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& Introduction to Unicom 3.1
UNICOM is a complete and easy to use data communications
package especially designed for users of the Microsoft
Windows 3.1 operating environment.

Many common communication tasks can be fully automated
such as dialing the host computer, uploading and downloading
multiple files.  An advanced script language is provided to
allow automation of your own specialized communication tasks.

In addition, all program features have been designed for
background operation.  That is, you can instruct Unicom to
perform a task then switch to another application while Unicom
does it's job.

Built-in are many advanced features only found in software
costing hundreds of dollars more.

Some of the many features include in Unicom are:

MANY POPULAR FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOLS:

X-Y-ZModem , Ymodem Batch, Ymodem-G, ZModem Resume, Kermit,
CompuServe B, QuickB and ASCII.  Of these, CompuServe and
Zmodem protocols have been implemented for
automatic uploading and  automatic downloading.  Zmodem will
now automatically resume an aborted transfer on the next
attempt.  External protocols are now supported.

16 COLOR TERMINAL EMULATION WITH SPECIAL ATTRIBUTE SUPPORT.

Emulations include: DEC VT102 (ANSI), DEC VT52, ANSI-BBS and
TTY.  Screen fonts, colors and attributes are user
selectable.  All your installed Windows fonts are readily
available for use.

AUTO-SENSE 256 COLOR GIF GRAPHICS VIEWER:

GIF graphic images are displayed automatically during
downloading.  Images containing up to 256 simultaneous
colors can be viewed (if your video hardware & driver are
capable).  Support is provided for receiving CompuServe
interactive GIF images like weather maps and satellite
pictures.  On CompuServe, type GO MAPS .

BATCH DIALING DIRECTORY will hold an unlimited number
of entries, maintain statistics, program settings and a
dialing string for each entry.  A directory editor is
provided for maintaining the directory.  Other than disk
space, there is no limit to the size of your directory
or the number of directories you may have.

HOST MODE allows remote users access to your computer
similar to that of a computer bulletin board. Each user
is assigned an ID and Password.  A remote user may upload
and download files, examine directories, change directories,
type files, page the sysop, read messages, write messages,
view the user list or shell to DOS.   These capabilities
are enabled or disabled for each user by the host sysop.
The sysop may monitor interaction, log events, operate in
dial-back mode and chat with a remote user.

MODEM DISPLAY LIGHTS have been integrated in to the top
of the Unicom display.  These are the same lights built-in
to the more advanced external modems.   These indicators
give you a visual clue to the physical state of your
communications link.

A SCROLLBACK BUFFER that can hold up to 5000 lines of
information is provided.  The user may examine the
contents of this buffer with the use of the built-in
horizontal and vertical scroll bars.
The scrollback buffer can be integrated into the window
display or remain hidden until it is needed.

WINSCRIPT WINDOWS SCRIPT LANGUAGE.

Programmers may customize Unicom and automate many
communication tasks.   WinScript is 'C - like' in design
and provides over 200 statementsand commands including
support for conditional program control.  Many  functions
that take advantage of the Windows environment are provided.

SCRIPT RECORDING CAPABILITY can be used to create command
files automatically as you interact with a remote host
computer.

SCRIPT SCHEDULING allows up to eight WinScript command
files to be executed at specific days and times.
Programming the scheduler is just like programming your VCR.

DDE SERVER CAPABILITY

Other Windows applications that support DDE may exchange
information with Unicom using a DDE link.  Unicom can
receive and execute commands from DDE client applications.
A client application may instruct Unicom to execute a
specific WinScript file, WinScript command line, hot
key, macro or external application.  A client application
can retrieve the contents of script variables or be advised
when they change.

DOWNLOAD FILE PROCESSOR

Unicom can be setup to watch for incoming files with a
specific extension then invoke a utility to process the
file after it is received.  For example, all .ZIP files
can be unzipped by Unicom after downloading.  Each file
type may be processed automatically or interactively via
a queue control. Any DOS or Windows utility can be setup
to process specific incoming file types.

16550 UART FIFO TRIGGER CONTROL & I/O PRIORITY CONTROL

Unicom allows 16550 users to select the FIFO trigger level.
An I/O priority control allows the user to control the amount
of processing time Unicom receives during file transfers.

A Convenient SCREEN TOOLBAR provides 3-d icon pushbuttons
that give you quick access to many of UNICOM's menu selected
features.

A CUSTOM ICON BAR allows you to add your own icons to the
Unicom display screen.  These icons may be setup to activate
other applications, run scripts, execute macros, hot keys or
external protocols.

EASY SCREEN EDITING. Highlight text on the screen using the
mouse.  You may then copy this selected text to the clipboard,
erase it, mark as a file or send it back to the host.  A file marker
feature is built-in to let you highlight filenames off the
screen then transmit them to the host when you are prompted.

EXTERNAL PROTOCOL SUPPORT

Unicom is now compatible with most all external protocols.
Unicom can be configured to  detect specific upload
and/or download signatures then invoke the protocol.
Any number of external file transfer protocols may be added.

INT 14 AND EXTERNAL I/O DRIVER SUPPORT

Unicom can be adapted to special I/O hardware.  A user may
develop a special Windows DLL driver to allow Unicom to
communicate with any special device.  An INT 14 driver is
included with Unicom.  This INT-14 driver allows Unicom to
be used on many networks.


& What's New In Unicom 3.1

DDE SERVER SUPPORT:

Unicom can now exchange data with other
Windows applications that support Dynamic Data
Exchange (DDE).  Unicom operates as a server and can
receive commands to provide data, run scripts, execute
specific WinScript commands at the request of another
application supporting DDE.


MODEM INDICATOR LIGHTS

Eleven modem indicator lights and 2 program
indicator lights are integrated into the display.
Internal modem users now have a visual reference
as to the state of the modem.  Common modem indicators
are displayed which include: Receive Data (RD),
Send Data (SD), Carrier Detect(CD), Off Hook (OH),
Auto Answer (AA), Terminal Ready (TR), Modem Ready (MR),
Request to Send (RS), Clear to Send (CS), High Speed (HS)
and Ring Indicator (RI).

The two program indicator lights include DDE and FIFO.
The DDE light is active when Unicom is providing
services to another Windows application via a
DDE link.  If Unicom detects a 16550 uart as your active
computer port, the FIFO indicator will light if the port is set
for buffered operations.

AUTOMATIC 256 COLOR GIF GRAPHICS VIEWER

Unicom will automatically display GIF files
during downloading using X-Y-Z or CompuServe
protocols.  Images up to 256 colors are supported if your
video driver and hardware are capable.  This feature is
invoked automatically as Unicom will sense the GIF file
extension.  Also, this feature is activated for on-
line viewing when Unicom receives a CompuServe
interactive terminal command.

The graphic image is displayed in a pop up - sizable
window containing horizontal and vertical scroll bars.  You
may adjust the size of the window and scroll any part of the
incoming image into view.

CompuServe color weather maps can now be easily viewed
interactively.  At the CompuServe prompt type: GO MAPS.

USERS MAY CUSTOMIZE UNICOM WITH THEIR OWN ICONS

Users may add their own custom icons to a scrollable