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- Why Fast Fone 1.0?
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- I've always wanted a quick autodialer where I could call someone with the
- push of one button. I've seen a lot of good ones, but something was always
- lacking. Either they were part of some larger application program , they
- didn't support a mouse or they had a million different keys to remember. I
- have strived to make Fast Fone easy to use with mouse support, user config-
- urable with colors and modem options and QUICK!
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- Fast Fone 1.0 is
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- user-supported software. I ask that if you enjoy using the program and it
- benefits you that you would send a registration fee of $15.00.
- All users who register Fast Fone 1.0 receive the registered version
- of Fast Fone with shareware screens removed and extra features, plus these
- utilities:
- 1. Swap Port: Allows you to temporarily swap your LPT ports and re-
- direct commands to LPT2 and LPT3 instead of the default LPT1
- 2. Page Breaker: When used on an ASCII text file will automatically
- break pages and place page numbers at the top of each page
- 3. Mortgage Finder: Find and compare mortgages and print amortization
- schedules quickly and easily, with mouse support and easy menu system
- You may print registration form by pressing ALT-F while in the program.
- Please send mail and registration forms to: Herb Fogler
- 20113 York Rd.
- Parkton Md. 21120
- Make checks payable to Herb Fogler. All support will be greatly appreciated!
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- Fast Fone 1.0 Autodialer
- Registration Form
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- Name:_____________________________________________________________________
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- Address:____________________________ City:___________State:___Zip:________
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- Telephone:_________________ Computer & Printer Type:_____________________
- (not required)
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- Fee included($15.00 each):$___________ Disks 3.5"_______ 5.25"______
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- Where did you receive Fast Fone?__________________________________________
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- Bug Report or comments(Please feel free to comment or report any bugs even
- if you are not registering at this time.)
- __________________________________________________________________________
- __________________________________________________________________________
- __________________________________________________________________________
- __________________________________________________________________________
- __________________________________________________________________________
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- The Directory
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- The Fast Fone dialing directory is a file called "FASTFONE.DIR" it can be
- created with an ASCII file made by any text editor or word processor, as long
- as the file is saved as a text only file. You do not have to create this
- directory as one is provided with Fast Fone and editing features are provided
- within the Fast Fone environment. A different directory can be loaded by
- using the command line. For example, typing "FASTFONE MYFONES.TXT" would load
- a directory called "MYPHONES.TXT". Be forewarned if you make any changes to
- this directory it will be saved as "FASTFONE.DIR". Fast Fone works by search-
- ing the current line of text for a phone number. It then sends these numbers
- to your modem using its dial feature. It is important not to use numbers any
- where on these lines except for the phone number. Fast Fone will only dial
- numbers 0-9. The registered version has a feature to ignore a user configur-
- able number of characters as well as dial '*', '#' and ','. If you like to
- disable call waiting before making a call you may want to put a prefix in by
- running the configuration program and inserting the characters *70. This
- prefix works for Maryland, but I am not sure about other states.
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- Configuring Fast Fone
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- Fast Fone may be configured for your system by pressing the [F7] key while
- in Fast Fone or by typing in "FFCONFIG" at the DOS prompt. If you have a color
- system you may select colors and attributes for a range of things. The select-
- ions under "Modem" are the most important to Fast Fone. "Comport" tells Fast
- Fone where your modem is. If you do not know, trial and error may be the only
- way to find out. A call to the computer store that sold you the system may
- be another way. A typical system will have a mouse at comport 1 and the modem
- at comport2, however a friend's new system has the modem at comport4, so this
- will not hold true for all systems.
- "Dial type" is the phone service you have. You may select Tone for touch
- tone or Pulse for those without touch tone service.
- "Baud" tells Fast Fone what speed of modem you have. Select the speed of
- your modem.
- "Prefix" gives you an opportunity to disable call waiting or put in a special
- number such as 9 to get an outside line or *70 to disable call waiting.
- "Initialization string" tell fast fone how to initially setup your modem.
- For most modems the default string will work just fine. If your modem requires
- a special string read your manual for suggestions and try a little experiment-
- ation. A copy of the AT command set for hayes compatible modems is included
- in a file called ATCOMAND.TXT. After choosing the specifics for your modem
- exit saving your choices. A file called "FFCONFIG.DAT" contains your setup
- and is read by Fast Fone on start up.
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- Dialing
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- Dialing numbers is easy with Fast Fone. Just toggle up and down with arrow
- keys or by moving up or down with your mouse. You may also move through your
- directory quickly by pressing [Page Up] or [Page Down]. If your directory is
- in alphabetical order you may also press any alphabet key and the cursor
- will move to the beginning of that section. Once you have moved to the select-
- ion of your choice all you need to do to dial that number is press your enter
- key or your left mouse button. A message will appear instructing you to press
- any key to disconnect the modem after you pick up the phone receiver. Simple!
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- Help!
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- A help screen can be called simply by pressing [F1] and contains a summary
- of funtions of all key combinations.
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- Editing
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- [F2] puts you in the editing mode to change current entry. [F3] allows you
- to add an entry at current spot shifting others down. [F4] deletes the current
- entry shifting the other entries up. While in editing mode arrow keys and
- mouse motion moves the cursor left and right. [Tab] moves the cursor several
- spaces at a time. The enter key or the left mouse button accepts data.
- [CTRL][RIGHT ARROW] moves the cursor to the beginning of next word.
- [CTRL][LEFT ARROW] moves the cursor to beginning of previous word.
- [CTRL][END] deletes from cursor position to end of line. [HOME] moves cursor
- to beginning of line.[END] moves cursor to end of line. [BACKSPACE] moves
- cursor backwards one space. [INSERT] toggles overwrite mode.
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- Logging Calls
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- To log your call simply press the [F5] key or press the left and right mouse
- buttons together. A window will appear with appropriate information. The
- registered version of Fast Fone has a feature to allow you to add comments
- to the log. When finished with your call press any key or mouse button to stop
- the clock. Then press any key again to close the window. The information
- will be written to a file on your current drive called "FASTFONE.LOG". This
- file can be loaded into any word processor for editing. Even if you delete
- this file a new "FASTFONE.LOG" will be created the first time you use the LOG
- feature again, so feel free to delete this file after it serves your purpose.
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- Printing the Directory
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- [F6] prints Fast Fone directory. Set up printer before choosing this feature.
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- Sorting Directory
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- [F8] sorts the directory in alphabetical order. If you accidentally press
- this key and you do not want your directory in alphabetical order do not
- save your changes to disk. This also gives you an opportunity to use your
- directory in alphabetical order for just one session.
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- Saving Changes to Disk
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- [F9] saves changes to present disk and directory. If changes are made you
- will be prompted to save when you exit.
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- Exiting
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- [F10] exits to DOS. If changes have been made the program will give you an
- opportunity to save or abandon these changes.
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- Printing Registration Form
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- [ALT-F] prints registration form. Without your support this program and
- others in the shareware arena cannot continue to improve or be written.
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- Disclaimer
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- Fast Fone 1.0 is offered as is. I am not responsible for any damages to
- systems or hardware. You may distribute Fast Fone 1.0 (the shareware version
- only) freely as long as no fee is accepted outside of a small fee for
- materials and handling, not to exceed $6.00.
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- Fast Fone 1.0
- Copyright 1992 Herb Fogler. All rights reserved.
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