ANSTERM.DOC 24-JUN-92¢ANSITERM 1.0 Copyright (C) Robert Sinclair 1991,1992.¢¢ USERS GUIDE¢¢¢DISCLAIMER¢¢ No warranty for ANSITERM and associated products is implied¢or stated. Specifically excluded are any warranties, express or¢implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of¢merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The user¢assumes full responsibility for use of these programs, and does¢so at his/her own risk. I am not responsible for any damages¢whatsoever resulting from the use of ANSITERM and associated¢programs.¢¢ IBM is a trademark of International Business Machines.¢ ATARI is a trademark of the ATARI Corp.¢ SpartaDOS is a trademark of ICD.¢¢¢¢DEDICATION¢¢ This is dedicated to my five registered ANSITERM users.¢For their honesty and support, they deserve version 1.¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢ - i -¢ CONTENTS¢ Page¢¢DISCLAIMER ........................................... i¢¢DEDICATION ........................................... i¢¢CONTENTS ............................................. ii¢¢INTRODUCTION ......................................... 1¢¢CHANGES .............................................. 1¢¢HISTORY .............................................. 1¢¢SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .................................. 2¢¢SHAREWARE (registration) ............................. 2¢¢CONTENTS OF DISTRIBUTION DISK ........................ 3¢¢INSTALLING ANSITERM .................................. 4¢¢RUNNING ANSITERM 1.0 ................................. 5¢¢DEFAULT PARAMETERS ................................... 5¢¢MAIN MENU ............................................ 6¢¢TERMINAL EMULATION MODE .............................. 8¢¢FILE TRANSFER MENU ................................... 9¢¢DIALING MENU ......................................... 10¢¢HOTKEYS .............................................. 11¢¢ESCAPE ............................................... 12¢¢BUGS ................................................. 12¢¢¢ - ii - ¢INTRODUCTION¢¢ ANSITERM is a stand alone IBM terminal emulation program for¢the 8-bit ATARI. This is version 1.0.¢¢ This version supports most of the ANSI graphics functions. I¢will not list them here. Some important exceptions are: no bold¢or faint, no color (you will notice some color variation on¢screen, but this is artifact), no keyboard redefinition.¢Incidentally, ANSITERM also supports DEC VT100 functions (i.e.,¢it is a VT100 emulator). ANSI is an elaboration of DEC screen¢control escape sequences. (Beware: other so-called ANSI emulators¢are in fact really only DEC emulators. They do not support the¢full ANSI standard.)¢¢¢CHANGES¢¢ A number of features were added. See below. Most¢importantly, XMODEM file transfer is supported.¢¢¢HISTORY¢¢- IBMTRM 0.1a ¢ This is an early test version of the program meant for local¢St. Louis users. It inadvertantly spread outside the area, but¢had many bugs, and was not intended for general distribution.¢ Version 0.1a supports most ANSI functions in 80 columns on a¢standard TV screen. Color is not supported, although there is¢some color artifact on the screen due to poor resolution of color¢TVs. The program works with the 850 interface, MIO, and the SX¢modem in direct connect. The PR connection is not supported. The¢user interface is almost none existent: You dial phone numbers¢directly to your modem (e.g. ATD314,7760321). Only 300 and 1200¢baud are supported. I emphasize that this was a crude version to¢test the feasibility of 80 column ANSI on a TV. It is not, and¢was not meant to be, user friendly.¢ ¢- ANSITERM 0.2b ¢ This was the true beta test version. Some bugs were ¢corrected from 0.1a. Blinking characters were supported. There¢was a menu of options, and dialing from a list. 300,1200,2400,9600¢bauds were allowed. Options and dialing lists could be saved to and¢¢ - 1 -¢ retrieved from file. File transfer was not supported. 40 column¢ATARI ATASCII and standard ASCII, and 80 column ANSI modes were¢supported. PR connection support was added. ¢¢- ANSITERM 0.3 ¢ ASCII dump and capture were added. There are 2 on-line hot¢key MACROs unique to each entry in the dial list. Each dial list¢entry has its own default translation mode. More variables are¢saved in the configuration file. Disk directory listings are¢available on-line. New options allow for faster throughput for¢the 80 column ANSI screen. The program is now SpartaDOS¢compatible. XMODEM file transfer was not supported. Support for¢the 1030 modem was dropped with this version due to a minor bug.¢There were no registered 1030 modem users to complain.¢¢- ANSITERM 0.4¢ The border changes color to signal CAPTURE/DUMP in progress.¢The CAPTURE buffer was expanded to 8kbytes.¢¢- ANSITERM 0.5¢ This was the last test version. Some improvements were ¢made over previous versions. Most importantly, 128 byte per block¢XMODEM SEND/RECEIVE file transfer protocols were supported.¢Translation during ASCII dump and capture was added, so that you¢could read or create ATARI text files for DUMP or CAPTURE to/from¢ASCII or ANSI BBSs. ¢¢- ANSITERM 1.0¢ This is the first full function version. Some bugs in 0.5¢were discovered and corrected. The 1030 is still not supported.¢¢¢SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS¢¢ ANSITERM requires 48K and an ATARI 800, XL, or XE, one disk¢drive, and a HAYES compatible modem (it works with the SX212 in¢direct connect or through an interface). It has been tested and¢found compatible with DOS 2.0, 2.5, SmartDos, MyDos, and¢SpartaDOS (specifically 3.2). It will work with the 850¢interface, PR connection, and has been tested with the¢MIO. You do not need any special hardware for the 80 column ANSI¢screen. ANSITERM works with a normal color or BW TV used as¢monitor.¢¢¢SHAREWARE¢¢ ANSITERM is my copyrighted property. It is NOT in the public¢domain. NO individual, user group, or company may sell it, for¢profit or otherwise, except by written agreement with me. It may¢not be distributed in modified form.¢¢ - 2 -¢ In the spirit of SHAREWARE, ANSITERM version 1.0 may be¢copied and distributed for a trial period. All parts of the¢distribution disk (see below), including this text file, MUST be¢included in any copies made. Evaluate the program for 30 days and¢give copies to your friends for evaluation. Pass it around to¢bulletin boards. If, after the 30 days, you continue to use the¢program, register it by sending $15 (registration fee is¢subject to change without notice) with your name, address, and¢computer system info, to:¢¢ Robert Sinclair¢ 835 Village Brook¢ Ballwin, MO 63021¢¢¢ I would like to know what ATARI computer, disk drives,¢interface and modem you use. Registered users are entitled to¢unlimited personal use of any version with a major version number¢of 1 (e.g., 1.0 1.1 1.2...), and all previously released test¢versions of ANSITERM (i.e., 0.1,0.2,0.3). If you include a¢formatted single density disk and STAMPED self addressed disk¢mailer along with your registration fee, you will receive the¢latest version of ANSITERM. While development continues,¢registered users can obtain updates to version 1 (when available)¢by sending a formatted single density disk and STAMPED self¢addressed disk mailer plus $5.00 to the address above (fee¢subject to change without notice). Major revisions will require¢payment of an additional registration fee. Registered users of¢previous versions will receive a discount (announced with the¢new release).¢¢ Current versions of ANSITERM may be obtained by modem from¢the FROG ATARI BBS 314-776-0321, or WHITE DRAGON'S CAVE IBM BBS¢314-846-5616 in St. Louis, MO.¢¢¢CONTENTS OF DISTRIBUTION DISK¢¢NOTE: All files listed here MUST be included in unmodified form¢with distributed copies of ANSITERM. All these files are¢copyright (C) Robert Sinclair 1991,1992.¢¢¢README.TXT Update and current version information.¢¢ANSITERM.DOC This file. It provides instructions for¢ setting up and running ANSITERM.¢¢ - 3 -¢ ANSITERM.EXE The root program. This will not run without¢ a handler added.¢¢X850.COM Handler for use with 850 interface.¢¢PR.COM Handler for use with PR connection.¢¢SX.COM Handler for use with the SX212 in direct connect ¢ mode.¢¢OTHER.COM Handler for use with the MIO or other self¢ booting interfaces, or with your choice of¢ modem handler.¢¢PHONE.LST A sample phone directory file.¢¢¢INSTALLING ANSITERM¢¢ Format a disk and write the DOS of your choice.¢¢ The distribution disk contains ANSITERM.EXE, which is the¢root program module, and four .COM handlers. These handlers allow¢ANSITERM to work with a variety of hardware configurations. (ANSITERM¢will not run correctly without one of the handlers.) To prepare¢ANSITERM for your system:¢¢(1.) Format a fresh disk. For SpartaDOS, use the XINIT command,¢and XC23.DOS, which loads an AUTORUN.SYS file on boot.¢ For other than SpartaDOS, copy the appropriate handler to¢your formatted disk as follows. For single disk drives and DOS¢2.0/2.5 use the O function; else use the C function or COPY¢command as appropriate. See your DOS documentation for details.¢See below for the SpartaDOS procedure.¢¢¢ - If you have an 850 interface: Copy X850.COM¢¢ - If you have a PR Connection: Copy PR.COM¢¢ - If you have a SX212 in direct connect mode: Copy SX.COM¢ (If your SX212 is connected through an 850 or PR,¢ it can be treated as a HAYES compatible modem. Use¢ the appropriate handler above. )¢¢ - If you have an MIO or other self booting device: Copy¢ OTHER.COM.¢¢(2.) Rename the copied handler file to AUTORUN.SYS.¢¢ - 4 -¢ (3.) Copy ANSITERM.EXE to the new disk and append it to¢AUTORUN.SYS. For DOS 2.0 etc, use the Copy command as above, but¢add /A to the destination filename -- e.g.,¢ANSITERM.EXE,AUTORUN.SYS/A. See your DOS documentation.¢¢For SpartaDOS:¢¢(1.) Copy ANSITERM.EXE to your disk, renaming it AUTORUN.SYS.¢¢example: COPY D2:ANSITERM.EXE D1:AUTORUN.SYS¢¢(2.) Now copy/append the appropriate handler from the above list.¢¢example: COPY D2:X850.COM D1:AUTORUN.SYS/A.¢¢¢You now have a bootable version of ANSITERM.¢¢Alternate procedure: You can place the handler appended ANSITERM¢on a disk and Load it as a binary file from your DOS menu, or¢run it from the SpartaDOS prompt. For SpartaDOS, the PHONE.LST¢and CONFIG.DAT support files (see below) should be in D1: root.¢¢¢RUNNING ANSITERM 1.0¢¢ Turn on your interface (if applicable) and modem. Insert the¢disk in drive one and boot the system. Do not forget to defeat¢BASIC (e.g., by holding down the OPTION key) if using an XL or¢any ATARI 8 bit with built-in automatically run BASIC. You will¢see an identification screen while ANSITERM is loading. When the¢main menu appears ANSITERM is ready for keyboard input.¢¢¢DEFAULT PARAMETERS¢¢ ANSITERM automatically determines the modem/handler¢combination specified in the .COM file you chose. At run time, it¢looks for two default files, which may (but need not) be present¢on your ANSITERM disk. CONFIG.DAT contains user specified default¢parameters. A default phone directory (default name PHONE.LST)¢contains names and numbers of frequently called BBSs. These can¢be accessed through the DIALING MENU (see below). No errors are¢generated if these files are not present. The program provides¢internal default values. Options allow you to create these files¢after customizing ANSITERM options.¢ ANSITERM internal defaults are 1200 baud, full duplex, no¢parity, 1 stop bit, ATARI/ATASCII translation.¢¢ - 5 -¢ ¢MAIN MENU¢¢ The main menu provides a number of single keystroke options¢detailed below. Upper or lower case is accepted.¢¢A Cycles through ATARI/ATASCII, ASCII, and ANSI translation¢ modes. The translation field at top of screen shows the¢ current selected value. ATARI and ASCII modes support 40¢ column screens. ANSI mode supports a 80 column screen. This¢ translation mode is active when you dial a number, unless¢ overridden by a menu selection (see DIAL MENU below).¢¢B Cycles through 300,1200,2400,9600 baud. The baud rate¢ field at top of screen shows the current selected baud rate.¢¢D Toggle FULL or HALF duplex. In full duplex, keyboard input¢ is not echoed to screen. In half duplex, it is. Full duplex¢ is appropriate for most applications. Duplex field at top ¢ screen shows current selected value.¢¢E Call up dialing menu (see below). Press ESCape to return¢ to main menu.¢¢H Force hang up of phone. Current connection is severed.¢¢J Save current options to D1:CONFIG.DAT. You should have¢ your ANSITERM disk installed in D1: before saving ¢ your configuration. This file is loaded at run time to¢ set options to your personal default values (see above).¢¢V Customize. This calls up a series of prompts¢ that let you set some additional options. At present,¢ you can change screen colors. You will be asked values¢ to place in the foreground and background registers for¢ the 40 column and 80 column screens. The 40 column screens,¢ which are "text" modes, include the menus and ATARI and¢ ASCII modes when connected to a BBS. The 80 column screen¢ is used when in ANSI emulation mode. The following single¢ line prompts appear after pressing the "V" option.¢¢ Text Foreground¢ Text Background¢ Hires Foreground¢ Hires background¢¢ For each of these prompts, you can input a numeric value¢ (decimal) that will be placed in the register controlling¢ the screen color for that mode. I will not detail the way¢ these values control color. You can refer to the "Basic¢¢ - 6 -¢ Reference Manual" provided with your computer (the "old"¢ 800s, at least), for an explanation. Color and luminance¢ combine in an 8-bit number to produce different colors. I¢ have provided a few base values below. Add or subtract¢ up to 16 to change the luminance (brightness). (Beyond 16¢ will change the color.) I suggest that you experiment.¢¢ WHITE 10¢ BLACK 0¢ RED 35¢ GREEN 196¢ YELLOW 248¢ BLUE 116¢ MAGNETA 98¢ CYAN 148¢¢¢ The defaults are black background and white¢ foreground (characters) for "text" modes. For ANSI¢ mode, the defaults are reversed: The background is white,¢ and characters are black. This has been found the best¢ setting to avoid color "aliasing" or artifacting in 80¢ column mode, when color TVs are used as monitors. The¢ "V" option is provided to allow you to arrive at¢ your own best color combination. White characters on¢ a black background (default for IBM monitors) looks good¢ in ANSI mode, if you use a computer monitor, BW TV, or¢ set your color TV to BW. But you should be aware that¢ setting your color TV to BW handicaps it for color. You¢ will need to reset it for acceptable game color. I leave¢ it to you to decide if resetting your TV color for games¢ or ANSITERM is worth the trouble for a conventional¢ ANSITERM IBM screen.¢¢O Options. This prompts you to set a number of on-line¢ options. The present settings are shown on the menu.¢ E.G., Options <L0,C1,B1>. These options are saved in¢ the CONFIG.DAT file and loaded at boot.¢¢ LF Append This allows you to append a Line Feed (LF)¢ whenever you hit the RETURN key. The RETURN¢ key generates only a carriage return (CR). This moves¢ the cursor back to the beginning of the line. A¢ LF moves the cursor down to the next line. Some BBSs¢ do not provide a CR and LF when a CR is received.¢ Type 0 to turn OFF, 1 for ON. Hitting RETURN leaves¢ the value unchanged. The default is OFF (L0). This¢ option can be toggled while on-line. See HOTKEYS¢ below.¢¢ - 7 -¢ Cursor You can turn the cursor OFF (0) or ON (1). Default¢ is ON (C1). Turning the cursor off will speed up the¢ 80 column ANSI screen. This option affects only the¢ ANSI screen. This option can be toggled while on-line.¢ See HOTKEYS below.¢¢ Blink You can turn blinking OFF (0) or ON (1). Default¢ is ON (B1). Turning blinking off will speed up the¢ 80 column ANSI screen. This option affects only the¢ ANSI screen. This option can be toggled while on-line.¢ See HOTKEYS below.¢¢ Wait Enter the amount of time, in seconds, to wait¢ for for carrier detect after dialing a phone¢ Carrier number. ANSITERM will hang up after the specified¢ time. The default is 30 seconds.¢¢1-9 Enter the numbers 1 to 9 to obtain a directory of the¢ specified drive. You will be prompted to enter a path.¢ Press RETURN to read the drive's root directory. Warning,¢ the directory function clears the terminal screen.¢¢Q Quit to DOS. Insert a DOS disk in D1: before using this ¢ option.¢¢RETURN Enter terminal emulation mode.¢ Pressing RETURN while in the main menu will place you in¢ the selected terminal emulation mode.¢¢¢TERMINAL EMULATION MODE¢¢ In terminal emulation mode, any keystrokes you type are sent¢to the modem. If you are connected to a BBS, they are passed on.¢If you are in ATARI or ASCII mode, the screen is 40 columns. If¢you chose ANSI mode, the screen is 80 columns. In ATARI mode,¢ATASCII carriage returns are passed through the modem unchanged.¢In ASCII and ANSI modes, ATASCII carriage returns are translated¢to ASCII. In ANSI mode, the ANSI character set, including ANSI¢graphics, replaces the ATARI character set.¢¢ You can switch out of terminal emulation mode without¢hanging up by pressing the SELECT key. Thus, while connected, you¢can exit to the main menu to change parameters or perform disk¢I/O. You can then return to terminal emulation mode by pressing¢RETURN. The on-line screen is preserved during some of these¢operations.¢¢ - 8 - FILE TRANSFER MENU¢¢ The file transfer menu appears at the bottom of the main¢menu screen. XMODEM SEND/RECEIVE, and DUMP and CAPTURE functions¢are currently supported.¢¢CAPTURE The menu function C allows you to specify a name for¢ your capture file. While in capture mode, characters¢ received from the modem are saved in the specified file.¢ The default name is CAPTURE.DAT.¢¢DUMP Function D allows you to specify the name of a file to¢ dump to the modem. Characters are taken from the¢ specified file while in dump mode.¢¢RECEIVE XMODEM receive. Before selecting this option, you should¢ set up the host to SEND a file in original (128 byte per¢ sector) XMODEM mode. When you select "R" from the main¢ menu, you will be prompted for a file name. Then you¢ will be prompted to press START to begin or SELECT to¢ abort the transfer. Data is displayed on screen during¢ the transfer, along with the number and of the current¢ sector and the number of retries. ANSITERM will try to¢ receive a sector up to 10 times before aborting. The¢ user can press SELECT during transfer to abort.¢¢SEND XMODEM send. Before selecting this option, you should¢ set up the host to RECEIVE a file in original (128 byte¢ per sector) XMODEM mode. When you select "S" from the¢ main menu, you will be prompted for a file name. Then¢ you will be prompted to press START to begin or SELECT¢ to abort the transfer. Data is displayed on screen during¢ the transfer, along with the number and of the current¢ sector and the number of retries. ANSITERM will try to¢ send a sector up to 10 times before aborting. The¢ user can press SELECT during transfer to abort.¢¢T Translation. You will be prompted to choose a translation¢ mode for CAPTURE/DUMP of text files. This does not affect¢ XMODEM file transfers. Select 0 for no translation. This is¢ the default. To translate only carriage return - line feeds¢ (CR-LF), choose 1. To translate all CAPTUREd or DUMPed¢ bytes, choose 2. The current value is displayed on the¢ main menu screen.¢¢Dump W allows you to specify a delay between sending¢Delay characters during a dump. Input a delay in seconds.¢ Delays can be specified to 1 decimal place. For¢ example, the following values: .5, 1, 1.0, 1.5, would¢ specify delays of 1/2 second, 1 second, 1 second, and¢ 1.5 seconds. This allows you to tailor the dump to¢ a rate the host can handle.¢¢ - 9 - ¢ Capture and dump are activated by HOTKEYS (see below).¢Terminate capture or dump by pressing the START key. The capture¢file is opened in append mode. This means, for example, that you¢can capture some messages to a file, turn capture off, read more¢messages (not saved), then turn capture back on and add more text¢to the same file.¢¢¢DIALING MENU¢¢ Press E from the MAIN MENU to call up the DIALING MENU. If a¢PHONE.LST (or user specified phone list file) is present on the¢boot disk, a list of BBS names appears in the top window. Menu¢selections appear below.¢¢ARROW-key¢ The selected entry is highlighted. ARROW keys¢ move selection. Press return to dial the selected entry.¢¢A Add Entry. Use this to add a BBS to the in-memory¢ list. You will probably want to use the arrow keys to¢ select an empty entry before you "add" a new one.¢ You will write over existing entries otherwise.¢ You must SAVE the list to make this permanent.¢ You will be prompted to enter a name for the BBS. This¢ will appear in the list above to identify the BBS.¢ You will be prompted to input a phone number. All HAYES¢ compatible dialing commands are allowed here. (The¢ dialing prefix "ATD" is not needed, since it is¢ supplied by the program.) You are then prompted for¢ 2 MACROs. Each dial list entry can have 2 unique text¢ strings, activated on-line by HOTKEYS (see below). MACRO 1¢ can be up to 21 characters long. MACRO 2 can be 16¢ characters long. You can use these MACROs, for instance,¢ to hold your logon name and password. Finally, you will¢ be asked to choose a default translation mode. ANSITERM¢ will automatically switch to the chosen mode whenever you¢ dial this BBS. Values are as follows:¢¢ 0 Leave translation mode unchanged. The main menu¢ selection is used.¢ 1 ATARI/ATASCII mode.¢ 2 ASCII mode.¢ 3 ANSI mode.¢¢ If, on some occassions, the selected translation mode is not¢ desired, you may 1. dial the number manually, thus using the¢ menu selected translation mode. 2. dial from menu, then¢ SELECT back to MAIN MENU and change the translation mode.¢ 3. Change the dial list entry (see Edit Entry below).¢¢ - 10 - ¢C Clear List. This will clear the present list of¢ BBS numbers. You can then load a saved list using¢ the "L" option.¢¢E Edit Entry. You can edit an existing entry (see Add Entry¢ above). Hitting RETURN will leave existing values unchanged.¢ Existing values are shown on the upper right status line.¢¢K Kill Entry. This will delete the currently selected¢ entry.¢¢L Load List. At present, this loads the file PHONE.LST. ¢ It replaces the existing BBS list in memory.¢¢M Manual Dial. This will prompt you for a number to dial. You¢ can use this option to dial numbers not in your current¢ phone list. The MAIN MENU translation mode is used. Hotkey¢ MACROs correspond to the current selection, and may not¢ be appropriate for the number dialed.¢¢P Toggle PULSE or TONE dialing. The current selection is¢ displayed on screen.¢¢S Save List. This will save the current phone list with the¢ file name PHONE.LST.¢¢ESC Return to main menu.¢¢RETURN Dials the currently selected (highlighted) entry. SELECT¢ will abort a dial sequence. On connection, you will be¢ switched to the translation mode specified for the selected¢ BBS (see above).¢¢¢HOTKEYS¢¢ Several functions are available while on-line. These are¢activated by holding down the OPTION key and pressing the¢associated alphanumeric key. Upper or lower case is allowed.¢You can use these functions while in ATARI, ASCII, or ANSI mode.¢Capture, dump, and MACRO 1 and 2 are mutually exclusive. Only¢one can be active at any time.¢¢OPTION¢plus¢¢C Turns on capture. Characters received from the modem¢ are saved to a disk file previously specified (see FILE¢ TRANSFER above). Press START to save the current capture¢ buffer, close the file and terminate capture. Successive¢¢ - 11 - capture activation appends data to the same file. Characters¢ received from the modem will be translated according to the¢ option (T) selected in the main menu. The screen border¢ changes to the foreground color during CAPTURE to signal¢ that it is in progress. Keyboard input is also accepted¢ during capture.¢¢D Turns on dump. Characters are read from a disk file¢ previously specified (see FILE TRANSFER above) and sent to¢ the modem with an interval specified by the W option in¢ the file transfer menu. Press START to abort dump. ¢ capture activation appends data to the same file. Characters¢ read from the DUMP file will be translated according to the¢ option (T) selected in the main menu. The screen border¢ changes to the foreground color during DUMP, to signal¢ that it is in progress. Keyboard input is also accepted¢ during dump.¢¢K Toggles the cursor ON or OFF. This affects only the 80¢ column ANSI screen. Turning the cursor off will speed up¢ the throughput. See the OPTIONS field on the MAIN MENU¢ for current setting.¢¢B Toggles blinking ON or OFF. This affects only the 80¢ column ANSI screen. Disabling blinking will speed up¢ the throughput. See the OPTIONS field on the MAIN MENU¢ for current setting.¢¢L Toggles line feed append ON or OFF. See OPTIONS in the¢ MAIN MENU above. Also see the OPTIONS field on the MAIN¢ MENU for current setting.¢¢1 Activate MACRO 1. The text string associated with MACRO 1¢ for the currently selected dial list entry, is sent to the¢ modem. Delay between characters is the same as for dump.¢ Pressing SELECT will terminate the MACRO.¢¢2 Activate MACRO 2. See MACRO 1 above.¢¢¢¢ESCAPE While in ANSI mode, hit ESCape twice to send one¢ ESCape to the host.¢¢¢BUGS¢¢ ANSITERM requires a lot of memory for the 80 column screen.¢SpartaDOS, for instance, may not work if extra custom features¢are added. If you have problems, try running from a stripped down¢¢ - 12 - version of SpartaDOS. ANSITERM's modem input buffer is small, and¢the screen algorithm is relatively slow. With high volume input,¢such as with detailed color ANSI screens, characters can¢sometimes be lost. Symptoms of this are gaps in pictures, or¢characters out of register with the expected image. Also, if¢parts of ANSI ESCape sequences are lost, ANSITERM may lock up the¢system. Additionally, characters may be lost during disk saves if¢the CAPTURE buffer overflows.¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢ - 13 -¢ə¯
