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...How About A Nice Game Of Chess...
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The
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Ultimate
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In WarGames
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Dialers
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U L T R A - D I A L
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VERSION 3.0: THE FINAL FRONTIER!
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= By: Paul Levy =
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/**\
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\ <******> /
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<********>
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- <COM-WORX> -
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<********>
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/ <******> \
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\**/
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Software Creations For The IBM-PC
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The author of this software takes no responsibility for what
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occurs during the use of this program. It is distributed
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completely free of charge and nothing is expected in return
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except that you follow the following guide lines:
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1) This software is not to be distributed in a modified
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form...including any and all documentation that comes with the
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software.
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2) This software is not to be distributed for any fee. It's
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author has chosen to distribute it free of charge.
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3) This software was not intended for malicious use. Do not use
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for any type of illegal computing...under penalty of law.
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If you wish to get in contact with the author of this
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software or any of the Com-Worx software, you may contact the
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Com-Worx RBBS Bulletin Board system in Southern California at
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(818) 986-1673. If you find this product well written and user-
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friendly, why not try some of the other Com-Worx software such as
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Super-File, the "People-Information" manager.
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The idea of writing a WARGAMES dialer was inspired by Steve Klein who
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wrote the original DIAL.BAS. I took this program and proceeded to cre-
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ate DIAL1 and DIAL3 (Steve Klein took DIAL1 and enhanced it to DIAL2).
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I began to get sick of constantly updating so I decided to write the
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most incredible dialer around, and I think I have succeded. In the
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first version of ULTRA-DIAL (ULTRA.EXE), there were many problems, in-
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cluding the fact that it did NOT support the Hayes External Modem,
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this minor error was fixed and a few other features were added into
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ULTRA2.EXE, the next version. I though I had it all down pat with this
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version, but my "good ol'" users clued me in to some problems...and
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here it is folks, ULTRA3.EXE. I would like everyone to know that this
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will be the last version of ULTRA-DIAL, UNLESS I find some incredible
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error or some new incredible request for a feature is made. So, you'll
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have to live with this one.
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REMEMBER: This program is for the IBM Personal Computer PC or XT (not
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AT or any compatible). You must have a Hayes modem (an Anchor Signal-
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man may work, it has not been tested) to operate this program. There
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is absolutely no exceptions to this...sorry.
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Now we'll cut the lecture and start the documentation!
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** MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
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To operate UltraDial 3.0, you need at least the following:
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An IBM Personal Computer
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64k Memory
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One Floppy Disk Drive
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A Hayes Auto-Dial Modem
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To operate UltraDial 3.0 with optimum performance, add:
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An 80 Coulumn Printer
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128k Memory
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A RAMdrive Program
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** TO BEGIN
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To start UltraDial, place the disk that contains
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ULTRA3.EXE in drive A: and type:
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A>ULTRA3
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Within a few moments, a text screen should appear telling
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you the rules of Com-Worx. Press a key and you will see the
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title screen begin. After the "COM-WORX Presents..." portion, you
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will be asked to select COM1: or COM2:, that is communications port
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number 1 or communications port #2. Enter the port to which your
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modem is connected to (enter a 1 or a 2).
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Then you will see the main title screen...press any key to go
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further...
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The program will then ask you to set the time and date. If
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it is already set, simply hit <ENTER> at each of the prompts.
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Finally the menu screen will appear and you will have the
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following options:
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[B]egin a dialing routine
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[S]can/Dial found numbers
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[P]rint a copy of numbers
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[C]ontact the author
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[D]elete old numbers
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[Q]uit to DOS
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These options are explained in detail on the following
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pages of this documentation...
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** BEGIN A DIALING ROUTINE
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This command is the master command of the entire program,
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it sets the dialing in motion. You will be using this command
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whenever you wish to start dialing...
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Your first prompt will be "Do you wish to delete old
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numbers that have been found?". This simply means, do you want
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to erase the file that contains the previously found numbers
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with carriers and start with a fresh one, or do you want to save
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them. Answer "Y" to start a fresh new file, or enter "N" to save
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the old one (remember, Ultra3 can only handle 18 numbers per file
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because of some problems, print out the file often and start a
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fresh one when possible).
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The second option is simple, "Do you want the modem speaker
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on?". Answer "Y" if you want the Hayes internal speaker on, and
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answer "N", if you want it off (this is also togglable during the
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program operation).
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Ok, now you are going to enter the vital numbers that will
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make this program run. The next prompt, after the speaker prompt,
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is the "PRELIMINARY NUMBER" prompt. This is a new feature to ULTRA
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DIAL and I will try to explain it the best I can.
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Whatever you enter at the PRELIMINARY NUMBER prompt will be
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dialed before EVERY number. This can be helpful for obtaining an
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outside line (i.e. hotels and buisnesses sometimes require you dial
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a "9" before dialing the outside number you wish to reach). If you
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have no use for this, simply hit <ENTER>, if you do want to use this
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function, enter the number(s) you wished to be dialed before EVERY
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number in the dialing sequence.
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Now you are going to enter the starting and ending numbers! Your
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first prompt will be to enter the area code, if you want to dial local
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simply hit <ENTER>, if not, enter the three digit area code.
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The next prompt will be for the beginning number, this will be
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the first number to be dialed. Here are some examples of the right
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and wrong way to enter numbers:
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RIGHT: 9861673 WRONG: 986-1673
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5205547 5,205547
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*** REMEMBER: DO NOT USE HYPHENS, COMMAS, ETC. JUST ENTER THE NUMBER!
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The next prompt will be for the ending number, the last number
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to be dialed. Use the same format as you saw above.
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Now the dialing begins...Your options are now held in function
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keys (the darker keys on the left side of the keyboard). There func-
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tions are described here...
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[F1] - SKIP # - allows you to skip on to the next phone number.
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For example, if the computer is on 986-1673 and
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you hit [F1] then it will skip to 986-1674 as
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soon as you hear the beep.
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[F2] - MAIN - takes you directly to the main menu and stops all
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active dialing. (Quits to the menu)
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[F3] - QUIT - ends the dialing and returns you to DOS.
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[F4] - PAUSE - pauses the timer so as to allow more waiting time
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and continues to hold the timer until you hit any
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key (remember to re-start it with any key).
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[F5] - SPKR - toggles the speaker on or off. When pressed, the
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screen will clear and you will be asked if you
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want the speaker on or off, then dialing will re-
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sume from the number you left off on.
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*** REMEMBER: THE FUNCTION KEYS TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO RESPOND!
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If the dialer finds a carrier at a certain number, it beeps,
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saves the number to disk, and continues dialing. If it completes
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the dialing routine by getting to the last number, it sounds an
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alarm to inform you (until you press any key). You are then
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returned to the main menu.
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** SCAN/DIAL FOUND NUMBERS
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This function allows you to see up to 18 of the found
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numbers in the file NUMBERS. You can select a number with the up
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and down cursor keys on the right side of the keyboard. If at
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first the arrow does not move when you hit the cursor up or down,
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try hitting <NumLock>. When you have the arrow pointing at the
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number you wish to try, hit <ENTER>.
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The computer will enter a terminal mode. Anything you type
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now will go straight to the modem. The computer will dial the
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number you selected and wait for a carrier. When it receives a
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carrier, it will connect at 300 baud, even parity, 7 data bits,
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and 1 stop bit.
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To exit the terminal mode and return to the main menu, hit
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the <ESC> key, up in the left hand corner of the keyboard. It
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will ask if you wish to dial another number and you may respond
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accordingly with "Y" or "N".
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** PRINT A COPY OF NUMBERS
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This function will print a copy of all of the phone numbers
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onto the printer. Also, the dates and times that the numbers
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were found will be printed. When the printing is complete, the
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computer will return to the main menu...
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*** CONTACT THE AUTHOR
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This function was just "an idea" that I thought would encourage
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people to report errors more often because it would be so simple to
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conatct me. This function will simply enter the terminal mode and
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dial The COM-WORX RBBS...Hit <ESC> to hang-up and exit...
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** DELETE OLD NUMBERS
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This function will erase the file NUMBERS which contains all
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of the phone numbers that have been found. You should use this
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at least every 18 numbers found.
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** QUIT TO DOS
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This function drops you into DOS (use only when you are
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finished using Ultra-Dial).
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-----------------------------------------------------------------
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THIS SOFTWARE WAS WRITTEN BY PAUL LEVY...A PROGRAMMER WITH OVER
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FIVE YEARS OF BASIC PROGRAMMING WITH MICROSOFT BASIC. IF YOU
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HAVE ANY IDEAS FOR ANY PROGRAMS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE,
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PLEASE CONTACT PAUL LEVY AT HIS BBS, 818-986-1673. ENJOY...
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EASE CONTACT PAUL LEVY AT HIS BBS, 818-986-1673. ENJOY...
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