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{COMMO} 5.0 August 28, 1991
{COMMO} (tm) is a Telecommunications Program that offers great power, speed
and flexibility in a small, easy-to-use package.
{COMMO} is Shareware. Please see the Licensing Notice in the COMMO.DOC file
and also the Registration Form in REGISTER.FRM. Registration allows you to
eliminate the opening advertisement and to personalize your copy of the
program.
A registration fee of $35.00 US is required for continued use. Add $5.00
handling charge for a diskette containing the current release (specify 5.25"
or 3.5"). Mail to:
Fred P. Brucker
P.O. Box 9103
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
NEW USERS should run the batch file GUIDE.BAT (just type "guide" at the DOS
prompt). This will show you a little bit of the program and allow you to make
preliminary changes to your setup file, COMMO.SET. Later you can take a more
detailed look at the setup file for much greater customization of the program.
NEW USERS please read the file COMMO.DOC. {COMMO} is a little different from
other terminal programs and the time will be well spent. Pay special
attention to the section "Quick Start Instructions" under "Getting Started"
(if nothing else, please read this section!) and Appendix A "Setting Up Your
Modem."
The {COMMO} package should contain the following files:
READ.ME This read file
UPGRADE.DOC 4.x to 5.x upgrade guide
HISTORY A history of recent revisions
REGISTER.FRM A registration/order form
GUIDE.BAT A batch file for first-time users
GUIDE.MAC Macro File used with GUIDE.BAT
LICENSES Sample license forms
COMMO.DOC User Guide and Reference
MACRO.DOC Macro Programming Guide
COMMO.COM The executable program
COMMO.SET The Setup File
COMMO.FON The Dialing Directory File
COMMO.MAC The Macro File
COMMO.HLP The Online Help File
CO-PIF.DVP A sample DESQview Program Info File
VT102-1.MAC VT102 keyboard support file #1
VT102-2.MAC VT102 keyboard support file #2
MOSTHOST.ZIP Shad Muegge's BBS-like host mode macro
SAMPLES.MAC Some additional macro examples
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Changes in this release
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Previous users of {COMMO} should read the list of changes in the file HISTORY.
This file also shows changes to several previous releases.
{COMMO} 5.0 is a major upgrade and requires changes to all of the support
files. Please refer to the file UPGRADE.DOC for a guide on upgrading from
{COMMO} 4.x to 5.x. Previous users are also advised to browse through
COMMO.DOC and MACRO.DOC as well as the supplied support files in order to
become familiar with the differences.
A HOST MODE macro, the BBS-like MOSTHOST by Shad Muegge, is included in this
release. You should unZIP MOSTHOST.ZIP into your {COMMO} home directory.
Additional installation instructions are included in the file MOSTREAD.ME.
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Thanks
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I'd like to thank the following people for beta testing release 5.0. They
also contributed host macros and many ideas which influenced the shape of the
new features: Jeff Bishop, Carl Cheney, Don Garrett, Shad Muegge, David Rife,
Tim Saari, Chuck Seyboldt.
And also thanks to the many users whose ideas and suggestions have been the
driving force behind the development of {COMMO}.
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Support
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My (voice) telephone number for inquiries and support for registered users is
(707) 573-1065. Please restrict calls to business hours (Pacific time).
You can also contact me for support (and find the latest {COMMO} release) on
the following systems. My heartfelt thanks to these Sysops and many others
for their help in distributing and testing {COMMO}.
Networked Conferences
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Ask your local BBS to carry one of these conferences!
RelayNet (tm) International Message Exchange (RIME), {COMMO} conference.
Intelec (tm) Network \ {COMMO} conference, cross-linked by
U'NI-net > The French Connection, Seattle, WA.
WESTNET /
Fidonet echo, name: {COMMO}. Soon to be on the backbone (well, maybe).
Request a feed from The Babble Underground, 1:125/180.0. (707) 575-0636.
Bulletin Board Systems
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Directory Assistance (RBBS) Santa Rosa, CA (707) 538-8710
All callers may download {COMMO} on Node 2: (707) 538-8780
Sysop: Jim Goodenough. The home of the original {COMMO} support
conference (now on RIME). Also the home of JIMMER (tm), a .QWK compatible
mail door for RBBS.
MAS-BBS (DBBS) Brooklyn, NY (718) 444-4555
Sysop: Matt Kahn. Registered {COMMO} users have free access to this
subscription system's message base and to download new releases of
{COMMO}. Just leave a comment requesting free access on this basis.
Motherboard (PCBoard) Petaluma, CA (707) 778-8841
Sysop: Julie Buerg.
Babble Underground (DMG) Santa Rosa, CA (707) 575-0636
Sysop: Shad Muegge. This is my local base for the {COMMO} Fidonet echo.
Also the home of COMMOPNS, a utility to Pick-N-Shoot files for uploading
or zipping.
Palladin (Auntie) San Rafael, CA (415) 485-1736
Sysop: Al Kalian.
Commercial Services
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CompuServe EASYPLEX (go mail) 71021,356
GEnie GE Mail F.BRUCKER1
Distribution rules for the {COMMO} package are given in the file LICENSES.
Thank you, and I hope you enjoy {COMMO}.
Fred P. Brucker