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- GoSlip 2.0/a2 2 October 1994
-
- by Robert Reuss rsr@cunyvms1.gc.cuny.edu
-
- All rights reserved.
- No commercial use, or electronic transfer, reproduction or
- distribution for commercial use or profit.
-
- GoSlip 2.0 is a significant rewrite of GoSlip 1.1 and is
- intended for *free* use for any and all members of the
- Internet community, in particular individuals who seek it
- out and find it on their own. Commercial internet access
- providers who wish to include any GoSlip program to their
- users as a part of their service to their users MUST get
- license from the author. This will entail a cheap, one-time
- fee.
-
- GoSlip 2.0 is in the alpha stage, which means it is still
- significantly limited in its functionality and stability.
-
- New Features:
-
- * Greater stability
-
- * Greater cooperativeness with other windows programs
- for effective background operation
-
- * Object-style data design that enables the user to mix
- & match various configuration elements
-
- * Application in divided between a design app and a
- run-time app to reduce memory & CPU overhead
- (run-time app is relatively tiny)
-
- * Ability to pass dynamically allocated IPs to TCPMAN
-
- * Object-style multiple configurations with seperate
- modem, phone #, script, application launch sets,
- which can be mixed and matched into sequences
-
- * Ability to convert GoSlip 1.1 configurations completely
-
- * Unlimited phone numbers for a given "site", with ability
- to pass effort from one to another if busy
-
- * Ability to scan hard disk for network applications
-
- * Ability to dial multiple ports.
-
- * Ability to send a wide range of keys to launched apps,
- including function keys and shift/control combos, etc.
-
- * Ability to treat a Program Manager group as a toolbar,
- including a TCPMAN with dynamically allocated IP
-
- * A bunch of other stuff
-
- To come in GoSlip 2.1:
-
- * Security for both design and run modes, encapsulating
- all network passwords under a GoSlip password
-
- * Baud rates higher than 19.2
-
- * Better documentation than this readme
-
- * Integrated toolbar
-
- * Ability to log-in, acquire mail (for example) and
- terminate
-
-
- I want to have a fast turnover to GoSlip 2.1 so I hope that this interm
- release elicits plenty of feedback so I can quickly hammer down problems
- and move forward. Bug reports are welcomed at my e-mail address above,
- as are general suggestions and specific programmatic solutions for the
- above goals for 2.1, especially how to deal with higher baud rates
- (under Visual Basic).
-
- To get started, first run GOSLIP2.EXE and go from window to window
- filling in all the necessary information, or choose the option
- CONVERT GOSLIP 1.1 SETUP under menu option FILE. This will give you the
- opportunity to convert a pre-existing configuration from GoSlip 1.1
- into GoSlip 2.0 -- I'm proud of this function so try it and let me know
- if you get any errors!
-
- After you have given GoSlip 2.0 configuration information in terms of
- modem, phone number, script, etc., you go to the BUILD SEQUENCE window,
- choose new to create a new sequence, and then select the configuration
- elements you have created. You can then choose RUN to try out the
- sequence.
-
- Included with GoSlip 2.0 is an executable GODAEMON.EXE that will run any
- sequence you create automatically if you include the sequence ID (see the
- BUILD SEQUENCE window, bottom right) on the command line. Otherwise,
- you can simply execute a sequence using menu options.
-
- I'm sorry this documention is so brief -- this release is intended for
- experienced users, where GoSlip 2.1 will be more stable and better
- documented for novice users.
-
-
-