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    ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.6 SPECIFIC NOTES BY ┼D ╨ARRY - ╒PDATE: 900409

    ╞IRST, ╔ WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THOSE THAT HAVE SUPPORTED, SENT
    SUGGESTIONS, CALLED ┼┬┬╙ ╚╤ AND GENERALLY STUCK BY ME ALL THIS TIME.

    ═ODEM: ╔ HAVE REVAMPED THE MODEM ROUTINES ONCE AGAIN. ╔ HAVE SIMPLIFIED
    THINGS  BY  USING MODEM RESPONSE CODES ╧╬╠┘ AS A SOURCE FOR DETERMINING
    INCOMING CALLER BAUD RATES. ╘HIS UNIVERSAL METHOD WORKS WELL WITH  BOTH
    NEW  AND  OLD  1670'S,  ┴PROTEKS  AND  ALL  OTHER  GOOD  QUALITY, ╚AYES
    COMPATIBLE MODEMS THAT ARE PROPERLY INTERFACED ┴╬─ CONFIGURED.  ╔  HAVE
    ALSO REMOVED THE ╨1 SETTING AND USE A UNIVERSAL VALUE OF 6 FOR LOCATION
    56579. ╘HIS SHOULD REMOVE MOST OF THE CONFUSION FOR  ╬╧╬  ╥╙232  TECHIE
    TYPES.

    ╙MART ╠OADING: ┼┬┬╙ 128 V4.6 & ┼┬┬╙╘┼╥═ 128  V4.6  NOW  WILL  LOOK  FOR
    SUPPORT  PROGRAMS/FILES  ON  THE DISK YOU BOOT FROM. ╘HIS MEANS THAT IF
    YOU BOOT FROM DRIVE 10, THEN SUPPORT MACHINE LANGUAGE, CHARACTER  SETS,
    ETC.  WILL  BE LOOKED FOR ON DRIVE 10 AS WELL. ╘HIS WILL ╬╧╘ EFFECT THE
    SYSTEM FILES DISK HOWEVER, SO BE SURE TO LEAVE IT AS IS.

    ┼MAIL ─ATE ╞IX: ╔ HAVE FIXED THE EMAIL BUG THAT WAS INVOKED BY THE TURN
    OF  THE CENTURY. ╘HIS BUG WILL OCCUR AGAIN IN THE YEAR 2000, UNLESS YOU
    RESET YOUR EMAIL SCRATCH/SEARCH PATTERN (IN THE  CFG46.128  FILE).  ╘HE
    OLD PATTERN WAS 89???? AND HAD TO BE CHANGED TO 90???? TO WORK RIGHT.

    ┴UTOBOOT ╙ECTOR ╙AVE: ╔ ADDED A  LINE  OF  CODE  TO  THE  MAIN  PROGRAM
    MIDNIGHT  VALIDATION ROUTINE THAT WILL REALLOCATE THE BOOT SECTOR. ╬OTE
    THAT THE ╞╔╠┼═┴╦┼╥46 PROGRAM ALSO ALLOCATED THE BOOT  SECTOR.  ┴LL  YOU
    NEED  TO  DO  IS  USE AN ┴UTO┬OOT PROGRAM AND TELL IT TO BOOT P-V4.* ON
    POWER-UP OR RESET!

    ╙AVE ╙CREEN: ╔ HAVE ADDED A ROUTINE THAT WILL ═╧╓┼ THE ╫┴╔╘╔╬╟ ╞╧╥ ├┴╠╠
    SCREEN  EVERY  MINUTE  WHEN  WAITING  FOR CALLS. ╘HIS SHOULD HELP AVOID
    PHOSPHOR BURN-IN FOR THOSE WISHING TO LEAVE  THEIR  ┼┬┬╙  128  MONITORS
    ACTIVE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.

    ╨┴╠/╬╘╙├ ┴UTO ─ETECTION AND ├ONFIG: ╔ HAVE  ADDED  ROUTINES  THAT  WILL
    DETECT  50  HZ ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND ADJUST ┼┬┬╙ 128'S (AS WELL AS THE
    INTERNAL ┼┬┬╙╘┼╥═'S) ╥╙232 TIMING. ═UCH THANX TO ╞RANK ├ONNOR, AN  ┼┬┬╙
    MATE DOWN UNDER FOR HIS HELP AND SUGGESTIONS IN THIS AREA. ┼┬┬╙╘┼╥═ 128
    V4.6 ALSO OFFERS AUTO ╨┴╠/╬╘╙├ DETECTION AND ADJUSTMENT.

    ╞ASTER ╥ELATIVE ╞ILE ╙EARCHS: ╔ HAVE CHANGED THE ╥┼├╧╥─# COMMAND TO THE
    ┬┴╙╔├  2.0  SYNTAX,  WHICH  SHOULD SPEED THINGS UP CONSIDERABLY. ┴GAIN,
    THANX TO ╞RANK ├ONNOR DOWN UNDER FOR THIS SUGGESTION.

    ╧FFHOOK: ╔ STILL HAVE NOT FIGURED ANY ACCURATE WAY TO DISABLE THE PHONE
    LINE WHILE YOUR ON LOCALLY. ┘ANKING THE PHONE OFF THE HOOK IS STILL THE
    BEST WAY TO HANDLE THINGS IN ═┘ OPINION. ╔ HAVE DECIDED AGAINST  ADDING
    LOCAL LOGON ╚AYES COMMANDS SINCE THEY SEEM TO BE PROBLEMATIC.

    ╙UPPORT ─ATALINE: ═Y 818-891-9350 ┼┬┬╙ ╚╤ SUPPORT LINE HAS BEEN RUNNING
    ┼┬┬╙-╨├  SINCE  ─ECEMBER  OF 1988 AND WILL REMAIN TO DO SO. (╒NLESS YOU
    GUYS SEND ME BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN WHICH CASE ╔'LL MAKE MY WIFE ANSWER
    THE PHONE AFTER WE  MOVE TO ═ALIBU. (╚EHEHEHEHE!))

    ═Y ╘IME: ╔ REGRET THAT ╔ HAVE MUCH LESS TIME TO PROGRAM THAN ╔ USED TO.
    ╘HIS  MEANS PROJECTS WILL COME OUT ┴╠╧╘ SLOWER FROM ME. ╘HE BEST WAY TO
    KEEP MY INTEREST PEEKED IS TO SEND AND ENCOURAGE REGISTRATIONS, MAKE ME
    INDEPENDENTLY WEALTHY, ALLOW ME TO MOVE TO A BEACH FRONT ═ALIBU ═ANSION
    AND ╔ WILL PROGRAM ALL DAY AND NIGHT IN PEACEFUL BLISS.

    ├╧─: ╙INCE MY WIFE AND ╔ WORK FULL TIME 9-5  STYLE  JOBS,  IT  IS  NEAR
    IMPOSSIBLE  TO  GET  TO  THE  LOCAL ╨OST ╧FFICE TO SEND OUT ├╧─ ORDERS.


    ╙ENDING  A  MONEY ORDER, CASHIERS CHECK OR PERSONAL CHECK WHEN ORDERING
    IS FINE. (╬O HOLD FOR CHECKS TO CLEAR.)

    ╙CUTTLE┬UTT: ═Y GOAL IS TO COME OUT WITH ONE MORE MAJOR ┼┬┬╙ 64  &  128
    UPDATE.

    ┼┬┬╙ 64 V4.0 IS ACTUALLY ABOUT HALF DONE, AND OFFERS ┴╠╧╘ OF FEATURES ╔
    HAVE  YET  TO  SEE  IN  ANY  64 ┬┬╙ SYSTEMS (LIKE ╙╚┼╠╠ ╙╧╥╘┼─ ╒╙┼╥ ╦┼┘
    FILES, YMODEM BATCH MULTI ─╠ING, PROGRAMMABLE  MODULES  (GAMES,  ETC.),
    ETC. ETC.

    ╨LANS EXIST TO UPDATE ┼┬┬╙-╨├ TO VERSION 2.0 USING ╤UICK┬ASIC  4.5.  ┴S
    OF YET, ╔ HAVE NOT STARTED THIS UPDATE.

    ╔ ┴═ CURRENTLY WORKING ╚╧╘ N ╚┼┴╓┘ ON ╟EEKTERM 64. ╘HIS WILL BE A  FULL
    FEATURED  PROFESSIONALLY  STYLED  TERMINAL  THAT  WILL  BE  OFFERED  AS
    SLIGHTLY CRIPPLED SHAREWARE ($20.00 TO REGISTER).   ╔  ALSO  INTEND  TO
    OFFER  IT  TO  ╒SER ╟ROUPS FOR $200.00 WITH THEIR EMBEDDED ╒╟ ╠OGO, AND
    GRANT PERMISSION FOR THEM TO SELL IT FOR $5.00 (OF  WHATEVER)  A  COPY.
    ╧NCE  ╟EEKTERM  64 V1.X IS DONE AND OUT, WATCH FOR ╟EEKTERM 128 V1.0 TO
    FINALLY MAKE IT OUT. (╔ ABANDONED THE ORIGINAL ┴╠╠  ═╠  VERSION  AS  IT
    JUST WAS TAKING TOO MUCH TIME AND ENERGY.)

    ┼┬┬╙ ┴MIGA: ╘HIS IS ANOTHER ┼┬┬╙ ON THE LIST OF  PROJECTS.  ╔  HAVE  AN
    ┴MIGA  500  THANK TO ╙TEPHEN ═C╥AE, BUT ╔ JUST HAVE NOT HAD THE TIME TO
    GO IN DEPTH EWITH THE ┴MIGA ENOUGH TO CONVERT ┼┬┬╙-╨├ OVER.

    ┴LSO A CHANCE ╔'LL ATTEMPT ╟EEKTERM ╨├, ┴MIGA  AND  ├╨/═  80  SHOULD  ╔
    VENTURE  INTO ├ PROGRAMMING FARTHER (╔ AM CURRENTLY & ACTIVELY & ╥┼┴╠╠┘
    WORKING ON IT!).

    ╧THER POSSIBLE PROJECTS INCLUDE ╤UICK & ─IRTY EDITORS FOR  THE  64  AND
    128 (WE COULD USE A ╬ORTON'S ┼DITOR ╙TYLE CRITTER FOR THE 64/128!), AND
    SOME OTHER MISC. PROJECTS. ═AINLY ╔'D PREFER TO STICK  TO  TERMINAL/┬┬╙
    ORIENTED PROGRAMMING AND PERHPAS ATTEMPT ┌MODEM FOR THE 64/128 AND THEN
    PUT IT INTO ┼┬┬╙ 64/128 AS WELL AS THE ╟EEKTERM LINE. ╫E'LL SEE...



    ╘HANK YOU, ┼D ╨ARRY
    ┼┬┬╙ & ╟EEKTERM AUTHOR & ╧FFICIAL ╟EEKMEISTER A LA MODE.
    -┼╧╞-