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- Terminate start date : 2. april 1992
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- + = New feature
- - = Removed feature
- * = Changed feature for the better
- ! = Fixed feature
- # = Information
- {+} = Registered feature activated in Professional version only
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- * Upgrade *
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- + 300TO400.EXE will upgrade from Terminate 3 (PROFESSIONAL ONLY)
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- * CAPI 1.1 ISDN support *
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- + Internal Terminate CAPI 1.1 driver
- + Hayes interpreter, simulates an internal modem
- + Support for X.75 64000, V.110 38400/19200
- + Teles channel bundling enabling 128000 connects with Teles ISDN cards
- given you CPS rates of 15000 or 1 megabyte per minute.
- + Timeout function hangs up if no activity
- + CallerID showed on incoming RING
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- * Emulations *
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- + NumLock handling is now linked to each terminal slot
- + Auto ANSI moved to terminal slots
- ! The emulation increase problem terminated forever :-)
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- * Terminate mail system *
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- + Last 20 nodenumbers called are save for faster access
- + Fidonet product code obtained 105h and now used all places
- + Baud is now translated correctly from nodelists accordingly to
- the modemflags. V34=28800 etc.
- + Nodelist will now show open hours accordingly to the CM and Txx flag.
- + PKTVIEW now internally in Terminate including hexmode
- + Several AKA's on same line in logfile
- # Moved all nodeaddresses to the point configuration
- ! International code was fixed when importing from nodelists
- ! Fixed the EMSI time, send wrong time after 19:00
-
- * Host mode / Terminate BBS *
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- + DOORWAY 2.31 included
- + Forced timeouts on fax receive in hostmode
- + Hostmode has now own device
- + Hostmode Public menu T-PUBLIC.BBS, T-PUBLIC.ANS/ASC. Can be controlled
- from the host setup.
- + Private path for each user can be defined
- + Hostmode now have 4 sets of menus, NORMAL, PRIV, COSYSOP and SUPERVIS
- + DOOR.SYS and DORINFO1.DEF now created when using external doors in hostmode
- + Local keyboard now can be locked in security menu
- + If only one internal protocol enabled it will be autoselected in hostmode
- + Improved screen handling
- ! Host fax now working better, changing baudrate to 19200 when fax
- ! ZedZap now starts correctly in hostmode
-
- * PreScription *
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- + Simple learnmode included
- + Shift-ESC and K kills scripts
- + /SCRIPT ? gives command line parameters for scripts
- + New command: GetUserName
- + New command: GetUserPassword
- + New command: WaitFor "Send name:",30 added
- ! Include files can start on line 1 now
- ! PutMem fixed
- ! Numchars fixed
- ! DeleteFile fixed
- ! Include problem was fixed
- ! < > <= >= problem was fixed
- ! Script upload was fixed
-
- * Fax *
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- + Faxshow now scales and rotates faxes.
- + Fax convert from Windows bitmaps (BMP) files
- ! An open file problem for coverpages was solved
- ! Fax converts now textfiles without extension
- ! Spelling error in fax cover page
-
- * Terminate *
-
- + Save configuration manually added in General options menu
- + NumLock can be set to carrier status automatically
- + Built in fossil support for 57600 and 115200 when using X00 entended
- fossil support as described in X00REG.DOC ver 1.53
- + Ctrl-End deletes rest of string when editing
- + IRQ displayed in decimal and vector no longer definable
- + Security menu now can prevent all shells to DOS or external programs.
- + /CAPTURE will append/create and open default capture file
- + Fixed the CD-player so it works under Win95
- + Windows NT support
-
- # The DEVELOP\ directory has been released as a seperate archive T-DEVxxx.ZIP
- # Upgraded to Async Professional 2.03 enhanced version
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- ! New working STARTIME.EXE included
- ! Fixed a file open problem with scrollback buffer and capture files
- ! The startup flash problem was solved
- ! Filemanager Attribute screen fixed
-
- * TerMail *
-
- # Please read the seperate file TERMAIL\WHATSNEW.400 for details
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- +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
- + *MAJOR RELEASE* TERMINATE THE FINAL TERMINAL 3.00 *MAJOR FEATURES* +
- +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
- + Terminate: +
- + PRESCRIPTION, a complete script programming language has been included +
- + Complete new VT100 that 100% supports the DEC standard +
- + Complete new VT220 that 100% supports the DEC standard +
- + Hostmode turned into a mini-BBS with loads of new features +
- + Ready out of the box for DOORWAY including DOORWAY.EXE and Doorway menu +
- + Call home and read mail, use the filemanager or shell to DOS predefined +
- + Now features the best cost calculation ever produced anywhere +
- + ISDN channel bundling and direct cFos support menu +
- + Fax sending is now available in all versions +
- + +
- + TerMail: +
- + The Next and Best Fidonet Mailsystem that has ever been produced! +
- + With INTERNET support, JAM-messagebase, Gecho-messagebase handling, +
- + CD-player, sender-picture-viewer, Address book, Fully automatic nodelist +
- + compiler/updater, File/Areafix manager, SmartNote, Area protection, +
- + message locking, everything faster, better and more automatic! +
- + TerMail got improved 10 times from last version, *MAJOR RELEASE* +
- + +
- + General for both programs: +
- + They run faster, more optimized, more reliable, faster everything and +
- + have been tested by the best testers from all over the world. +
- + Complete new and nicer layout and hotkeys wherever possible. +
- +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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- + Read the TERMAIL\WHATSNEW.300 on a full update of the entirely new and
- super maileditor for Terminate.
-
- + PRESCRIPTION, complete script language has been included.
-
- + VT100/VT220 100% emulation that supports national character
- sets in 11 different countries and for 6 codepages.
-
- + Hostmode news (mini-bbs):
- News generator which creates NEWS.ANS/ASC shown at login
- Definable NEWUSER.ANS/ASC which can be shown when a new user logs in
- Up to 100,000 fileareas can be defined.
- Up to 1,000,000 users can be defined.
- 4 different userlevels (Normal,Privileged,CoSysop,Supervisor)
- Subscription expiration date
- Definable EXPIRE.ANS/ASC which can be shown when the account expire
- Time limit per day
- Put files on hold for users {+}
- Last callers
- Guest account option, no time per day checking or changing of pwd/settings
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- + DOORWAY.EXE and DOORWAY.REG has been included with permission
- DOOR.BAT and DOORMENU will allow you directly to shell to dos, read your
- mail, use the filemanager *REMOTELY* also printer redirection has been
- included, so you can print using Terminate locally from a remote printer.
- Also predefined for remote control using ISDN fossil drivers like cfos.
-
- + Cost-management completely rewritten, including new internal editor and
- new keywords: @INFO, @START, @CONNECT, @MINIMUM, @MAXIMUM, @CHARGESECOND,
- @STARTATONCE, @PAYBYPERIOD and @DISCOUNT.
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- + Fossil support has been speeded up with block buffering. Upload & download.
- + ISDN channel bundling, adding/removing B-channels while transfering files.
- + ISDN menu with all available and future functions of cFos.
-
- + Nodelist compiler to quickly access the nodelists.
- + 8 nodelists now available instead of 3
- + Nodelist phone convertion changed to 10 entries in point system
- + Point system can use different initstrings for local areas
- + Point system can use different devices for various nodelist flags
-
- + Zmodem send/receive batch transfer information is now fully supported.
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- + Minimum baudrate for each phone entry, and in pointsystem password.txt
- + 2 news debug emulation modes. HEX and ASCII.
- + Phonebooks can now be protected individually with passwords.
- + Flash numlock when receiving from modem
- + Increased download paths from 3 to 8
-
- + Comments on initstrings, dial-prefix and dial-suffix
- + Dial-prefixes increased to 10 and to 35 characters each
- + Dial-suffixes increased to 35 characters
- + /INIT:"ATZ^M" send extra string at startup from command line
- + Private dialing, hide phone numbers or prefix/suffix
-
- + Terminal simulation now have 3 speeds.
- + Help menu has now a print function print the entire file or just the page
- + Ring sound in terminal mode and hostmode if allowed
- + Fax dial timeout now definable
- + External blanker + example BLANKER.EXE, read online information first
-
- + Faxing forced timeout, if transfer fails
- + Faxing incoming control improved.
-
- + Left+right shift and Alt+Shift gives you additional keys in statusline
- + Alt-= Will now edit current keyboard or load new keyboard.
- + In DOS-shell a [TM] will be added to prompt
- + DOS-shell while downloading
- + Alt-1 uppercases string editing
- + Alt-2 lowercases string editing
- + !@ command for external protocols and utilities, for listfiles.
- + !Q ask user for string and inserts instead of !Q
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- + SmartNote expanded to 80 characters per line
- + Screen grabber now allows 25 lines of 132 characters
- + Usernames, handles, comments increased from 30 to 50 characters
- + Users in Terminate increased from 10 to 12
- + History strings increased to 25 and 21 editable with Alt-F9
- + Favourite 10 paths in Terminate Commander (file manager)
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- * Sound test improved in Alt-U, T
- * In keyboard you can use ^~ to send a ~ instead of pause (Internet)
- * More mouse support
-
- - Portal simulation was removed
-
- # Large parts of Terminate is now object oriented.
- # LODB.TXT has replaced DK-BBS.TXT as default BBS list
-
- ! Due to extensive testing the last version 1.51 was a pretty bug-free
- version, so only minor fixes has been needed.
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