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- GREETINGS FROM THE NEC-AID SOCIETY ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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- This DISK has your MODEM7 version 40 on it as well as the MODEM7B.DRV program.
-
- We felt that it was a terrible waste of good disk space to put only those
- programs on this disk, so we put some extras on it that we think you will
- enjoy.
-
- Before we get to the explanations and instructions for finding, installing and
- using your new programs, let's talk about the disk that you are reading from.
- It is a MASTER DISK that can not be written to or erased unless you remove the
- WRITE PROTECT TAB from the edge. This was placed on the disk so that you could
- not accidentally erase the contents before copying them. This disk is formatted
- with 512 bytes per sector (option "B" on the format menu). Before you go any
- further, it would be an excellent idea to use your DISK8.COM utility on your
- CP/M MASTER/Working disk and format a blank disk to the 512 bytes per sector
- format.
-
- When you have done this, change to the "FILE TRANSFER SUBMENU" of the DISK8
- program and then remove the MASTER CP/M disk from drive A: Place this disk
- in drive A: and make certain that the newly formatted disk is in drive B:
-
- Now enter option "D" -- COPY ALL TRACKS on your keyboard and make a complete
- copy of this disk. This will be your working modem disk. Put the original modem
- disk in a safe place with your other MASTER DISKS 'just in case....'
-
- OKAY!!! We are ready to roll! You will notice that there are TWO programs on
- USER AREA 0....M7TOUCH.COM and M7PULSE.COM (there are more programs on other
- user areas of this disk!!!). These two programs are identical except that one
- of them is configured for a TOUCH-type dialing system and the other for a
- PULSE-type dialing system. **NOTE!** Just because your local home phone is a
- "touch tone" phone, do not be certain that the M7TOUCH program is the one to
- keep. In several areas of the US, the switching for touch-type phones is NOT
- fast enough to keep up with a modem/computer dialing system and the phone will
- not be activated by the M7TOUCH program, even though it seems that everything
- else is alright!!!!!
-
- Before we are through, you will know which of these programs is for you.
-
- We assumed that your modem is a Smart-type modem and uses the Hayes type
- dialing commands. If this is NOT true, don't worry, because you can still dial
- with your modem after you are in the terminal mode and can address the modem
- directly. However, one of the things that we need to be certain of is that the
- modem is set in such a way that it will talk to your computer and vice versa.
- To be able to do this we have to check three things: the computer, the modem,
- and the cable that connects them to each other. (It is also a good idea to
- check the phone cable from time to time!)
-
- The JUMPER for modem speed on the back of the PC-8801 should be placed on #5
- and left there. If you have a SM300 or other 300 baud modem this is also the
- correct setting for this modem. Regardless of modem type, use #5!
-
- Now look at your modem and the switch settings. One of the switches that is
- user controlled is the Data Send Ready or "DSR" switch. This switch can usually
- be set in one of two ways: #1 DSR always ON, or #2 DSR on only in DATA MODE.
- The handshaking/buffer/interrupt features of the MODEM7B.DRV program which is
- needed by this version of MDM740 require that the DSR switch be in the #1 (DSR
- always ON) position. Use hardware or software to accomplish this.
-
- If the JUMPER is on #5 and the DSR is set to ON, you are ready to use the
- program. PIP (or otherwise transfer to your working modem disk) a copy of the
- INSTALL8.COM program from your CP/M working disk. Now enter the following
- command string:
- A>INSTALL8 MODEM7B.DRV TTY:<cr>
-
- This will install the MODEM7B.DRV (by the way, it is not a bad idea to PIP the
- MODEM7B.DRV file to your CP/M working disk and perhaps even the CP/M MASTER
- DISK so that you will always have a copy handy with your other .DRV routines).
-
- The screen should tell you that the program is successfully installed, so now
- enter:
- A>M7TOUCH<cr>
-
- and you will see the beginning of the command prompt for the MDM740 program.
- If you are in an experimental mood, try entering the following command string:
- A>>>CAL 0,<cr>
-
- and if the system has been configured as instructed, and if your local phone
- system uses touch dialing, you will soon be connected to your friends at NEC-
- AIDS...isn't it amazing?
-
- If the system seems NOT to be dialing, try the same command string with the
- M7PULSE.COM program, to see if the problem is the dialing speed. Okay? Okay!
-
- If you look at USER area 1 (you can get there by typing "USER 1" at the CP/M
- prompt, you will see a file marked MDM740.COM. This is the semi-modified
- standard file (it is set up for touch dailing and smartmodem for PC-8801 using
- the MODEM7B.DRV almost exactly like the M7TOUCH.COM program. Also you will see
- the M7NE-2.ASM file which is the OVERLAY to install into MDM7 or MEX10 programs
- to get them configured for the NEC PC-8801. You will also find M7FNK files and
- M7LIB files. These programs (and documentation) are for further customizing
- your MDM740 program. The M7LIB program is used to modify the built-in phone
- library of the program (we have thoughtfully put in some numbers that we know
- you will be wanting to have..). The M7FNK program is for modifying the key-pad
- functions that are also built in to the MDM7 program. We have already installed
- those functions that we have found to be the most helpful for using RCP/M and
- various other electronic bulletin boards, so be cautious about changing these.
-
- The other programs on User 0 of the disk are program utilities similar to those
- that you will find on your NEC-AID Society RCP/M bulletin board. They are
- PUBLIC DOMAIN programs written to help computer users everywhere and given by
- the authors to RCP/M groups. Some PD programs are very good and some are just
- plain terrible. You have to try them to see. (We at NEC-AIDS try all of the
- ones we put on the board for you... about 20% of the programs we try are kept
- for our members, the rest are noted and erased...) The two included are very
- good and we hope that you enjoy using them and your new MDM740 program.
-
- When you have determined which of the two programs (M7TOUCH or M7PULSE) is the
- best one for you, rename it to MDM7.COM or NECMDM7.COM and erase the other one.
-
- That's all, except a friendly note to read the rest of the documentation that
- has been provided so that you will not make any major mistakes with your new
- programs, and learn to use them with the least effort. Please enjoy these
- programs and thank you for dealing with NEC-AID Society.
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