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- In WarGames
- Dialers
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- U L T R A - D I A L
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- VERSION 3.0: THE FINAL FRONTIER!
- = By: Paul Levy =
-
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- Software Creations For The IBM-PC
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-
-
- The author of this software takes no responsibility for what
- occurs during the use of this program. It is distributed
- completely free of charge and nothing is expected in return
- except that you follow the following guide lines:
-
- 1) This software is not to be distributed in a modified
- form...including any and all documentation that comes with the
- software.
- 2) This software is not to be distributed for any fee. It's
- author has chosen to distribute it free of charge.
- 3) This software was not intended for malicious use. Do not use
- for any type of illegal computing...under penalty of law.
-
- If you wish to get in contact with the author of this
- software or any of the Com-Worx software, you may contact the
- Com-Worx RBBS Bulletin Board system in Southern California at
- (818) 986-1673. If you find this product well written and user-
- friendly, why not try some of the other Com-Worx software such as
- Super-File, the "People-Information" manager.
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- The idea of writing a WARGAMES dialer was inspired by Steve Klein who
- wrote the original DIAL.BAS. I took this program and proceeded to cre-
- ate DIAL1 and DIAL3 (Steve Klein took DIAL1 and enhanced it to DIAL2).
- I began to get sick of constantly updating so I decided to write the
- most incredible dialer around, and I think I have succeded. In the
- first version of ULTRA-DIAL (ULTRA.EXE), there were many problems, in-
- cluding the fact that it did NOT support the Hayes External Modem,
- this minor error was fixed and a few other features were added into
- ULTRA2.EXE, the next version. I though I had it all down pat with this
- version, but my "good ol'" users clued me in to some problems...and
- here it is folks, ULTRA3.EXE. I would like everyone to know that this
- will be the last version of ULTRA-DIAL, UNLESS I find some incredible
- error or some new incredible request for a feature is made. So, you'll
- have to live with this one.
-
- REMEMBER: This program is for the IBM Personal Computer PC or XT (not
- AT or any compatible). You must have a Hayes modem (an Anchor Signal-
- man may work, it has not been tested) to operate this program. There
- is absolutely no exceptions to this...sorry.
-
- Now we'll cut the lecture and start the documentation!
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-
- ** MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
-
- To operate UltraDial 3.0, you need at least the following:
-
- An IBM Personal Computer
- 64k Memory
- One Floppy Disk Drive
- A Hayes Auto-Dial Modem
-
- To operate UltraDial 3.0 with optimum performance, add:
-
- An 80 Coulumn Printer
- 128k Memory
- A RAMdrive Program
-
-
- ** TO BEGIN
-
- To start UltraDial, place the disk that contains
- ULTRA3.EXE in drive A: and type:
-
- A>ULTRA3
-
- Within a few moments, a text screen should appear telling
- you the rules of Com-Worx. Press a key and you will see the
- title screen begin. After the "COM-WORX Presents..." portion, you
- will be asked to select COM1: or COM2:, that is communications port
- number 1 or communications port #2. Enter the port to which your
- modem is connected to (enter a 1 or a 2).
- Then you will see the main title screen...press any key to go
- further...
- The program will then ask you to set the time and date. If
- it is already set, simply hit <ENTER> at each of the prompts.
- Finally the menu screen will appear and you will have the
- following options:
-
- [B]egin a dialing routine
- [S]can/Dial found numbers
- [P]rint a copy of numbers
- [C]ontact the author
- [D]elete old numbers
- [Q]uit to DOS
-
- These options are explained in detail on the following
- pages of this documentation...
-
-
-
- ** BEGIN A DIALING ROUTINE
-
- This command is the master command of the entire program,
- it sets the dialing in motion. You will be using this command
- whenever you wish to start dialing...
-
- Your first prompt will be "Do you wish to delete old
- numbers that have been found?". This simply means, do you want
- to erase the file that contains the previously found numbers
- with carriers and start with a fresh one, or do you want to save
- them. Answer "Y" to start a fresh new file, or enter "N" to save
- the old one (remember, Ultra3 can only handle 18 numbers per file
- because of some problems, print out the file often and start a
- fresh one when possible).
- The second option is simple, "Do you want the modem speaker
- on?". Answer "Y" if you want the Hayes internal speaker on, and
- answer "N", if you want it off (this is also togglable during the
- program operation).
- Ok, now you are going to enter the vital numbers that will
- make this program run. The next prompt, after the speaker prompt,
- is the "PRELIMINARY NUMBER" prompt. This is a new feature to ULTRA
- DIAL and I will try to explain it the best I can.
- Whatever you enter at the PRELIMINARY NUMBER prompt will be
- dialed before EVERY number. This can be helpful for obtaining an
- outside line (i.e. hotels and buisnesses sometimes require you dial
- a "9" before dialing the outside number you wish to reach). If you
- have no use for this, simply hit <ENTER>, if you do want to use this
- function, enter the number(s) you wished to be dialed before EVERY
- number in the dialing sequence.
- Now you are going to enter the starting and ending numbers! Your
- first prompt will be to enter the area code, if you want to dial local
- simply hit <ENTER>, if not, enter the three digit area code.
- The next prompt will be for the beginning number, this will be
- the first number to be dialed. Here are some examples of the right
- and wrong way to enter numbers:
-
- RIGHT: 9861673 WRONG: 986-1673
- 5205547 5,205547
-
- *** REMEMBER: DO NOT USE HYPHENS, COMMAS, ETC. JUST ENTER THE NUMBER!
-
- The next prompt will be for the ending number, the last number
- to be dialed. Use the same format as you saw above.
- Now the dialing begins...Your options are now held in function
- keys (the darker keys on the left side of the keyboard). There func-
- tions are described here...
-
-
- [F1] - SKIP # - allows you to skip on to the next phone number.
- For example, if the computer is on 986-1673 and
- you hit [F1] then it will skip to 986-1674 as
- soon as you hear the beep.
-
- [F2] - MAIN - takes you directly to the main menu and stops all
- active dialing. (Quits to the menu)
-
- [F3] - QUIT - ends the dialing and returns you to DOS.
-
- [F4] - PAUSE - pauses the timer so as to allow more waiting time
- and continues to hold the timer until you hit any
- key (remember to re-start it with any key).
-
- [F5] - SPKR - toggles the speaker on or off. When pressed, the
- screen will clear and you will be asked if you
- want the speaker on or off, then dialing will re-
- sume from the number you left off on.
-
- *** REMEMBER: THE FUNCTION KEYS TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO RESPOND!
-
- If the dialer finds a carrier at a certain number, it beeps,
- saves the number to disk, and continues dialing. If it completes
- the dialing routine by getting to the last number, it sounds an
- alarm to inform you (until you press any key). You are then
- returned to the main menu.
-
-
-
- ** SCAN/DIAL FOUND NUMBERS
-
- This function allows you to see up to 18 of the found
- numbers in the file NUMBERS. You can select a number with the up
- and down cursor keys on the right side of the keyboard. If at
- first the arrow does not move when you hit the cursor up or down,
- try hitting <NumLock>. When you have the arrow pointing at the
- number you wish to try, hit <ENTER>.
- The computer will enter a terminal mode. Anything you type
- now will go straight to the modem. The computer will dial the
- number you selected and wait for a carrier. When it receives a
- carrier, it will connect at 300 baud, even parity, 7 data bits,
- and 1 stop bit.
- To exit the terminal mode and return to the main menu, hit
- the <ESC> key, up in the left hand corner of the keyboard. It
- will ask if you wish to dial another number and you may respond
- accordingly with "Y" or "N".
-
-
-
- ** PRINT A COPY OF NUMBERS
-
- This function will print a copy of all of the phone numbers
- onto the printer. Also, the dates and times that the numbers
- were found will be printed. When the printing is complete, the
- computer will return to the main menu...
-
-
-
- *** CONTACT THE AUTHOR
-
- This function was just "an idea" that I thought would encourage
- people to report errors more often because it would be so simple to
- conatct me. This function will simply enter the terminal mode and
- dial The COM-WORX RBBS...Hit <ESC> to hang-up and exit...
-
-
-
- ** DELETE OLD NUMBERS
-
- This function will erase the file NUMBERS which contains all
- of the phone numbers that have been found. You should use this
- at least every 18 numbers found.
-
-
-
- ** QUIT TO DOS
-
- This function drops you into DOS (use only when you are
- finished using Ultra-Dial).
-
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- THIS SOFTWARE WAS WRITTEN BY PAUL LEVY...A PROGRAMMER WITH OVER
- FIVE YEARS OF BASIC PROGRAMMING WITH MICROSOFT BASIC. IF YOU
- HAVE ANY IDEAS FOR ANY PROGRAMS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE,
- PLEASE CONTACT PAUL LEVY AT HIS BBS, 818-986-1673. ENJOY...
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- EASE CONTACT PAUL LEVY AT HIS BBS, 818-986-1673. ENJOY...
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