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Simterm 2.0c Compiled: October 8, 1990
- Added Send BREAK Signal function, requested by user. Needed for
loggon to some specialized systems.
- Cosmetic change to file transfer window. Aprox. cps and Elapsed
time indicators were not spaced from seperation line.
- Modified code in low level async routines to make them more
"well behaved".
Simterm 2.0b Compiled: September 22, 1990
- Fixed buffer pointer problem in Zmodem routines which caused
downloaded files to be prefixed with last few packets from
previous file when doing Zmodem multiple file downloads.
- Modified some code in the Dialing Directory as Simterm would, on
occasion, not dial correctly, usually requiring the user to exit
the dialing directory and send the init string to get the modem to
respond to dial commands again.
Simterm 2.0a Compiled: September 3, 1990
- Fixed file pointer problem in Ascii upload which locked Simterm
at the end of the file.
- Fixed problem with Echo and Linefeeds status line indicators not
being updated after Dial or Options menu made changes.
Simterm 2.0 Compiled: August 23, 1990
- Extensive rewrite, all low level routines redone in assembly for
efficiency.
- All serial IO interrupt routines redone for greater efficiency.
- Video routines are now all direct screen access with snow checking
option in the configuration menu for CGA users.
- ANSI support integrated into video routines. No need for ANSI.SYS
- Ascii, Ymodem, and Zmodem transfer protocols added. Xmodem and
1k-Xmodem routines redone for greater efficiency. All file access
during transfers is buffered to reduce time lost to disk writes.
- File transfer window expanded. Now displays elapsed time and
aproximate characters per second during transfer.
- Zmodem resume transfer and auto start Zmodem downloads supported
- Wildcards supported when entering filename to upload using Ymodem
or Zmodem protocols.
- Capture file now supported with pause capability and ANSI codes
stripped before written to disk.
- Three function menus removed. Help is now a menu to all functions.
See "The Help Menu" section in the documentation.
- Dialing directory expanded to 45 entries.
- Dialing directory now supports auto redial, tagging entries, and
automatic untagging of entries when connected to.
- Support for COM3 and COM4 added
- Baud rates now go up to 19200 baud
- Display colours can be customized by user.
Simterm 1.3 Compiled: November 5, 1989
- A bug in the file transfer routines, limiting the total number of
blocks, was fixed. The total file size transfered is no longer
limited.
- A minor fix in the Online/Offline indicator was done. For CGA
systems that don't have hardware snow suppression, there was quite
a bit of snow when Simterm was sitting idle. This was due to the
line status being updated whenever there was no input from the
comm line. Now it only updates if there is a change in status or
the time changes.
- Two new commands were added to the Config <F4> menu. These are
local echo and add linefeeds. You can invoke either from the menu
or use their shortcut keys Alt-E and Alt-L. These are both toggles
and a box appears stating if they are on or off.
- The Alt-L List Directory command was changed to Alt-F Files Directory
command because of the conflict with the newly added Linefeeds
command.
Simterm 1.2 Compiled: August 15, 1989
- Ctrl-C trapping was fixed to prevent Simterm from aborting
back to dos, leaving the system ready to hang.
- PGUP & PGDN are no longer used to change pages in the dialing
directory. TAB is now used to toggle between them.
- The dialing directory will remember what number you were on and
place you back there when you recall it.
- The dialing directory is more informative when you press ENTER
to dial a number. It now tells you the name and number of the
item you selected rather than just letting the modem echo the
command string back.
- When editing an item in the dialing directory, the windows will
all appear centred on the screen, rather than floating under the
item being edited. The name and number window will also have a
title informing you of the current setting.
- The disk directory function now displays the path of the displayed
directory at the top of the menu so your better informed of where
your looking on disk.
- A modem initialization string has been added to the configuration
function and is sent on startup to allow the modem to be custom
configured for your particular needs.
Simterm 1.1 Compiled: June 17, 1989
- The decompression algorithim for the menu data and the menu
display routine were modified to allow the menu colours to be
changed dynamically. This allows colour users to have colour
menus while monochrome users still get the correct monochrome
attributes.
- An bug in the 'Online' clock routine was fixed.
Simterm 1.0 Compiled: June 10, 1989
- Simterm would not recognize a monochrome system, so the
direct screen writes (menus) would not be displayed.
A minor revision was made and the version number didn't change.