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╒════════════════╕
│ Main Help Menu │
╘════════════════╛
Press "T" to view a numbered topic
──────────────────────────────────
HOW TO USE HELP ············· Press H Using the Internal Editor ··· Press E
Summary of Key Commands ·········· 1 How to Upload and Download ······· 9
EXECute Function Parameters ······ 11 Searching for Text in Files ······ 96
List of Macro Functions ·········· 12 What is on the Status Line ······· 97
List of Key Identifiers ·········· 13 How to Register {COMMO} ·········· 99
{COMMO} (tm) Help (C)Copyright 1989,1991 Fred P. Brucker All Rights Reserved
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│ {COMMO} Key Commands │
╘══════════════════════╛
Commands with topic numbers have Online Help available. Press "T" to view a
topic. All commands are fully described in COMMO.DOC.
Alt-A ASCII Upload ·············· 2 Alt-S Shell to DOS
Alt-B Send Break Signal Alt-U Multi Number Dial ········· 3
Alt-C Clear Terminal Screen Alt-X Exit from {COMMO}
Alt-D Dialing Directory ········· 3
Alt-G Configuration File ········ 4 Alt-1 Capture File Options ······ 14
Alt-I Screen Image Save ········· 5 Alt-2 Print Log
Alt-K Scrollback ················ 6 Alt-3 Master Sound Control
Alt-L Set Terminal Parameters ··· 7 Alt-4 AutoBaud Detect
Alt-M Macro Processor ··········· 8 Alt-5 Local Echo
Alt-O Initialize Modem Alt-0 Signal Lights Display
Alt-P Send Current Password Alt-- Chat Mode
Alt-Q Hang Up Modem Alt-= Doorway Mode
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│ Alt-A │ ASCII Upload │
╘═══════╧══════════════╛
Sends prepared messages or text files to the remote system. The upload path
is displayed when the window is opened. Complete the pathname by entering the
name of the file to be sent.
┌─────────────────────────────┐
│ Keys in ASCII Upload Window │
└─────────────────────────────┘
[Enter] Begin sending the file.
[Space] Send the next line (if pacing is on).
[PgUp] Look behind the window.
┌───────────────────────┐
│ Line Pacing Character │
└───────────────────────┘
If the remote prompts for each line with "nn:", enter a ":" for the pacing
character. Use "no pacing" for full-screen editors. Use the Spacebar to
force transmission of the next line (manual pacing).
┌────────────────────┐
│ Applicable Options │
└────────────────────┘
Inter-Character Delay. Adds a delay after each character.
Strip Linefeeds. Sends data as if it were being typed.
Expand Blank Lines. Blank lines will not terminate a message.
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│ Alt-D │ Dialing Directory │
╘═══════╧═══════════════════╛
Maintains telephone numbers and starts Single or Multi Number Dialing.
┌──────────────────────────────────┐
│ Keys in Dialing Directory Window │
└──────────────────────────────────┘
Selector Bar up/down one line
<-- --> Scroll screen up/down one line
PgUp PgDn Scroll screen up/down one page
Home End Selector Bar to top/bottom of screen
^PgUp ^PgDn Go to beginning/end of file
[E] Edit the Dialing Directory
[S] / [A] Search for text / search again
[Enter] Dial number at Selector Bar.
[M] Manual dial, enter number at prompt.
[Space] Mark/unmark a number for dialing.
[Alt-U] Dial all marked numbers.
[Y] Erase dialing marks.
[Alt-M] Switch to Macro Processor.
[Alt-X] Terminate {COMMO}.
┌─────────────┐
│ How to Dial │
└─────────────┘
To dial a SINGLE number, move the Selector Bar to the desired system entry,
then press [Enter].
In the dialing window you may press:
[Space] to hang up and redial.
[T] to reset the dialing cycle timer.
[Esc] to cancel dialing.
To dial MULTIPLE numbers in sequence, use [Space] to mark the desired numbers,
then press [Alt-U]. The location of the Selector Bar will be used to begin
the dialing sequence.
In the dialing window you may press:
[Space] to skip to the next number.
[R] to remove the current number from the queue.
[T] to reset the dialing cycle timer.
[Esc] to cancel dialing.
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Dialing Directory Entry Example │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
System Telephone System Linked Serial Port Last
Name Number Password Macro Parameters Called
┌───────────┐ ┌──────────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌───┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────┐
File City BBS {1-707-555-1234} {mypassword} {abc} {2400,8n1,1} 05/20/90
All items except the SYSTEM NAME are enclosed in curly braces. Unused items
should be replaced with a null string {}.
The TELEPHONE NUMBER may have a Dialing Prefix: {#2 1-707-555-1234}.
The SYSTEM PASSWORD that you place here is stored when the system is dialed.
It may be sent out using [Alt-P] or the "#" symbol in a SEND macro function.
The LINKED MACRO is started when a connection is established.
A SERIAL PORT PARAMETER should be omitted if it is the same as the
Configuration File default.
The DATE LAST CALLED will be replaced with the current date at connection.
Entries are restricted to one line (up to 255 characters).
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│ Alt-G │ Configuration File │
╘═══════╧════════════════════╛
The Internal Editor is used to modify items. Each item in the Configuration
File is enclosed in curly braces and must be present even if the contents are
null {}. All text outside the curly braces is commentary and is ignored by
{COMMO}. See COMMO.DOC for a complete description of each item.
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│ Alt-I │ Screen Image Save │
╘═══════╧═══════════════════╛
Appends all of the information currently on the screen to a disk file. The
current pathname is displayed when the window is opened.
┌──────────────────────────────────┐
│ Keys in Screen Image Save Window │
└──────────────────────────────────┘
[Enter] Append the screen image to the indicated file.
[Alt-N] Change the filename without saving the screen.
[PgUp] Look behind the window.
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│ Alt-K │ Scrollback │
╘═══════╧════════════╛
Displays text that has scrolled off the screen. Scrollback maintains a buffer
in memory which contains the most recent text that has been on the screen.
The size of this buffer is set in the Configuration File.
┌──────────────────────────────────┐
│ Keys in Scrollback Buffer Window │
└──────────────────────────────────┘
Scroll screen up/down one line
PgUp PgDn Scroll screen up/down one page
^PgUp ^PgDn Go to beginning/end of buffer
[S] / [A] Search for text / search again
[C] Change the Screen Image Save pathname.
[W] Write a block of text to current Screen Image Save file.
You will be prompted to position the Selector Bar to the start
and then to the end of the block. Use the arrow keys, PgUp,
PgDn, etc.
[F10] Mark the current position in the buffer and exit. The next time
you call Scrollback you will return to this position (unless it
has scrolled off the top of the buffer).
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│ Alt-L │ Set Terminal Parameters │
╘═══════╧═════════════════════════╛
Modifies terminal and line parameters from the Terminal Screen. Changes are
indicated on the left side of the Status Line, which is highlighted with the
small window text colors.
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│ Alt-M │ Macro Processor │
╘═══════╧═════════════════╛
Maintains and executes macros contained in the Macro File.
Macros may be used to reassign {COMMO} key commands to different keys. They
may be used to alter the behavior of key commands. And they may be used to
perform complex tasks when you write macro "scripts."
┌────────────────────────────────┐
│ Keys in Macro Processor Window │
└────────────────────────────────┘
Selector Bar up/down one line
<-- --> Scroll screen up/down one line
PgUp PgDn Scroll screen up/down one page
Home End Selector Bar to top/bottom of screen
^PgUp ^PgDn Go to beginning/end of file
[E] Edit the Macro File
[S] / [A] Search for text / search again
[Enter] Start macro at Selector Bar.
[Ctrl-Enter] Start macro, wait for each EXECute.
[Alt-D] Switch to Dialing Directory.
[Alt-X] Terminate {COMMO}.
┌──────────────────────┐
│ How to Start a Macro │
└──────────────────────┘
Move the Selector Bar to the desired macro location and press the [Enter] key.
Pressing [Ctrl-Enter] instead of [Enter] will cause any EXECute functions in
the macro to display before and after execution.
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┌─────────────────────────┐
│ Uploading / Downloading │
└─────────────────────────┘
Except for ASCII Upload, {COMMO} requires the use of additional programs to do
protocol file transfers (Zmodem, etc.) and acts as a "shell" for these
programs. You may use the latest version of any protocol you like.
Press [Alt-M] to enter the Macro Processor where you will find a menu of
protocols used for Uploading and Downloading. The Macro File is
pre-configured with commands that use DSZ and other external protocol
programs. Just make sure that the executable program, such as DSZ.COM, is in
your DOS path (or in the current directory).
{COMMO}'s Auto Receive feature lets you start Zmodem and other protocols
automatically. You can also add a key-id to any macro and it will start when
you press the key. See COMMO.DOC for details.
Some programs that support file transfer protocols:
Program Author(s) Protocols supported
───────── ─────────────────────────── ──────────────────────
DSZ Omen Technology Inc. Zmodem, Ymodem, Xmodem
MPT Matthew Thomas MPt
BIMODEM Erik Labs BiModem
JMODEM Richard B. Johnson Jmodem
These programs are Shareware and are usually found where you obtained {COMMO}.
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┌───────────────────────┐
│ EXECute a DOS Command │
└───────────────────────┘
When this window appears, you are normally expected to enter some information
to complete the preparation of a DOS command. A filename, for example, must
be entered when you send a file (upload) to the remote system.
The template command (from the Macro File) is shown above the command being
prepared.
┌──────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Keys in EXECute a DOS Command Window │
└──────────────────────────────────────┘
[Enter] Terminate input (for each "%i").
Execute the completed command.
[Home] Start over.
[PgUp] Look behind the window.
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┌─────────────────────────────┐
│ EXECute Function Parameters │
└─────────────────────────────┘
Remember that spaces are significant in the EXECute function and will be
inserted into the command. Avoid unnecessary spaces.
%i general user Input prompt
%p current serial Port number (1,2,3 or 4)
%s current port Speed (2400, 38400, etc.)
%m current Modem speed (from connect message)
%u current Upload directory (from Config File)
%d current Download directory (from Config File)
%c current Capture file (use Alt-1 to check)
%k insert control character, e.g. %k^L
%a sound Alarm at end of command execution
%w Wait (pause) before returning to Terminal Screen
%% insert an actual "%" into the command
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┌─────────────────────────┐
│ List of Macro Functions │
└─────────────────────────┘
Four-letter abbreviations are shown in uppercase (function names are case
insensitive). Many arguments are optional. In some cases omitting arguments
will bring up the associated window or toggle a toggle (e.g. DIAL or SOUNd).
If a function also has a default Alt-key, the key is shown as [A] for [Alt-A].
─────────────────── ───────────
Function, Arguments Description
─────────────────── ───────────
{ALARm ring-count} Ring the alarm
[A] {ASCIiup pathname,pacing-char} ASCII Upload
[4] {AUTObaud y/n} AutoBaud toggle
{BEEP} Sound a beep
[B] {BREAk} Send Break
{CALL macro-id} Execute a macro
{CAPMode s/f/r} Set Capture Mode
[1] {CAPTure y/n,pathname} Capture File Options
[-] {CHATmode y/n} Chat Mode toggle
[C] {CLEAr} Clear Screen
[G] {CONFig} Edit Configuration File
{CURSor y/n} Terminal Screen cursor toggle
{DELAy nnn} Inter-Character Delay
[D] {DIAL tries,macro-id} Dialing Directory
{DISPlay row,col,attr,string} Display a string to the screen
[=] {DOORway statusline} Doorway Mode toggle
{EXECute command} Execute a DOS command
{EXED command} Direct execution of a program
{EXEN command} Like EXEC, but does not clear screen
[X] {EXIT return-code} Exit {COMMO}
{GOLOok macro-id,string} Additional string to look for
{GOTO macro-id} Transfer control to a macro-id
[Q] {HANGup y/n} Drop DTR to hangup
[H] {HELP nn} Online Help topic
{HOLD hh:mm} Hold until specified 24 hr time
{IFCArrier true-id,false-id} Test for presence of carrier detect
{IFERrorlevel number, Test if EXED exit code ≥ number
true-id,false-id}
{IFEXist pathname, Test for existence of file(s)
true-id,false-id}
[O] {INITmodem} Send modem init string
[0] {LIGHts y/n} Signal Lights toggle
[5] {LOCAlecho y/n} Local Echo toggle
{LOOKfor text-string} Look for string from port
{MACLoad filename,macro-id,r} Load a new Macro File
[M] {MACRo string} Macro Processor window
{MARK strings} Mark numbers for dialing
{NOOP} No-op function, does nothing
[L] {PARMs speed,format,port} Set serial port parameters
[P] {PASSword} Send current password
{PAUSe nnn} Pause for interval 1-999 second
{POPStack} Pop from the macro stack
[2] {PRINtlog y/n} Print Log toggle
{PUSHstack macro-id} Push a location to the macro stack
{RETUrn} Return from a CALL
[I] {SCREen y/n,pathname} Screen Image Save
[K] {SCROllback} Display Scrollback Buffer
{SEND text-string} Send a text string
{SETLook look-timer,macro-id, Set lookfor parameters
prompt-timer,string}
[S] {SHELl} Shell to DOS
[3] {SOUNd y/n} Master Sound toggle
{STATusline y/n} Status Line on/off toggle
{STOP} or {} Stop macro processing
{TERMinal type} Set Terminal-Type
{UNMArk strings} Unmark Dialing Directory entries
{VTCUr string1|string2} VT102 cursor key strings
{VTPAd string1|string2} VT102 keypad key strings
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┌─────────────────────────┐
│ List of Key Identifiers │
└─────────────────────────┘
If a key-id is used as a macro-id, the key may be pressed from the Terminal
Screen to start the macro.
Key Name Key-id Key Name Key-id
──────── ────── ──────── ──────
Normal-F1 nf1 ··· Normal-F10 nf0
Ctrl-F1 cf1 ··· Ctrl-F10 cf0
Shift-F1 sf1 ··· Shift-F10 sf0
Alt-F1 af1 ··· Alt-F10 af0
Alt-A ala ··· Alt-Z alz
Alt-1 al1 ··· Alt-0 al0
Alt = al= Alt - al-
Escape esc Grey * gr*
Grey - gr- Grey + gr+
Backspace bsp ^Backspace cbs
Tab tab Shift-tab stb
Enter ent ^Enter cen
Home hom End end
PgUp pgu PgDn pgd
Up-Arrow upa Down-Arrow dna
Left-Arrow lfa Right-Arrow rta
Insert ins Delete del
^Home chm ^End cnd
^PgUp cpu ^PgDn cpd
^Right-Arrow cra ^Left-Arrow cla
Keypad-0 kp0 ··· Keypad-9 kp9
Keypad-. kp. ^PrtSc cpr
┌───────────────────┐
│ Enhanced keyboard │
└───────────────────┘
Normal-F11 nfa Normal-F12 nfb
Ctrl-F11 cfa Ctrl-F12 cfb
Shift-F11 sfa Shift-F12 sfb
Alt-F11 afa Alt-F12 afb
Alt-[ al[ Alt-] al]
Alt-; al; Alt-' al'
Alt-, al< Alt-. al.
Alt-/ al/ Alt-\ al\
Alt-* al* Alt-` al`
Center Key cky
The Center Key is the Keypad 5 with Numlock off.
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│ Alt-1 │ Capture File Options │
╘═══════╧══════════════════════╛
Keeps a continuous record of everything that you see on your screen.
The information is written to a disk file if Capture is OPEN.
The current pathname is displayed when the window is opened.
Data may be captured in one of three different modes:
S = Screen - as it appears on the Terminal Screen
F = Filter - stripped of ANSI control sequences
R = Raw - exactly as it comes from the serial port
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Keys in Capture File Options Window │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘
[Enter] OPEN the indicated file.
[Alt-1] CLOSE the currently open Capture File.
[Alt-S] Set Capture Mode to Screen
[Alt-F] Set Capture Mode to Filter
[Alt-R] Set Capture Mode to Raw
[PgUp] Look behind the window.
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╒═════════════════════╕
│ The Internal Editor │
╘═════════════════════╛
The Internal Editor is used to modify the Configuration File, the Dialing
Directory and the Macro File.
┌─────────────────┐
│ Navigation Keys │ ^ means hold the Ctrl key
└─────────────────┘
Cursor up/down
<-- --> Cursor left/right
F3 F4 Scroll screen vertically
F5 F6 Scroll screen horizontally
PgUp PgDn Scroll screen up/down one page
Home End Cursor to beginning/end of line
^Home ^End Cursor to top/bottom of screen
^--> ^<-- Cursor to next/previous string, { ... }
Tab Shift-tab Cursor to next/previous tab stop
^PgUp ^PgDn Go to beginning/end of file
┌──────────────┐
│ Editing keys │
└──────────────┘
Alt-F Save file to disk.
F1, F2 Easy way to type "{" and "}".
Alt-S Search for text.
Alt-A Search again, same text.
Alt-C Copy cursor line to paste buffer.
Alt-I Insert a blank line ahead of cursor line
Use the Enter key to insert lines at the end of the file.
Alt-P Insert paste buffer ahead of cursor line.
Alt-T Truncate from cursor to end-of-line.
Alt-U Undo (restore) current line.
Alt-Y Delete cursor line (into paste buffer).
Ins Toggle insert mode.
Del Delete character under cursor.
At end of line: join the next line.
Backspace Rubout character to left of cursor.
At start of line: join to previous line.
Enter Split the line (Insert Mode ON).
Go to start of next line (Insert Mode OFF).
Insert new lines at the end of the file.
Esc End edit, changes will be saved when exiting {COMMO}.
Alt-Q Quit edit, changes will not be saved when exiting {COMMO}
(does not apply to Configuration File).
F10 Display the Color Chart.
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│ Rules │
└───────┘
IMPORTANT! See "Saving the Support Files" in COMMO.DOC for details on the use
of Alt-Q.
The paste buffer is only one line and contains the last line you:
(1) changed in any way
(2) deleted with Alt-Y
(3) copied with Alt-C
Pressing Alt-P will insert this line into the file, above the cursor line.
Lines may be up to 255 characters in length.
The "undo" key, Alt-U, will restore the current line only if no scrolling or
vertical cursor movement has occurred.
{COMMO} files should not contain any "tab" characters (ASCII 9).
A file will be re-written to the same path/name from which it was loaded.
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┌─────────────────────────────┐
│ Searching for Text in Files │
└─────────────────────────────┘
The text search feature is used to find a string of characters. It is
available in all File Windows (including Scrollback). In the Help window it
may be used as an index to find information quickly.
┌───────┐
│ Rules │
└───────┘
Press [S] to enter a string:
Searching begins at the beginning of the file.
Case is ignored.
NOTE: Use [Alt-S] in the Internal Editor.
Press [A] to search again for the same string:
Searching begins at the current top-of-screen.
NOTE: Use [Alt-A] in the Internal Editor.
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│ What is on the Status Line │
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The Status Line at the bottom of the Terminal Screen is used to report events
and to show important settings.
The LEFT HALF of the Status Line usually looks like this:
┌─────────────────────┐
│ Terminal Parameters │
└─────────────────────┘
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Press [Alt-L] to change these items. │
│ │
│ ┌─────────────── Current Speed │
│ │ ┌────────── Current Data Format │
│ │ │ ┌─────── Current active Serial Port # │
│ │ │ │ ┌──── Terminal Emulation Type │
│ │ │ │ │ ┌── Inter-Character Delay is │
│ non-zero │
│ {2400,8n1,1} A ≈ │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────────────────────┐
│ Toggles, Connect Time, Macro │
└──────────────────────────────┘
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ┌──────── [C/c] Alt-1 ····· Capture file [ON/off] │
│ │┌─────── [P/p] Alt-2 ········ Print log [ON/off] │
│ ││┌────── [S/s] Alt-3 ···· Sound control [ON/off] │
│ │││┌───── [B/b] Alt-4 ·· autoBaud detect [ON/off] │
│ ││││┌──── [L/l] Alt-5 ······· Local echo [ON/off] │
│ │││││ │
│ │││││ ┌─────── Elapsed timer (see note below) │
│ │││││ │ ┌─── Macro is executing │
│ │
│ cpsbl 15: │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Note: the elapsed timer is reset whenever dialing is started and whenever a
connection is established. Time is reported in minutes.
The RIGHT HALF of the Status Line may be toggled between the System Name and
the Signal Lights Display by pressing Alt-0:
┌───────────────────────┐
│ Signal Lights Display │ Serial Port Indicators
└───────────────────────┘
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ┌──────────────────── Break interrupt │
│ │┌─────────────────── Framing error │
│ ││┌────────────────── Parity error │
│ │││┌───────────────── Overrun error │
│ ││││ ┌─────────────── Request to send RTS │
│ ││││ │┌────────────── Clear to send CTS │
│ ││││ ││ ┌──────────── ring Indicate RI │
│ ││││ ││ │┌─────────── carrier Detect CD │
│ ││││ ││ ││ ┌───────── transmit │
│ ││││ ││ ││ │┌──────── receive │
│ ││││ ││ ││ ││ ┌────── data Terminal ready DTR │
│ ││││ ││ ││ ││ │┌───── data Set ready DSR │
│ ││││ ││ ││ ││ ││ ┌── FIFO buffers enabled │
│ │
│ BFPO RC ID tr TS ƒ │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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│ Alt-H │ How to Use Online Help │
╘═══════╧════════════════════════╛
IMPORTANT: Online Help is intended as a quick reference only. Please refer to
COMMO.DOC for details on all program functions.
NOTE: Many Help topics are longer than one page (depending on the size of your
screen). You may need to scroll lines or pages to view the entire topic. When
you see a bar "▒▒▒▒▒▒00▒▒▒▒▒▒" you are at the end of the topic.
┌────────────────────────────┐
│ Keys in Online Help Window │
└────────────────────────────┘
Scroll screen up/down one line
PgUp PgDn Scroll screen up/down one page
^PgUp ^PgDn Go to beginning/end of Help File
[E] Internal Editor help
[S] / [A] Search for text / search again
[H] How to use Online Help.
[M] Go to Main Help Menu.
[C] Go to {COMMO} Key Commands.
[T] Select a topic.
Help is always started with the [Alt-H] key command. From the Terminal Screen
you will see the Main Help Menu. From other windows you will go directly to
context-related topics.
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│ How to Register {COMMO} │
╘═════════════════════════╛
{COMMO} is not free!!! If you like this program and plan to continue using
it, you are obligated to pay the modest registration fee. Please do your part
to ensure further development of a unique program.
See the Licensing Notice in the COMMO.DOC file and also the Registration Form
provided in this package. Registration allows you to eliminate the opening
advertisement and to personalize your copy of the program.
The registration fee is $25.00 US. Add $5.00 handling charge for a diskette
containing the current release (specify 5.25" or 3.5"). Mail to:
Fred P. Brucker
Post Office Box 9103
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
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