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- The following documents the corrections/enhancements/changes made to
- HOST-III/HOSTCALL versions 1.1.
-
- HOST-III
-
- Version 1.1b
- ------------
- 1. Corrected the problem which prevented XMODEM transmit at 1200 baud.
- 2. You can invoke XMODEM by appending the filename with either an =X or a
- +X.
- 3. After a caller issues the correct password, the program displays the
- contents of the file named BULLETIN, if it exists. The program bypasses
- this feature, if the caller is HOSTCALL.
-
- Version 1.1c
- ------------
- 1. The program can go online while you are engaged in voice communications.
- This is accomplished by entering an ALT-O after the program is up and
- running. Hang up your receiver before the two computers complete the
- initiation of their connection (or very carefully after the connection is
- made). Hanging up the receiver after the computers are connected sometimes
- causes a disconnect.
-
- Version 1.1d
- ------------
- 1. Experimental version.
-
- Version 1.1e
- ------------
- 1. The program will accept a baud rate of 2400.
- 2. Upon entering XMODEM, the program will check the communication parameters
- for 8-bit transmission. Previous versions closed and reopened the
- communications file for 8-bit transmission, whether or not communications
- was already set up for 8-bits. The closing of the communications file
- causes some modems to drop the carrier. This version avoids that problem.
- Users of earlier versions with external Hayes Smartmodems can avoid that
- problem by setting switch #1 to its down position.
-
-
- Version 1.1f
- ------------
- 1. The program no longer asks for a screen width. It assumes an 80 column
- screen.
- 2. You can select COM1: or COM2: as the communications port.
- 3. You can select the screen's foreground and background colors. This feature
- is useful for those with color graphic monitors. The program asks for the
- codes of your desired colors. These codes are:
-
- 0 Black 8 Grey
- 1 Blue 9 Light Blue
- 2 Green 10 Light Green
- 3 Cyan 11 Light Cyan
- 4 Red 12 Light Red
- 5 Magenta 13 Light Magenta
- 6 Brown 14 Yellow
- 7 White 15 High-intensity White
-
- Those with monochrome monitors should select a white foreground and a black
- background.
-
- Version 1.1g
- ------------
- 1. The program supports subdirectories. Unless you are certain that you are
- addressing the default drive, you should prefix your directory entry with
- the drive specification. (This is also true for filename entries.)
-
- 2. The program supports drive E.
-
- 3. On startup, if SETUP.HST exists, the program will assume a "Y" response
- to the "Is it OK?" prompt, after giving you 8 seconds to respond "Y" or
- "N".
-
-
- HOSTCALL
-
- Version 1.1b
- ------------
- 1. Corrected the problem which prevented XMODEM transmit at 1200 baud.
-
- Version 1.1c
- ------------
- 1. The program no longer requests the directories of drives A and B at the
- initiation of communications with HOST-III.
-
- Version 1.1d
- ------------
- 1. Experimental version.
-
- Version 1.1e
- ------------
- 1. The program will accept a baud rate of 2400.
- 2. Upon entering XMODEM, the program will check the communication parameters
- for 8-bit transmission. Previous versions closed and reopened the
- communications file for 8-bit transmission, whether or not communications
- was already set up for 8-bits. The closing of the communications file
- causes some modems to drop the carrier. This version avoids that problem.
- Users of earlier versions with external Hayes Smartmodems can avoid that
- problem by setting switch #1 to its down position.
- 3. While communicating with a full duplex host system in the DIRECT mode, the
- program will recognize and ignore the return echo of its own command.
- Previous versions assumed that the return echo was part of the host
- system's reponse and continued processing. This caused synchronization
- problems at points where there was a delay between the echo and the
- response. This feature significantly enhances the performance of the
- program. NOTE: If the host system converts your lower case letters to upper
- case, then you must send your commands in upper case, since the program
- checks for an exact match.
-
- Version 1.1f
- ------------
- 1. You can select COM1: or COM2: as the communications port.
- 2. You can select the screen's foreground and background colors. This feature
- is useful for those with color graphic monitors. The program asks for the
- codes of your desired colors. These codes are:
-
- 0 Black 8 Grey
- 1 Blue 9 Light Blue
- 2 Green 10 Light Green
- 3 Cyan 11 Light Cyan
- 4 Red 12 Light Red
- 5 Magenta 13 Light Magenta
- 6 Brown 14 Yellow
- 7 White 15 High-intensity White
-
- Those with monochrome monitors should select a white foreground and a black
- background.
-
- Version 1.1g
- ------------
- 1. The program supports subdirectories. Unless you are certain that you are
- addressing the default drive, you should prefix your directory entry with
- the drive specification. (This is also true for filename entries.)
-
- 2. The program supports drive E.