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- HOW TO SEE ANSI GRAPHICS
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- Compiled by: Craig Kamman
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- November 26, 1986
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- I. INTRODUCTION
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- What exactly is ANSI graphics? Well, ANSI is special code for
- IBM computer only. It is very similar to ASCII. ANSI is used on
- most IBM BBS's. ANSI can add so much to a BBS that it is worth the
- trouble to get ANSI configured on your system. How can you tell if
- your program has ANSI configured? Well, first, if all you see at
- the log on and the bulletins are garbled letters & numbers, that is
- a good sign you do not have it configured. How do you get it
- configured? Well, I suggest you follow these instructions.
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- II. WHAT YOU NEED
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- You will need a few things before configuring ANSI to your
- communications program. First thing you will need to have is
- an IBM computer obviously. Second your communications program.
- Third you will need the files called ANSI.SYS which is found on
- your DOS diskette. The fourth thing is optional, a ASCII text
- editor. For example EDLIN.COM which is found on your DOS
- diskette also.
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- III. COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM
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- Will any old communications program work? The answer is no. You
- must have a communications program that supports ANSI. How do
- you know if it supports ANSI? Well, there is no way of telling
- if it supports ANSI or not. Most communications DO support
- ANSI, a few public domain ones may be PROCOMM, QMODEMJR,
- GT, etc... A few copyrighted programs may include Crosstalk,
- Relay Gold, etc... There is one program that may get a lot of
- you is the one found in the PCjr Sampler diskette. That
- program is worth jack diddle. If you have that program, talk
- to the sysop and something can be arranged to get you QMODEMjr.
- If your program was none of the above, consult the programs
- manual.
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- IV. GETTING STARTED
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- The very first thing you will have to do is have your program
- on a system disk. If it is not on a system disk, then make a
- system disk. How do you make a system disk? Well, first take
- a blank disk, if the disk is formatted then stick DOS in drive
- A:. Then type SYS B:, this will transfer the system to the
- blank diskette. If the disk is unformatted, then place DOS in
- drive A:, then type FORMAT/S B:. That will format and thenè transfer the system to the disk. Now after the system is
- transferred, copy COMMAND.COM and your communications program
- to that disk. Then make an autoexec.bat file containing the
- name of your program so it will boot up automatically. Then
- copy ANSI.SYS and a editor if you would like to the disk.
- Then you will need to create a CONFIG.SYS file just like you
- created the autoexec.bat. At the A> type "COPY CON CONFIG.SYS"
- Then press enter, you should be on a blank line. Next type
- DEVICE=ANSI.SYS, then press enter. If you would like you may
- put in others, like RAM drivers or memory configures. For
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- further information, consult your DOS Manual, 4-3 through
- 4-10. Below the last line, press CTRL-Z or FN-3. They will
- both end and save the file. Now reboot your system with the
- disk you have just made. Your program should come up, if not
- and all you got was the A> then you have a problem with your
- AUTOEXEC.BAT file. You are just about ready to go if your
- program came up! All you need to do is some emulation
- configuration.
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- V. EMULATION
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- Your Emulation on your program should be set at ANSI.BBS or
- VT-100. Consult your programs manual on how to change
- emulation. If VT-100 or ANSI.BBS don't work, then either your
- program doesn't support ANSI or they have a different name for
- the emulation. Try different emulations out and call IBM boards
- containing ANSI to test it. Once that is done, check and see
- if your program has FILTERS, if so turn them OFF. Then dial
- this BBS up and enjoy!
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- NOTE: This Documentation is generalized, not all communication
- programs were taken into consideration while writing this.
- Therefore, your program may need some extra configurations
- other than these. If your program fits into that case, then
- either consult your local sysop or your users manual.
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