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- Omen Technology Inc takes pride in announcing Professional-YAM for the
- IBM Personal Computer.
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- We believe you will agree with our Beta testers that YAM is one of the
- very best programs of its type, if not the best for experienced data
- communications users.
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- If you would like a wee taste of Pro-YAM, give Omen's part-time YAM
- remote access system a call at 503-621-3746 (Password = Ritchie).
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- 1. Get a Handle on the Information Explosion
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- Professional-YAM is an INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS TOOL that helps you
- COLLECT, CONTROL, and TRANSMIT information with a minimum of time,
- hassle, and expense.
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- 1.1 Collecting Information
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- Pro-YAM captures text from dial-up systems and local computers into a
- large CIRCULAR BUFFER. This information may be written to disk with
- several optional modes of parity bit and control character editing. The
- CIRCULAR BUFFER allows the user to save important messages selectively,
- without having to commit to capturing all data ahead of time. VT52 and
- ADM3a terminal emulation access most on-line applications, including
- Unix screen-oriented applications. YAM can display graphics sent by
- many PC-based bulletin boards.
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- Pro-YAM provides three documented, public domain file transfer protocols
- to exchange files with the widest range of computer systems and
- networks, in addition to the popular Compuserve Information Service.
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- The YAM BATCH PROTOCOL provides efficient and accurate file transfers
- between Pro-YAM and/or Unix systems. The YAM BATCH PROTOCOL preserves
- the exact file length and creation date.
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- The widely implemented Ward Christensen MODEM/XMODEM protocol is a
- subset of the YAM Batch Protocol. Pro-YAM's implementation uses several
- proprietary logic enhancements to increase the robustness and accuracy
- of file transfers IN ADDITION TO the 16 bit CRC option missing from most
- commercial implementations. Only the 16 bit CRC guarantees the
- detection of all double bit errors, all burst errors of 16 bits or less,
- and more then 99.99 per cent of all other errors. This protection will
- become even more important if the breakup of the telephone network
- continues to degrade line quality.
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- The KERMIT PROTOCOL breaks the "mainframe barrier" to transfer text AND
- BINARY files with a wide variety of mainframe computer systems,
- including IBM, CDC, Honeywell, Pr1me, and Univac.
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- Pro-YAM supports error correcting file upload and download of text and
- binary files with the popular Compuserve Information Service. A
- Protocol Binary file transfers make costly, inefficient hexadecimal
- coding unnecessary.
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- Pro-YAM's Remote access function allows file access and electronic mail
- transfers to/from a wide variety of terminals and systems with multiple
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- passworded security levels. Remote access also allows automatic message
- reception using either the YAM Batch or TWX protocol.
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- Pro-YAM uses a free form TELEPHONE DIRECTORY which contains any number
- of remote system names, port numbers, transmission speeds, automatic
- logins, and message retrieval scripts. The entries may also contain
- off-line utility commands. The Telephone Directory can have scripts to
- interrogate multiple bulletin boards and timesharing systems without
- operator intervention. The Telephone Directory is a regular text file,
- with no special characters, that can be edited with standard text
- editors, listed on a printer, or transmitted, in whole or in part, to
- other machines. YAM's single file Telephone Directory saves almost
- 400kb disk space (on a PC-XT) for each 100 directory entries compared to
- programs which require a separate file for each function.
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- An alternate long distance service may be dynamically selected.
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- Full printer buffering allows use of slow printers, or printers with
- burst transfers (line printer, MX80, etc.).
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- Pro-YAM's SCRIPT FACILITY automates many information gathering
- operations, including high speed unattended information retrieval from
- multiple bulletin board systems. YAM's ability to transfer data
- unattended, at high speed, will become even more important as 2400 bps
- and faster modems provide a countermeasure to high phone bills.
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- Pro-YAM's Remote access also allows automatic message reception using
- either the YAM Batch or TWX protocol.
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- 1.2 Controlling Information
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- Pro-YAM's CIRCULAR BUFFER lets you flip back and forth through data.
- With BUFFER SEARCH commands, you can scan the subjects of two hundred
- messages from Compuserve's bulletin boards in a couple of minutes. (It
- has to be seen to be believed.) To reply to a message, save a piece of
- it in a file, and call your favortie editor to compose your reply using
- the message text as refrence. You can do this without losing your place
- in the queue of incoming messages because Pro-YAM can call other DOS
- programs as SUBROUTINES.
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- The high speed screen driver optimally supports DMA video boards for
- maximum display speed. Display speeds are up to 450 per cent faster
- than the corresponding DOS 2.1/ANSI.SYS commands. HARDCOPY TERMINAL
- EMULATION converts overprint sequences to bold or underlined characters,
- providing high speed CRT preview of printer output.
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- Pro-YAM fully supports transfers and disk utilities with DOS 2
- PATHNAMES, DIRECTORIES, and WILDCARD FILENAME EXPANSIONS. Pro-YAM
- provides a number of built in utility commands that operate on one or
- more files. The output of the utility commands may be redirected to a
- disk file or DOS supported printer. Incoming data or the output of
- utility commands may be appended to existing text files, whether those
- files were written in DOS or CP/M format.
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- Disk utility functions include directory change, directory listing with
- file transfer time, and disk free space calculation.
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- Files, including SQUEEZED files, may be interactively listed, copied,
- renamed, edited, unsqueezed, and/or deleted.
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- Pro-YAM provides file word/line count, and three types of file
- checksum/CRC calculations for verifying the correctness and identity of
- files transferred to or from other systems.
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- Pro-YAM can search files for lines matching a string, insensitive to
- case.
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- 1.3 Transmitting Information
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- Pro-YAM can upload files to many diverse types of systems, even
- Microcomputer based Bulletin Board Message Systems incompatible with
- common file uploading techniques. Pro-YAM can also send disk files to
- TWX machines.
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- Pro-YAM provides an optional one line window for composing commands
- and/or text to be transmitted when ENTER is typed. This CONFERENCE
- command is especially useful when several people are keyboarding on a
- party-line connection such as Compuserve's CB simulation.
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- Pro-YAM's Remote access function allows file access and electronic mail
- transfers to/from a wide variety of terminals and systems with three
- passworded security levels.
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- Pro-YAM's callout queue intersperses outgoing calls with incoming
- messages with the same modem.
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- 1.4 Other Features
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- Interrupt driven modem input allows High speed operation with file
- transfer and conversational terminal operation at 19200 bps and above.
- The modem port may be selected dynamically.
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- A real-time status line displays column, row, time, elapsed time,
- transmission speed, and other important information.
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- Automatic encrypted password generation provides a unique password for
- each remote system based on one local password and the remote system's
- telephone directory entry name.
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- Fifty SOFT KEYS provide convenient execution of reptetitive commands.
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- Applications developers can use Pro-YAM's powerful script facility to
- write task oriented menu interfaces for novice users.
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- Pro-YAM does not impose itself on the user with distracting graphics,
- droll bits of wisdom, or cumbersome menus.
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- Professional-YAM can maintain logs of systems called, files sent, and/or
- files received with disk, date/time, filename, file length, speed, and
- the name of the remote system.
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- Pro-YAM is written in C for performance, portability and
- maintainability. Pro-YAM loads quickly from a moderately sized
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- executable file with no cumbersome overlays.
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- Early versions of YAM have been used by an enthusiastic community of
- computer wizards since 1981. Almost two decades of telecommunications
- knowledge are distilled in Pro-YAM. In addition, Omen Technology is a
- small firm that can respond to your needs.
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- Omen Technology Inc is proud to introduce DEMAND UPGRADE software update
- technology which allows users to download updated software versions
- without the bother and delay of traditional methods of upgrading
- customers' software copies. Encrypted copies of the new versions of the
- software are provided on publicly accessible dial-up system(s).
- Legitimate users can download and decrypt the new version using files
- supplied on their distribution disks.
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- Pro-YAM uses NO COPY PROTECTION scheme to cause hard disk
- incompatibility, headaches and loss of work due to failure of the
- distribution diskettes.
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- 2. Manual
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- Pro-YAM comes with a cross refrenced 49000 word, 160 page manual. The
- introductory manual is punched for PC style binders.
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- A special chapter helps you select the best file transfer method for
- each application. An exclusive tutorial chapter explains how to design,
- write, and debug your own scripts.
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- 3. Requirements
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- Pro-YAM requires an IBM Personal Computer, XT, AT, or work-alike with
- DOS 2 or DOS 3, 128k of available RAM, a 360k disk drive, 80 column
- display, a serial port, and a user willing and able to read software
- documentation. It is also assumed that the user is familiar with the
- disk operating system (DOS) and basic telecommunications concepts.
- Pro-YAM is not intended to be used as a beginner's communications
- program unless customer supported for specific applications.
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- Pro-YAM exploits more memory, fixed disk(s), high performance displays,
- and multiple serial ports, when present. Pro-YAM works well on the
- PC-AT using DOS 3.0. The program also operates on PC-jr's with
- sufficient memory.
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- (C)Copyright 1984 Omen Technology Inc All Rights Reserved
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- 4. Ordering YAM
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- Pro-YAM may be ordered at a Special Introductory Price of $110. The
- manual and software license may be purchased separately for $55 each.
- Pro-YAM may be ordered from
- Wram Computer Corp.
- 8243 S.W. Cirrus Dr. Bldg 16
- Beaverton OR 97005
- (503) 641-3550
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- Credit card and C.O.D. orders are accepted. Orders prepaid by
- check are shipped Postage Paid.
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- Pro-YAM may also be ordered from:
- The Programmer's Shop
- 800-421-8006
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- Technical questions about Professional-YAM and requests for evaluation
- copies for magazine reviews may be directed to:
- Chuck Forsberg
- Omen Technology Inc
- Voice: 503-621-3406
- Modem: 503-621-3746 Speed: 1200,300 Password:Ritchie
- Compuserve: 70715,131
- Source: TCE022
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- 5. Kudos
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- "Let me be among the first to congratulate you on the release of
- the much-awaited YAM - your features of terminal review (for
- those looking on: scroll up/down by line or page, do string
- searches, search next, kill buffer, kill to end of buffer...)
- will set the industry on end, I think - at least from what I've
- seen of Xtalk ..."
- -Ward Christensen
- Author of "Community Bulletin Board System (CBBS)" and
- designer of the popular MODEM file transfer protocol.
- "Just received copy of Pro-YAM from (snail-like) ups & I AM
- IMPRESSED! ... the impression I get from the manual & what I
- have tried is of a very powerful & well-planned program.. note
- to eavesdroppers: anybody who doesn't shell out for a copy of
- this program immediately is nuts.. --skip"
- Skip Gilbrech
- "YAM is my primary tool for communication, and more. I use it
- every day for a variety of tasks and about once a week something
- comes up that only YAM can do."
- "Barefoot" John Griffin
- Project Engineer for the Tektronix T4002, President,
- Stochastic Systems, and co-author of PC-TO-MAC.
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