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- TERMINAL.LBR - Additional Information
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- Several other files have been enclosed in addition to those described in
- TERMINAL.DOC. These are files that allow you to change the width of the
- screen from 80 to 96 columns and vice versa. These are -
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- CONW80 both source and executable - sets screen to 80 columns.
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- CONW96 both source and executable - sets screen to 96 columns.
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- In addition, I have also enclosed two alias files CON80 and CON96 - just
- guess what they are for. Those scripts are in my ALIAS.CMD file - its
- much more efficient ... suggest you do that too.
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- ALERT.COM has been enclosed as it gives the terminal bell a good
- workout as well as telling you if the bell has, in fact been turned
- off or on.
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- When I first starting using computers, I didn't know how to change the
- settings on my terminal via software - it had a blinking block cursor,
- but a steady underscore cursor was wanted. My solution was to enter
- the codes for the settings in a file called INIT.Z3T -- a MYTERM.Z3T
- file; it was loaded first, followed by some other stuff then the final
- version of MYTERM.Z3T. ( This was an act of desperation as I am very
- much on my own here, computerwise that is.) I still do it that way ...
- it's fast and does what is required although there exists more elegant
- solutions.
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- These small but fast programs allow me to change the parameters of my
- system as required and, if any of you have experienced the frustration
- of a locked terminal ( when using your modem for example ), these may
- be of help to you too.
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- Good luck and best wishes. Bill Christian
- 88.06.19