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FrogyCOMM 1.1
by
Chaos Entertainment Communication GmbH
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┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│░░░░░░░░░░ Contents ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
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Introduction................................................................2
Files.......................................................................2
Options and Features........................................................2
Required configuration......................................................2
Installation................................................................3
Menus.......................................................................3
Configurations..............................................................3
Dial Menu...................................................................3
Terminal....................................................................3
Back........................................................................4
Macros......................................................................4
Exit........................................................................4
Support & Distribution......................................................5
Thanks to...................................................................5
Acknowledgements............................................................5
How to register.............................................................5
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┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│░░░░░░░░░░ Introduction ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
FrogyCOMM is a Shareware and not a Public Domain product! Please register (see
REGI.TXT)! The development of this program requires a lot of time. We don't
want to compete with programs like Telemate or Procomm but we would like to
provide you with an easy to use program with all the necessary features you
would expect from a terminal program. We will keep it very cheap and offer
it to you for only 40 (forty) swiss francs.
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│░░░░░░░░░░ Files ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
FCOMM.EXE........................................FrogyCOMM Program
FCOMM.FON........................................FrogyCOMM Phone directory
FCOMM.INI........................................FrogyCOMM Setup
FCOMM.OVL........................................FrogyCOMM Overlay
FCOMM.KEY........................................FrogyCOMM Macro definitions
MANUAL.TXT.......................................This manual
HANDBUCH.TXT.....................................German manual
REGI.TXT.........................................FrogyCOMM Registration form
REGID.TXT........................................German Registration form
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│░░░░░░░░░░ Options & Features ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- 500 phone numbers can be stored
- each phone number with its own specifications
- manual and automatic dial
- downloading protocols (ASCII, X-Modem, Y-Modem)
- auto download (Z-Modem)
- uploading protocols (ASCII, X-Modem, Y-Modem, Z-Modem)
- download to and upload from any directory
- status indicator FROG
- variable COM port settings
- shell to a DOS window
- macros
- log file
- scroll back file
- command string settings
- FrogyCOMM support box
- connect alarm
- connects from 300-115200 Baud allowed
- 16550 FIFO-Support
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│░░░░░░░░░░ Required ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
IBM or 100% compatible computer
80286 processor or better
MS-DOS 3.3 or higher
150 KB of free memory on your hard disk
VGA graphics with 256 KB memory
384 KB free base memory
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┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│░░░░░░░░░░ Installation ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Copy your FrogyCOMM files to the directory of your choice (e.g. FCOMM).
To start FrogyCOMM simply type FCOMM.EXE.
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│░░░░░░░░░░ Menus ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
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Select a menu entry by typing the highlighted letter together with the [ALT]
key. Exit from a menu by [ESC]. Activate the menu bar by pressing [ALT]-M.
Move from any menu entry to another using the left and right arrow keys.
To select a menu press [ENTER].
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│░░░░░░░░░░ Configuration ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
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A submenu will show up presenting four options:
Communication, Strings, F-Keys, General.
The Communication option allows you to change the modem settings
such as directory paths, COM Port, Baud Rate.
The second option enables you to modify AT commands, connect
and busy strings.
The F-Keys option allows to map your own macros the first ten
function keys.
The general option contains your name, key, soundswitch and the
predefined IRQ mappings.
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│░░░░░░░░░░ Dial Menu ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
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To enter the Dial menu press [ALT]-D from the terminal screen. Press M to
select manual dialing. You will be asked to enter the phone number. Then
press E (for EDIT) in order to enter the name and address corresponding to
this number. Also, fill in the communication settings in case you would like
to overrule the ones you defined globally under the Setup menu option.
To delete an entry press L. To let FrogyCOMM dial the number for you just
position the cursor on the desired number then press D (or [ENTER]).
FrogyCOMM takes care of the rest.
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│░░░░░░░░░░ Terminal ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
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To enter the Terminal menu press [ALT]-T in the terminal screen.
The following options are available from this menu: hang up, answer mode,
log file, up-load and down-load. Hang up and answer mode strings have
already been defined in the Setup menu. You can perform a hang up at any
time by pressing [ALT]-H from the terminal screen. Start the answer mode
when you want the calls to be automatically answered by FrogyCOMM.
Press [ALT]-L from the terminal screen to
open the log file (logging your session in a ANSI hard disk file).
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Upload:
-------
Press [PgUp] from the terminal screen to upload a file (send a file
from your computer to the BBS). Choose the desired transfer protocol
from one of the following: ASCII, X-Modem, 1K-XModem, ZModem.
Warning: You might be asked to use the YModem protocol.
In this case just try the 1K-XModem.
The file you want to upload must be in the directory you named in the
Setup menu (see page 3).
Download:
---------
To download press [PgDn] from the terminal screen. You can choose the
transfer protocol to be X-Modem, Y-Modem or ZModem. The ZModem
protocol has an auto download feature. If you want to download a file
from a mailbox using the ZModem protocol FrogyCOMM will do it
automatically! If the connection is severed during downloading of a
file using the ZModem protocol only the missing data will have to be
downloaded once the session resumes. The downloaded files will be
saved in the directory you defined in the Setup menu (see page 3).
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│░░░░░░░░░░ Back ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
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The Back function is always active. Indeed, it is a scrollable online log
file. It automatically saves every character displayed on the screen in a
temporary file. Press [ALT]-B from the terminal Screen to copy this
temporary file on the hard disk. This function is especially useful when you
want to save an interesting message for later reading, when you cannot read
every message immediately or when you are called away from your screen during
the session. After pressing [ALT]-B you will be asked whether FrogyCOMM
should write (W) to the FCOMM.BAC file or clear (C) it.
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│░░░░░░░░░░ Macros ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
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Press [ALT]-S from the terminal screen to enter the Setup menu. Choose the
option F-KEYS. You can place your own macros on the ten function keys
(F1-F10). The macros written and edited by a regular ASCII editor (i.e.
EDLIN) can be used to define ASCII or ANSI text strings like "Hello People",
"Guten Tag, Freunde von nah und fern" or test messages like "The quick brown
fox jumped right over the lazy dog's back".
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│░░░░░░░░░░ Exit ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
To exit press [ALT]-X from the terminal screen. You can then Exit, Cancel or
Shell to DOS. Jump to DOS (shell to DOS) from the terminal screen using the
combination [ALT]-J.
CAUTION! IF YOU EXIT FROGYCOMM THE PROGRAM DOES NOT HANG UP!
YOU WILL NEED TO REMEMBER TO HANG UP MANUALLY IF YOU
WANT TO SAVE YOUR MONEY!
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│░░░░░░░░░░ Support and Distribution ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Updates and/or new releases of FrogyCOMM can be downloaded from the
CHAOS BOX. You will have to fill in a new user questionnaire.
You may leave your comments, questions, and suggestions to
the systems operator #1.
The number is:
CHAOS BOX ++41 61 302 33 80
after 1.7.93 ++41 61 921 07 77
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│░░░░░░░░░░ Thanks to: ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Denis Schluchter, Martin Egli and Adrian Studer, Beta Testers of FrogyCOMM.
Denis Schluchter and Mike W. Herberich-Patton for writing the english
handbook.
All registered users of FrogyCOMM.
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│░░░░░░░░░░ Acknowledgements ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Telemate is a registered trademark of White River Software
Procomm is a registered trademark of Datastorm Communications Inc.
MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines
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│░░░░░░░░░░ How to Register ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Please support shareware!
You are granted permission to evaluate FrogyCOMM for a period of 30 days.
After this evaluation period a SFR 40.- (forty swiss francs) registration fee
is due. If you do not plan to register remove FrogyCOMM and its associated
files from your computer before the end of the evaluation period.
Upon receipt of your registration fee a copy of FrogyCOMM on disk and your
personal registration key will be sent to your address.
FrogyCOMM, as an unregistered copy, is not crippled in any way.
Registered users will receive their registration key.
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Please use the file REGI.TXT to send in your registration information.
Send the filled in REGI.TXT plus check or money order (Swiss currency)
to:
Chaos Entertainment
Communication GmbH
Postfach 526
CH-4123 Allschwil
Please make checks or money orders payable to Chaos Entertainment
Communication GmbH.