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SMART R8 CONTROL
version 1.41
Copyright (c) 1992-94 FineWare
NOTE: This update of Smart R8 Control fixes a small problem some users
have been having when running under DOS. The problem tends to exist for
users running on some fast 486 machines. When used on these machines, the
software interfaced to the radio at a throughput greater than the radio
could handle. For this, Smart R8 Control now asks for a couple of pacing
parameters when running SCSETUP. The first parameter (TX pace) is the de-
lay used between characters sent to the radio, in milliseconds (.001 sec-
onds). The second parameter (RX pace) is the time window that Smart R8
Control expects a valid response from the radio, in hundredths of seconds
(.01 seconds). This fix has been tested with the gracious help of Mr. Phil
Potts, the moderator of the GEnie SWL RT.
The above fix affects operation of the Database, Printing and HF Propaga-
tion Prediction Utilities, available only to registered users of Smart R8
Control. Upgrades to the Smart R8 Control Utilities v1.41 will be made
available to registered users ONLY on the FineWare Support Conference of
the Cat's Meow BBS (+1-703-439-3060).
ONE MORE NOTE: A feature was inadvertently omitted from the logging facil-
ity in version 1.40. The logging facility (according to my development
plan) was supposed to add the UT date, in addition to the time, on all log
records. This has been fixed in version 1.41. Thanks go to Mr. L. Mitch-
ell Wein for pointing this out.
OKAY, THIS IS THE LAST ONE: In some instances, the radio could be left in
a mode where it would attempt to send information to computer every five
seconds. If Smart R8 Control were to be run under this condition, the
software would lock up within approximately three minutes. Smart R8 Con-
trol now attempts to turn this feature of the radio off upon intitializa-
tion, thus eliminating this problem.