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- AAAPCP+
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- (Version 3.1)
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- U S E R M A N U A L
- A N D D O C U M E N T I O N
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- Copyright (C) 1988 by
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- Rockford, IL 61104
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- T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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- General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
- Hardware/Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
- Overview of AAAPCP+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
- Shareware Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
- Distribution Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
- Features of AAAPCP+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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- Installation/Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
- Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
- Installing The Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
- Configuring AAAPCP+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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- Using AAAPCP+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
- Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
- Reading the Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
- Connecting to a PC-Pursuit Port . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
- Using the AAAPCP.KEY Keyboard Macros . . . . . . . . . . 9
- Restarting AAAPCP+ to Connect to Another Port . . . . .10
- Repeat Requesting A Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
- Exiting AAAPCP+ from the Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
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- Messages & Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
- AAAPCP: Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
- STATUS Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
- Miscellaneous Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
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- Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
- Hints to Speedup AAAPCP+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
- Notes for Personalized Modifications . . . . . . . . . .16
- Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
- Quick PC-Pursuit City Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
- | Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
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- User Response Questionnaire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
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- AAAPCP+ User Manual/Documentation Page 1
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- G E N E R A L I N F O R M A T I O N
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- Requirements:
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- Hayes or compatible modem with RS-232 pin 8 (Carrier
- Detect) NOT forced ON, ProComm+ version 1.1a or greater,
- and a PC-Pursuit ID.
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- ** NO KNOWLEDGE OF PROCOMM+ ASPECT LANGUAGE REQUIRED **
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- Overview:
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- AAAPCP+ is a script file written in ProComm+'s
- Aspect language that will allow you to automate
- connecting to GTE Telenet's PC-Pursuit ports with
- account/password security. The script comes with an
- install batch file and a configuration utility that
- makes it easy to install AAAPCP+ in about 10 minutes
- without any text editing.
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- Shareware:
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- This package is not free, it is copyrighted
- material. It is available on a pay-if-you-use basis.
- If you find the AAAPCP+ package useful then please
- reward the author by sending five dollars or any amount
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- Paul Johnson
- 401 South Second Street
- Rockford, IL 61104
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- Distribution:
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- You are perfectly free to distribute the AAAPCP+
- package by any means, so long as it is distributed
- without any alteration whatsoever.
- Mail order houses are permitted to distribute this
- package so long as they do NOT charge more than the cost
- of the diskette and shipping, and as long as the buyers
- are aware that paying the mail order house does NOT BUY
- the software. The shareware fee should still be paid to
- the above address.
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- Features:
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- There are many features that have been put into
- AAAPCP+ that puts it far ahead of the competition.
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- + Account/Password Security.
- Special script code has been added to prevent you
- account and password from being dumped onto a public
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- Copyright (C) Paul Johnson 1988. All rights reserved.
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- AAAPCP+ User Manual/Documentation Page 2
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- + No Editing is Required.
- A configuration utility does this for you.
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- + No Knowledge of Script or Aspect Required.
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- + Easy to Install.
- A DOS batch file has been included to make it easy to
- install all the required files onto your PCPLUS
- subdirectory.
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- + Easy to Configure with your Information.
- A configuration utility has been added to modify
- AAAPCP.ASP into A.ASP for your use with your account,
- password, local Telenet access number, and baud rate.
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- + Comes with a Code/Speed Optimizing Option.
- The configuration utility has an option to optimize
- the Aspect code for increased execution speed under
- PCPLUS.
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- + Easy to use.
- Requires very few keypresses.
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- + Menu packed with needed Information.
- The menu is packed with area codes, PC-Pursuit city
- codes, extended port dialing information, special PC-
- Pursuit mnemonics listing, and the baud rates
- supported by each city port.
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- + Supports Special Mnemonics.
- AAAPCP+ under the (A)ddress option supports all the
- special mnemonics like PURSUIT, EXECPC, and PORTAL.
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- + Supports all current and future PC-Pursuit cities.
- Even though PC-Pursuit is currently only operating 26
- cities, all 33 cities are on the menu and ready to
- use.
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- + Repeat Request Busy Ports.
- You can set AAAPCP+ to repeat request a busy port
- rapidly until connect, or abort. This comes in very
- handy for those popular ports.
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- + Remembers Last Request.
- Unless you have restarted, AAAPCP+ will remember your
- last city port request. This allows you to try the
- port one more time, or repeat request the port very
- easily.
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- + Request Results are Displayed on the Menu.
- Unless you have restarted, AAAPCP+ reports up to two
- of PC-Pursuits result lines from the last request.
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- + Supports 300, 1200, and 2400 baud.
- AAAPCP+ uses the prescribed Telenet baud rate
- handshakes to connect to Telenet.
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- + (8n1) 8 Data Bit, No Stop bits Support.
- AAAPCP+ operates under 8n1 to allow you to upload and
- download without having to switch from 7e1 to 8n1 and
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- The menus are designed in full color.
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- AAAPCP+ User Manual/Documentation Page 4
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- I N S T A L L A T I O N / C O N F I G U R A T I O N
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- Overview:
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- The installation/configuration process is a two step
- procedure. The first step is to install the files onto
- your PCPLUS directory which is done by the AINSTALL.BAT
- file. The second step is to configure the AAAPCP.ASP
- file into the A.ASP file using the ACONFIG.COM utility
- which inserts your PC-Pursuit ID, password, local
- Telenet number and baud rate.
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- Installing the Files:
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- A batch file, AINSTALL.BAT, has been provided to
- copy the necessary files to your PCPLUS directory. It
- is assumed that you have already UNARCed the files into
- some directory on your system. From that directory type
- AINSTALL followed by the subdirectory name to your
- PCPLUS directory to which the files will be copied to.
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- Example: AINSTALL C:\PCPLUS
- will copy the files to C:\PCPLUS.
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- Note: If any of the files required are not found on the
- current directory, an error message will appear and none
- of the files will be copied to the PCPLUS directory.
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- Note: If you fail to enter the directory parameter
- after the AINSTALL, an error message will appear and
- none of the files will be copied.
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- Configuring AAAPCP+
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- The second step, is to configure AAAPCP+ with your
- PC-Pursuit ID/password, Telenet access number, and baud
- rate. This is done with ACONFIG.COM. No editor or
- knowledge of Aspect is required. ACONFIG does all the
- editing for you, as well as optimizing the Aspect code
- by removing all documentation for faster processing
- speed under PCPLUS.
- ACONFIG creates a new file from AAAPCP.ASP, which
- will contain your information. This is the Aspect file
- that you will be using from within PCPLUS. I suggest
- you name the new file A.ASP.
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- To run ACONFIG, simply type ACONFIG from within the
- PCPLUS directory (NOTE: this assumes you have already
- run AINSTALL). The configuration utility words you
- through everything else and there is little need for
- much documentation here. However, the suggested
- configuration procedure is detailed below:
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- 1 Type ACONFIG <ENTER> from your PCPLUS directory to
- obtain a simple description of the configuration
- utility.
- Answer Y <ENTER> to start the configuration.
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- 2 Type AAAPCP.ASP <ENTER> to name the AAAPCP+ source
- file.
- Answer Y <ENTER> if you have entered AAAPCP.ASP
- correctly.
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- 3 Type A.ASP <ENTER> to name the output Aspect file
- that you will be using from PCPLUS. This is the file
- that will contain your personal PC-Pursuit ID and
- Telenet Access number. If the file exists, it will
- be overwritten.
- Answer Y <ENTER> if you have entered A.ASP correctly.
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- 4 Type your PC-Pursuit ID and password in the following
- form: pcp12345,abcd1234 <ENTER>
- Answer Y <ENTER> if you have entered your PC-Pursuit
- ID and password correctly.
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- 5 Type the highest number from 1 to 3 that matches the
- maximum speed of your modem. If you have a 2400 baud
- modem press 3 <ENTER>.
- Answer Y <ENTER> if you have correctly stated your
- modems maximum baud rate from the three options.
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- 6 Type your local Telenet access number that will
- answer at the baud rate you just specified. Note:
- Telenet has special access numbers in some cities for
- 2400 baud access.
- Answer Y <ENTER> if you have correctly entered the
- Telenet Access number.
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- 7 This is the code optimization question. If you
- answer 'Y'es here the Aspect file will run faster and
- take up less space on your hard drive. If you are
- unsure what to answer here, answer Y <ENTER>.
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- 8 This is the final question before the configuration
- procedure takes place. Here you make sure that all
- your entries are correct. The source file should be
- AAAPCP.ASP, the destination file should be A.ASP, and
- your PC-Pursuit ID/password, baud rate, Telenet
- Access number, and optimization should be verified
- before continuing.
- Answer Y <ENTER> if all of the above are correct.
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- Configuration should complete in a few seconds. The
- configuration is successful if the following message
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- All 004 of 004 lines successfully altered.
- Configuration Complete.
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- If you answered 'Y'es to the optimization question,
- than you should notice that about 50% of the file has
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- U S I N G A A A P C P +
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- Introduction:
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- AAAPCP+ does not contain an entry in the PCPLUS
- dialing directory, and it should not be called from an
- entry in the directory.
- AAAPCP+ is a stand alone Aspect file that does
- everything from dialing into and handshaking with
- Telenet, to connecting you to your favorite PC-Pursuit
- city and providing you with a set of keyboard macros to
- control the modem at that city. All you have to do is
- execute AAAPCP+ by typing 'A' <ENTER> at the ALT-F5
- menu with or without being connected to Telenet via
- AAAPCP+. If you are restarting AAAPCP+ while still
- connected to Telenet, AAA will recognize this and give
- you the menu quickly.
- AAAPCP+ has only one menu that contains everything
- you need to connect to any PC-Pursuit destination.
- Let's start by looking at that menu.
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- Reading the Menu:
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- Below is an edited sample portion of the AAAPCP+
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- ╔═══════════════════════════╣ AAAPCP+ vx.x by Flurb ╠════
- ║ Cmd ST Cty Comments Mul
- ║ 201 NJ New[ ]; 312 IL Chi[1815 ]; 612
- ║ 202 DC Was[301;703*7]; 313 MI Det[ ]; 617
- ║ 203 CT Har[ ]. 314 MO SLo[1217 ]. 619
- ║ 206 WA Sea[ ]; 404 GA Atl[ ]; 713
- ║ 212 NY NYo[1718 ]; 408 CA SJo[ 415 10]. 714
- ║ 213 CA LAn[ ]; 414 WI Mil[ ]. 7142
- ║ 214 TX Dal[817 *10]; 415 CA SFa[ ]; 801
- ║ 215 PA Phi[ ]; 4152 CA Oak[ ]. 813
- ║ 216 OH Clv[ ]: 4153 CA PAl[ ]. 816
- ║ 303 CO Den[ ]; 503 OR Por[ ]: 818
- ║ 305 FL Mia[ ]: 602 AZ Pho[ ]: 919
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- ║ A: plink, pursuit A C aaaaaaa,id,pw . 12
- ║ execpc, portal P C D/ppppp/bb,id,pw : 3 12
- ║ *7 Dial 7 Digits X Exit/Logoff ; 3 12 24
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- ║ Last Port Request: 313,midet/24
- ║ Status Message : D/MIDET/24 BUSY 01 80
- ║ Area/A/P/X<ENTER>: 313
- ║ Baud (3,12,24): 24
- ║ Repeat (Def=n) : _
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- The menu is split into three sections. The upper
- and middle sections list information and commands, while
- the bottom is for response messages and entering the
- commands.
- One of the commands or requests is the area code. A
- listing of all 33 current and future area codes is in
- the top window in the following form:
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- 202 DC Was[301;703*7];
- ─┬─ ──┬─── ─┐ └ Rates: /3 /12 and /24
- │ │ └── Dialing Information:
- │ │ [────┬────] for 301 or 703,
- │ │ │ dial 7 digits
- │ │ └────── Comments (Extended Info)
- │ └─────────────── PC-Pursuit Mnemonic
- └───────────────────── Area Code
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- Area Codes: Some area codes like 415 have more than one
- PC-Pursuit city, thus 4152 or 4153 should be entered
- for the other cities.
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- Mnemonics: The mnemonics are not commands, they are
- listed for reference.
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- Baud Rates: The baud rates are coded with a : ; . at
- the end of the comment field:
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- . means the port has /12 support only.
- : means the port has /3 and /12 support.
- ; means the port has /3 /12 /24 support.
- Note: The upper dot means /3, the lower dot means
- /12, and the hook on the lower dot indicates /24.
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- Comments: The comments are packed with various dialing
- information with various meanings:
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- [301;703*7] - If dialing to 301 or 703 area code,
- dial the 7 digit phone number.
- [1718 ] - If dialing to 718 dial 11 digits.
- [ 415 *10] - If dialing to 415 dial 10 digits.
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- The MIDDLE WINDOW explains the A, P, and X commands.
- The X command will hangup from Telenet and exit the
- script file.
- The P (Port) command will allow you to enter any new
- cities that come along after the release of this version
- of AAAPCP. For example, let's say PC-Pursuit adds
- Rockford, Illinois to their lists. To connect to
- Rockford, you type P <ENTER> ILROC <ENTER>.
- The A (Address) command allows you to connect to any
- PC-Pursuit destination that requires a mnemonic and no
- baud rate. A listing of these is on the left of the
- center menu section. They include EXECPC, PURSUIT, and
- PORTAL. To connect to EXECPC, type A <ENTER> EXECPC
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- The bottom window contains 2 status lines and three
- input lines. The top two lines detail the last request
- and its status. The bottom three are where you input
- commands, baud rates, and repeat requests.
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- Connecting to a PC-Pursuit Port:
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- To connect to a PC-Pursuit port you must first call
- up the AAAPCP+ script by entering 'A' at the ALT-F5 menu
- and waiting for the menu to appear. (If AAAPCP+ failed
- to connect to Telenet, see the messages & problems
- section in this manual.)
- Let us connect to 313,midet/24. At the Area/A/P/X
- prompt type 313 <ENTER>. At the baud prompt type 24
- <ENTER>. At the repeat prompt, just press <ENTER>
- because we do not wish to repeat at this time. AAAPCP+
- now attempts to connect to MIDET/24.
- + If you see two lines of pure garbage, then you
- entered your id/password incorrectly at the
- configuration step, or you didn't configure yet.
- + If you connected you will see connected on your
- screen and the script execution will have halted,
- and you are free to do as you wish with the port.
- + If MIDET/24 is busy, you will see busy show up and
- AAAPCP+ will quickly take you back to the menu and
- display 313,midet/24 and the fact that it was busy.
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- Using the AAAPCP.KEY Macros:
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- When AAAPCP+ first dials into to Telenet it loads a
- set of keyboard macros from AAAPCP.KEY for your use when
- you connect to a PC-Pursuit Port. Use and/or alter them
- as you wish:
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- ALT-0 ^m@^md^m (Disconnect from a port)
- ALT-1 A/ (Repeat last Hayes command)
- ALT-2 ATDT (Hayes mode dial prefix)
- ALT-3 ^e~^m (Go into Racal Vadic Mode)
- ALT-4 ^C^D (Disconnect from remote system)
- ALT-5 (empty)
- ALT-6 (empty)
- ALT-7 (empty)
- ALT-8 (empty)
- ALT-9 ATZ^m (Hayes reset modem command)
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- Note: For best results, issue an ALT-0 to disconnect
- a current PC-Pursuit port before issuing an ALT-F5 A
- <ENTER> to restart AAAPCP+. The script will disconnect
- the port if you forget, but this slows your next request
- by a few seconds.
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- Restarting AAAPCP+ to Connect to Another Port:
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- Situation What to Type
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- Restarting from loss of carrier: ALT-F5 A <ENTER>
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- Restarting while connected to a ALT-F5 A <ENTER>
- PC-Pursuit port: or ALT-0 ALT-F5 A <ENTER>
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- Restarting after disconnecting
- from a PC-Pursuit port: ALT-F5 A <ENTER>
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- After restarting AAAPCP+, the menu appears again
- allowing you to connect to any port, or eXit. For more
- information see Connecting to a PC-Pursuit Port in this
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- Repeat Requesting a Port:
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- There are two ways of repeat requesting a PC-Pursuit
- port until connection. One is the AAAPCP+ automatic
- repeat feature and the other is a manual repeat.
- Automatic repeat is accomplished by entering
- Area/A/P and baud to specify destination, and then
- answer Y <ENTER> to the repeat question. This will
- cause AAAPCP+ to continue to repeat your request until
- on of three things happen:
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- + Telenet freezes up and AAAPCP+ aborts.
- + You press <SPACE> to abort.
- + A connection is established.
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- NOTE: When you press space to abort the repeat
- mode, the actual abort occurs one or two requests later.
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- Manual repeat can be done after a single request has
- returned a BUSY status. AAAPCP+ remembers the last
- AREA, and baud you requested (Not A or P). Therefore,
- all you have to do to put through the request one more
- time, is carefully press <ENTER> three times. You may
- repeat this procedure as many times as you like until
- Telenet freezes or a connection is established.
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- Exiting AAAPCP+ from the menu:
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- There are two ways you might want to exit from the
- AAAPCP+ menu. One is to exit and stay on line, and the
- other is to hangup Telenet and exit. The latter is
- supported by the eXit command.
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- AAAPCP: File MUST NOT be linked with dialing directory.
- Issue ATL-F5 A <ENTER> to use AAAPCP+.
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- Condition: You have used AAAPCP+ by linking it with an
- entry in the PCPLUS dialing directory, which is not
- permitted.
- Response: Remove the entry from dialing directory, and
- issue ALT-F5 A <ENTER> to use AAAPCP+.
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- AAAPCP: Dialing Telenet...
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- Condition: At initial startup, AAAPCP+ attempts to
- connect to Telenet.
- Response: None.
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- AAAPCP: Busy. Redialing...
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- Condition: Telenet is busy. AAAPCP+ Redials.
- Response: None.
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- AAAPCP: Carrier Lost. Redialing...
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- Condition: Telenet hungup. AAAPCP+ will reconnect,
- and put through your request.
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- AAAPCP: Aborting Request to prevent loop.
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- Condition: Telenet has frozen. AAAPCP+ hangs up and
- puts you to the menu with 'Request ABORTED due to
- Telenet Port Freeze' status message if Repeat mode
- was on.
- Response: If problem persists you may be requesting a
- temporarily dead port, non existence port, not yet
- installed port, or your local Telenet office may be
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- Condition: AAAPCP+ has attempted to handshake with
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- connected to a port, and attempts to recover by
- disconnecting the port, and retrying.
- Response: If you do not manually disconnect a Port
- with the ALT-0 keyboard macro before restarting
- AAAPCP+, and you are sick of seeing this message you
- have the option of pressing ALT-0 before restarting
- AAAPCP+. This will speed up AAAPCP+ by a few
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- AAAPCP: Disconnecting Telenet
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- Condition: AAAPCP+ attempted a port disconnect (see
- message above), and it failed. AAAPCP+ disconnects
- and reconnects Telenet to put through your request
- anyway. This condition should rarely occur.
- Response: If you were not connected to Telenet at the
- time of this error, check to see if your modem has
- carrier detect on at all times. If so, change it
- to off when disconnected, and on when a carrier is
- present. (see your modem manual under CD or
- Carrier Detect.)
- (Also see Miscellaneous Problems in this manual.)
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- Condition: Either AAAPCP+ is forcing a disconnect from
- Telenet in a recovery attempt, or eXit has been
- requested from the menu.
- Response: None.
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- If problem persists, see error message in docs.
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- Condition: AAAPCP+ has dialed into Telenet and sent the
- special handshake based on baud rate, but Telenet
- has not responded. This condition is very serious
- if after several attempts AAAPCP+ has not
- established a successful connection to Telenet.
- Response: Many:
- + Make sure you have entered the correct maximum
- baud rate of your modem (300/1200/2400) when you
- ACONFIGured.
- + Make sure you entered the correct Telenet access
- number for the baud rate you entered.
- NOTE: Telenet has special 2400 baud access number
- in some cities. Call 1 800 336-0437 for
- information if you think you may be using the
- wrong number.
- + Make sure you are using a Hayes compatible modem.
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- for help.
- NOTE: Some Telenet access locations are notorious
- for not responding to the logon handshake at
- times, and responding perfectly at others. I
- suggest you try a great many times before doing
- the following as a last resort:
- + If the problem still persists, write me a letter
- that includes your computer type, modem type,
- PCPLUS version, AAAPCP+ version, city and state
- you are in, the maximum baud rate you are using,
- the Telenet access number you are using, and
- anything else you feel could help me solve your
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- The second line in the bottom window is for the
- AAAPCP+ status messages. When AAAPCP+ is executed and
- connects to Telenet, the message 'Initial Startup' is
- displayed. When you restart AAAPCP+, the message
- 'Restart/Connected' is displayed which means that you
- have restarted and Telenet appears to still be
- connected.
- Other messages can appear on this line. Some of the
- normal messages include a few characters of garbage plus
- BUSY 01 80 or NOT OPERATING, which are self explanatory.
- However, if you get a real long line of garbage then
- either your PC-Pursuit ID is invalid as configured, the
- port you are requesting is not PC-Pursuitable, or the
- message ENHANCED NETWORK SERVICES UNAVAILABLE is
- appearing but 100% garbled. You will probably know
- which of these is occurring on your own. A word from
- the wise is, if it is around 2 to 3am and you get a long
- message from every request, then ENHANCED NETWORK
- SERVICES UNAVAILABLE is probably what you are seeing.
- You will get use to these messages based on length.
- If you see 'Request ABORTED due to Telenet Port
- Freeze' show up after a Repeat, you may have reason to
- be alarmed if the problem persists. (see 'AAAPCP:
- Telenet Appears Frozen' message in this manual.)
- The reason you see portions or all of the status
- messages from Telenet as garbage is that Telenet sends
- part of the messages under 7 data bit format, and some
- of them under 8 data bit format. AAAPCP+ runs under 8
- data bits so that you can upload and download over the
- PC-Pursuit network with out ever having to worry about 7
- or 8 data bits; however, Telenet sends the messages
- under 7 data bits which looks terrible. But, this is a
- small price to pay for being able to upload and
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- Problem: AAAPCP+ says "Restart/Connected" without
- being connected to Telenet.
- Solution: AAAPCP+ checks the Carrier Detect line of
- your Hayes compatible modem to detect if it is
- connected to Telenet or not. If your modem always
- forces Carrier Detect on, you must set Carrier
- Detect off. Read your modem manual to see how this
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- Most of us are always looking for ways to make
- everything faster. You may speedup AAAPCP+ by doing any
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- + Answer 'Y'es to optimize AAAPCP+ in ACONFIG.
- + Use disk caching package.
- + Optimize your hard disk files so that they are not
- fragmented. PCTOOLS Compress is a good example.
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- Notes for Personalized Modification:
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- You are perfectly free to make any modifications to
- AAAPCP+ and its accompanying AAAPCP.KEY keyboard macro
- file, so long as you do not give copies of it to anyone.
- The keyboard macros may be altered from within
- PCPLUS at any time by loading AAAPCP.KEY, making
- whatever changes you wish and saving it back out to
- AAAPCP.KEY. However, I suggest that you NEVER include
- your PC-Pursuit ID or password in those macros, because
- you could transmit them by accident.
- AAAPCP.ASP may be user modified at any time. Be
- careful though, it is possible to acquire some
- interesting bugs. Make sure you do not change any line
- that contains [IR#xxx]. These lines are modified by the
- ACONFIG.COM based on the IR# found in the braces.
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- Acknowledgments:
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- PC-Pursuit and Telenet are registered trademarks of
- Telenet Communications Corporation.
- Procomm Plus is a trademark of
- DataStorm Technologies, Inc.
- PCTOOLS DELUXE is a trademark of
- Central Point Software, Inc.
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- I would like to thank the sysops of MultiComm BBS,
- Kip and Mike, for their help and ideas. I would also
- like to thank the sysop of EXECPC for providing an easy
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- 201 NJ New ... Newark, NJ
- 202 DC Was ... Washington, DC 301 or 703; dial 7 digits
- 203 CT Har . Hartford, CT
- 206 WA Sea ... Seatle, WA
- 212 NY NYo ... New York, NY 718; dial 1+718+number
- 213 CA LAn ... Los Angeles, CA
- 214 TX Dal ... Dallas, TX 817; dial 817+number
- 215 PA Phi ... Philadelphia, PA
- 216 OH Clv .. Cleveland, OH
- 303 CO Den ... Denver, Co
- 305 FL Mia ... Miami, FL
- 312 IL Chi ... Chicago, IL 815; 1+815+number
- 313 MI Det ... Detroit, MI
- 314 MO Slo ... St. Louis, MO 618; 1+618+number
- 404 GA Atl ... Atlanta, GA
- 408 CA SJo . San Jose, CA
- 414 WI Mil . Milwaukee, WI
- 415 CA SFa ... San Francisco, CA
- 4152 CA Oak . Oakland, CA
- 4153 CA PAl . Palo Alto, CA
- 503 OR Por .. Portland, OR
- 602 AZ Pho .. Phoenix, AZ
- 612 MN Min .. Minneapolis, MN
- 617 MA Bos ... Boston, MA
- 619 CA SaD . San Diego, CA
- 713 TX Hou ... Houston, TX
- 714 CA SAn . Santa Ana, CA
- 7142 CA Col . Colton, CA
- 801 UT SLC .. Salt Lake City, UT
- 813 FL Tam ... Tampa, FL
- 816 MO KCi ... Kansas City, MO 913; dial 7 digits
- 818 CA Gle . Glendale, CA
- 919 NC RTP .. Res. Tri. Park, NC
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- PORTAL Portal BBS
- PURSUIT PC-Pursuit Net Exchange BBS (OLD) |
- 909631 PC-Pursuit Net Exchange BBS (NEW) |
- PLINK People Link
- 31256.06 Mnematics (Formerly 91450) |
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- December 10, 1987 - Version 1.0
- - AAAPCP is created to automate connection to PC-Pursuit
- cities using the old area code request format under
- Procomm 2.42.
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- December 23, 1987 - Version 1.2
- - AAAPCP adapts to new PC-Pursuit request mnemonics, while
- still supporting the area code method from the menu.
- - BBS is added to the menu to connect to PURSUIT bbs.
- - Password Security is added by making sure that the
- account and password is not transmitted until an @
- character is received.
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- January 2, 1988 - Version 1.3
- - Error detection for logon to Telenet is improved.
- - Infinite loop rerequest on busy ports added.
- (Problem: ESCAPE out of script required to abort loop.)
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- February 24, 1988 - Version 2.0
- - Error detection rewritten and added throughout.
- - Speed of requests improved to maximize chance of
- snagging a busy port in repeat mode.
- - Menu rewritten and squeezed to fit all 33 new cities.
- - BBS no longer supported.
- - A)ddress command added to allow connection to ports that
- contain no baud rate codes.
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- March 28, 1988 - Version 2.1
- - Support for 8n1 communications added.
- - Handshake for 2400 baud at 8n1 added.
- - EXECPC, PORTAL added to menu.
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- June 8, 1988 - Version 2.2
- - City and address lists updated.
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- August 22, 1988 - Version 3.0 (First PCPLUS Version)
- - PCPLUS v1.1a Required.
- - Abort from repeat loop supported.
- - Color Added.
- - Baud codes '.:;' added.
- - Eliminate garbage showing up in menu.
- - Menu speed improved greatly.
- - AINSTALL, ACONFIG utilities added to make AAAPCP+ easy
- to setup by request of Kip Davis (beta tester).
- - ACONFIG utility wording improved by request of
- Mike Stone (beta tester).
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- November 13, 1988 - Version 3.1
- - Mnematics address changed to 31256.06 from 91450 by
- request of David Clay.
- - ACONFIG account/password increased to 25 characters by
- request of David Diperstein.
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- Address :__________________________________________________
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- User contribution: $5.00 __ $10.00__ Other____.___
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- Computer Type: IBM PC/XT/AT/PS2 (Circle)
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- Procomm+ Version: #______ AAAPCP+ Version #______
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- I have AAAPCP+ because: (Circle all that apply)
- A. Downloaded it from a BBS.
- BBS:___________________________ Number:_____________
- B. A friend told me about it.
- C. A friend gave it to me.
- D. Included in a Mail Order Package.
- E. I saw AAAPCP+ mentioned in a BBS message.
- F. Other:_______________________________________________
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- I use PC-Pursuit to: (Circle all that apply)
- A. connect to specific BBS's ONLY.
- B. use EXECPC, PORTAL, PURSUIT, or similar mnemonic.
- C. connect to anything available.
- D. redial the last number.
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- Features I like to see stay in AAAPCP+:______________________
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- Features I would like to see removed from AAAPCP+:___________
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