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- STerm 1.00 -- A Simple Terminal Emulator for OS/2 2.x
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- Copyright (C) 1995 by Craig Morrison, All Rights Reserved.
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- Foreword
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- STerm is a multi-threaded, text-mode, terminal emulator for OS/2 version 2.xx
- or higher. It doesn't have a lot of features, but what it does, it does very
- well:
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- ■ Can be called with a "hot" comm port.
- ■ Dialing directory with simple redial capabilities.
- ■ User definable modem response strings.
- ■ Supports any file transfer protocol engine callable from the
- command line.
- ■ Supports standard ANSI escape sequences for cursor movement.
- ■ Reports ANSI capabilities to BBS software that use an ANSI DSR
- sequence to query for ANSI support. (WildCat! doesn't, pah..)
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- That's pretty much all of it. STerm was designed to do basically one thing,
- get you online with a minimum amount of fuss.
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- You will need an external file transfer protocol engine to upload and
- download files. I recommend George Hatchew's CE-XYZ/2 FTP module, the standard
- protocol definition file that comes with STerm is configured for CE-XYZ/2.
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- Legalese
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- STERM IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
- USE IS AT THE RECEIVER'S SOLE RISK.
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- Short, sweet and to the point; You get what you pay for. If you are expecting
- bells and whistles you are looking in the wrong place.
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- STerm is free, but it is NOT Public Domain software.
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- STerm is provided free of charge to any and all who wish to use it.
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- STerm may be bundled with any software package without restriction. The only
- requirements are that the package be transferred in whole as you received it
- and that my copyright notice stay intact.
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- Using STerm
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- Before running STerm for the first time you will need to edit three text
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- RESPONSE.LST Modem response strings.
- PROTOCOL.LST External protocol definitions.
- PHONBOOK.LST Dialing directory definitions.
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- The files above are commented and clearly explain what needs to be in them,
- so I am not going to repeat that information here.
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- The command line syntax for STerm is as follows:
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- STERM <COMx> <port_rate> [dl_path]
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- <COMx> Comm port to use, if in the form -<handle>
- STERM will use the number <handle> as a hot
- comm port handle.
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- <port_rate> DTE rate (computer to modem, or locked bit
- rate.)
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- [dl_path] Optional download path, the default is the
- directory STerm was started from.
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- Examples:
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- STERM COM1 19200
- STERM COM2 38400 E:\DOWNLOAD
- STERM -5 38400 E:\DOWNLOAD
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- Once up and running, the commands available to you are:
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- Alt-C Clear Console.
- Alt-D Dial from directory.
- Alt-R Redial last number dialed.
- Alt-P Set line characteristics.
- Alt-H Hang up with DTR.
- Alt-X Quit STERM.
- Alt-Z Help (This list.)
- PgUp Start upload.
- PgDn Start download.
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- All you need to do is read the prompts that come up on the screen and you'll
- be fine. There is nothing fancy done in the program, everything is straight
- forward.
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- The only things really worth noting are; When you use the dialing directory
- to dial a number or you redial a number and are waiting for a connect ESC or
- ENTER will abort the dialing. The standard line settings are 8 data bits, 1
- stop bit and no parity which can be changed with ALT-P.
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- That's It!
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- I will not provide any direct support for STerm, it doesn't need any.
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- The source code is available to those who wish to purchase it at a nominal
- fee. My contact information follows:
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- Fidonet: Craig Morrison 1:201/60
- Internet: cam@wpc.cioe.com
- Snail-mail: Craig Morrison
- 1316 Ferry St.
- Lafayette, IN 47901-1533
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