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3/6/94
THANKS for choosing Novaterm! Whether
you're a new user or you're updating
from an older version, I hope Novaterm
9.5 fulfills all of your wildest
telecommunication dreams!
Okay, okay, I admit, this little letter
is to encourage you to register your
copy of Novaterm. But before the
pitch, let me mention what's planned
for Novaterm in the near future. Your
registration will help these planned
features become a reality.
There are many new and enhanced
features planned for future versions of
Novaterm. Among those on the drawing
board are:
* Direct DMA access to RAM expansion
units for a large buffer area.
Novaterm needs to use the RAM
expansion unit as a large buffer
area, rather than as just another
disk drive.
* FAX document module, for use with FAX
modems. You ought to be able to send
a FAX from your Commodore 64!
* Zmodem upload. The other half of
Zmodem will be a great convenience.
* Enhanced 40/80 column text editor.
The text editor needs an 80 column
mode, and it needs more features,
such as a block copy/move/delete
function. The editor also needs to
be able to access Novaterm's buffer
directory.
* The ANSI editor needs some repair and
some new features.
* Fast 1541 read/write routines.
Novaterm sorely needs fast disk
routines to speed up file transfers
and other critical disk operations.
* Extended script file commands and
structures. The script language
needs some true programming commands,
like FOR and WHILE loops,
subroutines, and user-defined
variables.
* A block size count during file
transfers (determined by dividing the
byte count by 254).
Accomplishing some of these features
will require rewriting the main portion
of the program in assembly language (or
in C compiled down to assembly, if that
option becomes available to me). This
task will be made much easier by a new
Commodore 64 emulator for IBM PCs,
allowing me to continue development on
a much faster computer.
As you can see, there are still many
useful features planned for Novaterm.
But in order to accomplish them, I need
your support. Shareware registrations
are what keep this software going. If
you use Novaterm and would like to see
it continue to grow and offer more
features, I urge you to register. Even
if you've been using Novaterm for a
long time and are just now thinking
about registering, don't worry about it
- nobody's going to come after you!
Just know that your one-time regis-
tration makes it possible to continue
developing the software.
As a registered user, you are
immediately sent a disk with the most
recent version and the most recent
module updates (with the shareware
title screen replaced by your name, of
course). When a brand-new version of
Novaterm is released, you'll be
notified immediately by mail, and you
can upgrade simply by sending in a
blank disk. (And don't worry, your
name will not appear on a junk mailing
list somewhere. Registration
information is held in strict
confidence.)
Again, if you enjoy using Novaterm, I
urge you to register and support
software for your Commodore 64.
Nick Rossi