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- THE IBM PC SIG FILE MANAGEMENT SERIES
- FILE: PCTC.TXT
- REV: 12/17/85
-
- (Note: DL or dl is our abbreviation for Download, however, when DL is followed
- by a number, such as DL5, then we are referring to our Data Library #5, etc.)
-
- The following is a description of the files,
-
- PCTC.INS Detailed description of the .LBR file. 7-bit.
-
- PCTC.LBR A library file containing the programs in a squeezed format.
- 8-bit.
-
- PCTC.BIN Same as the .LBR, but with a BIN extension to facilitate the
- use of CIS A & B Protocols. 8-bit.
-
- PCTC.ARC Same as the .LBR, except stored with the ARC format. 8-bit.
-
- PCTC.SXX Same as the .LBR, but in SXX format for ASCII downloading.
- 7-bit.
-
- PCTCDD.EXE A utility for use with PCTC. 8-bit. (Included in LBR, BIN,
- SXX, and ARC as of 12/17/85.)
-
- PCTORG.DOC Original PC-TALK III documentation. ASCII text file. 7-bit.
-
-
- ALL OF THESE FILES RELATE TO PC-TALK III VERSION C, LEVEL 851111 & 85111A.
-
- YOU NEED 192K OF FREE MEMORY TO RUN PC-TALKC. THIS MEANS THAT IF YOU
- INCLUDE DOS AND SEVERAL TSR's, LIKE SIDEKICK, SUPERKEY ETC., THAT
- YOU WILL NEED ABOUT 256K OF TOTAL RAM.
-
- This version was developed and compiled by Jim Gainsley and also contains
- the work of other authors listed in the PC-TALKC.DOC. It has been licensed
- for posting only on the CompuServe IBM PC SIG, by the PC-TALK III copyright
- holder, The Headlands Press and Andrew Fleugelman, who expect a contribution
- from those users who have not previously contributed for PC-TALK III. The
- IBM PC SIG will also provide support for THIS version, Level 851111A.
-
- The version contains many enhancements and fixes for PC-TALK III, which
- enable greatly improved performance on networks, such as CIS, as well
- as on BBS's.
-
- A MAJOR FEATURE IS THE CHANGES MADE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE XMODEM
- PROTOCOL, WHICH GIVES VASTLY IMPROVED PERFORMANCE ON CIS AND OTHER NETWORKS.
- PC-TALKC PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR CRC ERROR CHECKING, IN ADDITION TO THE
- STANDARD CHECKSUM.
-
- Extensive testing has shown this implementation to operate with greater
- effectiveness, than any other tried. (These benefits extend to operations
- with BBSs also.)
-
- THIS VERSION DOES NOT WORK ON THE PCjr.
-
- Since the files are large, please follow the instructions below, which
- will minimize your downloading (called DL or DL'g) time and avoid wasted
- effort.
-
- INSTRUCTIONS:
-
- 1. Use the R command to read the file PCTC.INS. This will tell you
- what is in the files and how you will proceed.
-
- If you are going to DL the program, then DL THIS file, and the PCTC.INS
- file, either by using the R command after doing BRO PCTC.TXT <enter> or,
- at the DL5: prompt, by entering:
-
- DOW PCTC.TXT/PROTO:CAPTURE/TYPE:ASCII.
-
- Both this file and PCTC.INS are 7-bit ASCII text files.
-
- If you do not understand file transfers on CIS, go to the main SIG
- menu or 'Function:' prompt and select B (Bulletin) and then select the
- Membership Information and Data Library bulletins which will give you
- important information about the SIG and how to use the databases.
-
- You will then be directed to our help database DL8 and the file
- DOW.HLP, with which you should become familiar.
-
- 2. PCTC.LBR is a Library file which contains sub-files, including
- PC-TALKC.EXE, PC-TALKC.DOC, and PCTCDD.EXE. These files have been
- squeezed, to make them smaller in size, thus saving download costs.
- It (the LBR) is a binary 8-bit file and can be DL'd only by using the
- XMODEM or CIS "B" or "A" protocols.
-
- It must be downloaded at the DL5: prompt by typing whichever of
- the following is appropriate to your circumstance:
-
- DOW PCTC.LBR/PRO:B/TYP:BIN
- DOW PCTC.LBR/PRO:A/TYP:BIN
- DOW PCTC.LBR/PRO:XMO/TYP:BIN
-
- ('PRO' is short for 'protocol', 'XMO' for XMODEM, 'TYP' for TYPE,
- and 'BIN' for BINARY)
-
- WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU NOT INITIATE THE DOWNLOAD SEQUENCE
- FOR PCTC.LBR IN ANY OTHER MANNER, even though other ways exist.
-
- Note with regard to CIS A or B Protocols:
- If you are going to use CIS A or B Protocol to download the squeezed
- library, download PCTC.BIN instead of PCTC.LBR. These files are
- identical except for the filename extension. The reason for doing
- this is that the CIS A & B Protocols react to the BIN extension to
- insure an 8-bit download, thus saving you connect time and further
- possible conversion problems. After you have downloaded the file,
- you MUST THEN RENAME it to PCTC.LBR before proceeding with the
- instructions in PCTC.INS.
-
- Note with regard to XMODEM:
- UNLESS your comm program is PC-TALKA (PCTA), PC-TALKB (PCTB), or a
- version of PC-TALK III that has had the file PCTRLX.MRG, MERged
- into it, you SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT an XMODEM download. (Note, the
- newest release of CROSSTALK and QMODEM, will give a reasonable
- chance of success also.)
-
- PCTRLX.MRG & .DOC are in this database, DL5.
-
- If you do not have these and if you do not have the CompuServe A or B
- protocols, then do not attempt to DL PCTC.LBR, PCTC.BIN, or PCTC.ARC,
- but instead DL the file PCTC.SXX described in items 3 & 4, below.
-
- PC-TALKC.EXE is the PC-TALK III Version C program.
- PC-TALKC.DOC is the documentation needed for Version C, in ADDITION to
- the original PC-TALK III documentation contained in the
- file PCTORG.DOC, located separately on DL 5.
- PCTCDD.EXE is a utility used to compress a dial directory, which has
- previously been expanded with PC-TALKC.
-
- 3. PCTC.SXX is a 7-bit equivalent of an 8-bit file, suitable for ASCII 7-bit
- downloading. It uses a method of encryption, that produces a larger file
- file for downloading than the binary file, but does make it possible to
- download the file for those without a binary means. Use SXX.COM on DL1 to
- decrypt it, then rename to PCTC.LBR.
-
- 4. PCTC.ARC is an 8-bit version, which must be downloaded as a binary file.
- It should then be processed with PKCARC.COM, a very fast ARC extracter,
- to be found in DL 1 on the IBM Novice Forum, CIS page PCS-129. Or, by
- using ARC.EXE.
-
- 5. PCTORG.DOC is the original basic PC-TALK III documentation, which is
- included here for those who do not have it. The file PC-TALKC.DOC
- in the library, contains pages which will replace certain pages in
- this original documentation, plus other information.
-
- OTHER PROGRAMS YOU WILL NEED: All are located in DL1.
-
- If you downloaded PCTC.LBR, PCTC.BIN
-
- LUE210.COM (or higher, renamed to LUE.COM) This program will both
- unpack and unsqueeze the library in one operation.
-
- If you do not have LUE210.COM, you may use the following:
-
- LU8643.BIN (or higher, renamed to LU.EXE) for unpacking.
- and,
- NUSQ11.BIN (or higher, renamed to NUSQ.COM) for unsqueezing.
- or ALUSQ11.COM (or higher) for unsqueezing.
-
- If you downloaded PCTC.ARC:
-
- PKCARC.COM a very fast ARC extractor,
- or ARC.EXE the regular ARC format handler.
-
- If you downloaded PCTC.SXX
-
- SXX.COM Needed only if you downloaded the PCTC.SXX version.
- (Located on DL1. Get MAKESX.BAS to make your copy if
- you can't use a protocol for downloading the BINARY
- type file.)
-
- OTHER PROGRAMS YOU MAY NEED: All are located on DL1. These programs will
- convert the indicated files.
-
-
- CVTBIN.BIN (renamed to CVTBIN.COM, Needed only if you have not
- followed the above instructions regarding PCTC.LBR,
- and have instead captured to disk an ASCII download
- having lines that each begin with, :18 )
- (Get MAKECB.BAS to make your copy if you can't use a
- ptotocol for downloading the BINARY type file)
-
-
- CVTBIN & SXX.COM are also posted as HEX files, i.e. for those who cannot
- download binary files. If you do not have the HEX-TO-BINARY file
- converter, HC.COM, you may obtain MAKEHC.BAS, which makes HC.COM, from DL1.
-
- MAKEHC.BAS can be downloaded from DL1 with the R command from the <R,D,T>
- prompt after BROwsing the file.
-
- If you do not have SXX.COM and cannot download a binary file, then you may
- obtain MAKESX.BAS from DL1, which when run will make SXX.COM.
-
- HEXUTL.COM in DL1 provides both the capabilities of HC.COM and CVTBIN.COM
- but runs a little slower.
-
- SPECIAL NOTE:
-
- You may also obtain these files by sending:
-
- A BLANK FORMATTED DOUBLE SIDED 9 SECTOR DISKETTE,
- A RETURN SELF-ADDRESSED MAILER, and
- SUFFICIENT RETURN POSTAGE
-
- to one of the SysOps as follows:
-
-
- Jim Gainsley
- 116 Third Ave. N.
- Minneapolis, MN. 55401
-
- Conrad Kageyama
- 16435 Figueroa St.
- Gardena, CA. 90248
-
- Don Singleton
- Box 690180
- Tulsa, OK 74169
-
- Those wishing copies on the new Hi Density diskettes (or regular 360kb
- floppies) may send them to:
-
- Stephen Satchell
- 16 Searing Avenue
- Morristown, NJ 07690
-
- The files included will be:
-
- PCTC.TXT
- PCTC.INS
- PC-TALKC.EXE
- PC-TALKC.DOC
- PCTORG.DOC
- PCTCDD.EXE
-
- And some other useful utilities.
-
- If there is any 'last minute' information, it will be included in a
- file called README.
-
- The disk will be returned in whatever mailer YOU have provided, having
- whatever address YOU have provided, and with whatever postage YOU have
- provided.
-
- Another source of the PCTC files for those of you in the West Los Angeles,
- California area is Bryan Tsunoda of Computer-Ease. He will NOT handle any
- mail distribution, and he will NOT provide support for the program, but if
- you care to go into his shop during business hours he will gladly copy the
- above mentioned files onto YOUR formatted diskette. His business address is:
-
- Computer-Ease
- 10580 1/2 West Pico Boulevard
- Los Angeles, California 90064
-
- Phone: (213) 559-1763
-
- Hours: Mon-Fri 9:30AM-7:00PM
- Sat 9:30AM-6:00PM
-
-
-
- SYSOPS: Jim Gainsley 76703,1007
- Conrad Kageyama 76703,1010