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- LiveWire/WPS 3.2
- ================
- February 13, 1995
-
- DataMirage has moved, and we have a new web site!
-
- WWW site is http://www.datamirage.com
- BBS # is 1-206-521-9664
- Email support is les@datamirage.com
-
- We are now located at:
- 403 Terry Ave Suite #206
- Seattle, WA 98104
-
- We have some exciting plans for communications
- related projects in the works. Come visit our
- website for progress details!
-
- *********************************************************
- What's new in v3.2?
-
- NEW! (3.2)
- ==========
- 3.2 - Font now scales automatically when the terminal window is sized
- 3.2 - Dialer and scroll-back now save drag & drop font selections
- 3.2 - Installation for text mode only version of LiveWire
- 3.2 - Added configuration for default terminal colors
- 3.2 - Added fully user configurable button bar
- 3.2 - Added IEMSI support for automated logins
- 3.2 - Added support for group dialing in the phone book
- 3.2 - Added scroll-back font configuration
- 3.2 - Added scroll-back quote character and line pacing options
- 3.2 - Added a "Clone" entry feature in the dialer
- 3.2 - Included sample unattended file transfer script in Rexx
- 3.2 - VT102 emulation now has remote printing capabilities
- 3.2 - RipTerm has been split into a separate ZIP file
- 3.2 - ZIP file and installer is now available for text mode only version
-
- Fixed Bugs (3.2)
- ================
- 3.2 - {USERNAME} macro now available
- 3.2 - ALT-U macro now defaults to sending username for new terminal objects
- 3.2 - Implemented ExitLW() REXX function, which was missing
- 3.2 - Implemented SetLW(Capture, ... ) REXX function, which was missing
- 3.2 - Settings for init string and modem now save properly
- 3.2 - Settings for upload/download path now save properly
- 3.2 - Settings for VT102 options now save properly
- 3.2 - Telnet now handles the terminal type subnegotiation
- 3.2 - Drag and drop font change now saves on dialer and scroll-back windows
- 3.2 - Scrollback on/off now works properly
- 3.2 - Pressing ALT while LW is loading no longer causes a crash
- 3.2 - No longer possible to start two Rexx scripts at a time
- 3.2 - Duplicate file rename now works properly with rerouted (QWK mail) files
- 3.2 - Added VT102 printer controller mode capabilities
- 3.2 - Dial prefixes no longer leave prefix letters into the dial command
- 3.2 - Textmode bug fixes
- Added VT102 printer controller mode capabilities
- Keypad-Enter now starts upload from the Batch Send menu
- 3.2 - Zmodem transfers under Telnet start & complete much faster now
- 3.2 - Auto-download no longer occurs while a script is running
-
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- What's new in v3.1?
-
- NEW!
- =====
- 3.1 - Enhanced, secure host mode script
- 3.1 - Log-based cost analysis system
- 3.1 - Cost of current connection displayed on status line
- 3.1 - Automatic phone book backup system
- 3.1 - Threaded port open for faster response
- 3.1 - Now works with IBM Lan Server modem pool queues
- 3.1 - Expanded modem database
-
- Fixed Bugs
- =========
- 3.1 - TELNET is now selectable through object creation dialog
- 3.1 - Toolbar customization now works
- 3.1 - Toolbar no longer freezes the system when dragged over
- 3.1 - Toolbar now saves/restores icons properly
- 3.1 - TextMode ANSI operations such as DEL, END now work properly
- 3.1 - Zmodem now defaults to No on transfer resume dialog
- 3.1 - Keypad now pays attention to the NUMLock state in ANSI and VT-102
- 3.1 - Correctly creates LiveWire Accessories folder (failed on some systems)
- 3.1 - Rexx control panel buttons now pop up properly
- 3.1 - Rexx subcommand handler no longer locks up the system if STOPped
- 3.1 - Fixed RIPTERM file query bug found on Maximus 3.0 boards
- 3.1 - Fixed RIPTERM text window output problems
- 3.1 - Fixed RIPTERM mid-line RIP command problem
- 3.1 - Fixed RIPTERM small font text positioning
- 3.1 - Fixed RIPTERM button error for buttons with empty text replies
- 3.1 - Fixed RIPTERM font positioning error
- 3.1 - Fixed RIPTERM polygon command (wasn't accepting 512 points)
- 3.1 - Install now works properly under 4OS2 shell
- 3.1 - Host mode now correctly sends and receives files
- 3.1 - Added Shift-Backspace as a definable key
- 3.1 - Added {FULLSCREEN} to macro command list
- 3.1 - Fixed pop-up toolbox deinitialization error
- 3.1 - Installation now verifies that Target is not Source directory
- 3.1 - Maximize button no longer moves toolbar position
- 3.1 - Faster and cleaner Zmodem transfer cancels
- 3.1 - TextMode added BackSpace as a definable key
- (users must delete LW.MAC in the \LW30\TextMode directory)
- 3.1 - Printing macro list no longer clobbers internal macro data structures
- 3.1 - Zmodem uploads now return correct failure/success code
-
-
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- How To Install
-
- Unzip the contents of disks 1 and 2 to your
- hard drive, then run INSTALL.EXE from that directory.
-
- If you are installing from disks, simply insert disk 1,
- open the Drives folder, then open Disk A:, then double
- click on INSTALL.EXE.
-
- LiveWire also includes a deinstall program (DEINST.EXE)
- that will remove LiveWire completely from your system.
-
- *********************************************************
- Product Announcement
-
- DataMirage Software is announcing the release version of
- LiveWire 3.2 for the WorkPlace Shell.
-
- LiveWire 3.2 for the WorkPlace Shell is an object-
- oriented 32-bit multi-threaded professional communications
- program for OS/2 Warp 3.0.
-
- LiveWire 3.2 retains the great features of the text
- mode version of LiveWire (version 2.2) along with
- a set of new features and an excellent new interface.
-
- Truly object-oriented, LiveWire is a collection of
- familiar WorkPlace objects (Terminal, Phone Book,
- and Log) that interact loosely. More than one terminal,
- phone book, and log object with its own settings can be
- created and in use on your desktop!
-
- LiveWire's intuitive and elegant interface allows you
- to get online right away. Advanced users will find
- extremely pleasing the fully multi-threaded GUI.
-
- LiveWire's feature list includes:
- ---------------------------------
- - NEW! : Expanded modem database
- - NEW! : Enhanced secure host mode script
- - NEW! : Log-based cost analysis system
- - NEW! : Automatic phone book backup system
- - NEW! : Threaded port open for faster response
- - NEW! : Now works with network modem pools
- - NEW! : IEMSI Logins
- - NEW! : Group dial support
- - NEW! : Fully configurable button bar
- - NEW! : Font selection based upon terminal size
-
- - Support for TELNET
- - Exception management avoids desktop crashes
- - Object-Oriented WorkPlace Shell Interface
- - Efficient and elegant multi-threaded UI
- - Easy Install and DeInstall GUI programs
- - Mutiple online sessions at the same time
- - FAST text output, windowed or full screen
- - SEAMLESS switch between full screen text and graphics modes
- - Screens up to 132 characters wide and 75 deep
- - Full macro facility and character translation
- - Unlimited scroll-back viewer
- - Configurations for 200 popular modems
- - Internal protocols
- - Zmodem-32 Batch
- - Ymodem Batch
- - Xmodem
- - Xmodem CRC
- - Xmodem 1K
- - ASCII (Message transfer)
- - Automatically supports many OS/2 external protocols
- - Kermit
- - P
- - M2Zmodem
- - and more...
- - REXX script language support
- - Script record capability
- - REXX script control panel
- - Multi-threaded phone book object
- - Phone book imports many other formats, including ZOC
- - Speed support up to 230,400 bps (w/ SIO)
- - Named pipe support
- - The following emulations:
- - TTY
- - ANSI
- - VT-102 (132 column support w/ underline & bold)
- - OS2You
- - AVATAR 0+
- - RIPterm 1.54
- - Includes a handy unzip utility
- - New TAP format allows the popular PMView image viewer
- to view GIFs, JPGs, and many other formats during
- file transfers.
-
- LiveWire 3.2 can be retrieved from one of the following
- places, filename LW32.ZIP :
-
- - Visit our new website at http://www.datamirage.com
- - ftp site hobbes.nmsu.edu
- - CompUServe (GO OS2SHARE)
- - DataMirage Software BBS at 1-206-521-9664
-
- Thanks for your using this product,
- Les Novell
- DataMirage Software
-
- *********************************************************
- To order a copy, call...
-
- Registration information (How to purchase)
-
- You can purchase LiveWire 3.2 now by calling:
-
- Office Solutions
- 404 Termino Avenue
- Long Beach, CA 90814
-
- Orders: 310-439-5567
- 800-897-APPS
- Fax: 310-438-7888
-
-
- There are two types of registration:
- 1. Basic registration is $43.00
- Basic registration includes:
- - Your registration number
- - Support through the DataMirage BBS
-
- 2. Complete registration is $73.00
- Complete registration is a shrink-wrapped package containing:
- - The latest version of LiveWire on 3.5" diskettes
- - Information on how to obtain support through DataMirage BBS
- - Complete printed user and script manuals
-
- (+ Shipping costs)
-
- One registration per individual using the program, please.
- As with all other software, you must purchase one copy per person.
-
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- Using the TAP Image Viewer (PMView)
-
- PMView is a popular shareware image viewing and
- manipulation program written by Peter Nielsen.
-
- When installed on your system, this version of
- PMView will allow you to view images while
- transferring them over the modem.
-
- NOTE: PMView is NOT a part of LiveWire, it is a
- separate shareware product.
-
- Peter asked me to include the following note in my
- documentation. Since docs aren't complete yet, I will
- include it here:
-
- PCX and TIFF: Formats unsuitable for serial transmission
- --------------------------------------------------------
- Some image formats are not suitable for progressive
- display, this goes especially for TIFF and 256 color PCX.
- The 256 color PCX format store its color map LAST in the
- file. If you're familiar with image processing you know
- that the color table information is absolutely required
- in order to be able to display the image. Thus, when
- PMView recieves a PCX file, it will start by reading its
- file header and then seek to the end of the file and
- retrieve the color map. This means that the image cannot be
- displayed at all until the last bytes of the file, i.e.
- the complete file, has been recieved! (PMView will sit and
- wait until it can read the color map, since this information
- is required). Note that it is only the 256-color variant
- of PCX that stores the color map last, but OTOH this is the
- most common type of PCX files.
- The TIFF format is very flexible and allowes the creator
- of a TIFF file to place data practicly *anywhere* in the
- file. Therefore it's impossible to say whether a specific
- TIFF variant will be displayed progressively or not; some may
- some may not. In any case: if it only is possible to display
- a file progressively, PMView will!
-
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