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│ Russell Computer Services │
│ 1624 N County RD 150 E │
│ Connersville, IN 47331 │
│ Support BBS (317) 825-1858 │
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VoiceChat(C) Version 1.0
Copyright 1992 Jeffrey A. Russell
All Rights Reserved
VoiceChat(C) will offer you unparalleled convenience in a chat utility.
VoiceChat(C) was designed with RELIABILITY & CONVENIENCE in mind, and a
great deal of thought has gone into it's design.
I believe you will find VoiceChat(C) to be an indispensable addition
to your BBS system. I hope you enjoy using it as much as I've enjoyed
bringing it to you. Once you use it.... You won't know how you got along
without it!
Jeffrey A. Russell
[[[ Limited License ]]]
The UNREGISTERED versions of VoiceChat(C) are copyrighted commercial
software but may be freely distributed in unmodified form with copyright
notices intact. In fact, I urge you to do so!
The REGISTERED versions of VoiceChat(C) are copyrighted commercial
software and may NOT be distributed in any way.
VoiceChat(C) Version 1.0
Copyright 1992 by Jeffrey A. Russell
All Rights Reserved
Distributed by:
Russell Computer Services
1624 N County Road 150 E
Connersville, IN 47331
[[[ DISTRIBUTION ]]]
The following Bulletin Board Systems always have the latest AUTHOR
uploaded releases of VoiceChat(C):
TESSLA COIL BBS
Georgia
(706) 781-8667
STUDIO*PRO! BBS
Indiana
(317) 825-6054
TRADEZONE BBS
Ohio
(513) 367-1727
RCS! SUPPORT BBS
Indiana
(317) 825-1858
[[[ WARRANTY ]]]
The VoiceChat(C) system is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any
kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to the
implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for any purpose. The
entire risk as to the quality and performance of this program is with the
user and should the program prove defective, the user, and not the author,
will assume all responsibility for correcting all information. The author
does not warrant that this program will function in the desired mode or
will meet any users requirements or that the operation of the program
will be error free.
**************************************************************************
THE INSTALLATION OF VoiceChat(C) CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THE ABOVE TERMS
**************************************************************************
[[[ ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ]]]
Many people have helped with the development and testing of VoiceChat
and my sincere thanks go out to them:
Max Ellison - Beta testing / Distribution.
Jerry Fray - Beta testing / Distribution.
Sam Creel - Beta testing / Distribution
George Amrhein - Beta testing / Documentation.
My special thanks go to these dedicated testers and my appreciation
for a job well done. Without you this project would probably never
have happened.
Wildcat! 3.0 Copyright by Mustang Software, Bakersfield CA.
[[[ REGISTRATION ]]]
You are granted a EVALUATION PERIOD of 30 days from the date that you
first install VoiceChat(C). Continued use requires that you register
VoiceChat(C) with the author. Your sessions in VoiceChat(C) will be
limited to 5 minutes in the un-registered release. Registration will
allow you to remain in a VoiceChat will no time restrictions.
(PLEASE USE THE VCHAT10.REG FORM INCLUDED WITH YOUR PAYMENT)
I am requesting $25.00 for the REGISTRATION of this program.
Please send your check or money order to:
Jeffrey A. Russell
1624 N County RD 150E
Connersville, IN 47331
You will receive your REGISTERED release, and all future releases via
the Russell Computer Services Support BBS! REGISTRATION entitles you
all to all future releases and allows unlimited access to the Russell
Computer Services BBS.
[[[ WHY REGISTER ? ]]]
There is a internal time limit in the un-registered release. You
must exit the program and return to your system BEFORE this time runs
out, or you WILL lose the connection! The time limit is 5 minutes, and
a counter on the bottom of screen will give display the time remaining.
Registration will elimanate this time limit, and enable all other
future enhancements. The ability of me to offer support and continue to
enhance this program is determined by your support!
And I think you might sleep a little better at night...
[[[ HOW DOES IT WORK ]]]
This program will terminate a data connection, and re-establish it
in an almost totally automated way! When callers request to enter a
VoiceChat(C), they will be prompted to pick up their phone. You will
then be prompted to pickup your phone. The program will then terminate
the data connection.
After you have completed your VoiceChat, you will instruct the caller
to type ATA, press their ENTER key and hang up their phone. When you hear
their modem screaming at yours, you will instruct VoiceChat to answer.
VoiceChat will then go thru the touchy process of re-determining baud
rates, error correction, etc... and stabilize the connection. When all
the necessary, and fully automatic, stuff is completed... They are back!
Anyone familiar with communications, is well aware this is not a simple
task. But with VoiceChat - this is a HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL, STRAIGHT FORWARD,
and USER FRIENDLY process. Please consider registering VoiceChat, as this
will allow me to continue to enhance and support VoiceChat(C).
[[[ GETTING STARTED ]]]
I have tried to make the installation of this program as fast and as
painless as possible. The first thing you will need to do is to unzip
the archive file into a directory. After you have all the distribution files
in that directory, run VCSETUP. This is an included utility to edit the
VC.CFG file. Use the TAB key to move between the fields, and when
you have filled in all the necessary fields press ENTER. You will then
have the option to save the changes. There is a definition of the file
structure within the VC.CFG itself for those needing that information.
The are two command line option to the VoiceChat(C) program:
/L will force local operation. Keyboard inactivity is ignored if
you run with this switch.
Example > VC /L
/NOANSI will disable color on local AND REMOTE screens. This might
be required if your system does not support color.
[[[ BATCH FILE CREATION ]]]
Some Wildcat! example batch files to call VoiceChat:
CD \WC30\DOORS\VCHAT (change to directory containing VC.EXE)
VC C:\WC30\WCWORK\NODE1\DOOR.SYS (location of the door.sys file)
For Wildcat! Multi-Node operation, I use the ENVIRONMENT settings:
CD \WC30\DOORS\VCHAT (change to directory containing VC.EXE)
VC C:\WC30\WCWORK\NODE%WCNODEID%\DOOR.SYS (location of the door.sys file)
To Force B&W display on local and REMOTE screens:
CD \WC30\DOORS\VCHAT (change to directory containing VC.EXE)
VC C:\WC30\WCWORK\NODE1\DOOR.SYS /NOANSI (/NOANSI MUST be last entry.)
[[[ TIPS ]]]
The values that you use (if any) to restrict access based on the time
of day MUST be in military, 24 hour time.
The FLOW CONTROL method much be matched up to your specific hardware.
Most HI-SPEED modems will support RTS/CTS flow control, I would recommend
that you refer to your modem owners manual to be sure the best method to
select.
The Modem ANSWER command is ATD on almost all has compatible modems.
I would suggest it use. If you experience problems, I have successfully
used the ATO command also. It is not as reliable in most instances, so
if ATD works... LEAVE IT. If you experience problems here, I would first
suggest that you READ your modems owners manual. If you cannot resolve
the problem contact the Support BBS, I will provide limited support for
NON-REGISTERED users, and FULL support for REGISTERED users.
The INITIALIZATION strings should be edited to match those used by your
BBS software. If your modem supports NRAM, ATZ will probably do.
[[[ OPERATION - CALLER MENU ]]]
When callers enter VoiceChat(C), they will see a short Copyright
announcement, and then be at the Main Menu. The caller information will
be on the bottom of the local screen. There is a SYSOP MENU available
to the LOCAL screen by pressing the HOME key or the combination of ALT
and H keys at the same time.
[H]elp On Using VoiceChat(C)
This will display the file CALLHELP. I have included this file, but
it may be edited to suit. There are two types of this file: ANS for
color, and ASC for non-color.
[P]age SysOp
This will sound an alarm to notify the SysOp. This will sound
for about 30 seconds. If the SysOp fails to respond, the caller is sent
a message stating that, then the caller is returned to the BBS.
[I]nformation On VoiceChat(C)
This will send the file CREDITS to the caller. This is compiled
within the un-registered release. It is external, and can be edited
with registered release. There are two types of this file: ANS for
color, and ASC for non-color.
[E]xit To BBS
This will return the caller the BBS. There is a slight delay in this
release for the registration request screens. After registration there
are NO delays.
[[[ SYSOP MENU ]]]
[F1] - ALLOW CALLER TO INITIATE VoiceChat(C).
This is the method that I prefer, it will display the file CALLER.???
and prompt them 'Y' or 'N'. If they respond 'Y' they will be prompted
to pick up their phone. You will receive the same prompt, and will be
updated on the progress of this process. There are two types of the
CALLER.??? file: ANS for color, and ASC for non-color.
[F2] ALLOW SYSOP TO INITIATE VoiceChat(C).
This WILL NOT prompt ANYBODY! The process is the same as [F1], with
all prompts removed, as well as the display file. This method can be
nice for callers familiar to the operation of VoiceChat(C) and saves
some time. You and the caller will receive only one message, and that
is to pick up the phone. You will be updated on the screen as to the
progress of this process.
[F3] INITIALIZE MODEM.
This will send the strings that YOU have entered in your VC.CFG file
to your modem. This function is not available if a caller is on-line.
[F4] RE-ESTABLISH DATA CONNECTION.
This is will reconnect the caller, establish the connection speed,
and stabilize the connection. It is all automated, so there is no
other action required of the SysOp. You MUST wait until the caller
issues the ATA command from their end to send this! If it is sent
prior to the callers ATA command, it is VERY likely that the
connection will be lost. You will be instructed by VoiceChat when to
hang up your phone.
[F6] Chat
This is a normal chat routine, it is available at anytime that the
caller is connected.
[F10] Quit
This will immediately terminate the program and return to the BBS.
[ALT-D] DOS Shell
This will allow you to access the command prompt, and send a message
to the caller that they are to wait on-line. Type 'EXIT' to return
to VoiceChat(C).
[[[ FILES IN ARCHIVE ]]]]
README.TXT - This document.
VC.EXE - The executable program for VoiceChat(C).
VC.CFG - Configuration file, created/edited with VCSETUP.EXE.
VCSETUP.EXE - Included utility to create/edit VC.CFG file.
All display files use the extension .ANS for color, .ASC for B&W:
CREDITS.??? - This is the first file displayed to caller, and also
when [I]nformation is requested from the Main Menu.
This file is compiled into the NON-REGISTERED release,
and is therefore cannot be edited.
MAINMENU.??? - This is the second file that is displayed to caller.
It contains the available options to the caller.
CALLER.??? - This is the file sent to the caller when you chose to
allow caller to initiate the VoiceChat(C).
CALLHELP.??? - This is the file sent to caller when they select
[H]elp from the Main Menu.
[[[ VC.CFG FILE STRUCTURE ]]]
Line Function/Value
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║ 1 ║ Initial time VoiceChat(C) is available, 00:00 for anytime. ║
║ 2 ║ Latest time VoiceChat(C) is available, 00:00 for anytime. ║
║ 3 ║ Flow Control Method (0 = None, 1=XON/OFF, 2=CTS/RTS, 3=BOTH) ║
║ 4 ║ Modem Reset Command (normally ATZ ). ║
║ 5 ║ First Modem Answer Command. ( normally ATD ). ║
║ 6 ║ First Initialization String. ( refer to BBS documentation) ║
║ 7 ║ Second Initialization String. "" ║
║ 8 ║ Third Initialization String. "" ║
║ 9 ║ Forth Initialization String. "" ║
║ 10 ║ Fifth Initialization String. "" ║
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note: ALL lines must be present, even if no value is specified.
Thank you for trying VoiceChat(C)!