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MAXterm ß2.01
The Original MAX Graphics Compatible Terminal Program
Copyright 1995-Current * Larry L. Athey * BBS Utiliteez Software
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System Requirements:
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IBM or compatible PC with a 386 or better (Preferably Better) CPU. MAXterm
has been tested on as small as a 386/SX40 and as high as a Pentium 133. If
you are running a 386, you can expect MAXterm to run a little slow, sorry.
DOS 3.0 or greater, no special operating system required. This program will
also run perfectly in a DOS session under MS Windows or OS/2 as well...This
program should never be used under DesqView...
400K (or greater) free conventional memory.
1 Meg (or greater) free XMS or EMS memory.
SoundBlaster compatible digital sound card. (Optional)
Microsoft compatible mouse...This is a MUST!!!
SVGA video card with at least 1 Meg of video RAM. If your video chipset on
your video card is not directly supported by this program, you will need to
make sure your video card is at least VESA compatible. If your video card
does not have an on board VESA BIOS, you will need to load the VESA driver
TSR that came with your computer or video card before running this program.
Keep in mind that running MAXterm in generic VESA mode will result in slow
performance.
Configuring your video card's chipset is done through the MAXVIDEO.CFG file,
which is a plain text file with the video chipset ID number on the first
line of the file. Below is a list of the supported chipsets and their ID
numbers:
ID - Video Chipset Brand/Series
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0 - Attempt To Auto Detect Chipset
1 - Generic VESA Support
2 - Ahead A series
3 - Ahead B series
4 - ATI 18800
5 - ATI 18800-1
6 - ATI 28800/38800/68800/88800
7 - Chips & Technologies 82c451/455/456
8 - Chips & Technologies 82c452
9 - Chips & Technologies 82c453
10 - Genoa 6000 series
11 - Oak OTI-067
12 - Paradise PVGA1a
13 - Paradise WD90C00/WD90C10
14 - Paradise WD90C11/30/31/33
15 - Trident 8800 series
16 - Trident 8900/9000 series
17 - Tseng ET3000 series
18 - Tseng ET4000 series
19 - Video7
20 - Cirrus Logic 5400 series
21 - S3
22 - NCR 77C22/77C32
23 - Oak OTI-077
24 - Oak OTI-087
25 - Type 25 (Reserved)
26 - Cirrus Logic 6400 series
27 - Advance Logic 2000 series
If you select ID #0 and get nothing but garbage when you fire up MAXterm,
this usually means that MAXterm could not detect your video chipset, nor
could it auto detect VESA compatibility either. If you have also tried to
load a VESA driver TSR in advance and are still having no luck, you will
need to force VESA support ON by placing a number 1 on the first line of
the MAXVIDEO.CFG file. If this still doesn't work, it is obvious that the
MAXterm program will not work with your video card. In this event, please
send me the specifications on your video card so I can see if there is a
chance that direct support can be added for it.
You will need to have shareware or registered copies of ARJ, LHA, PKWARE,
and RAR archivers on your system located in your "Archiver Path" in MAXterm.
If you don't have any of these, you will need to get them before you can
run this program. If these utilities do not exist in your Archiver Path you
will not be able to unpack or re-package graphics resource packages.
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Installation:
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Before this program can continue installing, you will need to know a few
things about your system in advance. First of all, the default archiving
method used by MAX products is PKZIP, you will need to know the path to
PKZIP.EXE and PKUNZIP.EXE ahead of time. If these already exist in your
DOS path, the installation program will automatically find them for you.
You will also need to know the comport number and IRQ that your modem is
attached to. This program will default to UART communications as well as
to a 38400 baud locked port speed. You can change these settings to suit
your system as needed.
Lastly, if you have a "SoundBlaster" compatible sound card installed you
will need to know the port hex address, IRQ, and DMA channel of the card
as well. This information is usually available in your AUTOEXEC.BAT, or
if you run MS Windows, check the "Control Panel" settings for your sound
card to obtain this information.
To continue, simply copy the contents of this archive to any directory of
your choice. Run SETUP.EXE with no parameters and the program will do all
of the work for you, and be sure to follow *ALL* on screen instructions!!
Repeat this process when upgrading from a previous version of MAXterm....
Installation Problems:
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Major changes have been made from MAXterm v1.XX to MAXterm v2.XX, and the
installation procedure is one of the major changes. A lot of sysops, web
masters, and CD-ROM manufacturers process files with "Upload Processors"
and there are quite a few of them that think it's wise to convert any and
all internal archives to their favorite archive format. BZZZT!!!...NOT!!!
This was causing problems with people trying to install MAXterm and then
being blasted with messages saying that the program couldn't find any of
the icon libraries because the person they got it from converted the file
DEFAULT.PKG to DEFAULT.ZIP or some other archive format. MAXterm is fully
dependent on the SETUP.EXE to install the program, and now file names and
their CRC32 values are verified to prevent any possible tampering. So now
you can rest assured that when you install MAXterm, you will always have
an authentic installation archive. The only way to assure that SETUP.EXE
is authentic is to get your MAXterm archive directly from the author, but
hopefully people will find better things to do than to tamper with that..
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To Obtain An Authentic Copy Of This Program:
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Contact: 1:14/703@FidoNet Or: USA MAX Graphics HQ-BBS │
│ 411:1500/0@ivNET (308)762-2239 │
│ 121:101/2@AllianceNet FAX or Data Calls │
│ maxgfx@juno.com ANSI/ASCII/MAX (No RIP) │
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