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DISK-FER TERMINAL SOFTWARE
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WRITTEN BY
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THE REDHEADED FREAK
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THE MAIN POINT OF THIS SOFTWARE IS TO MAKE THE WORLD OF PIRACY A WHOLE
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LOT EASIER AND MORE EFFICIENT OF THE COMPUTERS TIME OF DISK-SPACE AND
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OF YOUR TIME. YOU NEED NOT BE PRESANT DURING THE X-FER WHICH CAO AND
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HAS LASTED UP TO 1 HOUR AND 10 MINUTES. YOU DONT NEED TWO EXTRA DISKS
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FOR ANY ]PARTS OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT. INSTEAD YOU NEED DISK-FER AND
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A BLANK DISK.
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OPERATION OF DISK-FER IS AS FOLLOWS. WHEN YOU BOOTUP THE PROGRAM YOU
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MIGHT BE CONFRONTED WITH ONE OF MANY THINGS.
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1)- IT COULD BE IN LOWERCASE (IF YOU CAN'T READ LOWERCASE) IN WHICH
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CASE YOU HIT 'F' TO CONFIGURE THE SYSTEM.
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2)- THE SLOT COULD BE CONFIGURED WRONG IN WHICH CASE YOU NEED TO HIT
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'C' TO CHANGE THE SLOT. IF IT HANGS THE SYSTEM AS A RESULT OF A BAD
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SLOT # YOU NEED TO MOD THE PROGRAM BEFORE YOU RUN IT.
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TO MAKE THIS MOD FROM THE MONITOR TYPE:
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*905:N0 (WHERE 'N' IS THE SLOT #)
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IF YOUR SLOT # IS 2 THEN THERE SHOULD BE A $20 THERE.
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3)- IT COMES UP DISK-FER WITH THE RIGHT SLOT AND ALL!!!!!!!!!!!
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AFTER YOU GET IT CONFIGURED FOR YOUR SYSTEM YOU SHOULD SEE A BUNCH OF
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COMMANDS STARING BACK AT YOU!
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P)-
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TOGGLES BETWEEN ON HOOK AND OFF HOOK. AN INVERSE PHN ON THE STATUS BAR
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WILL BE LIT WHEN THE CAT IS ONLINE.
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V)
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TOGGLES BETWEEN MODEM AND VOICE MODE. MODEM MODE WILL BE FORCED AT THE
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BEGINING OF A X-FER. AND VOICE MODE WILL BE FORCED AT THE MENU.
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C)-
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CHANGES THE APPLE-CAT SLOT. AN INTESESTING LITTLE THING THAT HAPPENS
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ON MY COMPUTER IS THAT WHEN I CHANGE THE SLOT TO MY PRINTER CARD AND
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THE PRINTER IS OFF, THE CARRIER LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF AT THE SAME
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RATE AS THE VIDEO CIRCUITRY UPDATES THE SCREEN. LEAVING BROKEN
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CHARACTERS ON THE SCREEN.
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M)-
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TOGGLES BETWEEN ORGINATE AND ANSWER MODE OF THE MODEM. DURING A B)OTH
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TRADE THE COMPUTER TO SEND FIRST IS THE ONE THAT IS IN ORGINATE AT THE
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START OF THE X-FER.
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F)-
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RECONFIGURE DISK-FER. THIS COMMAND IS PROMPTED BY A MESSAGE READING
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LOWERCASE (Y/N)... QUITE OBVIOUSLY YOU ANSWER THIS QUESTION YES OR NO
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THEN IT ASKS YOU IF YOU WANT A CONFIGURED COPY SAVED ON DISK. THE
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CONFIGURED COPY CONTAINS THE CURRENT PASSWORD OF THE SYSTEM AND THE
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CURRENT SLOT OF THE APPLE-CAT. YOUR LOWERCASE STATUS IS ALSO SAVED ON
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DISK. THE FILE SAVED ON DISK IS CALLED 'DISK-FER' AND CAN BE BRUN AS
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YOUR RUNNING COPY OF THE PROGRAM
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D)-
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DOS COMMAND. THIS OPTION ALLOWS YOU TO ENTER A DOS COMMAND TO BE
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PARSED BY THE CURRENT DOS. (ANY DOS COMMAND CAN BE ENTERED)
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E)-
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EDIT PASSWORD. THIS OPTION EDITS THE CURRENT PASSWORD OF THE SYSTEM.
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YOU MAY ENTER LOWERCASE/CNTRL/NORMAL CHARS TO BE USED AS YOUR
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PASSWORD. THE PASSWORD IS USED TO KEEP UNWANTED PEOPLE (SOFTWARE
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UNDERGROUND MEMBERS) OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM.
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S)-
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R)-
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B)-
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L)-
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K)-
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THESE FIVE OPTIONS ARE THE TRANSFER/RECIEVE OPTIONS. I WILL EXPLAIN
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HOW USE THEM IN GENERAL THEN IN DETAIL. WHEN YOU SELECT ONE OF THESE
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OPTIONS THE COMPUTER COMES UP WITH 'ENTER PASSWORD :' AT THIS POINT
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YOU CAN EITHER TYPE:
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<ESC> TO ABORT.... <RET> TO TRANSFER WHEN BOTH APPLES ARE IN 'LOCAL
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MODE' (SEE BELOW).... HITTING RETURN WILL JUST JUMP TO THE TRANSFER
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ROUTINE THAT YOU CHOSE AT THE MENU.
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A TWO CHARACTER PASSWORD ENTERED AT THIS PROMPT PUTS THE APPLE INTO A
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REMOTE COMPUTER. THIS OPTION IS USED TO CALL UP A 'DISK-FER BBS' WHICH
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WILL BE WAITING FOR CALLS TO SEND DISKS, IF OF COURSE THE TWO
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PASSWORDS MATCH. THOSE TWO PASSWORDS ARE:
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THE COMPUTER THAT IS THE 'BBS' THE PASSWORD THAT YOU TYPE AFTER THE
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COMMAND.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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SENDING AND RECEIVING FILES.
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------- --- --------- ------
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S)-
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SEND THE DISKETTE IN DRIVE ONE. THIS COMMAND MUST BE EXECUTED ALONG
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WITH THE 'R' COMMAND.
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R)-
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RECEIVE A DISK FROM THE LINES TO DRIVE 1.
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B)-
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RECEIVE A DISK AND PUT IT ON DRIVE TWO. AND SEND THE DISKETTE IN DRIVE
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TWO. THE ORDER OF OPERATIONS IS DECIDED BY THE ORG/ANS MODE. THE IN
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ORG SENDS FIRST.
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L)-
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LOP-SIDED SEND. SEND BOTH THE DISKS IN BOTH DRIVES. (NOTE, TO MANY OF
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THESE X-FERS WILL CAUSE THE COMPUTER TO SELF-DESTRUCT TO PREVENT YOU
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FROM BEING LEACHED UPON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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K)-
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LOP-SIDED RECEIVE. RECEIVE DISKS IN BOTH DRIVES. THESE ARE THE BEST
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X-FERS THAT THE PROGRAM DOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
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(NOTE: IF THE COMPUTER IS NOT IN UNATTENDED MODE THESE X-FERS WILL
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'NEVER' ABORT BY THEMSELVES. THEY WILL JUST KEEP HACKING AWAY UNLESS A
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SYNC ERROR OCCURS AND THE RECEIVE SKIPS A BLOCK. THESE ERRORS ARE
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POSSIBLE BUT NOT LIKELY. IF THE TRANSFER ENDS ON ITS OWN. THEN YOU CAN
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BE 98% SURE THAT THE DISKS HAVE BEEN SENT CORRECTLY.
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WHEN THE X-FER ENDS BOTH SIDES WILL WAIT FOR YOU TO HIT A KEY. THE
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FIRST PERSON TO HIT A KEY WILL BE IN CONTROL OF BOTH COMPUTERS HE/SHE
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(WO-MAN'S LIB) WILL BE SENT A SMALL MENU AT 300 BAUD.
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B)ELL OR H)ANG UP??
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YOU CAN EITHER PAGE THE OWNER OF THE COMPUTER WITH THE B)EEP OPTION OR
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YOU CAN H)ANG UP THE OTHER COMPUTER SO THAT YOU CAN CALL BACK THIS
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MENU IS NICE IF YOUR FREIND WANTS TO GO TO BED WHILE YOU DOWNLOAD THE
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PROGRAMS IN HIS DRIVES. YOU CAN HANG UP HIS COMPUTER SO IT WON'T TIE
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UP THE LINES ALL NIGHT.
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AT ANY TIME DURING THIS LITTLE MENU YOU CAN HIT ESCAPE TO ENTER THE
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MAIN MENU.
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(NOTE: IF YOUR COMPUTER IS IN UNATTENDED MODE IT WILL NOT JUMP TO THIS
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MENU. BUT IT WILL GO TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER RING.)
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UNATTENDED MODE
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---------- ---- THE UNATTENDED MENU IS
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REACHED BY HITTING 'U' AND IT IS EXITED BY HITTING 'U' ALSO. IN THIS
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MENU THE FONE WILL NEVER BE KEPT OFF HOOK FOR MORE THAN A SECOND. WHEN
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YOU HIT ONE OF THE FIVE SEND/RECEIVE COMMANDS THE COMPUTERCOMES UP:
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'WAITING FOR RING...'
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XX (XX IS YOUR CURRENT PASSWORD)
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WHEN THE COMPUTER RECEIVES A RING OR YOU HIT '+' IT WILL WAIT 8
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SECONDSFOR A CARRIER. THEN IT WILL WAIT 8 SECONDS FOR THE CORRECT
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PASSWORD TO BE SENT IF EITHER OF THESE TIMING REQUIREMENTS IS NOT MET
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THEN THE COMPUTER HANGS UP AND AWAITS ANOTHER CALL.
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IF THE MODE CHOSEN FOR UNATTENDED MODE INCLUDES A RECEIVE MODE SUCH AS
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R, K OR B AND THE APPLE RECEIVES A COMPLETE DISKETTE IN A DRIVE THEN
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IT WILL NOLONGER AWAIT A RING BECAUSE IT WOULD JU ST RECEIVE A PROGRAM
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ON THE SAME DISK THAT HAD JUST BEEN WRITTEN TO.
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