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          TeleShare is Shareware.  Please Register it if you
          continue to use it.  You may freely use SCOMM by itself.



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          UPDATED:  November, 1994



          SCOMM is a free simple menuing telephone dialer that maintains
          a name and phone list directory for you.  It is a very simple
          mimic of software like Telix or Procomm for people who do not
          yet use such software, with the addition of an editor.  SCOMM
          provides context sensitive on-line help using the F1 function
          key.  Many people CAN 'get by' without reading this manual.


          If you only want basic modem management, you should read the
          SETMODEM.DOC and use the AT.COM and DTR.COM files from your
          software and in batch files.  If you are only dialing one
          number or are just waiting for incoming calls, read up on
          AT.COM, or test drive AT.COM, and use it instead.


          Getting Started Using SCOMM with TeleShare:

          Normally you will use SCOMM from a menu system like MNU, the
          DOSSHELL or whatever.  You can just run it, or you can add
          command line switches to customise its startup.  For example,
          you might use "SCOMM -D" to directly go to the phone Directory
          and select a number to call.  The various command line
          switches are described below.  Once you have selected a number
          (or entered a name and number which automatically selects that
          name and number), switch to the CONNECT menu and select 'Place
          a Call' to dial the number.  Wait for the connection to
          complete.  You will likely notice some numbers appear on
          screen.  They are number codes for responses such as "OK",





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          "CONNECT", "NO DIALTONE" etc and can be ignored.  Then quit
          using Alt-X or ESCape (preferred), or just shell to DOS using
          F8, or quit using Alt-Q to suppress some of the serial port
          changes that occur when SCOMM quits (just use what works,
          TeleShare generally provides some alternatives whenever
          possible).  This will either take you back to the menu to run
          TSR, or you can directly run TSR, or you can just use ALT-R to
          tell TSR to start the remote control connection.


          A description of the main menu choices follows:


          File   Connect   Parameters   Editor   Directory   F8-DOS

          File - offers a sub-menu.

                 Logfile   - turn on/off recording to a log file.
                 Upload    - upload files to another system.
                 Download  - download files from another system.
                 Quit      - quit to DOS

          We recommend using TeleShare's XM xmodem for file transfers.
          You may also use other external software like DSZ and hydra.


          Connect - offers a sub-menu.

                 Place call  - actually dial a selected number.
                 Answer call - tells the modem to answer calls.
                 Hangup      - tells the modem to hangup.
                 Direct connection - to directly enter commands
                             and for direct serial connections.


          Parameters - offers a sub-menu.

                 Com port    - either 1 or 2.  You can override to
                               make calls through another port.
                 Baud rate   - defaults to the setting created with
                               TSSETUP.EXE, but you can over-ride for
                               other purposes.
                 Parity:Data:Stop -  N81 always.
                 Mode of Dialing  -  T for Tone or P for Pulse.
                 Write Parameters -  save the settings to disk.


          Editor    - switches you to the built-in TWRP editor.





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                      (TWRP is 'Tiny WoRd Processor')


          Directory - the name and phone number list with the
          following settings:

          Name   Phone Number   Password   Baud   Script

            Name - person/outfit name
            Phone Number
            Password  -  not actively used by this version of TeleShare.
            Baud      -  the baud rate; not actively used by TeleShare.
            Script    -  the script file name.

          See the PROCOMM.SCR script file for example script usage.

          There also are some other function keys:

           F7      - runs TELE_UDF.BAT for your own 'User Defined
           Functions'.  You can enter anything you want in the
           TELE_UDF.BAT for increased functionality to meet your needs.
           Naturally you should enter reasonable batch file commands.
           F8      - a simple DOS shell.  Its one way to get to TSH/TSR.
           F9      - clear the screen when it gets untidy.
           Ctrl-C  - also clears the screen.
           Alt-Q   - direct exit.  Exit leaving the COM port active.
           Alt-X   - exit to DOS.
           Alt-H   - the more effective hangup, using DTR.COM.



          Command line Parameters or switches:

          Example:  SCOMM -D to go to the Phone Directory.

          You can add command line switches to manage SCOMM's
          behaviour.  Most of the switches (-c -d -e -f -p) simply
          change the default menu choice.

          The various switches follow:

          -A  to set the modem to Answer calls on the first ring
              using the normal ATS0=1 command.

          -C  Connection menu.
          -D  Directory of phone names/numbers.
          -E  Editor menu choice.
          -F  File menu.





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          -P  Parameters menu.

          -Q  to help suppress hangups when Quitting.


          There are some SCOMM related files that are normally
          considered to be necessary for normal SCOMM use:

          SCOMM.EXE the actual executable file.
          SCOMM.HLP the text or ascii help file.  You can change it
          to change the context-sensitive help.
          SCOMM.DOC this manual.
          SCOMM.DIR the phone directory containing names and phone numbers.
          SCOMM.CFG the binary configuration file containing the current
          phone number and similar settings (initialization string,
          two external protocol names, dialing prefix, and current
          phone number).
          SCOMMUPD.EXE the SCOMM.CFG file manager, described below.
          TSCONFIG.CFG the TeleShare configuration file.  This version
          of SCOMM reads and uses the information in the TSCONFIG.CFG
          file to ensure the various settings are the same.
          TSSETUP.EXE the TeleShare setup and configuration file manager.
          There is a TSSETUP.DOC describing tssetup.exe.


          SCOMMUPD.EXE

          You use scommupd to UPDate the scomm.cfg file.  It takes a
          INIT file containing your modem INITialization string and
          stores it in the scomm.cfg file.  If you type in 'SCOMMUPD -H'
          you will get a help or usage screen and the current settings
          as follows:

          Usage is SCOMMUPD [-H -C -P xxx-xxxx]
          -H Help or this usage.
          -C Create a new SCOMM.CFG file.
          -P 433-5189 to update the default phone number.
          SCOMM reads in the INIT file containing the modem initialization
          string. It also reads in th