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├OMM ╘ERM ╓ERSION ╔╓+
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(├) 1985 ╙COTT ╟ARNIK
┴LL RIGHT'S RESERVED
╓ER ╔╓+ ╒/─ ╦ERRY ═ESSANA
╓ERSION ╔╔╔+ ╥ELEASE DATE: 15-─EC-85
╓ERSION 4.1 ╒PDATE ╥ELEASE: 07-╞EB-88
╘HIS TERMINAL PROGRAM IS AN UPDATE OF THE FORTH IN THE
├OMM ╘ERM LINE, IT FEATURES MOST OF THE FEATURES OF ╓ER ╔╔╔+
PLUS SOME ADDED FEATURES. ╘HIS IS A BASIC OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW, WITH EXPLANATIONS OF ALL FEATURES. ╘HE ENTIRE
PROGRAM IS ═ENU DRIVEN, CHOICES FROM THE MENU CAN BE CHOSEN
BY MOVING THE HI-LIGHTED LINE OVER THE FEATURE YOU WISH TO
USE THEN HITTING THE RETURN KEY. ┴ BREAKDOWN OF IT'S FEATURES
FOLLOWS.
╘ERMINAL ═ODE ╞UNCTIONS
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╘ERMINAL MODE: ╫ILL PUT YOU IN AN ┴╙├╔╔ TERMINAL EMULATION
MODE. ╘HIS IS WHERE YOU WILL BE SPENDING THE MAJORITY OF YOUR
ONLINE TIME. ╫HILE IN THIS MODE THERE ARE STILL A NUMBER OF
FEATURES WHICH YOU CAN CALL UPON TO AID IN YOUR
TELECOMUNICATIONS. ╘HIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING.
╙TATUS LINE:
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19967 ╞REE :┬:├:╦:─:╙: 00:00:00
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╘HE FIRST NUMBER IN THE STATUS LINE INDICATES THE NUMBER OF
BYTES FREE IN THE TEXT CAPTURE BUFFER. ╘HE CHARACTERS
IMEDIATLY FOLLOWING THIS INDICATE THE FOLLOWING. ╬OTE THAT
WHEN THE CHARACTERS ARE HI-LIGHTED THAT OPTION IS ACTIVE.
┬: ╘EXT CAPTURE BUFFER ╧PEN/├LOSED
├: ├APS LOCK IS ON/OFF
╦: ╦EY CLICK IS ON/OFF
─: ╠OCAL ECHO ON/OFF
╙: ┬UFFER SEND IN PROGRESS
╘HE NUMBERS AT THE END OF THE LINE ARE USED AS AN ONLINE
TIMER. ╘HIS IS RESET TO 00:00:00 AFTER YOU HAVE AUTO-DIALED A
┬┬╙. ╔T CAN ALSO BE RESET FROM TERMINAL MODE WITH ├= ╘
(PRESSING THE ├OMMODORE ╠OGO KEY AND '╘' AT THE SAME TIME).
╨AGE - 1 OF 6
├OMM ╘ERM ╓ERSION ╔╓+
╘ERMINAL MODE ╞UNCTION ╦EYS
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╞1) ╫ILL RETURN YOU TO THE MAIN MENU. ╔T WILL LEAVE BUFFER,
KEY CLICK AND LOCAL ECHO IN THE SAME STATE YOU LEFT THEM
╞2) ╘OGGLE KEY CLICK, WITH THIS FUNCTION ON ALL KEY STRIKES
MADE BY YOU WILL SOUND A CLICKING SOUND. ╙IMILAR TO THE SOUND
AT THE MAIN MENU.
╞3) ╘OGGLE LOCAL ECHO. ╘HIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO SEE WHAT YOU
ARE TYPING WHEN ONLINE ╒SER TO ╒SER. ┴NOTHER FEATURE IS THE
SIMPLE WORDPROCESSING FEATURE DESCRIBED LATER.
╞4) ╫ILL DUMP THE CURRENT SCREEN TO YOUR PRINTER. ╨RINTER
TYPE SHOULD BE SET BEFORE USING THIS FEATURE. ╙EE '┼DITING
├╧╬╞╔╟╒╥┼ ╞ILE'.
╞5) ╘OGGLES THE TEXT CAPTURE BUFFER OPEN AND CLOSED. ╘HE
TERMINAL WILL SIGNAL WHEN THE BUFFER IS FULL, AND CLOSE THE
BUFFER.
╞6) ╙END BUFFER TO MODEM. ╘HIS FEATURE WILL ALLOW UPLOAD OF
MESSAGES DIRECTLY TO THE ┬┬╙ MESSAGE EDITOR. ╩UST BEGIN THE
MESSAGE ENTERING PROCESS LIKE USUAL, THEN UPLOAD THE
PRE-LOADED BUFFER TO THE BOARD. ╨LEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO
SET FORMAT FOR ENTERING MESSAGES ON ┬┬╙'S, SO TAKE THAT INTO
ACCOUNT DURING MESSAGE EDITING.
╞7) ╘OGGLES ├APS LOCK ON/OFF. ╘HIS WILL ALLOW TRANSMISSION
OF ONLY ┴╙├╔╔ UPPERCASE CHARACTERS. ┴LL OTHER CHARACTERS ARE
ACCESSED THE SAME WAY.
╞8) ╫ILL ┌ERO THE CAPTURE BUFFER, THIS IS IMEDIATE AND FOR
THIS REASON HAS BEEN MADE A SHIFTED FUNCTION KEY. ┬E SURE
THAT YOU HAVE SAVED THE BUFFER BEFOREHAND.
┴LSO ACTIVE IN TERMINAL MODE ARE THE PREDEFINED ═ACRO KEYS
THAT YOU CAN EDIT FROM THE CONFIGURE SYSTEM MENU. ╘HESE ARE
CALLED BY PRESSING EITHER THE ├╘╥╠ OR ├= KEYS AND
SIMUTANIOUSLY PRESSING THE NUMERIC KEY THAT YOU HAVE DEFINED.
╨AGE - 2 OF 6
├OMM ╘ERM ╓ERSION ╔╓+
═AIN ═ENU ╞UNCTIONS
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╥┼├┼╔╓┼ ╞╔╠┼ - ╫ILL TAKE YOU TO THE ╨UNTER RECEIVE FILE
MENU AND YOU WILL BE ASKED TO SELECT SINGLE OR MULTIPLE-FILE
TRANSFER. ═ULTI TRANSFER IS FOR THE MOST PART AUTOMATIC WITH
THE EXCEPTION THAT YOU HAVE TO PRE-PICK THE FILES YOU WANT TO
TAKE FROM THE BBS. ╧NCE PICKED YOU WILL BE TOLD TO GO
TO ═ULTI-╥ECEIVE WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIME. ┴ SINGLE TRANSFER
DIFFERS IN THAT YOU PROVIDE THE FILENAME. ┴T THE SINGLE X-FER
SCREEN, IT WILL ASK YOU FOR A FILENAME THEN SIGNAL THE ┬┬╙
THAT YOU ARE READY. ╘HE ┬┬╙ WILL THEN INFORM ├OMM ╘ERM OF THE
FILETYPE, AND ├OMM ╘ERM WILL OPEN THE DISK FILE. ╔T WILL
AUTOMATICLY REPLACE ANY FILE OF THE SAME NAME. ╔F SO ╨LEASE
VALIDATE. ─URING TRANSFER ALL BYTES RECEIVED WILL BE
DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN, AND A RUNNING COUNT OF ╟OOD AND ┬AD
BLOCKS WILL BE DISPLAYED. ╫HEN FILE TRANSFER IS COMPLETED THE
PROGRAM WILL DO AN AUDIO ALARM TO SIGNAL YOU.
╙┼╬─ ╞╔╠┼ - ╫ORK'S MUCH THE SAME WAY AS RECEIVE FILE. ┴LL
YOU HAVE TO DO IS SPECIFY THE NAME OF THE FILE TO BE
TRANSFERED AND ├OMM ╘ERM WILL TAKE CARE OF THE REST. ╔F YOU
ARE MULTI-SENDING YOU WILL BE BROUGHT TO DRIVE 8'S DISK DIR &
AND WILL HAVE A CHOICE OF '┘'ES '╬'O '╙'TART OR '┴'BORT FOR
EACH FILE, CHOOSE THE ONES YOU WANT TO SEND AND HIT START OR
FINISH THE ENTIRE DIRECTORY AND ├OMMTERM WILL BEGIN TO SEND.
├╚┴╬╟┼ ┬╠╧├╦ ╙╔┌┼ - WILL ALLOW YOU TO ADJUST THE ╨UNTER
BLOCK TRANSFER SIZE. ╘HIS FUNCTION IS ONLY ACTIVE FOR THE
╨UNTER ╨ROTOCOL.
╬┼╫ ┬┴╒─ ╥┴╘┼ - THIS WILL TOGGLE YOUR BAUD RATE SETTING
BETWEEN 300 - 1200 - 2400 BPS.
╘╧╟╟╠┼ ╨╥╧╘╧├╧╠ - ╫ILL TOGGLE THE ACTIVE PROTOCOL FROM
╨UNTER TO ╪MODEM OR VISA-VERSA. ┘OU WILL NOTHCE THAT USING
THIS FUNCTION WILL RESET THE ┬LOCK SIZE TO 127 FOR ╪MODEM AND
255 FOR ╨UNTER. ╧NCE TOGGLED THIS WILL REMAIN THE ACTIVE
PROTOCOL TILL YOU TOGGLE IT BACK.
┬╒╞╞┼╥ ╒╘╔╠╔╘┘ - ╫ILL TAKE YOU TO THE BUFFER CONTROL MENU.
╚ERE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ╠╧┴─, ╙┴╓┼ AND ╓╔┼╫ THE BUFFER. ╘HIS
MENU ALSO DISPLAYS THE DISK DIRECTORY.
─╔╙╦ & ╞╔╠┼ ╒╘╔╠ - ╥EAD DISK DIRECTORY, ╙END DISK
COMMANDS, READ THE NUMBER OF BLOCKS FREE ON DISK, ╥EAD ╙┼╤
FILE, ╨RINT ╙┼╤ FILE, AND A FILE CHECKSUM ROUTINE FOR DOUBLE
CHECKING UP/DOWNLOADS.
┴╒╘╧ - ─╔┴╠ - ╫ILL ALLOW YOU TO CONTINUOUS DIAL A BULLETIN
BOARD NUMBER. ╧R ╬UMBERS AS SELLECTED. ╞3 WILL START THE
DIALING PROCESS.
┼╪╔╘ ╨╥╧╟╥┴═ - ╫ILL RETURN CONTROL OF THE 64 BACK TO THE
BASIC INTERPETER. ╘HIS ALSO RESET'S ALL POINTER'S TO THE
ORIGINAL POWERUP STATE. ├OMM ╘ERM WILL STILL BE IN MEMORY AND
MAY BE REENTERED BY A SIMPLE ╥╒╬.
╨AGE - 3 OF 6
├OMM ╘ERM ╓ERSION ╔╓+
┼DITING ╙YSTEM ├ONFIGURATION
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═╧─┼═ ╘┘╨┼ - ONLY THE 1670 AND ╚AYES COMPATABLES ARE BEING
SUPPORTED IN THIS VERSION. ╔ CHOSE TO ELIMINATE THE 300 BAUD
MODEMS AND THE ╓OLKS 6470 WHICH IS NOT A VERY POPULAR MODEM.
╔ DID THIS TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE 15 OR SO EXTRA BLOCKS ╔ HAD
NEEDED TO PUT THE MULTI-TRANSFER ROUTINES IN. ┴FTER SETTING
MODEM PARAMETERS SET YOUR CARRIER DETECT SO THAT YOUR FILES
WILL BE CLOSED IF CARRIER IS LOST AND AUTODIAL WILL WORK.
╨╥╔╬╘┼╥ ╘┘╨┼ - ╘HERE ARE 3 DIFFERENT OPTIONS HERE. 1525
COMPATIBLE IS FOR ANY PRINTER THAT EMULATES THE 1525 PRINTER,
IT IS SET AS DEVICE #4 SECONDARY ADDRESS OF 7. ├┬═ ╨RINTER IS
FOR THE ├┬═ ╔┼┼┼ PRINTERS, IT IS SET AT DEVICE #4 WITH NO
SECONDARY ADDRESS. ╧╘╚┼╥ PRINTER WILL ALLOW YOU TO SET YOUR
OWN DEVICE AND SECONDARY ADDRESS.
╞╒╬├╘╔╧╬ ╦┼┘╙ - USING THE CURSOR KEY'S CHOSE THE KEY YOU
WISH TO DEFINE. ╘HIS MACRO CAN BE UP TO 29 CHARACTER'S LONG,
AND IF ENDED WITH A '<-' (BACK ARROW) THE TERMINAL WILL
FOLLOW THE MACRO WITH A CARRIGE RETURN. ╘HE SAME FUNCTION
KEYS ARE ACTIVE IN TERMINAL MODE.
╨╚╧╬┼ ┬╧╧╦ - ├OMM ╘ERM WILL HOLD UP TO 30 PHONE NUMBERS.
╘HESE ARE DISPLAYED FOR YOU TO CHOSE FROM DURING THE ┴╒╘╧ -
─╔┴╠ OPTION. ╚ERE IS WHERE YOU EDIT THEM. ╧NLY THE BOARD
NAMES ARE DISPLAYED DURING EDIT DUE TO LACK OF SPACE ON THE
64'S SCREEN. ╘O CHOSE A NUMBER TO EDIT JUST USE THE CURSOR
KEY'S TO HI-LITE THE PLACE YOU WANT THE BOARD DISPLAYED, THEN
HIT RETURN. ╘HIS WILL CLEAR A WORKSPACE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE
SCREEN, AND PROMPT YOU FOR THE BOARD'S ╬┴═┼ AND ╬UMBER.
╚ITTING RETURN AT EITHER OF THESE PROMPT'S WILL RETURN YOU TO
THE ═AIN CONFIGURE MENU.
├╧╠╧╥╙ - ╘HIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO SETUP ├OMM ╘ERM WITH THE
COLOR SETTINGS THAT WORK BEST FOR YOUR SYSTEM. ╔T USES THE
╞UNCTION KEYS TO SET AND ADJUST.
├┴╥╥╔┼╥ ─┼╘┼├╘ - DURING ALL UP AND DOWNLOADING BOTH THE ├=
KEY AND THE CARRIER ARE CHECKED. ╔N ORDER FOR THIS FUNCTION
TO WORK YOU MUST SET THE MODEM TYPE HERE. ┘OU WILL HAVE 2
CHOICES, THE FIRST WILL ASK IF YOU ARE ONLINE RIGHT NOW IT
WILL THEN DECIDE WHAT TYPE OF CARRIER YOUR MODEM SUPPORTS. ╔N
SOME MODEM'S THOUGH THERE IS NO CARRIER DETECT LINE
SUPPORTED, THAT IS WHAT THE SECOND CHOICE IS FOR. ╔T WILL
KEEP YOU ONLINE NO MATTER WHAT.
╠╧┴─ / ╙┴╓┼ - WILL EITHER LOAD OR SAVE YOUR CHOICES TO
DISK. ╨LEASE NOTE AGAIN THAT THIS DOES USE THE SAVE WITH
REPLACE FUNCTION, TO AVOID PROBLEMS DO FREQUENT VALIDATIONS.
╨AGE - 4 OF 6
├OMM ╘ERM ╓ERSION ╔╓+
╓ERSION ╔╓+ ADDITIONS
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╘HE AUTO-DIAL ROUTINES HAVE BEEN MODIFIED TO ALLOW YOU TO
DIAL MULTIPLE ┬┬╙'S. ╘O USE THIS FEATURE JUST SELECT THE
BOARDS YOU WANT TO DIAL AS BEFORE, THEN WHEN YOU HAVE THEM
ALL CHOSEN HIT ╞3. ╘HIS WILL START THE DIALING PROCESS, AND
CYCLE THROUGH YOUR CHOICES TILL YOU MAKE A CONNECTION. ╬OTE
THAT THIS WILL ONLY WORK WHEN CALLING ┬┬╙'S AT THE SAME BAUD
RATE.
╘HE ┬UFFER, ╨RINT AND VIEW OPTIONS NO LONGER WILL CAUSE
PROBLEMS IF USED ONLINE. ╔T IS NOW SAFE TO SAVE BUFFER WHILE
ONLINE AS THE COMMUNICATIONS CHANNEL IS CLOSED DURING THIS
PERIOD.
┴T ANY MENU IN ├OMM ╘ERM ╞1 WILL RETURN YOU TO THE PREVIOUS
MENU, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WHEN YOU ARE AT THE MAIN MENU.
╫ITH ANY MODEM THAT SUPPORTS TONE DIALING ╔'VE ADDED A
ALTERNATE SERVICE FEATURE. ┼XAMPLE, YOU USE ═.├.╔. AND HAVE A
CODE # OF 12345, YOU WILL BE ASKED FOR THIS INFORMATION, AND
THE SYSTEMS NUMBER WHEN YOU SELECT MODEM TYPE. ╔F YOU DON'T
USE A LONG DISTANCE SERVICE JUST HIT RETURN. ╘O USE THE ABOVE
FEATURE YOU MUST START LONG DISTANCE NUMBERS WITH A HYPHON
'-'. ╘HIS SIGNALS THE DIALING ROUTINES TO USE YOUR SERVICE.
┼VERY DIALING OPTION SUPPORT'S THE CHARACTER ',' (COMMA) AS
A DELAY CHARACTER. ╘HE DELAY IS APPROXIMATLY 2 SECONDS.
╒SEFULL FOR DIALING WHERE YOU NEED TO DIAL 9 BEFORE A NUMBER
TO GET AN OUTSIDE LINE.
(├) ╞REEWARE ╨OLICY
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┴S WITH ALL FORMER VERSIONS OF ├OMM ╘ERM THIS PROGRAM IS
RELEASED AS (├) ╞REEWARE, AS SUCH THE ONLY MONEY THAT THE
AUTHOR RECEIVES FOR IT CREATION IS WHAT IS DONATED BY THE
PROGRAMS USERS. ╔ HAVE SPENT MANY HOURS IN IT'S CREATION AND
CONTINUE TO ADD AND CORRECT IT'S FEATURES. ╔ ASK THAT IF YOU
HAVE FOUND THIS PROGRAM USEFULL, THAT YOU SEND A $8.00
DONATION TO:
╙COTT ╟ARNIK
╨.╧. BOX 13473
═ILWAUKEE, ╫╔
53213
┘OUR SUPPORT WILL HELP TO KEEP THIS PROGRAM AS A WORK IN
PROGRESS. ╞URTHER UPDATES CAN BE FOUND ON THE ├OMM ╠INK (├)
┬┬╙ (414) 784-2096.
╨AGE - 5 OF 6
╓ERSION 4.1 ╒PDATE
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═ULTI ╘RANSFER HAS BEEN TOUCHED UP A BIT. ┴ SLIGHT DELAY
HAS BEEN ADDED BETWEEN MULTI-UPLOADED FILES FOR THE SLOWER BBS
PROGRAMS. ╔N PAST EXPERIENCE ╔ HAVE SEEN THIS CAUSE PROBLEMS
WITH OTHER TERMS SO ╔ ADDED AN EXTRA MARGIN OF SAFETY TO THIS
ONE. ╔F YOU QUIT THE TERM NOW VIA THE ═AIN ═ENU AND YOU HAVE
SOMETHING LEFT IN THE BUFFER YOU WILL BE REMINDED WITH A SHORT
MESSAGE: ┬╒╞╞┼╥ ╙┴╓┼─?. ┘OU CAN THEN ABORT QUITING AND RETURN
TO THE ┬UFFER ═ENU TO SAVE YOUR TEXT. ╔ HAVE ALSO CLEANED UP A
COUPLE OF MODEM COMMANDS AS WELL AS A FEW MINOR BUGS. ╘HAT
ABOUT WRAPS IT UP FOR NOW. ┼NJOY THE TERM,IT'S ONE OF THE BEST
FOR THE ├=64. ╘HIS IS ╞REEWARE, ╟IVE IT TO A FRIEND. ┼NJOY...
╞UTURE ╒PDATES
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╔ WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE CHANGES TO THIS TERM TILL ╔ THINK IT
IS PERFECT. ╔T IS NOT VERY FAR AWAY. ╔ STILL HAVE TO MOVE THE
ML UP A BIT AND CLEAN IT UP ALL AROUND. ╔F YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS
OR COMMENTS FEEL FREE TO SEND THEM TO ME. ╔ CAN BE REACHED AT
THE FOLLOWING PLACES:
╔─# 1 ╓ISION ╚EADQUARTERS ┬┬╙.............718-631-9065
╔─# 5 ─IRECT ┴CCESS ╔╔....................718-835-8065
╔─# 66 ┼ROTICA ┬┬╙.........................718-259-3491
OR
╦ERRY ═ESSANA
╓ISION ╙OFTWARE ├O.
╨.╧. ┬OX 4146
┬AY ╘ERRACE, ╬┘ 11360
╨AGE 6 OF 6