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- Simterm 2.0c Compiled: October 8, 1990
- - Added Send BREAK Signal function, requested by user. Needed for
- loggon to some specialized systems.
- - Cosmetic change to file transfer window. Aprox. cps and Elapsed
- time indicators were not spaced from seperation line.
- - Modified code in low level async routines to make them more
- "well behaved".
-
- Simterm 2.0b Compiled: September 22, 1990
- - Fixed buffer pointer problem in Zmodem routines which caused
- downloaded files to be prefixed with last few packets from
- previous file when doing Zmodem multiple file downloads.
- - Modified some code in the Dialing Directory as Simterm would, on
- occasion, not dial correctly, usually requiring the user to exit
- the dialing directory and send the init string to get the modem to
- respond to dial commands again.
-
- Simterm 2.0a Compiled: September 3, 1990
- - Fixed file pointer problem in Ascii upload which locked Simterm
- at the end of the file.
- - Fixed problem with Echo and Linefeeds status line indicators not
- being updated after Dial or Options menu made changes.
-
- Simterm 2.0 Compiled: August 23, 1990
- - Extensive rewrite, all low level routines redone in assembly for
- efficiency.
- - All serial IO interrupt routines redone for greater efficiency.
- - Video routines are now all direct screen access with snow checking
- option in the configuration menu for CGA users.
- - ANSI support integrated into video routines. No need for ANSI.SYS
- - Ascii, Ymodem, and Zmodem transfer protocols added. Xmodem and
- 1k-Xmodem routines redone for greater efficiency. All file access
- during transfers is buffered to reduce time lost to disk writes.
- - File transfer window expanded. Now displays elapsed time and
- aproximate characters per second during transfer.
- - Zmodem resume transfer and auto start Zmodem downloads supported
- - Wildcards supported when entering filename to upload using Ymodem
- or Zmodem protocols.
- - Capture file now supported with pause capability and ANSI codes
- stripped before written to disk.
- - Three function menus removed. Help is now a menu to all functions.
- See "The Help Menu" section in the documentation.
- - Dialing directory expanded to 45 entries.
- - Dialing directory now supports auto redial, tagging entries, and
- automatic untagging of entries when connected to.
- - Support for COM3 and COM4 added
- - Baud rates now go up to 19200 baud
- - Display colours can be customized by user.
-
- Simterm 1.3 Compiled: November 5, 1989
- - A bug in the file transfer routines, limiting the total number of
- blocks, was fixed. The total file size transfered is no longer
- limited.
- - A minor fix in the Online/Offline indicator was done. For CGA
- systems that don't have hardware snow suppression, there was quite
- a bit of snow when Simterm was sitting idle. This was due to the
- line status being updated whenever there was no input from the
- comm line. Now it only updates if there is a change in status or
- the time changes.
- - Two new commands were added to the Config <F4> menu. These are
- local echo and add linefeeds. You can invoke either from the menu
- or use their shortcut keys Alt-E and Alt-L. These are both toggles
- and a box appears stating if they are on or off.
- - The Alt-L List Directory command was changed to Alt-F Files Directory
- command because of the conflict with the newly added Linefeeds
- command.
-
- Simterm 1.2 Compiled: August 15, 1989
- - Ctrl-C trapping was fixed to prevent Simterm from aborting
- back to dos, leaving the system ready to hang.
- - PGUP & PGDN are no longer used to change pages in the dialing
- directory. TAB is now used to toggle between them.
- - The dialing directory will remember what number you were on and
- place you back there when you recall it.
- - The dialing directory is more informative when you press ENTER
- to dial a number. It now tells you the name and number of the
- item you selected rather than just letting the modem echo the
- command string back.
- - When editing an item in the dialing directory, the windows will
- all appear centred on the screen, rather than floating under the
- item being edited. The name and number window will also have a
- title informing you of the current setting.
- - The disk directory function now displays the path of the displayed
- directory at the top of the menu so your better informed of where
- your looking on disk.
- - A modem initialization string has been added to the configuration
- function and is sent on startup to allow the modem to be custom
- configured for your particular needs.
-
- Simterm 1.1 Compiled: June 17, 1989
- - The decompression algorithim for the menu data and the menu
- display routine were modified to allow the menu colours to be
- changed dynamically. This allows colour users to have colour
- menus while monochrome users still get the correct monochrome
- attributes.
- - An bug in the 'Online' clock routine was fixed.
-
- Simterm 1.0 Compiled: June 10, 1989
- - Simterm would not recognize a monochrome system, so the
- direct screen writes (menus) would not be displayed.
- A minor revision was made and the version number didn't change.