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D A V E ' S T E R M 1 2 8
by David Jansen
LOADSTAR 128 has been proud to offer its readers over the years the
best 128-mode homegrown software available. Jon Mattson, Barbara Schulak,
Kevin Hisel, Lee Clinton, Mark Jordan, Peter Marions, Dick Heckert, ed
bell, Robert Cook, Alf Jonassen and many other master programmers have all
supplied us with their masterpieces. Now we are happy to announce that
David Jansen jumps headlong into that pile of programmers with one of the
biggest, best and most ambitious mega-programs ever written for the C-128,
DAVE'S TERM 128.
Yes, it's a terminal program for modem use, but that's only scratching
the surface of Dave's master plan. When you boot DT128 you'll find menus
and submenus galore. Thumb through the menus and you'll get an idea of
what's in store for you over the next year. That's right, we anticipate
that we'll be bringing you modules for DT128 for the next three issues
after this one.
Dave estimates that the complete DT128 package (programs and docs)
takes up four 1541 disk sides. We've packed this first installment with
some of the modules we thought were most important for use as a terminal
program. On this issue you get:
The term program itself
Phone directory
Disk Functions (wedge and more)
Complete buffer control
Blind dialing capability
ZIP and unZIP routines
ML Monitor
The documentation is more than just a description of the program and
its hot keys. It's like a tutorial on the intricacies of modem use on the
C-128. It comes in five files and fills up this side of LOADSTAR 128 #26.
We recommend you print all the docs out and browse through it before you
enter the term program. It's well laid out and outlined so you shouldn't
have a problem finding any feature of the program. Dave said that writing
the program itself was a lot easier than writing the docs. I believe him.
Only about 30% of the total package is on this disk, but every module
is listed in the many menus. ALL of Side Two is devoted to DAVE'S TERM
128. There's no LOADSTAR files at all, including Copy It. DT128 uses a
special autobooting sector so the best way to make a backup of the program
is to make a whole disk copy of Side Two. Make two while you're at it.
IMPORTANT! If you get LOADSTAR 128 on 5.25 inch disks but want to transfer
it to a 3.5 inch disk, filecopy all of the files except "fast1541.orig" and
rename "f1581" to "fast1581". The 3.5 inch version of LS 128 #26 will be
set up correctly as shipped.
If you select a module that is not published yet you'll get a "file not
found error" and be returned to the program. After the rest of the modules
have been published on the next two or three LOADSTAR 128's you won't be
getting these messages.
The docs that are on this disk are more or less in the order the
modules are found on the Main Menu of the program. When first booted, the
program asks if you want to set the clock or install a fastloader for a
1541 drive. If you are not using a 1541, the program senses that and won't
call the fastload routines.
The docs were edited slightly to reflect the fact that not all of the
modules are being published this issue. They may refer you to instructions
that are not included on this issue. Please be patient; by LS 128 #29 you
will have the total package.
It's impossible to lay solid groundwork for this immense package in
this text so print out the docs files and jump into DAVE'S TERM 128.
ESCape will get you out of almost anything. Have fun using what you can
this issue (the terminal program itself is all here). Then anticipate how
wild it will be to have the disk and file copiers, disk editor, graphics
converters, script word processors, font editor, crunchers and much, much
more that's coming on future issues.
Welcome to LOADSTAR 128, Dave! It's a small, but friendly niche of the
C-128 world.
DISCLAIMER
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Ordinarily, by the time a program is ready for publication on LOADSTAR
128, I've been through it several times...maybe several dozen times. I
edit all the text so I consider myself to be pretty knowledgeable about all
the programs. In fact, if you call our technical support team you'll
probably get referred to me if you have a problem with a program on
LS 128.
However, I am not a modem user. I don't get online much and don't ever
really plan to. Life is too short. Therefore, if you have a problem with
DAVE'S TERM 128 or getting connected through your modem, it won't help to
call us. From what I can tell, you have to be an experienced modem user to
use DAVE'S TERM 128 -- or a person who can read and understand big
manuals.
"So why don't you publish a beginner's modem program?" you may ask. I
don't think there is such a thing. Let's face it, telecommunicating was
started by hackers and it's still a hacker's game. Probably the best way
to get started in telecommunications is to find a knowledgeable person and
ask them to help you.
If you find that a vital piece of information is missing from this
issue because of the way I had to edit it to fit one 1541 disk side, that
piece of info will probably show up on LS 128 #27 when the second batch of
modules for DT 128 are published. So please be patient. If you find
getting online as exciting and fun as some people do, let it slowly sink in
and sooner or later you will be glad you have a powerful program like
DAVE'S TERM 128 with all of its dozens of features.
\\\\\ R - Run Dave's Term RETURN - LOADSTAR 128 Menu \\\\\