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- PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE (TM)
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- Version 1.0
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- February 12, 1988
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- Program Documentation
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- Copyright (C) 1988 DATASTORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- All Rights Reserved
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- Copyright (C) 1988 DATASTORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. All rights reserved.
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- No part of this manual may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed,
- stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language (natural or
- computer), in any form or by any means, except as described in the
- following license without the prior written permission of DATASTORM
- TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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- You are granted a limited license to use the software described in this
- manual. The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the
- terms of that license, which is described beginning on the next page.
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- Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does
- not represent a commitment on the part of DATASTORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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- DATASTORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC., may make improvements and/or changes in
- this manual and/or in PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE and/or in PROCOMM PLUS at
- any time.
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- ProComm is a registered trademark, and PROCOMM PLUS, PROCOMM PLUS TEST
- DRIVE, DATASTORM, the DATASTORM logo, the PROCOMM PLUS logo, ASPECT, and
- Intuitive Communications are trademarks of DATASTORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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- THIS SOFTWARE IS NOT FOR SALE
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- PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE is subject to the following license terms and
- conditions.
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- SINGLE COPY SOFTWARE LICENSE
- DATASTORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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- THIS IS A SINGLE COPY SOFTWARE LICENSE granted by DATASTORM
- TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Missouri corporation, with its mailing address at
- 1621 Towne Drive, Suite G, Columbia, Missouri 65202. PROCOMM PLUS TEST
- DRIVE is licensed to you as the end user. It is not sold.
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- 1.0 PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE is copyrighted material. You may use it on
- a trial basis provided you do not violate the copyright and if you
- follow these simple rules. Use of PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE on a
- regular basis requires purchase as described later.
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- 1.1 You may not make any changes or modifications to PROCOMM PLUS TEST
- DRIVE, and you may not decompile, disassemble, or otherwise
- reverse-engineer it. You may not rent or lease it to others.
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- 1.2 You may make copies of PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE only under the
- terms of the following section entitled "Limited License to Copy".
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- 2.0 This Software is Commercial Computer Software under Federal
- Government Acquisition Regulations and agency supplements to them.
- The Software is provided to the Federal Government and its agencies
- only under the Restricted Rights Provisions of the Federal
- Acquisition Regulations applicable to commercial computer software
- developed at private expense and not in the public domain. The Use,
- Duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to
- restrictions as set forth in subdivision (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights
- in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 252.227-7013.
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- 3.0 LIMITED WARRANTY. DATASTORM does not warrant that the functions
- contained in the software will meet your requirements or that the
- operation of the software will be uninterrupted or error free. The
- warranty does not cover any media or documentation which has been
- subjected to damage or abuse by you. The software warranty does not
- cover any copy of the software which has been altered or changed in
- any way by you or others. DATASTORM is not responsible for problems
- caused by changes in the operating characteristics of the computer
- hardware or operating system which are made after the delivery of
- the software.
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- 3.1 ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
- OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE LIMITED TO THE TERM OF THE
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- 3.2 DATASTORM SHALL NOT IN ANY CASE BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL,
- CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR OTHER SIMILAR DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY
- BREACH OF THESE WARRANTIES EVEN IF DATASTORM OR ITS AGENT HAS BEEN
- ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Some states do not
- allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential
- damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.
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- 3.3 The warranties set forth above are in lieu of all other express and
- implied warranties, whether oral, written, or implied, and the
- remedies set forth above are your sole and exclusive remedies.
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- 4.0 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. In no case shall DATASTORM's liability
- exceed the license fees paid for the right to use PROCOMM PLUS TEST
- DRIVE or ten Dollars ($10.00), whichever is greater.
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- 5.0 INTEGRATION. This License constitutes the entire agreement and
- understanding between the parties and supersedes any prior
- agreement or understanding whether oral or written, relating to the
- subject of this License. This Agreement may only be modified by a
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- You are granted a limited license to copy PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE only
- for the trial use of others subject to the software license described
- above, and also the following:
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- - PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE must be copied in unmodified form,
- complete with the following files:
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- PCPLUSTD.EXE - The TEST DRIVE program
- PCSTD.EXE - The TEST DRIVE Setup program
- PCPLUS.KBD - The TEST DRIVE keyboard file
- PCPLUS.HLP - The TEST DRIVE help file
- PCPLUSTD.DOC - The TEST DRIVE documentation
- CVTDIR.EXE - A dialing directory convert program
- PRINTHLP.EXE - A help file convert program
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- - The full and unmodified PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE documentation
- (PCPLUSTD.DOC) must be included with the copy.
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- - No fee, charge or other compensation may be accepted or requested
- by anyone without express written permission from DATASTORM. This
- includes disk vendors.
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- - PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE may not be distributed in conjunction with
- any other product or service without a specific license to do so
- from DATASTORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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- - PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE may be distributed only in North America.
- DISTRIBUTION OF PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE OUTSIDE OF NORTH AMERICA IS
- STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.
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- Operators of electronic bulletin board systems (Sysops) may post PROCOMM
- PLUS TEST DRIVE for downloading by their users without written permission
- only as long as the above conditions are met. A fee may be charged for
- access to the BBS as long as no specific fee is charged for access to the
- PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE files.
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- Distributors of public domain and user supported software, such as disk
- vending services, may distribute copies of PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE
- subject to the above conditions only after obtaining written permission
- from DATASTORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Such permission usually is granted;
- please write for details.
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
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- Introducing PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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- Purchasing PROCOMM PLUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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- Welcome to PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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- Starting PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
- What You'll Need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
- Installing PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
- Setting Up PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
- Setting Up Your Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
- Setting Up Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
- Setting Up PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
- Starting PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
- Exiting PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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- Using PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
- Learning PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE features . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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- ASPECT Script Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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- Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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- PROCOMM PLUS Order Blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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- Introducing PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE
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- PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE is the "try before you buy" version of PROCOMM
- PLUS. DATASTORM has created it to allow you to "test drive" PROCOMM PLUS
- before committing your hard earned dollars. This has benefits for both
- the users and the authors as described below.
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- First of all, though, you must be aware that PROCOMM PLUS and PROCOMM
- PLUS TEST DRIVE ARE NOT FREE SOFTWARE, NOR ARE THEY IN THE PUBLIC
- DOMAIN. Both programs are fully copyrighted works protected to the full
- extent of US and international copyright law.
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- Why allow a program "test drive"? PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE is based on a
- marketing technique called "shareware" or "user-supported software",
- which is a means for the computing community to receive quality software
- while directly supporting authors. It is based on the idea that the
- value and utility of software is often best assessed by the user on his
- or her own system. Only after using a program can one really determine
- whether it serves personal applications, needs and tastes.
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- The benefits to users are fairly obvious: you are allowed to thoroughly
- evaluate the software before purchasing it. How many times have you
- purchased an expensive piece of software only to find that it doesn't do
- what you need?
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- Software authors benefit by creating a distribution channel of satisfied
- users who recommend and pass along their product. This "pyramid effect"
- can be a very effective marketing technique, and is vastly less expensive
- than traditional marketing techniques. This is not to say that "test
- drives" and more traditional methods like magazine advertising are
- mutually exclusive. They may be used together very effectively to target
- different segments of the market.
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- What does this mean to you? While you are granted a limited license to
- evaluate the program on a trial basis, regular use of the program
- requires purchase. What is a "trial basis"? Kicking the program around
- over a weekend to see how it works is certainly using it on a trial
- basis. Installing and using the program in a production test environment
- for two weeks is trial use. Using the software twice a week for regular
- work for three months is not and therefore requires purchase. Using the
- program regularly for any regular task, especially if it has replaced
- other software, is not trial use. These examples are not intended as
- definitive rules, but more as general guidelines.
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- You are not allowed to modify the software under any conditions. We do,
- however, encourage you to create "add-on" support utilities and programs
- to enhance your and others' enjoyment of the program.
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- You may copy the program for the trial use of others subject to the rules
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- outlined in the previous section "Limited License to Copy". In general,
- you may only copy the program in complete and unmodified form, as we
- distribute it.
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- You may not charge any fee for copies of the program without written
- permission from DATASTORM. This applies especially to disk vendors.
- Some services mislead customers into thinking they have purchased the
- software, rather than just the disk and duplication service. If you have
- purchased this product from a disk vendor and feel they were misleading
- about what you have purchased, please write us and we will investigate
- the matter.
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- You may not include PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE with any other product,
- whether hardware or software, without specific license. For example, you
- may not include PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE on the hard drives of computers
- you sell, or include it with copies of software you have developed.
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- Purchasing PROCOMM PLUS
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- After using PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE for a while, you need to decide if
- you want to continue using it on a regular basis. If not, please feel
- free to continue copying it for the trial use of others, or to pass your
- copy along to a friend.
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- If you do decide to continue using it, it must be purchased. You can
- purchase the regular version of PROCOMM PLUS directly from DATASTORM; it
- can also be found at many retailers around the world.
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- Please note that there are two versions of the software: PROCOMM PLUS and
- PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE. The TEST DRIVE version may be copied and used
- for evaluation as described above. The purchased version of PROCOMM
- PLUS, however, may only be copied for backup purposes. After receiving
- your purchased copy of PROCOMM PLUS you may continue to copy PROCOMM PLUS
- TEST DRIVE for friends; you may not copy PROCOMM PLUS.
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- Why should you purchase PROCOMM PLUS? To pay for the software which you
- are gainfully using, and to support its authors and encourage them to
- produce more high quality software. And because regular use of PROCOMM
- PLUS TEST DRIVE without purchase is a violation of the license under
- which you use it.
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- When you purchase PROCOMM PLUS you will receive the following:
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- - Perpetual license to use the software you have purchased.
- - A two disk program set including the program itself, an external
- setup program, an installation program, a keyboard remapping
- program, a small but fast text editor and other useful utilities.
- You will also receive numerous sample script files for logging onto
- your favorite on-line services, dialing directories for several
- major cities, and lists of BBS systems around the world.
- - A 300+ page professionally written and printed manual which
- includes a tutorial, index and introduction to telecommunications.
- - 90 days telephone technical support.
- - Free membership offers to several on-line services.
- - Much, much more.
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- To order via credit card, call our toll free number (800) 626-2723 or
- call our business office at (314) 474-8461. Cash and check purchasers
- should use the order form in the back of this manual.
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- Welcome to PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE
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- PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE is everything you need to go on-line. Here's a
- summary of its major features:
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- Fully-Automated Dialing Directory
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- You can keep the names and numbers of up to 200 computers in a Dialing
- Directory--and you can create and use any number of Dialing Directories.
- PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE lets you include up to 10 dialing codes in your
- Dialing Directory entries, so you can easily access long-distance
- carriers or dial out through a PBX system. You can have PROCOMM PLUS TEST
- DRIVE dial either a single number or a list of numbers, and PROCOMM PLUS
- TEST DRIVE will automatically redial if a number is busy. It keeps track
- of the date of your last call, and the total number of calls for each
- entry. In addition, it keeps a log of the date and time of all calls so
- that you can easily verify your telephone bills.
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- Error-Correcting File-Transfer Protocols
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- PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE supports 13 standard protocols, and it allows you
- to specify up to 3 "external" protocols.
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- A Powerful Script Language
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- PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE's ASPECT script language is an extremely
- powerful, full-featured programming language with conditionals
- (If/Then/Else and Switch/Case), advanced screen handling, file I/O,
- mathematical functions, looping, memory variables, subroutines and much
- more. You can use script files to perform automated log-ons, unattended
- file transfers, and many other tasks. Or, you can use a script file to
- have PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE "come alive" any time, night or day. For
- example, tell PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE to call your favorite information
- service, download the required data, and print a report; all while you
- get a good nights sleep, and when telephone and connect rates are at
- their lowest!
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- Terminal Emulation
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- PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE emulates 16 popular video-display terminals.
- Terminal emulation permits you to run full-screen mainframe applications
- using your PC as a remote terminal.
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- Context-Sensitive Help
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- PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE can give you full-screen detailed help no matter
- where you are in the program. The context-sensitive help facility always
- knows "what you are doing" and displays help on the current task.
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- Keyboard Macros
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- PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE features 10 "global" macro keys for storing
- frequently transmitted character strings such as user ID's and passwords.
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- Line Settings
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- PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE operates at the following baud rates: 300, 1200,
- 2400, 3800, 9600, 19,200, 38,400, 57,600 and 115,200. It can operate with
- Space, Even, Odd, Mark or No parity; 7 or 8 data bits; and 1 or 2 stop
- bits. PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE supports up to 8 user-definable serial
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- Host Mode
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- PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE's powerful Host mode allows remote access to your
- machine for unattended file transfers, electronic mail, DOS access,
- remote program execution and more. The host operator can assign
- individual user ID's, passwords and security levels to the remote users.
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- Chat Mode
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- PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE lets you split the screen for on-line
- conferencing in CompuServe's CB Simulator, GEnie's LiveWire CB Simulator,
- and The Source's CHAT facilities.
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- PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE lets you run up to two external program by
- pressing a "hot key" without exiting PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE!
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- You can run PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE under Windows, TopView, DESQview,
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- What You'll Need
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- - Computer: an IBM PC, XT, or AT computer (or a computer that is
- compatible with any of these).
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- - Memory: at least 192K of available RAM.
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- - Operating System: PC-DOS or MS-DOS, version 2.0 or later.
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- - Disk Drives: at least one floppy-disk drive, or at least one
- floppy-disk drive and one hard-disk drive.
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- - Display: A monochrome monitor with a monochrome display adapter; a
- composite monitor with a Color Graphics Adapter; an Enhanced Color
- Display with an Enhanced Graphics Adapter; or a monitor and display
- adapter compatible with any of these.
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- - Modem: Virtually any modem, Hayes-compatible or not, external or
- internal, any speed.
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- - Serial port: Required only if you're using an external modem.
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- Installing PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE
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- If you received PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE directly from DATASTORM, or from
- an authorized distributor, there is very little to do to install it.
- Simply copy the contents of the distribution disk onto a working diskette
- or your hard disk. Be aware that PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE will create a
- number of support files, so leave plenty of room.
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- If you downloaded PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE from a BBS or on-line service,
- it probably came in archived format. A file archive, usually identified
- with a file extension of .ARC, is a group of related files that have been
- collected together and then compressed into a single file. Before using
- the files within the archive they must be un-archived into their original
- and separate form. This can be achieved using any of a number of
- "archive utilities" such as ARC.EXE (from System Enhancement Associates),
- ARCE.EXE (also from SEA) or PKXARC.COM (from PKWARE). These programs use
- different command syntax; to get a listing of the proper commands to use,
- execute the program without any parameters. For example, entering
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- Setting Up Your Modem
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- Before you can start using PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE, you need to make sure
- that your modem is set up properly.
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- What you need to do to your modem depends on whether you have an internal
- modem (a modem on a board inside your computer) or an external modem (a
- modem separate from your computer).
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- To set up an external modem
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- If you have not already connected your modem to your computer and to the
- telephone line, do so now--your modem's manual describes how to do this.
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- Most modems have a set of switches that set certain operating
- characteristics for the modem. You'll need to check the setting of two
- of them in order to use PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE to its fullest.
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- Look in your modem's manual for information about these switches. (The
- manual may refer to them as "modem switches," "configuration switches,"
- or "DIP switches.")
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- You'll need to set two of your modem's switches:
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- - The CD (Carrier Detect) Switch. This is switch 6 on most
- Hayes-compatible modems. Set this switch so that your modem
- controls the CD line (with the other setting of this switch, the CD
- line is not controlled by the modem).
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- - The DTR (Data Terminal Ready) Switch. This is switch 1 on most
- Hayes-compatible modems. Set this switch so that your modem
- monitors the status of the DTR line (with the other setting of this
- switch, the modem ignores the status of the DTR line).
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- Note: If your modem doesn't have switches, it will have software commands
- you can use for the same purpose. Look in your modem's manual to find
- the commands that control CD and DTR, then include these commands in the
- modem's initialization command.
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- To set up an internal modem
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- An internal modem can be set to work on any of two (or more) "COM ports"
- (communications ports).
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- COM ports--also known as serial ports--are typically used for (in
- addition to modems) serial printers and mouse pointing devices. If such a
- device is already connected to your computer, it is using one of your COM
- ports, and you won't be able to use that port for your modem. You should
- find out which COM port is used for that device, then make sure your
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- tell PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE which COM port that is. PROCOMM PLUS TEST
- DRIVE can work with any of eight COM ports--COM 1 through COM 8.
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- Note: If your modem has a CD or a DTR switch, set it as described above
- for an external modem. If it doesn't have these switches, check your
- modem's manual to see if there are software commands you can use for the
- same purpose. If there are, include these commands in the modem's
- initialization command.
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- Setting Up Your Computer
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- To run PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE most efficiently, you'll need to make sure
- that your CONFIG.SYS file and your AUTOEXEC.BAT file contain certain
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- To set up a hard-disk system
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- The AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files, if they exist, are located in the
- root directory of your disk. If you're not familiar with these files,
- consult your DOS manual or a book about DOS to see how to modify these
- files as recommended below.
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- You can start PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE from any directory on your disk by
- specifying the PCPLUS directory (the directory where you've installed
- PROCOMM PLUS) in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file's PATH command.
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- When PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE needs to access files it uses for the
- Dialing Directory, the Setup facility, keyboard macros, and the
- translation table it normally looks only in the current directory (and
- creates them there if they do not exist). If you want to keep these files
- in some other directory, specify that directory in a SET PCPLUS command
- in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file--PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE will look for those
- files in that directory if it doesn't find them in the current directory.
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- For example, if you wanted to keep the PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE files in
- the directory \COM\PCPLUS, you would include this command in your
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- PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE needs to access many files at the same time. So
- that these files can be accessed, you need to include this command in
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- Include a FILES and BUFFERS command in your CONFIG.SYS file, as described
- above for a hard disk system. If you're not familiar with the CONFIG.SYS
- file, consult your DOS manual or a book about DOS to see how to create or
- modify it.
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- Setting Up PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE
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- If you're just starting with PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE for the first time,
- you'll probably want to go on-line as soon as possible. Although PROCOMM
- PLUS TEST DRIVE lets you change over 100 set-up specifications, the only
- thing you must do in order to get started is make sure that PROCOMM PLUS
- TEST DRIVE knows which COM port your modem is using. To do so, access
- the Line Settings option (Alt-P) after starting PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE.
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- Note: If you're using a modem that's not Hayes-compatible (your modem's
- manual will tell you if it is), you must give PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE
- certain information about how your modem works. You can do this using the
- Setup facility (Alt-S) after you start PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE.
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- Starting PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE
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- - Make sure the DOS prompt (C>) is showing on your screen.
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- - Change to the drive and/or directory where your PROCOMM PLUS TEST
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- - Press any key to display the PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE information
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- This screen describes the terms under which you may use and copy PROCOMM
- PLUS TEST DRIVE. When you purchase PROCOMM PLUS no such screen will
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- PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE enters Terminal mode.
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- Note: PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE uses an overlay structure. If you are
- running from a floppy diskette, from time to time PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE
- will need to access the PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE disk in drive A. You
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- DRIVE is in Terminal mode. The bottom line of the screen is called the
- "Status line". The status line contains information about current
- PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE settings and options.
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- You tell PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE what you want to do by giving it
- commands. You enter a PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE [Alt] key command by
- holding down the [Alt] key while you press the appropriate function key
- or letter key. For example, here's how to enter the [Alt-Z] command,
- which displays the Command Menu (a list of all the other [Alt] key
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- You can enter nearly all of the commands listed on the Command Menu the
- same way you entered the [Alt-Z] command--by holding down the [Alt] key
- while you press the other key. You can display the Command Menu whenever
- you need to find out what command to use. However, you can enter a
- command using [Alt] at any time, regardless of whether not the Command
- Menu is displayed on your screen.
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- Note: The Command Menu is part of PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE's help
- facility. Pressing [Alt-Z] displays information about whatever you're
- doing. For example, if you were to press [Alt-Z] now (with the Command
- Menu on the screen), PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE would display help
- information about Terminal mode.
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- Learning PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE features
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- PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE comes with a 40K on-line help file (called
- PCPLUS.HLP) to speed you on your way to learning the system. To access
- the help facility simply press [Alt-Z] at any point in the program. Help
- text specific to the task at hand will be displayed. This on-line help
- facility is more than adequate for learning the majority of PROCOMM PLUS
- TEST DRIVE features. When you purchase PROCOMM PLUS you will receive a
- 300+ page professionally written and printed manual that includes
- sections on every feature, a tutorial, an index and an introduction to
- telecommunications.
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- If you prefer to read printed text, we've included a program called
- PRINTHLP.EXE which will create a readable, printable copy of the help
- text in a file called PCPLUSTD.TXT.
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- One of the most powerful features included in PROCOMM PLUS and PROCOMM
- PLUS TEST DRIVE is the ASPECT script language. ASPECT is an extremely
- powerful, full-featured programming language with conditionals
- (If/Then/Else and Switch/Case), advanced screen handling, string
- manipulation, file I/O, mathematical functions, branching, memory
- variables, subroutines and more.
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- transfers and many other tasks.
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- followed by one or more "parameters," which specify the particular way
- you want the command to work. Commands and parameters conform to certain
- rules which are called "syntax." Like the syntax of spoken language,
- "command syntax" ensures that the meaning of the command statement is
- clear and unambiguous. ASPECT script files have a file extension of ASP.
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- special escape character "`" (ASCII 96); for example, MESSAGE "She
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- drive, but all of the following commands are available and fully
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- ALARM [seconds] GET Sx [length]
- ASSIGN Sx "string"|Sy GETFILE protocol [filename]
- ATGET row col attrib length Sx GOSUB label
- ATOI Sx Nx GOTO label
- ATSAY row col attrib Sx|"string" HANGUP
- BOX row1 col1 row2 col2 attrib HELP
- BREAK HOST
- BYE IF [NOT] condition
- CHDIR "[driveid:]\path" ELSE
- CLEAR [attrib] ENDIF
- CONNECT INC Nx
- CUROFF INIT Nx integer|Nx
- CURON ISFILE "filename"|Sx
- CWHEN ITOA Nx Sx
- DATE Sx KERMSERVE SENDFILE|GETFILE
- DEC Nx |FINISH|LOGOUT
- DEFAULT KFLUSH
- DIAL "[ldcode] entry [ldcode]"|Sx LOCATE row col
- DIR "string"|Sx LOG
- DIV integer|Nx1 integer|Nx2 Nx3 OPEN ["filename"|Sx]|CLOSE|SUSPEND
- DOS "command" [WAIT] |RESUME
- ELSE MACRO number|Sx
- EMULATE terminal MATGET row col attrib length Sx
- EXECUTE "asp_file"|Sx MDIAL "[ldcode] Number [ldcode]"
- EXIT |Sx
- FATSAY row col attrib "fmt_str" MESSAGE "string"|Sx
- [[Sx|Nx]...] MGET Sx [length]
- FCLOSEI MLOAD "filename"|Sx
- FCLOSEO MUL integer|Nx integer|Nx Nx
- FGETC Sx PAUSE seconds
- FGETS Sx PRINTER ON|OFF
- FIND Sx "target"|Sy QUIT
- FOPENI "string"|Sx TEXT|BINARY RETURN
- FOPENO "string"|Sx TEXT|BINARY RFLUSH
- FPUTC "C"|Sx RGET Sx [length] [delay]
- FPUTS "string"|Sx RUN "program"|Sx [WAIT]
- FREAD Sx integer|Nx Nx
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- SET parameter value SWITCH Sx
- ALARM ON|OFF CASE "target"|Sx|"_NULL"
- ASCII BLANKEX ON|OFF ENDCASE
- ASCII CHARPACE milliseconds [DEFAULT
- ASCII DN_CR CR|CR_LF|STRIP ENDCASE]
- ASCII DN_LF LF|CR_LF|STRIP ENDSWITCH
- ASCII ECHO ON|OFF TERMINAL
- ASCII LINEPACE tenths TIME Sx 0|1
- ASCII PACECHAR number TRACE ON|OFF
- ASCII TABEX ON|OFF TRANSMIT "string"|Sx
- ASCII UP_CR CR|CR_LF|STRIP TYPE "filename"|Sx
- ASCII UP_LF LF|CR_LF|STRIP WAITFOR "target"|Sx
- ATIME seconds [delay|FOREVER]
- BACKSPACE NONDEST|DEST WHEN "target" "response"|Sx
- BAUDRATE rate BREAK time
- CR CR|CR_LF
- DATABITS 7|8
- DLDIR "path"|Sx
- ENQ ON|OFF|CISB
- HARDFLOW ON|OFF
- KERMIT 8QUOTE char
- KERMIT BLOCKCHECK 1|2|3
- KERMIT CQUOTE char
- KERMIT EOLCHAR char
- KERMIT FILETYPE TEXT|BINARY
- KERMIT HANDSHAKE char
- KERMIT PACKSIZE number
- KERMIT PADCHAR char
- KERMIT PADNUM number
- PARITY EVEN|ODD|NONE|MARK
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- PORT COM1|COM2|...COM8
- RDELAY seconds
- REMOTECMD ON|OFF
- SCROLL ON|OFF
- SOFTFLOW ON|OFF
- SOUND ON|OFF
- STOPBITS 1|2
- TRANSLATE ON|OFF
- TXPACE millisecs
- WRAP ON|OFF
- SHELL
- SNAPSHOT
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- STRCAT Sx "string"|Sy
- STRCMP Sx "string"|Sy
- STRCPY Sx "string"|Sy
- STRFMT Sx "fmt_str" [[Sy|Ny]...]
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- Obviously we cannot offer technical support to the tens of thousands of
- people trying PROCOMM PLUS TEST DRIVE before they purchase. However,
- when you purchase PROCOMM PLUS you will receive free telephone support
- for up to 5 calls during a 90 day period from the date DATASTORM receives
- your registration card. Additional technical support may also be
- purchased to extend your 90 day free period.
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- In addition to the telephone support you receive when you purchase
- PROCOMM PLUS, DATASTORM has created a product support RoundTable on
- GEnie, the General Electric Network for Information Exchange. The
- RoundTable has been created as a means for DATASTORM's customers to ask
- technical questions, download related and user supplied support programs
- and files and share ideas with other users. To find out what your local
- GEnie access number is call (800) 638-9636.
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