REMOTE TERMINAL EMULATOR is a communications program
that will allow any PC (IBM PC OR COMPATIBLE) to connect to a remote computer and emulate an ANSI terminal.
RTERME.COM IS SHAREWARE.
If you find RTERME.COM useful please support the shareware concept by sending $15.00 to address below.
Rod Casey
770 N. Glendora AVE.
Glendora, CA 91741
OPERATION:
The following files must exist in the same directory:
RTERME.COM Communications program.
MESSAGE.DAT Error message file
ANSI.DAT Keyboard remapping
DIAL.DAT Sample dialing directory
The program uses COM1.
NOTE! IF THE PROGRAM LOCKS UP YOU MAY NEED TO DO A RE-BOOT YOUR COMPUTER.
To execute the program enter:
RTERME.COM ANSI.DAT DIAL.DAT
press ENTER
and following MAIN PARAMETER ENTRY screen will be
displayed:
DIAL STRING: ________________________
BPS........: _
PARITY.....: _
DATA LENGTH: _
STOP BITS : _
Use the TAB key to move from between fields.
After all information is entered press the ENTER key. At this point you should see the DIAL STRING displayed and modem should be dialing. If this not the case check all cables and re-boot your computer and trying running RTERME.COM again.
In the DIAL STRING field enter (FOR EXAMPLE) atdt5551212, to request that the modem dial the phone 5551212. Check your modem manual for a list of valid AT formats.
The other fields should be self explanatory. Check the values displayed within the "()'s" for the valid values for each field.
DIALING DIRECTORY: Press Alt-D to access dialing directory.
Move the selection bar with up or down arrow. Change pages with the page/up and page/down keys. Once the selection bar is over the desired phone number Press ENTER use that number. You will be returned to the Main parameter screen and see the selected number copied that screen. Now if you like what you see Press ENTER.
You may enter a list of Phone numbers in a file and then select to be copied to the entry screen.
The directory file is a text file. Each line must be 70 character in length. Each record (line) must formatted in the following way.
column 1 to 27 Name of remote site.
column 28 to 47 Phone number
column 48 to 50 spaces
column 51 to 54 communication setup parameters
column 55 to 70 spaces
column 71 to 72 crlf (usually not displayed)
The file is entered/updated using any text editor that adds nothing other than a crlf (carriage return/line feed) at the end of each line.
IT IS THE USERS RESPONSIBILITY TO DETERMINE THE FITNESS OF THE ABOVE PROGRAM. RODNEY C. CASEY WILL NOT BE LIBEL FOR ANY DAMAGE TO ANY DATA OR ANY HARDWARE BY USING RTERME.COM. NO WARRANTY IS OFFERED OR IMPLIED.
BUG REPORTING:
If you find RTERME.COM to have any bugs, or if you have any questions please to drop me a line.