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Upload Module
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This module allows you to use fast 1541 DOS routines for disk uploads.
This can significantly improve the throughput rate (the upload is faster!)
This module currently supports one other major function. For multi-punter
and Y-modem batch transfers you will see a menu of the file names on the
current disk. This allows you to pick which files you want to send.
Commands are:
Y - Yes, send this file
N - No, do not send this file
A - Send all files from the current file on
D - Done selecting files, now go to it!
Q - Quit, which aborts the entire upload.
Display Parameters
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Terminal Character:
Selects the character color for the terminal screen (the screen used in
"Terminal Mode.")
Background:
Selects the background color for the terminal screen.
Reverse:
This option reverses the character & background colors for each
character on the terminal screen. By setting this option to "Yes" you can
create a border.
Flash:
"No" means characters printed to the terminal screen will not flash.
"Yes" means characters printed to the terminal screen will flash.
The following terminal emulations may change this setting:
Vt-100, C/G, and Ansi.
You can change this setting manually. (See "Display Notes")
Underline:
"No" means characters printed to the terminal screen will not be
underlined.
"Yes" means characters printed to the terminal screen will be
underlined.
The following terminal emulations may change this setting:
Vt-100, C/G, and Ansi.
You can change this setting manually. (See "Display Notes")
Inverse:
"No" means characters printed to the terminal screen will not be
inversed.
"Yes" means characters printed to the terminal screen will be
inversed.
The following terminal emulations may change this setting:
Vt-100, DataMedia 1500, ProTerm Special, and Ansi.
You can change this setting manually. (See "Display Notes"). C/G
inverse printing does not use this setting.
Mousetext:
"No" means Mouse Text is not active.
"Yes" means Mouse Text is active. When active, characters "@" to "{CBM-*}"
(Ascii 64-95) will display extended Apple characters when
printed to the terminal screen. This is for ProTerm Special
exclusively.
Insert:
"No" means terminal printing will be in overstrike mode (the same
mode as ESC-C key sequence on the 128).
"Yes" means terminal printing will be in insert mode. When a
character is printed, all characters after the current print
location are pushed to the right. (The same as the ESC-A key
sequence on the 128). Due to the way the VDC works, printing in
this mode may occasionally be too slow to keep up at higher baud
rate speeds.
Quote/Insert:
This option determines whether insert and quote modes are allowed in C/G
mode. Normally this should be set to "No."
Configure System:
This is a system module where you can set various display parameters and
create a configuration file that will automatically load and adjust the
system to your own preferences.
Display Notes:
You may find from time to time that line noise will inadvertently change
some of the attribute settings. This is especially true while using
DataMedia 1500 or ProTerm Special which use single character commands. For
example, DataMedia 1500 uses CTRL-O (Ascii 15) to turn on inverse mode. If
line noise generates this character (the noise created from hanging up can
cause it too) inverse mode will be turned on. If this happens go to the
"Display Parameters" option and reset the affected attribute.
The C/G terminal does recognize the ESC A & C sequences but the status of
ESC-A insert mode is NOT shown here. To enter or exit insert mode in the
C/G terminal you will have to turn on local echo and type ESC A to enable
insert mode or ESC C to enable overstrike mode (normal).
Phone Help
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When you load this module from the Miscellaneous menu you can access phone
directory help by pressing the HELP key while in the phone directory.
Press any key to advance to the next window or ESCape to abort.
Term Help
---------
This module is intended to help you learn the ALT key functions in terminal
mode. To use it select the "Term Help" option in the "Miscellaneous" menu.
Once loaded you activate the module by pressing HELP in terminal mode. You
advance to the next window by pressing any key or ESCape to abort. While a
window is displayed the RS-232 input buffer is not emptied. You should
view windows only when there is a pause in receiving characters, i.e. at
prompts. Because this module uses the HELP key you cannot generate a
"BREAK" signal while this module is in memory.
Buffer Help
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Like the other two HELP modules, this will display a pull-down menu of the
hot keys you can use in the Buffer Editor. The explanation of the keys is
found in the Keyboard docs file.
Blind Dial
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This module allows you to dial numbers in the phone directory while you
work in the buffer editor. This can be very useful if the number(s) you
are attempting to call are busy.
Within the "Miscellaneous" menu you will find "Blind Dial." Select that
option to load this module.
To use this module you must first enter the phone directory and select the
number(s) that you want to call. Do this by highlighting the number and
then pressing F3 to toggle the dial status to "Yes." The dial column is on
the far right of the first phone directory page.
Then you must enter the buffer editor. While in the editor press F1 Keypad
2. This activates the blind dialer. A flashing buffer indicator alerts
you to the fact that this module is active.
The blind dialer operates in the background and it uses the same calling
parameters that are used from within the phone directory, i.e. the timers,
cancel call waiting, interpret call progress strings, etc. You cannot,
however, pause a number being dialed by holding down the shift key, or
cancel a call by pressing a key. Once the blind dialer has been activated
you have no direct control of it. The only way to stop the blind dialer is
by exiting the editor.
If a connection is made with the blind dialer you are taken out of the
editor and placed in terminal mode with the terminal characteristics and
log on macro defined for the number in the phone directory. Because of
this, it is recommended that you blind dial only with the modem speaker
turned on. That way you can hear when a number is ringing and prepare
yourself for a sudden exit. If you are doing something important make a
note of the "BYTES BEG" indicator. Then you can later pick up where you
left off by using the keypad 6 command in the editor to go back to where
you were.
The module enters a pause mode whenever a command is working (the far right
"W" indicator). This prevents an interruption of a command that hasn't
finished thus preventing a corruption of the buffer contents.
When you exit the editor with the blind dialer activate you turn it off and
cancel any call already in progress. Because of this you should exit the
editor only between calls.
RS-232
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Here is where you can set the parameters for RS-232 communications. BBS's
almost always use a word length of 8 bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit.
Mainframes often use 7 bit word lengths with either even or odd parity.
Use Custom Drivers:
This option allows you to choose between two different sets of software
to handle RS-232 communications. If this option is set to "no" the
standard ROM code is used to communicate with the modem. (Actually, there
is one difference. This program allows you to vary the transmit and
receive baud rates independently). If this option is set to "yes"
customized software is used to communicate with the modem. The operating
characteristics are as follows:
Standard ROM code:
Allows full baud speed, 256 byte buffered transmission for all
output functions to the modem.
Simultaneous transmission/reception is very poor.
Full RS-232 error check