135 lines
3.9 KiB
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135 lines
3.9 KiB
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(==)--(==)--(==)--(*)--(==)--(==)--(==)
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(::) Cat-term 1.2 by The Gryphon (::)
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(==)--(==)--(==)--(*)--(==)--(==)--(==)
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Cat-term was designed to be a small
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terminal program with only the best
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features incorporated into it. Among
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these are a 28K capture buffer, a busy/
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ring detect, and a catsend auto dialer.
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Below is an explaination of Cat-term's
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features.
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A) Auto search. This option is used
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to connect with a terminal that has
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already been called, and is sending out
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a carrier. Essentially, auto search
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simply jumps over the dialing routine,
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and goes right to the carrier detect
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routine.
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B) Buffer on/off. This will allow you
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to toggle the capture buffer as receiv-
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ing or not receiving. All captured data
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can be later viewed or written to disk.
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C) Clear buffer. Erases all memory in
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buffer.
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D) Dial a number. This should be self-
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explanatory. There are a few features
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that do need some explaination. when
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typing out the # to dial, including a
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'+' will make the terminal wait until
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it hears a tone (dial tone, sprint
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tone, etc.) It will then continue to
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dial the number. After completing the
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dialing procedure, it jumps to the
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carrier detect mode. This will not only
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search for a carrier, but it will also
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count the amount of rings/busy signals
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it has heard, and hang up/redial after
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a designated amount of either. The
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terminal will continue to auto-dial the
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number entered until you press escape.
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When it connects, it will either enter
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Cat-term, or Catsend, whichever you
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have told it to do.
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E) Enter Cat-term. This option is for
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use when you have already connected,
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and are on-line, and wish to get back
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into the terminal program.
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H) Hang up.
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L) Length of buffer. This gives you the
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length (in hex bytes) of the capture
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buffer. The maximum it can hold is
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$7000 (28K.)
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T) Toggle connect. This toggles between
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catsend and Cat-term. If you choose
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Cat-term, it will enter Cat-term when
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it detects a carrier. If you choose
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Catsend, it will ask you to insert a
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disk with catsend 3.0 on it, and press
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a key. If you hit <ESC> you will go
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back to the main menu. Any other key
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loads catsend into memory. Cat-term
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and catsend occupy different ranges of
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memory, so both can be in at once.
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You must clear or write the buffer
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before loading catsend, as it will
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over-write it. When it detects a
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carrier, it will give a page, and jump
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directly into catsend.
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V) View buffer. This allows you to see
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the contents of the capture buffer.
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pressing any key during this starts/
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stops the listing, and <ESC> gets you
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back to the main menu.
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W) Write buffer. This writes the con-
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tents of the current buffer into a
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text file, and clears the buffer's
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memory.
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X) Exit to basic. You must write or
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clear buffer before you do this.
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?) Gives you a menu of commands.
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! Misc. notes !
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\--------------/
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When in Cat-term, you begin in normal
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typing mode. This is for people who
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have a ][e. If you have a ][+ with
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a shiftkey mod, pressing ctrl-Q will
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toggle between caps lock and shift-
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key mod. Also, for ][+ users, press-
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ing Ctrl-@, Ctrl-], and Ctrl-^ will
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produce \, [, and _, respectively.
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Pressing <ESC> gets you back to the
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main menu, but does not disconnect you.
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To get back to the terminal, press E.
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Also, there are a number of areas
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in memory that can be changed to suit
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the users needs. Below is a list of
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these locations, and what they do.
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$BB3: 1=pulse dialing/0=tone dialing.
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$1224: Terminal cursor character. Here
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are some samples:
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$20: inverse space.
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$A0: no cursor.
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$DF: _ (underline character.)
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$1301: # of busies before redial.
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$1305: # of rings before redial.
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That's about it, and if you have any
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questions, or find any bugs, leave me
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mail on The Barracks, Sherwood Forest
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][ or ///, or the King's Lair.
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-The Gryphon
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3/17/85 |