, YOU CAN TURN YOUR MODEM ON OR OFF AT ANY TIME WHILE USING ╤-╘ERM WITHOUT FEAR OF LOCKING UP THE ├-128.
├OMMODORE 128 ├╨/═ HAS VERY SLOW SCREEN OUTPUT. ┬ECAUSE OF THIS, ╤-╘ERM HAS PROBLEMS PRINTING TO THE SCREEN AT SPEEDS ABOVE 2400 BPS. ╤-╘ERM CAN TRANSFER FILES RELIABLY AT 4800 BPS, HOWEVER, BECAUSE THERE IS LITTLE SCREEN OUTPUT DURING FILE TRANSFERS. 9600 BPS DOES NOT CURRENTLY WORK RELIABLY. ╚OWEVER, WE ARE WORKING ON IMPROVED SCREEN ROUTINES TO MAKE 4800 AND 9600 BPS COMMUNICATIONS RELIABLE.
╘HERE IS ONLY ONE FUNCTION OF ╤-╘ERM CURRENTLY NOT SUPPORTED ON THE ├-128: <├TRL>-<╧> "─" (DISK DIRECTORY). ╘HIS FEATURE IS NOT SUPPORTED BY ╤-╘ERM ON ANY ├╨/═ V3.0 SYSTEM AT THIS TIME. ╔T WILL VERY LIKELY BE SUPPORTED IN THE FUTURE. ╔N THE MEANTIME, IF YOU NEED TO CALL UP A DIRECTORY OF A DISK, SIMPLY EXIT ╤-╘ERM (<├TRL>-<╧> "╤") AND THEN USE THE ├╨/═ "─╔╥" COMMAND. ╤-╘ERM WILL NOT HANG UP THE PHONE AS LONG AS THE MODEM IS RECEIVING A VALID CARRIER SIGNAL. ╘O RETURN TO ╤-╘ERM, RE-LOAD THE PROGRAM.
╤-╘ERM SUPPORTS THE USE OF ALL OF THE PRINTABLE ┴╙├╔╔ CHARACTERS. ├OMMODORE 128 ├╨/═ ASSIGNS THE EIGHT CHARACTERS THAT ARE NOT PART OF THE STANDARD ├OMMODORE CHARACTER SET TO SOME SPECIAL KEY SEQUENCES. ╚ERE IS A CHART OF THE SPECIAL ┴╙├╔╔ CHARACTERS AND THEIR DEFAULT KEY ASSIGNMENTS:
├HARACTER ╦EY ╙EQUENCE
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<╒NDERSCORE> <┬ACK ┴RROW>
<├ARET> <╒P ┴RROW>
<╓ERTICAL ┬AR> <╙HIFT>-<╒P ┴RROW>
<╟RAVE ┴CCENT> <├TRL>-<┬RITISH ╨OUND>
<╠EFT ┬RACE> <├TRL>-<╠EFT ┬RACKET>
<╥IGHT ┬RACE> <├TRL>-<╥IGHT ┬RACKET>
<╘ILDE> <├TRL>-<┼QUAL ╙IGN>
<┬ACKWARD ╙LASH> <├TRL>-<╞ORWARD ╙LASH>
╘HE KEY SEQUENCES THAT THE ABOVE CHARACTERS ARE BOUND TO MAY BE CHANGED WITH THE ╦┼┘╞╔╟ UTILITY THAT IS ON YOUR ├╨/═ SYSTEM DISK. ┴DDITIONALLY, ╤-╘ERM BINDS ┴╙├╔╔ 127 (─┼╠) TO THE ─┼╠ KEY. ╔F YOU COMMUNICATE WITH A SYSTEM THAT EXPECTS THE "BACK-UP" SEQUENCE TO BE ┴╙├╔╔ 8 (<├TRL>-<╚> OR ┬ACKSPACE) INSTEAD OF ┴╙├╔╔ 127 (─┼╠), YOU CAN EASILY USE ╦┼┘╞╔╟ TO BIND THE ╚╧═┼ KEY (WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE ─┼╠ KEY) TO DO THIS.
╙WIFT╠INK ╞╘╨
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═ODE: ├-64
╘YPE: ╞REELY DISTRIBUTABLE (BUT NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN)
╔NT. SWITCH: ╬═╔
┴DDRESSES: $─700 (├-128 IN ├-64 MODE ONLY), $─┼00, $─╞00
═AIN USE: ╬ULL-MODEM TRANSFERS
╙WIFT╠INK ╞╘╨ IS PROVIDED AS A SMALL, EASY-TO-USE PROGRAM FOR NULL-MODEM FILE TRANSFERS. ╙EE THE ╙WIFT╠INK ╞╘╨ DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS ON ITS USE.
╘ERMINAL ╧NE V8.18
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═ODE: ├-64
╘YPE: ╙HAREWARE ($5.00 FOR DISK; $10.00 FOR DISK AND MANUAL)
╔NT. SWITCH: ╬═╔
┴DDRESSES: $─700, $─┼00, $─╞00
═AIN USE: ╟ENERAL PURPOSE; HAS BASIC ╓╘-100 TERMINAL EMULATION
╘ERMINAL ╧NE V8.18 HAS BEEN SPECIALLY CUSTOMIZED TO WORK WITH ╙WIFT╠INK-232: IT WILL NOT WORK WITH MODEMS PLUGGED INTO THE USER PORT. ╓ERSION 8.18 ADDS TWO FEATURES OVER V8.16 (WHICH WAS THE FIRST VERSION WITH ╙WIFT╠INK SUPPORT): SUPPORT FOR DIFFERENT CARTRIDGE ADDRESSES AND AN "EXIT TO ┬┴╙╔├" CAPABILITY. ╘O CHANGE THE CARTRIDGE ADDRESS OR USE THE "EXIT TO ┬┴╙╔├" CAPABILITY, PLEASE SEE THE ONLINE ╚ELP FILE "VERS.1.818" ON THE ╘ERMINAL ╧NE DISK.
┴LSO, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE COPY OF ╘ERMINAL ╧NE YOU RECEIVE WITH YOUR CARTRIDGE IS UNREGISTERED -- YOU SHOULD REGISTER IT TO RECEIVE COMPLETE SUPPORT. (╘O CONTACT THE AUTHOR, SEE THE INFORMATION IN THE OPENING SCREENS OF THE PROGRAM.)
