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- QuickMorse - Morse Code Tutor
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- QuickMorse Version 1.00
- January 4, 1987
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- Documentation: January 4, 1987
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- Copyright (C) Wolf Witt 1987
- Software and Documentation
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- Introduction:
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- Welcome to QuickMorse! QuickMorse is a quite extensive morse
- code tutoring program. Learning morse code and becoming familiar
- with the morse code characters is best accomplished by repeatedly
- listening to and taking down morse code. There are audio tapes
- available which contain morse code for listening practice,
- however the student usually becomes accustomed to the contents of
- the tapes and after continued use begins to recall the text from
- memory rather than truly read it. This program, in contrast to
- tapes, can among other things send completely random code using
- its entire character set or a set of characters selected by the
- user, so that there will be no repeating pattern which the
- student could get used to.
- If you are planning to obtain an FCC license or just learn
- morse code for the fun of it, I'm sure that this program will be
- of value to you.
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- Warranties and Distribution:
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- This program is provided as is, without any implicit or
- explicit warranties of any kind, including the warranty of
- fitness for a particular purpose. The author of QuickMorse hereby
- also relieves himself of any responsibilities for damages that
- may result through the use of the program. Through using
- QuickMorse the user accepts the previously stated terms.
- QuickMorse and its documentation are brought to you through
- the channels of public domain software. The program package
- consisting of the files listed in the next section, 'QuickMorse
- Files,' may be distributed freely as long as it is distributed
- free of charge in its original form. The notices of true origin
- are not to be removed.
- If you find this program useful, registering your copy of
- QuickMorse and sending a donation of any amount ($10 suggested)
- to the author would be greatly appreciated. Provided you have
- registered, you will be informed if and when any new releases of
- QuickMorse or other programs become available.
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- To send your donation or if you have any questions, comments
- or suggestions with respect to this program, write to:
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- Wolf's Software
- 2622 San Antonio Dr.
- Walnut Creek, CA. 94598
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- If your letter requests a reply, please include a self addressed,
- stamped envelope.
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- *** QuickMorse 1.00 ***
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- QuickMorse Files:
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- The following files should have been present in the archive
- QM100.ARC or on the QuickMorse distribution disk:
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- 1. QM-INST.COM -QuickMorse installation program
- 2. QM-INST.DTA -data file used by QM-INST.COM
- 3. QM-INST.MSG -message file used by QM-INST.COM
- 4. QMORSE.COM -the main program
- 5. QM-CODE.DAT -the data file used by the program
- 6. QMORSE.DOC -the documentation (this file) in DOS
- text format
- 7. QMORSE.WPD -the documentation (this file) in
- WordPerfect format
- 8. READ.ME -a file containing general information
- about the printing of the documentation
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- 9. README.BAT -a batch file to display the file
- READ.ME
- 10. TRY-IT.TXT -a sample text file which may be
- compiled and send as morse code by
- QuickMorse.
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- System Requirements:
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- The following computer hardware should be present in order
- to be able to run QuickMorse:
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- 1. IBM PC/XT/AT or compatible running under PC or MS-DOS
- 2.x or 3.x with a minimum of 128 KBytes of memory.
- 2. One floppy disk drive
- 3. One monochrome monitor or 80 column color monitor with
- appropriate adapter
- 4. A working speaker in your PC
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- QuickMorse Installation:
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- This installation program is provided in case QuickMorse is
- to be used on a terminal that is not completely IBM compatible.
- To run the installation program, make sure that QMORSE.COM and
- the three QM-INST files are present in the current directory,
- type QM-INST at the DOS prompt and press the ENTER key. The
- program will then take you through the installation procedure.
- Once QuickMorse is installed, the QM-INST files must no longer be
- kept together with the QuickMorse program files.
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- *** QuickMorse 1.00 ***
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- Starting QuickMorse:
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- Two files have to be present in order for QuickMorse to be
- able to run. The files that are needed are QMORSE.COM and QM-
- CODE.DAT. To start QuickMorse set the drive and the directory in
- which the previously listed files are residing to be the
- defaults. Typing QMORSE at the DOS prompt and pressing the ENTER
- key which will cause QuickMorse to be loaded and start executing.
- It will take a second for the program to initialize itself and to
- read and load the data file QM-CODE.DAT. After that period of
- time, you will be presented with QuickMorse's main menu.
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- QuickMorse Main Menu Options:
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- Option 1: Generate groups of five using entire character set.
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- With this option your computer will send groups of five
- characters, randomly choosing characters from all of the
- available characters.
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- Option 2: Generate groups of five using selected character set.
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- Like in option 1, groups of five characters will be send.
- However, the characters will be chosen from the user selected
- character set. (see 'Defining the User Selected Character Set')
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- Option 3: Generate random code using entire character set.
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- If option 3 is selected, your computer will send a
- continuous stream of characters which will be chosen randomly
- from the entire character set.
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- Option 4: Generate random code using selected characters.
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- Similar to option 3, characters will be send continuously
- using, however, only those characters that are part of the user
- selected set. (see 'Defining the User Selected Character Set')
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- Option 5: Give previously recorded text.
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- This option allows you to have the computer send the
- contents of a previously created DOS text file. These text files
- can be created, for example, with DOS's EDLIN line editor or with
- WordStar using the non-document mode. The file must have a name
- with an extension of TXT. After you tell QuickMorse the name of
- the file it should send, it will check if a compiled version of
- the file, a file with the same name but an extension of QMC
- instead of TXT, exists. If the QuickMorse code (QMC) file is
- present, the file can be send immediately. If not, QuickMorse
- will ask whether or not you wish to compile the text file and
- create a corresponding QMC file.
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- Option 6: Give manually entered text.
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- With this option text can be entered at the keyboard and the
- computer will encode and send it immediately. QuickMorse allows
- for a type ahead of 800 characters or about 10 lines of text. If
- a character that cannot be encoded is entered, the keystroke will
- be echoed as an asterisk (*).
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- Option 7: Display and encode entire character set.
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- To display the entire character set and to hear what each
- character sounds like, select this option.
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- Option 8: Print the entire character set with codes.
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- This option will produce a hard copy of the entire character
- set. QuickMorse assumes that your printer is attached to the
- first parallel port, LPT1. Depending on what type of a printer
- you are using, it may not be possible to print the foreign
- letters that are part of the character set.
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- Option 9: Change morse tone frequency of XXX Hz.
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- Each time the program is started, the morse tone will be of
- a frequency of 800 Hz. If a different frequency is desired, it is
- possible to change it using this option.
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- Option 0: End QuickMorse.
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- Selection option 0 will end QuickMorse and return you to the
- operating system.
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- Specifying the Code Speed:
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- For options 1 through 7, you will be asked at what speed the
- morse code should be send. Immediately after program start-up the
- default is 40 characters per minute and this speed may be
- selected by simply pressing return at the prompt. If you change
- the code speed, the new value you select will become the default
- from thereon.
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- Specifying the Echo Device:
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- For options 1 through 6, QuickMorse will also inquire as to
- where and how it should echo the characters while sending them.
- It is possible to have no echo at all or to echo to the screen or
- to the printer (LPT1). Either the actual characters or the
- characters' morse code representations may be echoed.
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- Defining the User Selected Character Set:
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- When option 2 or option 4 is selected you will be given a
- report of the current status of the user selected character set,
- and you will have an opportunity to change it. The user selected
- character set may be chosen to contain all of the english
- letters, digits, special symbols or foreign letters or any
- combination of the above. It also possible to manually enter the
- characters that are to be a part of it. However, once characters
- have been entered into the set manually, further characters may
- only be added through repeated use of this option.
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- About Learning Morse Code
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- This manual is designed to give information about the use of
- the program and is not a morse code tutorial in itself. If you
- don't already have one, you should consider purchasing a book
- that discusses the proper ways of sending and taking down morse
- code and that gives some sort of an outline for a lesson plan.
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- Thank you for using QuickMorse.
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