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- {COMMO} 4.5 January 12, 1991
-
-
- {COMMO} (tm) is a Telecommunications Program that offers great power, speed
- and flexibility in a small, easy-to-use package.
-
- {COMMO} is Shareware. Please see the Licensing Notice in the COMMO.DOC file
- and also the Registration Form provided in this package. Registration allows
- you to eliminate the opening advertisement and to personalize your copy of
- the program.
-
- A registration fee of $25.00 US is required for continued use. Add $5.00
- handling charge for a diskette containing the current release (specify 5.25"
- or 3.5"). Mail to:
-
- Fred P. Brucker
- P.O. Box 9103
- Santa Rosa, CA 95405
-
-
- See the list of support BBS's and networks at the end of this document.
-
-
- The {COMMO} package should contain the following files:
-
- READ.ME This read file
- HISTORY A history of recent revisions
- REGISTER.FRM A registration/order form
- LICENSES Sample license forms
- COMMO.DOC How to get started, macro programming
- COMMO.COM The executable program
- COMMO.CFG A sample Configuration File
- COMMO.FON A sample Dialing Directory File
- COMMO.MAC A sample Macro File
- COMMO.HLP The Online Help File
- CO-PIF.DVP A sample DESQview Program Info File
- VT102-1.MAC VT102 keyboard support file #1
- VT102-2.MAC VT102 keyboard support file #2
- MACROS.TXT Some macro examples
-
-
- New users please read the file COMMO.DOC. {COMMO} is a little different from
- other terminal programs and the time will be well spent. Pay special
- attention to Appendix A, "Setting Up Your Modem."
-
-
- --------------------------
- What's new in {COMMO} 4.5? {Previous users please read!!!}
- --------------------------
-
- If you missed any recent {COMMO} releases, please refer to the file HISTORY to
- get caught up on the changes and improvements.
-
- Bugs Fixed
- ----------
-
- Pressing Esc to exit a window would cause a macro to terminate (if one was
- running).
-
- There was a problem with timers expiring early at the stroke of midnight,
- This caused the "Holding until ..." message to go away, the PAUSe function to
- terminate early, etc.
-
- The DISPlay function would write some unwanted characters when used only to
- position the cursor.
-
- Major Changes
- -------------
-
- {COMMO} now has Scrollback! Just press Alt-K from the Terminal Screen.
-
- The Capture File feature now offers two new modes: Filter and Raw. Use these
- when you need to capture data as it comes from the serial port.
-
- Chat Mode and Doorway Mode have been enhanced (see below).
-
- --------------------
- Support File Changes
- --------------------
-
- Configuration File
- ------------------
-
- The Configuration File has a new (and very fast) processor. The file is
- processed at startup and then released from memory. Pressing Alt-G reads it in
- for editing and re-processing. It will stay in memory until the space is
- needed for something else (like Shell to DOS). This frees up almost 5k for
- other purposes (the file is saved automatically whenever necessary). The
- editing command, Alt-Q, no longer applies to the Config File since it is
- inconsistent with these changes.
-
- A number of new items have been added. Please take a few minutes to edit the
- new sample file to your own needs. The simplest way is to print your old
- file, then edit the new file using the printout as a guide. You will NOT be
- able to start {COMMO} using your old Configuration File.
-
- New items:
-
- Item 34. Startup pacing character. This allows you to specify an initial
- ASCII Upload pacing character without having to use a macro.
-
- Item 39. Startup Capture File Mode. SCREEN captures data as it appears on
- the screen. RAW captures data as it comes from the serial port -- with ANSI
- control characters, etc. FILTER is like raw, but filters out ANSI control
- sequences -- useful for data with lines longer than 80 characters.
-
- Item 46. Scrollback Buffer size in kilobytes. This allocates memory for the
- Scrollback buffer. 0 will disable the feature.
-
- Item 50. Obtain number of screen lines from DOS. If this is "yes" {COMMO}
- will automatically adjust to the number of screen lines currently set in DOS.
- You no longer need to use the "/L=" command line switch.
-
- Item 51. Number of lines in upper Chat Mode window. This allows customizing
- the Chat Mode split.
-
- Item 52. Send when Enter is pressed in Chat Mode. Set this to "yes" to use a
- "CB Simulator" or other host that echoes what you type.
-
-
- Macro Processor
- ---------------
-
- New functions:
-
- CAPMode. Allows the Capture File Mode to be set via macro.
-
- SCROllback. Displays the Scrollback buffer.
-
- A new EXECute parameter "%m" has been added. This variable contains the speed
- from the modem connect message and may be used to pass the modem connect speed
- to external protocols for time estimation.
-
-
- General
- -------
-
- A color chart is now available in the Internal Editor. Use it to set the
- colors in the Configuration File or for the DISPlay function in the Macro
- File. Just press F10 at any time to pop it up.
-
- The screen is no longer cleared when Doorway Mode is entered. Also the
- terminal mode parameters are not reset. If needed, these can be done with a
- macro. See "Doorway Mode" in COMMO.DOC for details.
-
-
-
- -------
- Support
- -------
-
- My telephone number for inquiries and support for registered users is
- (707) 573-1065. Please restrict calls to business hours (Pacific time).
-
- You can also contact me for support (and find the latest {COMMO} release) on
- the following systems. My heartfelt thanks to the Sysops and many others for
- their help in distributing and testing {COMMO}.
-
- Networked Conferences
- ---------------------
-
- Ask your local BBS to carry one of these conferences!
-
- RelayNet (tm) International Message Exchange (RIME), {COMMO} conference.
-
- Intelec (tm) Network \
- U'NI-net > shared {COMMO} conference.
- WESTNET /
-
- Bulletin Board Systems
- ----------------------
-
- Directory Assistance (RBBS) Santa Rosa, CA (707) 538-8710
-
- Sysop: Jim Goodenough. The home of the original {COMMO} support
- conference (now on RIME).
-
- MAS-BBS (DBBS) Brooklyn, NY (718) 444-4555
-
- Sysop: Matt Kahn. Registered {COMMO} users have free access to this
- subscription system's message base and to download new releases of
- {COMMO}. Just leave a comment requesting free access on this basis.
-
- Motherboard (PCBoard) Petaluma, CA (707) 778-8841
-
- Sysop: Julie Buerg.
-
- The Outland (DMG) Santa Rosa, CA (707) 575-0636
-
- Sysop: Shad Muegge. This is my local base for the {COMMO} Fidonet echo
- (name COMMO). The network address is 1:125/180.0 (request a feed).
-
- Palladin (Auntie) San Rafael, CA (415) 485-1736
-
- Sysop: Al Kalian.
-
- Commercial Services
- -------------------
-
- CompuServe EASYPLEX (go mail) 71021,356
-
- GEnie GE Mail F.BRUCKER1
-
-
- Please feel free to distribute this package according to the rules outlined on
- the cover page of COMMO.DOC.
-
-
- Thank you, and I hope you enjoy {COMMO}.
-
-
- Fred P. Brucker
-