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- Short: Serial Preferences v40.4
- Uploader: Roger Hågensen <emsai@online.no>
- Author: Msi Software <emsai@online.no>
- Type: util/sys
- Version: 40.4
- Distribution: Freely Distributable ShareWare
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- SerPrefs is a 100% replacement for the old Serial prefs util,
- It has a modern GUI with hotkeys, and extend far beyond
- the original's limitations.
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- SerPrefs extends several settings/options of the original,
- to do this effectivly a new serial.prefs format have been created.
- Currently SerPrefs only support the use of a serial device name,
- and Sharedmode. Other extensions will be added later.
-
- The new serial.prefs can use prefs by old programs
- like the ORIGINAL "Sys:Prefs/Serial" found on the Workbench disks,
- and to convert from old to new simply load the old prefs into SerPrefs,
- then save it. And that's all you need to do! :-)
- Old serial.prefs software will still be able to read the new prefs,
- but unable to use the extra information stored.
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- SerPrefs even show the version of your serial.device,
- and have all of the standard prefsmenu items the WB prefs utils have.
- Everything is in a single GUI with shortcuts, and is very easy to use.
- And you can choose the serial device to use, along with unit number etc.
-
- All normal (plus some extra) baud rates are supported,
- along with a buffer range that is more than enough.
- It also have separate output/input settings,
- for future support or special software.
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- INSTALLATION
- Use the included Installer script, everything is automatic
- you only need to chose where to put the documentation.
- Even running SerPrefs with the SAVE option is done for you,
- so you don't have to start SerPrefs and resave the prefs :-)
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- FEATURES!
- o All normal baud rates (75-921600 Baud)
- o Input and Output Buffer (range 0-64 MB)
- o Input and Output Xon/Xoff, RTS/CTS
- o Sharedmode, selectable device and unit
- o Parity Even/Odd/Mark/Space, 5-32 data bits, 0-2 stop bits
- o Makes use of custom prefs/serialprefs icons if found.
- o All the functions of the original Serial (and then some ;-)
- o Locale support and Installer script!
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- What's changed?
-
- v40.4 - (9.5.1998) Minor update!
- Updates of some catalogs, and added Spanish catalog.
- Some minor internal improvements,
- including better checking of bad/corrupt keyfiles.
- Plus some other minor polishing of the SerPrefs code.
- Updated the guide a bit.
- Added info about the "Msi Software - Official US Registration Site"
- It appears SerialPrefs refuse files by my SerPrefs (!)
- I doublechecked my code and my SerPrefs follow the IFF85 standard,
- plus it is fully compatible with Intuition Prefs regarding
- the serial.prefs file, the shared mode is currently not
- supported by Intuition, however since the byte used in the prefs
- file is actually ignored (read SerPrefs dev docs for more info),
- there is no problem, also the prefs saved have a id themselfs as
- Type1 rather than Type0 as the original prefs,
- this way a possible conflict will be avoided in i.e OS 3.5
- I have also submitted a copy to Amiga Inc. for evaluation,
- and Petro at Amiga Int. thanked me for notifying them.
- I will continue to stay in touch with Amiga Inc/Int
- about the progress of SerPrefs, and any OS 3.5 changes
- will be handled as soon as I receive info on any new serial.prefs
- standards, since the device name is stored as a IFF85 chunk
- there is a good chance it will be adopted in a future Amiga OS.
- This may be the last update/release for some time,
- since I need time to focus on other projects as well.
- However SerPrefs by Msi Software will still be fully supported
- and development will resume when new things need to be added.
- All suggestions are welcome.
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- Freely Distributable ShareWare © Msi Software 1998 All Rights Reserved!
- Email: Msi Software <emsai@online.no> WWW: http://home.sol.no/~msi/
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