COPYRIGHT NOTICE
AMIC PD TERM is Copyrighted 1987 by AMIC Development.
All rights are reserved.
The original archive of AMIC PD TERM BETA .58E may be obtained
directly from AMIC2000 BBS, or from other bbs's where it is posted
The ORIGINAL archive may be distributed by
any of the following methods:
1) Computer Bulletin Boards (BBS), as long as no charge is made
for the priviledge of downloading the file(s) containing the
executable, this documentation, or any of the files listed
in the READ.ME file enclosed in the ORIGINAL archive.
2) Through any Commercial or non-commercial computer network as
long as it does not claim ANY SORT of copyright over it.
3) Via disk-based (or other magnetic media) PD libraries, like
Fish, Phase 4, AMICUS and the yet-to-be released AMIC-2000
Disk base library AMIC-DiskLib(sm), as long as distribution
costs are limited to media and handling costs (including ship-
ping), AND no subscription charge is imposed to the user for
rights to receive such disks.
Special permission has been granted to publish AMIC PD TERM .58E
in AMnews disk magazine, by prior arrangement with the author.
Some text files have been added or changed to include the FINAL
LIST(tm) AMIC.Phone directory set and provide brief documentation
in the use of this program. These files a re <NOT> part of the
ORIGINAL archive, and are NOT intended for distribution. I STRON-
GLY recommend all AMnews readers REGISTER with the author for
future releases of this program. The documentation provided with
the registered-users' version is a COMPLETE telecommunications
manual!
ANY other methods of distribution must be requested in writing
from AMIC Development, and may be subject to special arrangement
and distribution conditions.
You may write to: AMIC Development
Att: David Salas
3426 Mendocino Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
or call at: (707) 579-1320 (Voice)
via Modem: (707) 579-0523 to our 8 (soon 16) line AMIC-2000 BBS
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
If you have questions about, or problems with AMIC PD TERM, you
can write or call:
AMIC Development Corp.
3426 Mendocino Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
(707) 579-1320
If the problem is of a BUG nature, which usually means you got
a system GURU (that red box with some numbers and letters in
it!), or a system lock up (mouse not moving, or keyboard not
responding, or things like this (and you sure it was because AMIC
PD TERM!), PLEASE MAIL or UPLOAD (more in a bit) us a BUG report.
We have enclosed a bug report form to make this task easier on
you. Please complete as much as possible in the report, it will
make the task of reproducing and correcting the bug (for your own
benefit) MUCH easier and faster.
You can mail the report to the above address, or UPLOAD it in
electronic form (in ASCII or ARC form, if you don't mind), to any
of the following systems:
AMIC-200 BBS - Our own BBS system, the largest in the country!
(707)-579-0523 (8 lines available NOW!) 300/1200/2400 Baud
Over 2500 Amiga PD files! More than 100 Megs!
320 Megabytes of online storage!
GENIE (General Electric Network for Information Exchange)
Call 1-800-638-9636 for more information about joining GEnie)
GEMail: AMIC-DAVE
You can also upload it in ASCII form to GEnie's Amiga RT Bul-
letin Board. I have a specific topic for this matter there,
under the COMMUNICATIONS category
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AMIC PD-TERM v.58 **** OWNERSHIP REGISTRATION INFORMATION ****
--------------------------------------------------------------
NOVEMBER 1, 1987
1) In order to register as an owner of AMIC PD-TERM v.58 and
receive a fully validated working disk and documentation.
Please follow these instructions:
VALID ONLY: November 1, 1987 to December 31, 1987
a) Mail US $30.00 check or money order, SASE and a disk; or
b) Mail US $35.00 and a SASE only to:
AMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
3426 MENDOCINO AVENUE
SANTA ROSA, CA. 95401
TELEPHONES: 707-579-1320 (VOICE)
707-579-0523 (MODEM) AMIC-2000
PLEASE NOTE::: We are presently working on making our product
commercial through standard marketing avenues
which is why after December 31, 1987 we will no
longer be able to allow ownership registration
at these very affordable prices. Thank you!
SHAREWARE CONCEPT NOTES
AMIC PD TERM is placed under the SHAREWARE concept, which in a
very straight way means, "You only pay if you use/like it". For
this program it means, if you like the way this program is coming
along, and you understand that it is STILL under development, and
that you are going to be testing it out while we finish it, you
SHOULD become a registered user of this software.
So, now that you know that this program is FREE if you DO NOT
like it, and CHEAP if you do, please proceed with these docs! I
really don't like to write in legal terms, so, I hope you GOT the
point!
** SPECIAL NOTE **
By the way, becoming a REGISTERED user of AMIC PD TERM entitles
you to a $20.00 discount on our MAJOR Telecommunications package
for the Amiga, "GraphTerm" (temporary name, GT-2000, is perhaps
the name it will get in Washington!) More later about GraphTerm,
lets get used to AMIC PD TERM first! In addition to this,you will
be granted access to the special AMIC PD TERM area on AMIC-2000,
our BBS system, which is NOW multiuser system. The same special
access is also granted to members of GEnie, where we also have a
section for REGISTERED users of AMIC PD TERM!
Most important! This version of AMIC PD TERM doesn't have ALL the
available functions in a functional way. REGISTERED users are now
receiving (or about to) FULLY FUNCTIONAL versions of the program,
plus FULL documentation to the program (that's what I am working
on right now! So, REGISTERED USER, IF you can make without them,
the docs, that is, you can call AMIC-2000 and get the program in
the REGISTERED USERS section before we mail it out to ya! If you
are a registered user, but you haven't called AMIC-2000 yet,it'll
take some 24 hrs to validate you for access into this section.
Make SURE to leave EMAIL to the SYSOP asking for the access! Any-
way, I should be mailing you the disk no later than 11/29/87 with
complete documentation to the program.
PS: Registration as a Founding Member to AMIC-2000 our 16
line BBS ends December 31, 1987. Try us out for three
(3) free hours by connecting online to our modem tele-
phone number above. At present we have over 2000 AMIGA
files up and running on (8) lines. We offer real-time
conferencing, message boards and more. With your help
we will be able to live up to our name as the:
AMIGA MAGIC INFORMATION CENTER
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ***** DAVID ***** AL ***** CHRIS
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WHAT'S NEW IN THIS VERSION?
o CONFIGURATION WINDOW: Allows you to configure the program
from one easy to use window. Once you have changed the
parameters to those you like, you can USE them instan-
tly, making the program to reconfigure to the changes.
NOTE: "LOAD" and "SAVE" not implemented in this version.
o INSTANT WINDOW: This is a POINT & CLICK window for users
of AMIC-2000! Yes, you can move from any menu on AMIC
BBS to anywhere in the system by just clicking on this
window! See for yourself, you will love it!
NOTE: We are developing an editor that creates INSTANT
WINDOW files, allowing the creating of CUSTOM
instant windows for other BBS's and NETWORKS!
This editor also creates CUSTOM .Script files to
use with AMIC .59 and up! Create scripts by just
clicking thru the interactive scripts generator!
This Instant Window Generator and Scripts Gene-
rator will be available to REGISTERED USERS for
$20.00.. Do not send MONEY NOW, this will be out
and available by December 10, 1987! (Birthday!)
NOTE: SYSOPS, if you want to distribute your .Instant
Window file with AMIC PD TERM give us a call!
o ONLINE TIMER: Finally! Put a timer on the program! You're
able to turn it On and Off anytime. Keeps track of the
SYSTEM time, and ONLINE time.
o NEW TRANSFER PROTOCOLS:
- XMODEM 1K: Also called plain YMODEM, transfers files
MUCH faster than the traditional XMODEM protocol
You can use this protocol to transfer files from
AMIC-2000 BBS, and most BBS's that claim support
of the YMODEM protocol.
- YModem-Batch (Available only to REGISTERED users)
o SCRIPT LANGUAGE: Yes, AMIC PD TERM now has a fairly rich
set of script commands! These are:
REM Remark (for notes in the script)
INTERLACE Switch from/to Interlace
BORDERS Switch to NoBorders and viceversa.
BELL Switch to SoundBeep or DisplayBeep.
FONT Name Change to a different font.
SIZE Size Set the FONTSIZE when using FONT.
EDITOR Editor Set a different EDITOR
EDNAME EdName Set a different Editor Filename
CHARACTER chr Set a different PROMPTED Character
UNARCER Name Set a different UNARCER
BAUD Rate Set Baud rate
DUPLEX 0=FULL Set Duplex
1=HALF
WORDSET 000 Set DataBits,Parity and StopBits
^^^
|| ------ 0= 1 StopBit, 1= 2 StopBits
| ------- 0= NONE, 1=ODD, 2= EVEN
-------- 0= 8 DataBits, 1= 7 DataBits
UDIR path: Set new Uploads Directory
DDIR path: Set new Downloads Directory
PHONE ?.Phone Load ?.Phone Directory library
KEYS ?.Keys Load ?.Keys macros Library
COLOR ?.Color Load ?.Color files
* RUNSCRIPT ?.Script Load and Run ?.Script file
ALTSERV string Set new AltServNumber string
DIALTIME n Set new DialTime variable
PROTOCOL n Set transfer protocol
^
------- 0=XModem, 1=XModem Ascii
2=WXMomde 3=XModem 1K
4=YModeam Batch (*)
AUTODIAL Set/Reset Audodial mode.
* SPROMPT Set/Reset Prompted ASCII Sends.
BEEP Beep once
* CAPTURE file Turns On/Off Capture mode.
* CALL Record Dials Record# from .Phone file.
* GOTO Label Goto to LABEL:
* HANGUP Hangup the phone
DELAY Seconds Waits n seconds
* ONSTRING str cmd IF string occurs ANYTIME execute
the specified commands
SB Sends Break to Host
SEND string Sends string out
* WAIT string Waits until string is matched
* FKEY FKey Sends the data stored in FKey.
SPLIT Set/Reset Chat mode.
* BRECEIVE path:file Downloads a file w/protocol
BSEND path:file Uploads file using setted protocol
* SAVE path:file Saves contest of Review Buffer
EXIT [AMIC] Exits the program, if AMIC is spe-
cified it will exit the program.
NOTE: * means that this function is NOT available in the
Freely Distributable version of the program, but it
is available to REGISTERED USERS.
o EDITOR ENHANCEMENTS: You can now pass a filename to the
selected Editor when using the Amiga EDITOR function.
o UNARC: You can set your favorite ARC programs on AMIC PD,
and use it to unARC files without touching your CLI. Just
select the file to UnARC from the File Requester, and let
AMIC pass the arguments to yer ARC program to do the job!
Any multitasking ARC program should work!
o LOCK/UNLOCK THE SIDEBAR: You can now Lock your SideBar to
the current status, meaning that if it is VISIBLE, it'll
stay visible regardless of your mouse clicks, or it won't
pop up when not wanted if you LOCK it when not VISIBLE.
Just UnLock it to regain full mouse control of it.
o REVIEW BUFFER: Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys of the key-
board to review your I/O on the fly! You can go up and
down with this keys, and close anytime with the LEFT
arrow key! You can even review the buffer while down-
loading files! What's about that! You can specify the
size of this buffer by changing the BUFFER field in the
.Config file, from 4000 Bytes to 32000 bytes.
o AND MUCH MUCH MORE: Yes, and there are many new things in
the program for you to find, like SEARCH/SET capability
in the Phone Directory, Buffered Input in Chat Mode,
TRUE Borderless windows, improved autodialing, and much
much more!
So, I hope to have you as a REGISTERED user of the program
pretty soon, if you aren't yet! We are going to come with
new updates very soon, including the long awaited Zmodem
protocol, VT100 emulation, Enhanced Instant Window capabi-
lities, graphics interface to GEnie's Reversi and many new
additions!
FOR FULL DOCUMENTATION, MORE EXAMPLE DATA FILES, AND OTHER
USEFUL INFORMATION, BECOME A REGISTERED USER! THANKS A LOT!
Sincerely,
David Salas, Chris Larimore, A. Kirk
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AMIC DEVELOPMENT
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HARDWARE CONFIGURATION FOR AMIC PD TERM
Minimum Hardware Configuration Needed:
o AmigaDos 1.2 (RELEASE VERSION 33.47 or up)
o 512K ram
o One floppy drive (preferably two)
o Modem (auto-originate/auto-answer) 1200 baud or >
recommended
NOTE: In order for AUTODIAL to work, your modem
must have the CD (Carrier Detect) line in the OFF
position, so that we can check its real status from
the software.
Using a 512k machine, AMIC leaves over 160k usable memory with
all program functions activated!
DEFAULT PROGRAM CONFIGURATION
THE "AMIC.Config" FILE:
AMIC PD TERM Uses parameters set in a file called AMIC.Config,
located in your "S" directory, to determine default settings.
MODIFYING CONFIGURATION SETTINGS
PRIORITY: Set between 1 and 5. (2 is default and recommended)
PLANES: Set between 1 and 3 bitplanes (4 NOT recommended)
LACE: Set to 1 (ON) or 2 (OFF) to control Interlaced display
BORDERS: Set to 1 for normal window, 0 for borderless
FONTNAME: Name of default font desired (default=Pearl)
FONTSIZE: Define font SIZE (default=8)
ASCIISET: 32-127: For packet networks like Telenet and TymeNet
32-255: Use whenever possible, nice for IBM Boards!
GETCOLOR: Toggles 1 (ON) or 2 (OFF) the color load variable.
* 1: Allows AMIC to LOAD the defined .Color file,changing
the screen colors to those defined in such file.
0: Doesn't load any color files, instead it uses the
Workbench colors. Since WB has only 4 colors, AMIC
PD TERM will use the POINTER colors for the upper 4
colors if using more than 2 bit planes.
EDITOR: Name of Text editor to use for 'edit' function. (Default=ED)
EDITFILE: Default filename to pass to Editor. (Default=CAPTURE.TXT)
PROMPTCH: Character for PROMPTED ASCII Sends. (Default is '>')
UNARCER: Name of 'unarc' utility to use (Suggest UNARC..<CvS>)
SCROLL: #lines to scroll for each press of UP or DOWN ARROW
when viewing the REVIEW BUFFER. (Default=18)
REVBUF: Size of Review Buffer. More than 4k not recommended
for 512k machines. (Default=4K) (Suggest 2K <CvS>)
BAUDRATE: Sets baud rate at program startup.
0 = 300 Baud
1 = 1200 Baud (Default)
2 = 2400 Baud
3 = 4800 Baud
4 = 9200 Baud
5 = 19200 Baud
6 = 31250 Baud (It is coming!)
DATABITS: Set to 7 or 8. (Default=8)
PARITY: Define the parity to NONE, EVEN or ODD. (Default=NONE)
STOPBITS: Define to 1 or 2 Stop Bits. (Default=1)
INIT: Define the string to send to the modem when
initializing the modem at program startup
Default: ATS0 = 1\r (AUTO ANSWER ON, 1 RING, Hayes)
EXIT: Define the string to send to the modem when exiting
the program.
Default: ATS0 = 0\r (AUTO ANSWER is OFF, Hayes)
PREFIX: Dial command prefix. (Default=ATDT) - for all Hayes compat.
SUFFIX: String to put after dialing number. (Default=\r)
(A Carriage Return)
HANGUP: Hangup command. (Default=\w\w\w+++\w\w\w\wATH) (Hayes)
BUSY: Prog. looks for this if line rings busy. (Default=BU)(Hayes)
If encountered during AUTOREDIALING, AMIC will reset
the dialtime and dial the next AUTODIAL entry.
CONNECT: The string to match as the CONNECT message from
the modem. If this string matches with any string
send by the modem during AUTODIALING, AMIC will act
as if a connection has been established, even if
the Carrier Detect Signal says it is not connected.
Default: CO (for CONNECT, Hayes 2400 string)
ALTNUM: Define the Alternate Service Number. This number
is put in fron of the number you want to dial if
the ALTSRV Toggle is on in the Phone Requester.
DEFAULT: *70 10288 (Call Waiting OFF, AT&T)
DIALTIME: Wait time between autodial attempts. (Default=35) seconds
MAXBAUD: MAXIMUM baud rate of your modem. (Default=2400)
LOOKDIR: Directory where AMIC gets all lib. files. (Default=S:)
DEFDIR: AMIC looks here if file not found in LOOKDIR (Default=SYS:)
DOWNDIR: AMIC stores all downloads/captures here. (Default=DF0:)
UPDIR: AMIC gets files to upload here. (Default=DF0:)
BELLSND: Set to 1 (ON) for audible bell; 0 (OFF) for screen flash
LENGTH: Length of the BeepSound. (Default=16)
VOLUME: Volume of the BeepSound. (Default=64) (full volume)
PERIOD: Period variable of the BeepSound. (Default=200)
CYCLES: Frequency (pitch) of BeepSound. (Default=200)
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The following DEFAULT files MUST be in the current directory, or
contained in the LOOKDIR or DEFDIR paths, or program will not work!
PHONELIB: PhoneDir MUST have extension .Phone! (Default=AMIC.Phone)
COLORLIB: Color Palette. MUST have ext .Color! (Default=AMIC.Color)
MACROLIB: Macro File. MUST have the ext. .Keys! (Default=AMIC.Keys)
SCRIPT: Script File. MUST have ext. .Script! (Default=AMIC.Script)
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WINDOWS AND PROGRAM MENUS:
(This is a BRIEF review, not a comprehensive description)
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A. MAIN WINDOW, TITLE BAR MENU
1. TIMER OFF/ON (Toggle)
Reports the system time, as well as time online. This routine
is smart enough to store the time on which the last connection
to a host was made, so that if you turn on the clock after
establishing connection to a system, you will get the time you
have been online.
2. THE AUTOCHOP SWITCH:
ON - For downloading EXECUTABLE files (will turn itself off if
it encounters the file extensions ".ARC" or ".ZOO")
OFF - For downloading ALL OTHERS
WHEN IN DOUBT? - LEAVE AUTOCHOP TURNED OFF!
3. CR's/LF's selection (SETUP MENU, SEVENTH ITEM)
a) TX EOL = CR: Host is processing Output lines correctly.
b) TX EOL = CR/LF: Adds Line Feed at the end of output lines
c) RX EOL = CR: Input lines are coming correctly from Host.
d) RX EOL = CR/LF: Adds Line Feed at the end of input lines.
4. XON/OFF selection (SETUP MENU, EIGHTH ITEM)
Enables or disables the serial driver check for XON/OFF flow
control characters. Default is OFF.
Select TURNED OFF for baud rates of 2400 or less.
Select AUTOMATIC when using baud rates greater than 2400,
to prevent the loss of characters.
CAUTION: When using it in AUTOMATIC mode, CTRL-S will stop the
flow of data, if you are on a noisy line, this character may
be received when it was not intended or expected, giving you
the impression that the system just locked up. If that happe-
ned, a CTRL-Q will resume the input.
5. PRINTER ON/OFF (toggle):
AMIC PD TERM allows you to PRINT out the I/O data as it
arrives from the host. Just select the PRINT Toggle in the
SideBar. You can also do this from the PROJECT MENU,
or by using its keyboard shortcut. (NOTE: Switch flow control
[Xon/Xoff] to Automatic for this to work)
6. FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOLS AVAILABLE IN AMIC PD TERM .58E
a) XMODEM: Refers to the original 1979 file transfer protocol
etiquette introduced by Ward Christensen's 1979 MODEM2 pro-
gram. (Approx 95-97% accurate) only use on PERFECT phone
connections, or where no other protocols are supported.
b) XMODEM/CRC: (Cyclical Redundancy Check) Between 98-99.4%
accurate.. use this for transfer of most binary files.
Almost all bbs's support this protocol.
c) XMODEM/TEXT: This protocol is optimal to transfer TEXT or
ASCII files, instead of having to use the normal XMODEM. It
makes transfers a little bit faster due to the fact that
only 7 bits are necessary to transfer ASCII files, against
8 for BINARY files.
d) WXmodem: (Windowed Xmodem) No real savings for normal
bbs telecommunications, but very efficient on those
packet-switched networks that support it. May use
either Checksum or CRC, as in plain xmodem.
e) Xmodem-1K:(YMODEM plain) much like Xmodem/CRC but with 1024
byte data blocks, increasing the speed of file transfers.
If the system to which you are connected offers Ymodem
protocol, you should be able to use it by selecting
Xmodem 1K as the file transfer protocol for AMIC PD TERM.
f) Ymodem-Batch SEND. Allows BATCH transfers to other services
that suppport this protocol. RECEIVE is NOT enabled in this
version of the program, but in the REGISTERED USERS one.
7. CAPTURE BUFFER ON/OFF (Toggle): ("ON" or "OFF" is displayed
in the Status window at bottom of screen)
This is NOT like file transfer, as you remain in interactive
mode..It is just CAPTURING the characters on the screen into
a file you specify; either in AMIC.Config or at time of
actual capture. If you close and open capture again with the
same filename; appropriate requestors allow cancel/append/
or overwriting of the existing file.
One good reason to CAPTURE the text is to review the
messages posted on the host, and then edit some comments
about it to upload to the system as a message at a later time.
This saves lots of time and online phone fees! To upload the
edited text to the host, select ASCII SEND, and use either
flow control (Xon/Xoff = AUTOMATIC); OR the sliders of the
"Help" window to adjust speed of transfer as needed.
8. REVIEW BUFFER:
This version of AMIC PD TERM offers an automatic buffer that
captures all program input/output, up to a preset buffer
size. In the DEFAULT configuration of AMIC PD TERM, a 4K
buffer is created, you can modify this to be as small as 2K,
or as large as 32K. This review buffer can be viewed anytime
you want, by hitting the UP or DOWN arrow in your keyboard.
It opens a 640x200 window that displays the data stored in the
buffer. If you start with the UP arrow, the data displayed
corresponds to the last screen of data displayed in the MAIN
window. Use the UP and DOWN arrows to move up and down thru
the buffer. Each refresh should move up or down the amount of
lines defined in the SCROLL field of your .Config file.
Give a look at the PROJECT MENU, notice the items SAVE BUFFER
and PRINT BUFFER! They do what they say..
9. FILE REQUESTOR (Used for ALL file operations)
a) Each Disk Image represents an assigned system device.
Up to six can be shown, depending on your dev. assignments.
To set your DRAWER: field to any of these paths, just click
the desired Disk or Drawer Icon, or manually enter the name
of the device; if not shown; and press <RETURN>.
b) Filenames/sizes will appear in the requestor, and may be
scrolled up and down. Selection is either by clicking on
desired filename or manually typing into the FILE gadget.
c) When Downloading, will prompt you if duplicate filename
already exists; allowing you to cancel, overwrite, or
append to the existing file..Append is recommended ONLY
for text files! BELIEVE IT!
d) If you DOUBLE-CLICK a filename, the file will be selected
the requestor closed, and the selected operation started!
Just a word of warning!
e) Requestor also contains a "PARENT" gadget, for exiting
quickly to the next-highest directory level!
10. INTERLACE ON/OFF (TOGGLE) .. Shortcut: (R-AMIGA I)
Allows use of regular display or 640x400 (larger if in
overscan mode) May also be set as default in AMIC.Config.
Available in the SETUP MENU as INTERLACE
11. BORDERS ON/OFF (TOGGLE) .. Shortcut: (R-AMIGA J)
Allows use of bordered or borderless main window.
12. COLOR-PALETTE REQUESTOR: .. Shortcut: (R-AMIGA L)
Allows loading/creating/saving of separate "Palette"
files as follows:
ONE bit plane: Only first TWO colors are usable;
TWO bit planes: FOUR usable colors; remainder "ghosted" out.
THREE bit planes: (default) EIGHT usable colors!
13. GET FONT (Change font): .. Shortcut: (R-AMIGA K)
Opens a File Requester displaying the available FONTS
in your SYS:FONTS directory. Click on the one you want to use,
and the requester will log into the FONT drawer itself,
listing the different sizes available for this font.
Click on the desired size. Provided enough memory is
available, and the font SIZE is smaller than the size of
the 'chat' window (if in SPLIT mode), the selected font
will become your new text font. PROPORTIONAL fonts are
NOT supported. Use of Blitzfonts is highly recommended!
14: QUIT (Exit Program) .. Shortcut: (R-AMIGA Q)
Closes any open files and returns you to CLI or WKbench.
15. CHAT MODE ON/OFF (SPLIT WINDOW Toggle): .. Shortcut: (R-AMIGA /)
Immediately SPLITS your MAIN window into TWO windows; One
smaller than the other. The small one, which is located in
the bottom of the screen, is the one where you will type
YOUR stuff, while the bigger one displays the text sent TO
you by the bbs. Excellent for use on multi-line conference
bbs's such as AMIC-2000, and while in conference on GEnie.
16. CONFIGURATION: .. Shortcut: (R-AMIGA [).
Allows changing of information in AMIC.Config file.
(See discussion near beginning of this text file)
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B. The SIDEBAR window: Duplicates many functions of the Title Bar
Menu; but allows for much faster point-and-click selection.
OPEN/CLOSE (Toggle):
1. Double click left mouse button anywhere in main window
(can be enabled/disabled by using title bar "Lock" or
"Unlock" function gadgets)
2. Select 'sidebar' from Title bar menu
3. Use designated "hot key" sequence
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C. The STATUS window: (Bottom of main screen) Displays info on
current BBS connected to, file transfers, etc.
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D. "HELP" WINDOW
OPEN/CLOSE (Toggle) FROM:
1) Title bar menu ("About" function under "Project" menu)
2) "Help" key
3) Designated "hot key" combination
4) (optional close): Select "Done" gadget from Help window.
FUNCTIONS:
a) PRINTER (OFF/ON): Printer status indicator
b) CAPTURE (OFF/ON): Capture buffer status indicator
c) CHIP MEM xxxK: xxx is the amount of Kilobytes of CHIP
ram remaining available (Should be at least 50k)
d) FAST MEM xxxK: xxx is the amount of FAST memory
available.
e) SLIDERS: (Send Delay, Receive Delay) Adjust these
to faster (F) or slower (S). Only necessary on a few
packet-switched networks, or when sending pre-edited
text files. Existing setting (NO DELAY) is sufficient
for most normal telecommunications purposes.
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E. THE DIAL REQUESTER ("PHONE BOOK" WINDOW)
1. CAPACITY: Up to 2,000 entries per "phone book" file, multiple
files supported and selectable.
2. OPEN/CLOSE:
a. "Dial" function under "Phone" menu on title bar
b. Select "Dial" gadget from SIDEBAR menu
c. Use Right Amiga key plus "F" (Hot key sequence)
3. INFORMATION FORMAT FOR "PHONE BOOK" ENTRIES:
---System Name------Phone Number----Baud--Set-----Description/Com
AMIC-BBS | 1-(707)-579-0523 | 1200 | F8N1 | Best Amiga BBS.
^ ^ ^ ^^^^ ^
| | | |||| |
| | | Settings |
| | | |||| >-- Comment
| | | ||||
| | | |||>- STOP BITS
| | | ||>-- PARITY
| | | |>--- DATA LENGTH
| | | >---- DUPLEX
| | |
| | >--- Baud rate
| |
| >------ Phone number
|
>--- BBS Name, Network
a) DUPLEX: Determines FULL OR HALF Duplex.
1) FULL: When on-line, the modem echoes transmitted charac-
ters back to AMIC's screen. MOST Computer BBS's default
to this mode.
2) HALF: When on-line, the modem does NOT echo transmitted
characters back to AMIC PD TERM screen.
When on-line with a remote system that echoes characters,
select full-duplex; otherwise, characters will appear dou-
bled on your screen. When online with a remote system that
does NOT echo characters, select HALF duplex; otherwise,
the characters you send will NOT appear on your screen!
b) DATA LENGTH: Determines 7 or 8 bits byte size.
8-bits/word is the default, and many bbs systems DO NOT
HAVE the ability to handle 7-bit wordlength. Also, 8-bit
wordlength is REQUIRED for Xmodem transfers. Do NOT use
c) PARITY: Selects ODD, EVEN or NO parity. Default is NO parity
This is an obsolete method of checking integrity of information
transferred. Use NO PARITY except if:
1) BBS uses 7-bit wordlength; use EVEN parity, or:
2) BBS REQUIRES a specific, stated parity value
Allowable values for "Parity" are:
N = NO Parity
E = EVEN Parity
O = ODD Parity
d) STOP BITS: Set to 1 or 2 stop bits. (Default is 1)
Always use "1", unless a particular bbs REQUIRES use
of 2 stop bits.
4. PHONEBOOK WINDOW GADGETS:
a. OKAY: Begin dialing sequence on selected numbers
b. LOAD: Will pop-up a file requester for loading other than
the default "PhoneBook" file
c. EDIT: Alter, add or delete information from "PhoneBook" file.
d. SAVE: Save edited "PhoneBook" file to disk
e. SEARCH: Opens a String Requester where you can enter the
string to match with the Phone Records. Selections that
match with this string are automatically selected, allowing
you to start an AUTODIAL of this selected numbers.
f. SETCLR: Select/Unselect all listed Phone entries in file
g. REDIAL ON/OFF (Toggle)- WHEN USED FROM "DIAL" REQUESTOR:
If ON, redials selected number(s) until either connected
or ABORTed. Gadget is highlighted when "on".
REDIAL gadget in the SideBar:
The redial GADGET in the SideBar is pretty handy since it
will redial your last selected number. Two different things
can happen here, and they are relative to the DIAL REQUESTER
REDIAL Toggle.
g1) If <REDIAL> is Toggled, the system will automatically go
back into the auto-redial loop. If you selected more than
one number from the DIAL requester, and you made connec-
tion to any of these selections, this autoredialing loop
will dial only those selections to which you haven't made
connection!!!! In other words, when autoredialing, once
a connection is made, the selection is unselected auto-
matically! Now, if you ABORTED the previous loop, without
establishing connection, then this loop is just like a
RESUME. Will start autoredialing the same selections.
g2) If <REDIAL> is not Toggled in the DIAL requester,than the
REDIAL GADGET simply tries to dial the same number one
more time. This is handy for dialing infrequently.
h. ALTSRV ON/OFF (Toggle): When on (highlighted), dials
alternate service number (MCI, SPRINT access codes) prior
to selected phone number(s).
i. CANCEL: Exit "PhoneBook" window without performing selected
functions.
j. HANGUP: This menu item is also available on both SideBar
and Title Bar menus.. Shortcut: (R-AMIGA H)... Uses info
from the "hangup string" in your AMIC.Config.file.
5. PHONEBOOK WINDOW; OTHER FUNCTIONS:
a. CHANGE "PHONEBOOK" FILE: Click in the string gadget displaying
current directory name, type in name of new directory and press
<Return>
b. Fast/Slow scrolling: Use either up and down arrows, or slider.
c. Selection Limitations: NONE. Up to all 2000 entries may be
selected.
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REGISTER! REGISTER! REGISTER! REGISTER!
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Excellent Chet, really like it! Thanks! I made several corrections and
changes, since I would like you to release Revision E. if there is still
time for that! Revision E is going to be enclosed in a message real soon
now..
