HyperTerminalÒ Private Edition Version 3.0
by Hilgraeve Copyright 1996, 1997
Contents
What is HyperTerminal Private Edition?
HyperTerminal Private Edition is a more powerful version of Hilgraeve's HyperTerminal communications program, which Microsoft includes in every copy of Windows 95 and NT 4.x. We provide HyperTerminal PE to you for your free personal use in the hope that you will enjoy it and someday buy our award-winning, full-featured program, HyperACCESS for Windows 95 and NT.
You can download the latest version of HyperTerminal Private Edition now from Hilgraeve's web page or the HyperTerminal BBS (313-243-9957). You can also pick up icons (HyperTerminal session files) for other BBSs and online systems that you can call. Call again any time, to download subsequent versions of HyperTerminal PE, or to post comments or bug reports. We read all messages but seldom answer back, so please expect no response. User input is important to us and we appreciate your taking the time to send it.
You can get the all latest information on HyperTerminal Private Edition by subscribing to the HTPE mailing list. It is very simple to subscribe. The only requirement is that you have an internet-accessible e-mail address. Send an e-mail message to htpemail@hilgraeve.com with the following command as the only text in the body of your e-mail message:
subscribe hillist1 your e-mail address
You'll receive a confirmation of your subscription, instructions on how to unsubscribe, and a complete description of the list.
What is HyperACCESS for Windows 95 and NT
HyperACCESS for Windows 95 and NT is the OFFICIAL UPGRADE to HyperTerminal and HyperTerminal Private Edition. Click here for a brief summary of some of the new powers you'll have.
What the press has been saying about HyperACCESS for Windows 95 and NT
"Terminal communications,
whether through Internet telnet connections or plain old
telephone lines, has never been done better than by Hilgraeve's
$129 [list price] HyperACCESS for Windows 95 and NT. Elegant,
clear menus and tight integration with Windows and the Internet
make it our Editor's Choice among the terminal programs we looked
at." PC Magazine,
February 4, 1997
What users have been saying about HyperACCESS for Windows 95 and NT
"I downloaded and installed your beta 4 and anticipated the same kind of problems seen with other MS Telnet apps (had been using the shareware NetTerm). Instead I was given a clear and easy setup, the software called my DUN provider and made the connection, and .....duh! I was online to what I had selected within seconds. I mean fast...way too fast...this is not normal!"
"Everything (!!!!!!) worked exactly as I would want it to work!"
"This is NOT acceptable. You must surely have to have some of the same delays and glitches that Microsoft supplies, or at least kinks in the software. All those options I see surely must not be for real! Where are the problems?!!!!!"
"How DARE you offer such a bug-free and easy-to-use product without at least some glitches/bugs/limits somewhere? That is just not the way things work anymore...or is it? <<<chortle>>>"
"Seriously, thank you for another great product! You have once again set a Win95 standard we can use to compare all other "similar but not quite there yet" software."
"A most excellent product! If the above doesn't make this clear, I am very, very impressed." T.K.
How to get HyperACCESS for Windows 95 and NT and what it costs
HyperACCESS for Windows 95 and NT is available at all of the better software retailers. Click here for more information on HyperACCESS for Windows 95 and NT and list of current retailers.
Now's your chance to get the most advanced communications software ever - amazing HyperACCESS for Windows 95 and NT, plus a bunch of free utilities, internet tools and browsers - all in one easy, convenient CD (3.5 disks available on request) at one low price, risk free.*
If you are unable to locate HyperACCESS for Windows 95 and NT at your favorite software retailer, you can order the product direct from Hilgraeve for $69.95 plus shipping and handling.
To order offline, simply open the file ORDER.HTM, which accompanied this program, and fill out the form it contains. After you finish filling out the form, save ORDER.HTM and send it to Hilgraeve.
You can send ORDER.HTM to Hilgraeve in a variety of ways. You can print the file and mail it; fax it; copy it as the body of an e-mail message or include it as an e-mail attachment to sales@hilgraeve.com; or upload it to the Hilgraeve BBS. Use the addresses in the next section.
*if you aren't fully satisfied, you can call within 60 days for a refund
You can contact us through the following means:
Hilgraeve Inc.
111 Conant Ave., Suite A
Monroe, MI 48161
Phone numbers:
Customer Support: 313-243-0576
Hilgraeve Fax: 313-243-0645
Hilgraeve BBS: 313-243-5915 (telnet: hbbs.hilgraeve.com)
Hilgraeve Sales: 800-826-2760 (sales calls only) or 313-243-0576
Other contact information:
CompuServe: Go Hilgraeve
| Internet: | support@hilgraeve.com |
| sales@hilgraeve.com | |
| http://www.hilgraeve.com | |
| ftp.hilgraeve.com |
How HyperTerminal PE is Different
On the surface, HyperTerminal PE seems almost identical to HyperTerminal (except for its animated banner screen). Both are speedy 32-bit programs that take full advantage of the Windows 95 interface and key features, such as TAPI (Telephony API) and Unimodem universal modem support. And both support Hilgraeve's CommSense feature (US pat.5,319,776 ), which automatically identifies and sets parameters such as parity, stop bits and data bits, so you can call new online systems simply by entering their phone numbers.
Yet HyperTerminal PE offers several substantial advantages over the HyperTerminal program Microsoft currently includes with Windows 95. It adds the three features most often requested by HyperTerminal users: Automatic redial of busy phone numbers; Zmodem crash recovery for resuming interrupted file transfers; and support for foreign characters.
HyperTerminal PE also corrects some problems identified after Windows 95 was released. It transfers files properly through direct cable connections, and enumerates country codes correctly even if more than one TAPI service provider is installed. Its character delay setting now throttles text sending even when pasting from the clipboard. It also fixes problems that occurred with certain printers, and subtle errors in Minitel terminal emulation.
HyperTerminal PE also makes it easier to type commands directly to your modem, as a way to test the modem (or to enable you to issue modem commands, such as ATS=1). Now you can type characters directly on the terminal screen without first having to specify the name of the system you intended to call. The characters are simply sent to the TAPI device (modem) listed first by Windows 95. To send the characters to a different TAPI device, just open Properties and select that device.
HyperTerminal PE continues to evolve and reflect the requests of users. Two of the most requested features after the release of Version 2.0 were a simple answer mode and the ability to remap the backspace and delete keys. Both of these were added as well as host-controlled printing. You can now select HyperTerminal PE as the default telnet application for your browser. Problems with Shiva and other highspeed serial connections are fixed. The improved install program is easier to use and works better for international users.
Version 2.0 adds support for telnet sessions through TCP/IP. If you have TCP/IP installed on your computer, you may now connect to any telnet site through the internet using HyperTerminal PE's easy-to-use interface. Unlike most telnet clients, HyperTerminal PE adds file transfer capabilities to your telnet session for fast, reliable data exchange between your computer and the telnet host. It also features a valuable backscroll buffer, so you can review text that you received even after it has scrolled off the terminal screen.
Version 2.0 also makes several changes to the way files are handled when receiving files that already exist on your hard drive. First, partial files are always saved. This means that you will be able to recover an aborted file transfer using zmodem with crash recovery no matter which file transfer protocol you used. Secondly, if a file already exists on your hard drive, and you use any transfer protocol besides zmodem with crash recovery, the existing file will be renamed first using a "sequence number." For example, if you download a file called "mydoc.doc" and this file already exists, the existing file will be renamed "mydoc1.doc" and the incoming file will replace the existing file. Finally, if zmodem auto-start is used to download a file, the "zmodem with crash recovery" protocol will be used. An exception to this is when "zmodem" is selected in the Receive dialog, in which case the regular zmodem will be used.
Version 2.0 also includes a method to vary the delay between redials. This is particularly useful in some countries where there are limits to how quickly you can redial a busy number. The default delay is two seconds. The default delay is stored in the registry entry:
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\HyperTerminal\TimeToRedial
Detailed steps to change this value are listed in the section Changing the Redial Delay.
What the press has been saying about HyperTerminal Private Edition
"Hilgraeve's HyperTerminal Private Edition, Version 2.0 (HTPE2) sets a new standard for what to expect from free software….[it] is one the Internet's best giveaways."
PC Magazine, January 21, 1997
What users have been saying about HyperTerminal Private Edition
"Just a word of thank-you to Hilgraeve about that. The
free upgrade turned a mini-applette into a worthwhile addition
(one sufficient for me to abandon my long-used Telix.) I don't
know why it was free, and I'm not sure that it made economic
sense for Hilgraeve, but the choice to make it a free-upgrade
(sensible or not) resulted in my classifying Hilgraeve and
"one of the good guys.
Thank you again. Thanks to everyone there. Thank you very
much." R.P.
Installing and Using HyperTerminal PE
HyperTerminal Private Edition, Version 3.0 is provided as a
file called HTPE3.EXE, which is a self-extracting installation
program. Simply execute HTPE3.EXE and follow the installation
program's prompts. You can do this by either double-clicking on
the program name in the Explorer or entering the full path and
program name in the Run dialog that is one of the selections on
the Start menu.
That's it! HyperTerminal PE is now ready to use. You start and
use it the same as the HyperTerminal program provided with
Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0; see your Windows documentation or
Help for instructions.
Using HyperTerminal PE as a Telnet Client
Using HyperTerminal PE as a telnet client is simple. You must have TCP/IP installed on your computer first. Once that is done, simply change the "Connect using" setting to "TCP/IP (Winsock)" in HyperTerminal PE's Connect To property sheet, and enter the Host address (either the host name or its numeric IP address and port number). Telnet sites are typically listed in one of the two following forms
Host name:port number or numeric IP address:port number
If the port number isn't listed, the default port number of 23
is assumed (e.g. hbbs.hilgraeve.com). That is what HPTE will
propose as a port number. If a port number other than 23 is
listed after the colon, enter that number for the port.
That's all there is to it! You are now ready to connect to the telnet host.
1. Run the Registry Editor. If you don't have a shortcut setup
for the Registry Editor, type REGEDIT at a dos prompt.
2. Open the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE folder by clicking on the plus
sign to the left of the folder, or double-click on the folder.
3. Open the SOFTWARE folder and the Microsoft folder that it
contains in a similar fashion.
4. Open the HyperTerminal folder contained in the Microsoft
folder.
5. Open the TimeToRedial folder contained in the HyperTerminal
folder, and a value will appear in the window on the right.
6. Double-click on the (Default) to bring up the Edit String
dialog. Enter the new value and click OK.
7. Exit the Registry Editor.
If you find that special characters aren't being sent or
displayed correctly by HyperTerminal PE, try changing to a
different font. Due to the way Windows 95 maps characters under
different fonts, you will see a different character displayed if
you are using the Terminal font as opposed to the other available
fonts.
There is a more complete discussion of font issues in the FAQ section of the HTPE webpage.
Hilgraeve Inc. supplies HyperTerminal Private Edition free for
your personal use if: (a) you are using it on a machine that you
own; or (b) you are a student, faculty member or staff member of
an educational institution (K-12, junior college, college or
library) or an employee of a charitable non-profit organization;
or (c) your use of HyperTerminal Private Edition is for the
purpose of evaluating whether to purchase an ongoing license. The
evaluation period for use by or on behalf of a commercial or
government entity is 90 days.
Contact Hilgraeve at sales@hilgraeve.com or call us at (313) 243-0576 for information on individual and site licenses. Individual licenses start at $19.95.
You may obtain, use and redistribute HyperTerminal PE in its original form only. You may not charge for HyperTerminal PE in any way nor include it with any product that is sold, without prior written consent from Hilgraeve.
You may legally give HyperTerminal PE to others (or upload it to locations where others can download it), provided that you distribute only the complete, original HTPE3.EXE file. This ensures that everyone receives the right files in mint condition.
Attempting to reverse engineer or modify HyperTerminal Private Edition is unlawful. All rights reserved by Hilgraeve Inc., copyright 1995, 1996, 1997. HyperACCESS, HyperTerminal, and CommSense are registered trademarks of Hilgraeve Inc.; all other trademarks belong to their respective holders.