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ELSEWARE - PC DOS REMOTE ACCESS - (C)1989 by Kevin Kiley
INQUIRIES> Kevin Kiley - 1222 5th Street, Sarasota, Fla, 34236
Release 2.2 - October 15, 1989 - INTERLINK TECHNOLOGIES
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New features in release 2.2
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- Version 2.1 bug sending '1' or '!' fixed.
- Command line parameters replaced with standard SETUP FILE.
- Industry standard SETUP utility EWSET.EXE added.
- HOST screen buffer memory reduced to 6-8K.
- Screen updates slightly faster.
- Many new user-defined parameters... HOTKEYS, etc...
- PASSWORD SECURITY option added.
- HOST MODEM SHARING option added.
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SECTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENTATION FILE
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1. INTRODUCTION
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO USE ELSEWARE
3. INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
4. EWSET.EXE - ELSEWARE SETUP PROGRAM
5. HOW TO USE THE HOST PROGRAM EWH.EXE
6. HOW TO USE THE REMOTE ACCESS PROGRAM EWR.EXE
7. A WORD ABOUT THE WAY THINGS WORK
8. MODEM SHARING OPTION
9. OTHER PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FROM INTERLINK TECHNOLOGIES
10. PRODUCT ORDER FORM
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ELSEWARE is FREEWARE. You may copy and distribute this program
freely and without reservation. This software has been formally
released in the PUBLIC DOMAIN. I hope you find it as useful as
I have.
Kevin Kiley
AUTHOR of ELSEWARE and
PRESIDENT of INTERLINK TECHNOLOGIES
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INTRODUCTION
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WHAT IS 'ELSEWARE'?
ELSEWARE is a set of programs which will allow you to use your PC
from anywhere. ELSEWARE is identical to commercially available
software which makes the same claim with one important exception...
ELSEWARE is free.
One of my responsibilities is to write and support voice response
and recognition software. Most of the systems are on the other side
of the country and finding the right remote access software was
very important to me.
What I discovered is that all the programs available commercially
which allow you to use a PC from remote take up too much memory and
are too sluggish. Some of my voice response systems would not leave
enough DOS CORE memory to allow any of the commercial programs to
load. There is also a general lack of ability to control the time
slicing with any of the commercial programs and this is something I
had to have in order to support certain voice response systems
remotely.
So I wrote my own and have used it successfully ever since.
The EWH.EXE host module requires ONLY ABOUT 8K ( 8000 bytes! ).
An additional 6-8K will be allocated for screen buffers.
Dpending on how you set the time slicing it is as fast if not
FASTER than any commercial remote access software I have tried.
The product has grown since version 2.1. Setup screens and
HELP screens are now standard. More features are being added
so watch for new releases. If you register your copy I'll mail
new versions directly to you AS SOON AS THEY ARE AVAILABLE!
ELSEWARE is FREEWARE, not SHAREWARE. You can copy and distribute
it as freely as you like. No strings attached. It has served
me well and I hope it will do the same for you.
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WHAT YOU NEED TO USE ELSEWARE
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OPERATING SYSTEM
- DOS 3.1 or higher
COMMUNICATIONS HARDWARE
- At least 1 standard PC serial port in both HOST and REMOTE.
- 1 AUTO-ANSWER ASYNC modem for HOST ( Doesn't have to be HAYES type ).
- 1 ASYNC MODEM for REMOTE ( Doesn't have to be HAYES type ).
- ( Alternative ) Standard NULL-MODEM connection between 2 PC's.
- To use the MODEM SHARING OPTION you need at least 2 serial
ports and/or 2 standard ASYNC MODEMS on the HOST PC.
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INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
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Here's the recommended way to install the software...
UN-ZIP the programs if you've received them in .ZIP format.
UN-ARC the programs if you've received them in .ARC format.
Create a SUB-DIRECTORY off of your ROOT directory called 'EW'.
Copy all the programs to the new sub-directory.
Add the new subdirectory to your PATH and/or ENVIRONMENT.
Change to the \EW directory and run the SETUP PROGRAM EWSET.EXE.
Make sure all the parameters are set the way you need them to be.
See the next section for a complete description of EWSET.EXE.
Change to the sub-directory whenever you want to start either
the HOST or REMOTE software and execute the appropriate BATCH
file. (EWHOST.BAT) for HOST program or (EWREM.BAT) for remote.
That's it!
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EWSET.EXE - ELSEWARE SETUP PROGRAM
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Version 2.1 used command line parameters at start-up.
Version 2.2 has more features and includes an industry standard
SETUP PROGRAM which enables you to change the default parameters
easily.
The SETUP PROGRAM is called EWSET.EXE. To execute the program
just change to the sub-directory where you deposited the ELSEWARE
programs and enter 'EWSET'.
You will see a screen with CATEGORIES listed on the left and all
the options that belong to the CATEGORY displayed on the right.
Use PGUP or PGDN to change the current CATEGORY.
Use the ARROW KEYS to move from field to field within each CATEGORY.
A HELP box below right will always contain an explanation of the
current field and some words about what to enter.
SAVE your changes with ESC. You will need to VERIFY the SAVE by
pressing 'Y' when asked if you wish to 'SAVE TO DISK?'.
All parameters are written to a BINARY file called EW.SET. This
file is used by both HOST and REMOTE programs.
The EWSET SETUP program is identical for both HOST and REMOTE. Some
parameters only apply to one or the other but most apply to BOTH.
If the EW.SET file ever becomes corrupted or you simply want to
reset to the DEFAULTS then just DELETE the EW.SET file and run
EWSET.EXE. You will be asked if you want to create a NEW EW.SET
file. Respond with 'Y'ES and a new one will be created.
If you run EWSET while either the EWH or EWR TSR is loaded then you
will also be asked on exit if you want to 'Update the TSR running on
this PC?'. This will send the new defaults directly to the TSR
so you don't need to load/unload.
NOTE: ALL of the new parameters are sent to the TSR in memory
so be careful about changing communcations parameters.
You will LOSE CONTACT with the HOST if you change BAUD