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SimpTerm Version 0.9.4 - WINSOCK Edition
A telnet/rlogin client with file download and KANJI display support
Copyright (c) JIANQING HU 1993, 1994, 1995. All rights reserved.
Author: JIANQING HU, 470 W 27th ST. Chicago IL 60616 (312) 326-0200
This is the network version of SimpTerm with telnet, rlogin support
over a winsock 1.1 compatible TCP/IP stack under MS Windows.
The 32 bit version SPTNET32.EXE works with NT 3.1 and up, Windows 95
and Windows 3.1with win32s 1.15 and up
The 16 bit version SPTNET16.EXE works with Windows 3.1 and up
New in this version
===================
Windows 95 style scroll bar and tool bar
This requires Windows 95, but the program will run on Windows 3.1
and up. The toolbar needs 16 or 32 bit commctrl.dll, so if you
have only Windows 3.1 or NT 3.1, the toolbar may not show up.
Kermit and Zmodem download with autodetection
Just start the remote kermit or zmodem program and SimpTerm will
enter download mode once it sees the remote end want to send a file
Display BIG5 and HZ code at the same time
This version of SimpTerm will decode Chinese text in the screen
buffer so makes it possible for you to read HZ and BIG5 or
HZ and GB at the same time.
Huge scroll back buffer
Anywhere between 200 to 32760 lines configurable. So be ready to
have plenty of RAM or SWAP File.
Command Line Arguments
======================
Format
sptnet16 [-d] [-f config-file] [-w] [host-name [port] [-l login-name]]
For 32 bit version, use sptnet32
where anything in [ ] is optional
-d Bring up the Remote Connection dialog after start-up
ignored if used with a host name
-f config-file
Use config-file instead of default as configuration file
If the named file does not exist, the program will produce
one in that name with default settings.
For 16 bit version, the default configuration file is
sptnet16.ini. For 32 bit version, sptnet32.ini
example: sptnet16 -f foo.cfg
-w Disable the telnet window size and teminal type negotiation
ignored when use the program for other purpose
host-name
Specify a host name or IP address
example: sptnet16 foo.bar.com
sptnet16 192.0.2.1
port
Specify a service name or port number.
Must follow a host name or address
For rlogin, the service name IS login
If this field is missing and a host
is specified, the telnet is assumed
example
sptnet16 foo.bar.com login
sptnet16 foo.bar.com 513
- rlogin to foo.bar.com
sptnet16 foo.bar.com daytime
- connect to foo.bar.com's date server
-l login-name
Provide a login name or a user name when doing
rlogin, finger
Make a connection
=================
If you start the program with no command line argument,
You use the Remote Connection dialog to fill-in required
information.
The Login Name filed could be use to specify a login name
for rlogin or a user name for finger
This field will be IGNORED by other services
View Chinese Text
=================
To see Chinese text, you may either use a Chinese Windows,
Chinese-enable software for Windows or the internal KANJI
driver of SimpTerm.
The intenal driver is especially useful when you
-don't want to install a huge Chinese system
-don't lucky enough to have a video driver to
work properly with those Chinese systems
-want to view more than one type of Chinese text
To enable this driver, you check the Use Bitmap Font
in the View menu and install a set of Chinese Bitmap
fonts
To disable this driver, you uncheck the Use Bitmap Font
in the View menu OR remove the Chinese font
It is possible for you to use the internal driver
for one type of Chinese text only. In this case,
you just install the font for this type of text.
Note: HZ and GB filter use the same GB font
so to use internal driver for HZ only
you can't choose GB and HZ at the same time.
Install Chinese font files
==========================
The internal Chinese font driver read KFMGR.INI
for font information.
This is an ASCII file. You can use DOS edit or
Windows notepad to change it.
File Format:
[fonts]
gbfont=GB-font-file-name
big5font=BIG5-font-file-name
where
GB-font-file-name specifies a GB encoded bitmap font
BIG5-font-file-name specifies a BIG5 encoded bitmap font
example
[fonts]
gbfont=c:\fonts\kanji\cclib.16
big5font=c:\fonts\kanji\chinese.16
Note: the driver can't use bitmap font with a larger than a 6X16 cell
This package contains NO bitmap font files. You have to get
it somewhere on the internet with Chinese related software.
Try ftp.ifcss.org or cnd.org
Short Cut Keys
==============
ALT-R Bring up the Receive File dialog box
ALT-K Start Kermit Receive
ALT-Z Start Zmodem Receive
ALT-Y Start Ymodem Receive
ALT-G Start Ymodem G Receive
ALT-D Make a new connection
CTRL-INS Copy selected text to clipboard
SHIFT-INS Paste clipboard text to terminal window
Using Mouse
===========
The left mouse button is configured like other Windows program
that can be used to select text in the terminal window. However
when double click the left mouse button, the text under mouse pointer
will be send to the remote computer. The right mouse button, when clicked
will send an enter to the remote computer when there is no text selected.
Otherwise, it will send the selected text to the remote computer.
Bugs and Limitations
====================
File download may not work with your host computer.
If you are lucky enough to have them work, the throughput,
in most cases, will be slower than ftp, which is by design for a
TCP/IP connection. The reason is that a tcp/ip connection
add a lot of information on a packet and doing acknowlegement
for each packet. So even the stream protocols like zmodem, ymodem-G
won't help.
Rlogin will not work if you use TIA or Slirp, which provide a dummy
internet address over a SLIP/PPP connection.
32 bit version may cause a GPF when you use Microsoft mosue with their
version 9.0 POINTER.EXE/POINTER.DLL under WIN32S. But after the error
box is closed, the 32 bit version will work just normally.
Upgrade to 9.01 (ftp.microsoft.com)
When displaying Chinese text in GB or BIG5 mode, the text may not be
broken at proper place when there is no line break in the original
encoded Chinese text. For example the HXWZ electronics magzines. Use
a Chinese text viewer at the remote end to improve the situation.
Contact the Author
==================
I will be more than happy to hear from you for any suggestion, comment
or bug report. I can be reached at
JIANQING HU
470 W. 27st Street
Chicago, IL 60616
USA
Telephone: (01) 312-326-0200
Internet: thssjyh@iitmax.acc.iit.edu or
hujianq@xtreme2.acc.iit.edu
Donations
=========
If you like this program, you may make some donations
to further support its future develpmonet.
Money is always welcomed but the following may serve
the purpose equally well:
Post Cards
from where you live/work and possibly with
how you like/dislike the program
Jeep parts and Off-Road things
I drive a 95 Jeep Wrangler I-6 and am looking for
any interesting things for this type of trucks
like tops, soft doors, manuals, etc.
Electronics Stuff
I made my first radio at age of 10 and it was
my hobby of choice before I wrote programs.
So I am interested in CBs, radios, scanners
of any kind in any conditions.
Camera Parts
Anything for Canon A-1 manual SLR