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        ----------------------- MEX Overla∙ HEL╨ ------------------------
         Writteε by║ Kiφ Levit⌠                        10/05/8┤  5:43 PM
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        INTRODUCTION:

        Thi≤ filσ document≤ thσ variou≤ ME╪ overlay≤ (a≤ containeΣ iε thσ ì
        accompanyinτ MEX-OVLB.LB╥ file⌐ anΣ describe≤ thσ differen⌠ type≤ ì
        oµá overlay≤á anΣ explain≤ ho≈ the∙ arσ "linkedó int∩á ßá MEX.CO═ ì
        filσ (usinτ MLOAD⌐ t∩ creatσ you≥ installeΣ versioε oµ MEX.COM.

        Thσ overlay≤ describeΣ belo≈ shoulΣ worδ correctl∙ witΦ MEX¼á bu⌠ ì
        no⌠á al∞á oµ theφ arσ guaranteeΣ t∩ worδá withou⌠á somσá possiblσ ì
        "tweaking" for your particular system.

        There are three basic types of overlays:

             Modeφá boarΣá overlays║á Thesσ arσ fo≥ "modemsó oεá ßá boarΣ ì
        whicΦá pluτ int∩ aε S-100¼á Applσ o≥ IB═ slo⌠ (usually⌐ o≥á othe≥ ì
        system≤á whicΦá havσ interna∞ modem≤ whicΦ connec⌠á thσá compute≥ ì
        directly to the phone lines with no other intervening hardware.

             Seria∞á por⌠ overlays║á Thesσ arσ fo≥ system≤ whicΦ havσá aε ì
        RS-232├á (o≥ equivalent⌐ seria∞ por⌠ t∩ whicΦ aεá externa∞á modeφ ì
        mus⌠á bσ connecteΣ beforσ thσ connectioε t∩ thσ phonσ line«á Thi≤ ì
        typσ include≤ plug-iε seria∞ board≤ a≤ wel∞ a≤ "UARTSó oε single-ì
        boarΣ computer≤ (sucΦ a≤ thσ Kaypr∩ o≥ Morrow).

             Externa∞á modeφá overlays║á Thi≤á typσá oµá overla∙á usuall∙ ì
        support≤á onl∙ thσ DIA╠ and/o≥ DISCONNEC╘ function≤ whicΦá canno⌠ ì
        bσ handleΣ b∙ thσ seria∞ por⌠ directly« Iε mos⌠ case≤ (especiallyì
        witΦá "Smar⌠á modems"⌐ i⌠ use≤ thσ seria∞ por⌠ I/╧á function≤á t∩ ì
        senΣ "commandsó t∩ thσ modem«á Thesσ overlay≤ canno⌠ worδ withou⌠ ì
        the appropriate accompanying serial port overlay.

        ┴á fourtΦá typσ oµ overla∙ combine≤ thσ seria∞ por⌠ anΣá externa∞ ì
        modeφ codσ int∩ onσ overla∙ (sucΦ a≤ thσ KP4▒ anΣ EPQ╪á overlays⌐ ì
        whicΦá make≤á i⌠á eas∙á iµ yo⌡ happeε t∩ usσá thσá samσá typσá oµ ì
        externa∞ modeφ oε thσ samσ system¼ bu⌠ i≤ no⌠ a≤ "layeredó a≤ thσ ì
        seperatσá overla∙ method«á Thσ onσ reasoε t∩ combinσ overlay≤á iε ì
        thi≤á wa∙ i≤ s∩ thσ "SETó commanΣ caε d∩ modem-specifiπá actions¼ ì
        bu⌠á ß ne≈ "SSETó commanΣ i≤ availablσ (a≤ oµ MEX-111⌐ whicΦ wil∞ ì
        eventuall∙ makσ thi≤ reasoε aε invaliΣ one«

        Sincσá thσá distinctioεá betweeε modeφá board¼á seria∞á por⌠á anΣ ì
        combineΣá seria∞ port/externa∞ modeφ overlay≤ i≤ ß bi⌠á fuzzy¼á ╔ ì
        havσá onl∙á choseεá t∩á identif∙ thσá "Externa∞á Modemóá overlay≤ ì
        separatel∙ froφ thσ othe≥ overlays«á Al∞ oµ thσ "Externa∞á Modemó ì
        overlay≤á listeΣá belo≈á wil∞ worδ witΦ an∙ oµá thσá seria∞á por⌠ ì
        overlay≤ whicΦ enΣ beforσ 0B00H¼ bu⌠ AL╠ oµ theφ REQUIR┼ ß seria∞ ì
        port overlay in order to work.






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        OVERLAY DESCRIPTIONS:

        T∩á savσá spacσ anΣ eliminatσ redundancy¼á al∞ thσá overlay≤á arσ ì
        listeΣ belo≈ usinτ onl∙ thσ las⌠ fou≥ character≤ oµ thσ filename« ì
        Al∞á ME╪ overlay≤ arσ nameΣ witΦ thσ forma⌠á MXO-????.AQM«á Thesσ ì
        description≤ werσ takeε froφ thσ sourcσ codσ listing≤ anΣ ma∙ no⌠ ì
        bσá totall∙ accurate¼á bu⌠ shoulΣ a⌠ leas⌠ givσ yo⌡ aε ideß whicΦ ì
        overlay is most likely to work for your system.

        Modem board, serial port & serial port/external modem overlays:

             AC01 -- AppleCat ][ modem board (Novation)
             AP12 -- Apple ][ serial boards (CCS/SSM/Apple/etc.)
             DP10 -- Datapoint 1560
             DV10 -- Davidge DSB04/6 single board computer
             EP10 -- Epson QX-10
             EPQX -- Epson QX-10 + SmartModem compat. external modem
             GB10 -- Compupro Interfacer 3/4, SS1 serial boards (S-100)
             H811 -- Heath/Zenith H89
             HZ11 -- Heath/Zenith 100
             II11 -- Intersystems VIO (2651 PCI) w/ H/Z-19/29/49 term.
             K484 -- Kaypro 4-84/2x/4x (internal modem)
             KP1░ -- Kaypr∩ (Z8░ SIO⌐ (for usσ w/externa∞ modeφ overlays)
             KP41 -- Kaypro + internal or external (Hayes SM-compatible)
             KPS2 -- Kaypro + external modem (Hayes SM-compatible)
             LO11 -- Lobo MAX-80
             MD11 -- Morrow Micro Decision (MD2/MD3)
             MM10 -- Morrow Multi-I/O board (S-100 serial board)
             MR10 -- Morrow Micro Decision hard disk (MD11)
             NE10 -- NEC PC-8001
             NS10 -- North Star Horizon
             OA10 -- Otrona Attache
             OC10 -- Osborne 1 w/ Comm-Pac modem
             OS02 -- Osborne 1 (see MXO-OS02.FIX file)
             OSEX -- Osborne Executive
             PM11 -- PMMI modem board (S-100)
             PP10 -- Pied Piper
             R210 -- TRS-80 Model II
             SB10 -- Intertec Superbrain
             TV10 -- Televideo TS-802
             US11 -- U.S. Robotics modem board (S-100)
             XE10 -- Xerox 820/820-II
             ZB11 -- Telecon Zorba

        Externa∞ modeφ overlay≤ (MUS╘ bσ useΣ witΦ seria∞ por⌠ overlay):

             CT10 -- CTS Companion
             DT10 -- Datec 212
             PR10 -- Penril/Rixon 300/1200 AD
             RT10 -- Racal-Vadic VA3451
             RV12 -- Racal-Vadic VA212
             SC10 -- SmartCat 212 (Novation)
             SM13 -- Smartmodem (Hayes and compatibles)
             VP10 -- Ventel MD212
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        "LINKING" MEX & OVERLAYS:

        1⌐ Determinσ thσ necessar∙ overlay(s⌐ fo≥ you≥ system/modem«á (Iµ ì
        nonσá oµá thσ overlay≤ seeφ t∩ bσ appropriate¼á yo⌡ ma∙á havσá t∩ ì
        writσ you≥ own¼á ge⌠ onσ o≥ tw∩ existinτ overlay≤ fo≥ ß guidσ anΣ ì
        adap⌠á i⌠á a≤ needeΣ usinτ aε existinτ modeφ overla∙á o≥á prograφ ì
        which already runs on your system as a guide.)

        2⌐á Oncσ yo⌡ havσ determineΣ thσ appropriatσ overla∙ t∩á utilize¼ ì
        yo⌡á shoulΣá makσ surσ yo⌡ havσ ß recen⌠ cop∙ oµ MEX.COMá (lates⌠ ì
        versioεá a≤ oµ thσ 10/5/8┤ thi≤ wa≤ writteε wa≤á MEX112.COM⌐á anΣ ì
        it≤ associateΣ MEXPAT.AQ═ file« (MEXPAT11.AQ═ witΦ MEX111/MEX112⌐ ì
        Bσá surσ t∩ ge⌠ thσ MEX11DOC.TQ├ anΣ MEX11DOC.W╤ file≤ whicΦ makσ ì
        u≡ thσ manua∞ fo≥ MEX«á You'l∞ als∩ neeΣ MEX.HQ╨ anΣá MLOAD21.CQ═ ì
        (o≥á curren⌠á version⌐á anΣ you≥ selecteΣá overla∙á file«á (NOTE║ ì
        UninstalleΣá ME╪á sometime≤á wil∞ havσ ß ".BINóá filσá typσá (fo≥ ì
        binary) to differentiate it from an installed .COM file.)

        3⌐á Unsqueezσá thσ MEXPA╘ anΣ overla∙ file≤ (usinτ US╤ o≥á NSWP)« ì
        Als∩á unsqueezσ MLOAD21.CQ═ anΣ ME╪ itselµ iµ squeezeΣ (somσá ME╪ ì
        version≤á arσ releaseΣ a≤ .CQ═ files)«á Unsqueezσ MEX.HQ╨ t∩á ge⌠ ì
        MEX.HLP while you're at it.. (And the MEX11DOC files too.)

        4⌐ Edi⌠ overlay(s)¼á selectinτ an∙ necessar∙ options¼á "tweakó a≤ ì
        needed for your system. (You may have to "experiment".)

        5) Edit MEXPAT file to select default STAT and other MEX options.

        6⌐á Usσá AS═á o≥ MA├ t∩ assemblσ thσ overla∙á anΣá MEXPA╘á files¼ ì
        giving .HEX files (do NOT "LOAD" these to make .COM files!).

        7⌐  Usσ MLOA─ t∩ loaΣ thσ overlay(s⌐ anΣ MEXPA╘ filσ a≤ showεá iε ì
        the examples below:

             MLOAD MEX.COM=MEX111.BIN,MXO-GB10,MXO-SM13,MEXPAT11
             (installs MEX for Interfacer 3/4 serial board w/Smartmodem)

             MLOAD MEX.COM=MEX112.COM,MXO-KP41,MEXPAT11
             (installs MEX for Kaypro w/Smartmodem or internal modem)

        NOTE║á Thσ orde≥ oµ thσ inpu⌠ file≤ (one≤ t∩ thσ righ⌠ oµ thσ "=ó ì
        equa∞ sign⌐ i≤ important«á Thσ uninstalleΣ ME╪ filσ mus⌠ bσ firs⌠ ì
        (anΣá shoulΣá includσá thσ .COM/.BI╬á extension⌐á anΣá shoulΣá bσ ì
        followeΣá b∙ thσ modeφ board/seria∞ por⌠ overla∙ anΣ (iµ ß seria∞ ì
        por⌠ witΦ ß supporteΣ externa∞ modem⌐ thσ externa∞ modeφ overlay¼ ì
        witΦá thσ "MEXPATCHó filσ last«á (Iµ you≥ overla∙á contain≤á botΦ ì
        seria∞ por⌠ anΣ modeφ contro∞ code¼á yo⌡ neeΣ i⌠ anΣ thσ MEXPATC╚ ì
        file only.)

        8⌐ Iµ yo⌡ enablσ thσ INI.ME╪ function¼á edi⌠ ß INI.ME╪ filσ (witΦ ì
        your favorite editor) with your desired initialization commands.

        9⌐ Iµ al∞ wen⌠ well¼ yo⌡ shoulΣ havσ ß workinτ versioε oµ MEX.CO═ ì
        anΣá yo⌡ caε theε reaΣ thσ manua∞ anΣ usσ HEL╨ (iε MEX⌐ fo≥á morσ ì
        info on how to set up your PHONE list, etc. Happy modeming!!è

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        IN SUMMARY:

             Ge⌠ ye≥ files¼á edi⌠ thσ overlays¼á MLOA─ 'eφ anΣ goí Sound≤ ì
        easy¼á anΣá i⌠ usuall∙ is¼á bu⌠ don'⌠ ge⌠ discourageΣ iµ yo⌡ havσ ì
        trouble. Hope this file will help make the job easier...

                                      -- Kim Levitt  10/5/84  5:43 PM
                                         MBBS HQ RCP/M [phone]
                                         (300/1200 24 hrs.)















































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