To learn how to use the Help System, press the Enter or Return key.
To access PHONE's Help System, press the F1 key. A window will open containing information about the menu item or dialog box field that is currently in the foreground. This is known as "context-sensitive" help. 0
You can browse through the help text using the K
up arrow
down arrow
Page Up PgUP
Page Down PgDn
keys on the keypad. C
When you are finished using the help, press the Escape (Esc) key.
Some help messages contain Cross-References to other topics. Cross- References are displayed in a different color from normal help text. One cross- reference is always highlighted. If you press Enter, the help message associated with the cross-reference is displayed. If there are several cross-references within a help message, you can press the Tab or Shift-Tab keys to move the highlight to the next or previous cross- reference.
If your computer has a mouse, move the mouse pointer over a cross- reference and click the left mouse button twice to select it. Double Clicking (clicking the left mouse button twice in rapid succession) has the same effect as pressing the Enter key.
Click on HELP for more info.
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The Baud Rate is the speed at which modems and computers talk to each other.
If your modem does not feature data compression, click on the highest baud rate at which your modem can communicate. If your modem does feature data compression, click on a rate 2 to 4 times higher than the highest baud rate at which your modem can communicate. Examples: g
If you have a Hayes (TM) SmartModem 1200, a modem that does not do data compression, click on 1200. }
If you have a Multi-Tech (TM) MultiModem II, which is a 9600 baud modem with data compression, click on 19,200 or 38,400.
If you choose a baud rate higher than that at which your modem can communicate, you'll also have to check the boxes labeled CTS and RTS Handshaking (see below). This prevents your modem from overwhelming your computer with data.
Sometimes your communications won't seem to be moving at the same Baud Rate as you specified. There are factors which affect the final Baud Rate you see at your screen. 4
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Press the PREVIOUS button (Alt-F1) to "back up" one page to the previously-selected HELP topic.
How to Use On-line Help 0
(to read all of this screen, press Page Down.) G
You can use PHONE's on-line Help from the Help menu or via hot keys.
Wherever you are in PHONE, you can press F1 to see a help screen about the menu command or dialog-box item that's currently active. }
To learn more about using on-line Help, use the arrow keys to move the cursor to one of the Help keywords, and press ENTER.
If you're viewing this screen in a regular Help window, you can press TAB to jump to the next Help keyword; then press ENTER. L
If you're using a mouse, just click the Help keyword you're interested in. ;
Choose one of these to find out more about the Help menu: 4
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The System appears on the far left of the menu bar and is represented by the = symbol. Alt-Spacebar is a keyboard shortcut that you can use at any time to pull down this menu. h
The = menu contains the HELP item. Some other programs will provide some utilities under this menu.
When you choose the About command from the System menu, a dialog box appears, showing copyright and version information. 8
Press ESC, click OK, or click Cancel to close the box.
Phone can either Dial (F2) to establish a SLIP connection, or Hang
Up (F3) to break the connection and free the phone line. Finally, you can Exit (Alt-X) the program.
Once you have used the Setup options to configure your modem and to enter your user name and password, the DIAL command will begin the process of actually calling and establishing the SLIP connection. \
You can watch the lower Transaction
Log window to observe the progress of the connection.
After you have configured the DIAL menu, you can also type the command PHONE DIAL from DOS. This will run PHONE and attempt to establish the SLIP connection with no further commands on your part.
If the program fails to establish the connection for some reason, it will return an ERROR CODE, id used in DOS batch files (such as the SLIP.BAT file, see above) to decide whether to proceed to the next command in a batch file. y
You can begin dialing by using the mouse to click on Actions:Dial, by typing Alt-A then D, or by pressing the F2 key.
If your modem is already connected to a SLIP server or any other service, HANGUP will disconnect it and hang up the phone. You can also do this by typing the command PHONE HANGUP from DOS. y
You can hang up by using the mouse to click on Actions:Hangup, by typing Alt-A and then H, or by pressing the F3 key.
Use the Exit command when you are done using PHONE. l
Note that this does not hang up the phone or break your SLIP connection (see the Actions:Hangup command). s
You can quit PHONE by using the mouse to click on Actions:Exit, by typing Alt-A and then X, or by typing Alt-X.
Before you can establish a SLIP connection, you need to set up both your Modem parameters (F4) (Baud Rate, Word Length, etc.) and your SLIP parameters (F5) (Username, Password, etc.)
The settings in this dialog box are used to tell your computer how to talk to your modem. The speed of the modem, where it's connected, and what kind of modem it is are among the characteristics which need to be set so that your computer and modem can communicate. "
Modem parameters covered include "
Baud
Rate
Port,
Modems.
Advanced parameters include 8
Parity,
Stop
Bits,
Handshaking,
Modem Dialing Type.
What is SLIP? )
SLIP stands for Serial Line Internet Protocol, and is a way to establish a network connection through a modem. What this means is that programs like POPMail, Gopher and NCSA Telnet will operate over telephone lines and through your modem, as if connected to the network by a network card. 4
Normal network connections are usually very fast (on the order of 10 million bits per second, as compared with 10 thousand bits per second with the fastest modem), so applications running over a SLIP connection may seem to run somewhat more slowly than they would on a hardwired network connection. W
However, there are many advantages to using networked applications rather than standard modem communication programs such as Procomm. For one, you can take advantage of client-server protocols such as Gopher or POP, which allow your computer to do some of the computing work, and to store the files received on your hard drive rather than on a remote host computer. Another advantage is the ability to run multiple sessions: programs like NCSA Telnet will allow you to connect to multiple hosts at one time, and to transfer files in the background while working in another window.
In order for this to work, your local network must have a "SLIP server". A SLIP server