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Shadow Lord's Enhanced Global War Term Documentation.
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NOTE: Within this file BOTH SLTMEM and SLTERM are refered to as SLTERM.

First off, I would like to commend Joel Bergen on a simply
incredible game, and for making this term program possible.
Thanks for everything Joel.

Secondly I would like to state that while I have released this Term
to the Public Domain, all contributions are greatly appreciated, no
matter how large or how small.  First though I recommend
registering Global War if you have not done so.

Now, to the Docs.

Some Enhanced Features
      - 50 Line Mode Support.
      - Screen Recall.
      - Enhanced Mouse Routines.
      - Screen Capture.

I think Screen Recall is the one that needs to be explained further.
When you press the middle button on a three button mouse, both
buttons together on a two button mouse, or ALT-M, a secondary menu
appears at the bottom of the 25 line screen, or in the middle of the
50 line one.  In 25 line mode, if no screen is in memory then it will wait
for your keypress to put back the original screen and continue.  From
this menu you can easily flip to a previous map or screen, without
having to get all the info from Global War again.  Fast and convenient.
On a 50 line screen the menu controls the bottom half of the screen.
This means you can have two maps on at once, or have player info down below
as you attack using the upper half.  Once you start to use this feature,
you'll wonder how you ever got along without it.
    The SLTMEM program swaps to disk, so it may seem slower but it will save
over 35K of memory, especially useful with memory hungry terms like
Telemate or when multitasking.

Enhanced mouse routines are things that the original Global War Term didn't
allow, but this does.  Every map (in my enhanced WAR.IMG) has a "Y:es N:o"
option so you can click on those instead of typing Y or N.  Also the mouse
routines with SLTERM allow numbers such as those in the main option menu
to be clicked on.  Before to select a game you actually had to touch the
keyboard... not any longer.  As always the far right button sends a
return.

Another feature I felt was missing is a screen capture.  So I stuck one in.
Whenever you hit ALT-I the 25 top lines are saved to disk.  This version
writes a file called "SLTERM.IMG", which is in reality a text file.  If a
previous file exists it is appended to by this function.

Files Included:
     GW-SLT12.ZIP File
          - WAR.IMG      (My Enhanced WAR.IMG)
          - SLTERM.EXE   (Main Program)
          - WARBAKUP.IMG (Joel's original WAR.IMG)
          - SLTERM.DOC   (This file)
          - SOURCE.ZIP   (Source Code)
          - SLT.BAT      (Sample Batch File)
          - SETUP.TXT    (Many ways of setting up SLTERM with Term Programs)
          - SLTMEM.EXE   (Memory Saving Version)
          - LICENSE.DOC  (GNU Public Domain License- READ THIS)
      Source ZIP File
          - SLTERM.PAS   (Turbo Pascal 5.0 Source Code)
          - SLTMEM.PAS   (TP5 Source for the Memory Saving Version)
          - PROTOCOL.TXT (Joel's Global War Term Protocol Definition)
          - ANSI.PAS     (ANSI Unit, must be compiled to compile SLTERM)
          - MOUSE4.DOC   (Doc's for MOUSE4 Unit)
          - MOUSE4.PAS   (MOUSE4 Unit, must be compiled to compile SLTERM)
          - ASYNC3.PAS   ("Fixed" async unit, see v1.3 notes below)

Usage:
   SLTERM Com# #lines  (or SLTMEM Com# #lines)
   where Com# is the COM Port of your modem (from 1-4)
         #lines is the number of lines you want (25 or 50)
          (The default number of lines is 25)

NOTE: The Baud Rate is no longer specified as of version 1.30!

You can create a batch file called SLT.BAT or just modify mine,
to run the program with the paramters you want.
If you are using any kind of script file or don't want to change
your macro or external protocol then rename SLT.BAT to GWT.BAT.
For further information regarding setting this up to run with your
favorite term program refer to the SETUP.TXT file.

Future:

In the future expect to see 43 line mode support for EGA users, better screen
capture, a scroll back buffer, and minor other enhancements.
At present I am working on a Graphic Global War Term for VGA Users and will
convert it for use with CGA and EGA users.  I hope to release the Graphic Global
War Term in the not too distant future.  For this to become a reality though,
enough user support is needed.

License (Don't Skip this part):

       SLTERM and SLTMEM, and all source to these programs, as well as
       all files included within GW-SLT11.ZIP are

       Copyright (C) 1990 by Amit K. Mathur

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
       it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
       the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option)
       any later version.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
       WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
       General Public License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
       along with this program; if not, write to:

       Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       675 Massachusetts Avenue
       Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

Even though I am releasing this program to the public domain I would really
appreciate it, if you use this program, if you could spare whatever you want
to help out in the creation of further projects, like the Graphic Global War
Term.  I don't want to impose a set amount of money, for anything will do.
$2, $5, $10, anything.  Send it in after you have tested this out and found
it to your liking.  I must say again though, register Global War first.  It
really is worth it, and I must thank Joel for all his help.

Contacting the Author:

To make contributions, or to inform me of bugs, or even to say "Hey, great
Job!" I can be found

Through WWIVNet
                   Shadow Lord #7 @ 5954
                   Phone Number : [phone]
                   (A Private Cosmos, Sysop:  Jadawin)

At the official support BBS
                   Shadow Lord #30
                   Beyond the Realm BBS
                   [phone]
                   2400 Baud

Personnally
                   Amit K Mathur
                   3215 St Patricks Drive
                   Windsor Ontario Canada
                   N9E 3H2
                   Phone Number: [phone]

Thank you for selecting Shadow Lord's Enhanced Global War Term.

History of GW-SLT:
Version
1.00
       - First Public Release, Limited Distribution (Windsor Only)
1.10
       - Memory Saving Version Included in ZIP Files
       - Added LICENSE.DOC To ZIP File
       - Fixed Minor Bugs
       - Added more built in warnings instead of cryptic Run Time Errors
       - Append to Screen Capture instead of overwriting

1.20   - fixed 25 line mode screen problem.

1.30   - (Update by Joel Bergen)
         My ASYNC2.PAS unit was found to have a bug that would lock up
         some PC's, most notably the IBM PS/2 Model 50, and the Tandy 1000.
         My latest ASYNC3.PAS unit fixes these problems, and also no longer
         requires a Baud Rate to be specified.  It will use whatever your
         current baud, parity, etc settings are.  I have taken the liberty
         of making this version 1.30 release of Shadow Lord's VGA GWTerm
         which includes this ASYNC3.PAS unit, and have edited the docs
         to reflect this as required.