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A-DIAL (Version 2.0) by Gerard Lane
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A-DIAL is a sequential auto-dialer used to find and
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record the phone numbers of other computers. This is
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similar to the program used in the movie "Wargames".
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Version 2.0 of A-DIAL fixes some bugs, adds a few
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features, and improves the performance over the original
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A-DIAL. A-DIAL requires a Hayes compatible modem and a CGA,
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EGA, or VGA to run.
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Using A-DIAL is simple. When you run the program you
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are presented with a series of options. To toggle the
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option choices press the <Space Bar>, or accept the
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currently displayed option by pressing the <Enter> key.
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Press the <Esc> key (at any option except the first one) to
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recycle A-DIAL to the first option. Pressing the <Esc> key
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at the first option returns you to DOS.
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The first option is the output device. This is where
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A-DIAL stores the phone numbers it finds. You can store
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them on a disk, the printer, or both. If you choose disk
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you have the option of appending to or deleting the contents
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of the file. A-DIAL uses the default drive and path to
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store the numbers in a file named NUMBERS.DAT.
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The next option is the modem speaker. You can set it to
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be either on or off. Then you are asked how long you want
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the program to wait for a carrier after dialing. This can
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be set for either 20 or 30 seconds.
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You then have the choice of setting the baud rate to
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300, 1200, or 2400. A-DIAL stores only numbers that connect
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at the same baud rate. For example, if A-DIAL is set for
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1200 baud and a modem answers at 300 baud, A-DIAL does not
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store that number.
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The next option is the comm port. Set this to COM1: or
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COM2: depending on which serial port your modem is using.
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You then have the option of setting A-DIAL to tone or pulse
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dial the modem.
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You are now asked to enter the starting phone number.
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Enter the number, use the <Backspace> key to correct
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mistakes, and press <Enter> to accept the number. If you
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want to dial outside your local area, press the <A> key
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before you enter the starting number. You will be asked to
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enter the area code. Be careful; this could cost you a lot
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of money.
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Finally, you are asked to enter the ending phone
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number. Enter the ending phone number. When you press
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<Enter> to accept the number, A-DIAL begins the sequential
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auto-dialing mode.
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While A-DIAL is in the dialing mode, pressing the
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<Space Bar> causes A-DIAL to hang up and sequence to the
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next number. Press the <P> key to pause A-DIAL. A-DIAL
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will hang up and wait for any key to be pressed before
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continuing. This is useful when you want to temporarily use
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the phone line for another purpose. Pressing the <S> key
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toggles the modem speaker on or off. This change takes
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place when the next number is dialed. Pressing the <Esc>
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key causes A-DIAL to hang up and abort the dialing of the
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remaining phone numbers.
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While in the dialing mode A-DIAL reports the current
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phone number being dialed, the number of connections made,
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the number of phone numbers dialed, and other status
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information.
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A-DIAL has a safety feature that prevents it from
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dialing numbers that begin with 911, 411, 611, 853, 555, and
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a few others. If it encounters one of these, it rapidly
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sequences through them without dialing.
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After A-DIAL finishes dialing all the numbers, it
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displays a message to that effect and waits for you to press
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any key. If the output device is the disk, the information
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about the numbers found will then be scrolled across the
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screen.
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The file NUMBERS.DAT that A-DIAL creates is an ASCII
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file. You can view the contents of this file with the DOS
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type command or use a text editor.
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