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- Version 2.30 - Release Notes * September 4, 1989
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- A Freely Available FidoNet Compatible Electronic
- Mail Interface and Dumb Terminal Package
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- Software Written by Vince Perriello and Bob Hartman
- Documentation Written by Alan D. Applegate
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- Copyright (C) 1988, 1989 Bit Bucket Software, Co.
- A Delaware Corporation
- All Rights Reserved
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- Terms and Conditions Contained Separately
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- Bit Bucket Software, Co.
- 427-3 Amherst St., Suite 232
- Nashua, NH 03063
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- "BinkleyTerm" and "Freely Available"
- are trademarks of Bit Bucket Software, Co.
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- BinkleyTerm Version 2.30 - Release Notes - Page 2
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- INTRODUCTION
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- This document is designed to give you an overview of the features
- that have been added to this new BinkleyTerm version since the
- previous release.
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- NEW OR UPDATED FEATURES
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- Some modifications to the code have been made to make OS/2 porting
- easier.
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- Changed the way 'Lockbaud' works. We believe it's now consistent
- with the way that locking a FOSSIL works, meaning that all
- processing is based on the baudrate BinkleyTerm believes to be
- correct, such as 2400 after receiving "CONNECT 2400" and so on.
- However, the actual port speed is fixed at the maximum value if
- 'Lockbaud' is set. This was needed to make the OS/2 BinkleyTerm
- work correctly (block sizes, etc. were strange when you tried to
- do a 2400 baud session using OS/2 BinkleyTerm with 'Lockbaud' on
- a 19.2k locked HST).
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- When a non-exiting event starts, the current settings event number
- is now properly updated.
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- Changed "Exiting to DOS" message to "Shelling to DOS" in places
- where we actually are just shelling to DOS rather than exiting.
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- BinkleyTerm should actually compile, link and work correctly under
- Turbo C. The "make" file that accompanies BinkleyTerm should be
- workable in the Turbo C environment.
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- Now a magic function request can generate .FLO, .CLO, .DLO or .HLO
- files and have them processed by the file request logic. NOTE! If
- it's a .HLO file, the regular BinkleyTerm logic for sending Hold
- flavor files still applies.
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- A new configuration file statement 'ModemTrans' has been added to
- BINKLEY.CFG. This allows BinkleyTerm to dynamically select the
- modem prefix and suffix strings based on the modem type field in
- a Version 6 nodelist or NODELIST.EXT. Refer to the Reference Guide
- section "Configuration File" for more details.
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- In a multi-tasking environment, writes to the log file are now
- buffered and only written to disk during times when BinkleyTerm
- would be releasing time slices to the multi-tasker.
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- Added configuration file statement 'DTRHigh' which tells
- BinkleyTerm to leave DTR high whenever it is exiting. This does
- NOT include the Alt-J shell escape which will still leave DTR low.
- This should help modems that go back on-hook when DTR is lowered.
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- Added configuration file statement 'PreDial' which takes a modem
- string that will have the normal translations done to it and it
- will be sent to the modem BEFORE the dial string is sent. Refer
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- BinkleyTerm Version 2.30 - Release Notes - Page 3
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- to the Reference Guide section "Configuration File" for details.
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- To go along with 'PreDial' we also have 'PreInit' which is a string
- sent to the modem before sending the init or busy strings. Refer
- to the Reference Guide section "Configuration File" for details.
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- When calling out, a null password from the system you called will
- not generate an error. Too often this was a sign of a system
- problem at the remote end, or a password that was not yet put in
- place. The receiver is the one that wants to be protected from
- invalid sessions, since the sender is the one that KNOWS where they
- are calling. Now it is much easier to implement passwords. You
- set one up for someone, then you send them the message saying what
- it is. You will still get through, but they cannot call you until
- they set up the proper password.
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- 'Screenblank' will now blank the screen until a key (preferably the
- space bar) is pressed, regardless of system activity.
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- BinkleyTerm in Terminal Mode will now detect when the other end is
- attempting to send a file using Zmodem. BinkleyTerm will announce
- that it has detected this, and switch to a Zmodem download
- automatically.
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- When making an outbound call from Unattended Mode, the Pending
- Outbound Mail window has the node you are calling highlighted.
- This is useful for those times when the information has scrolled
- out of the recent activity window. It is also useful to tell when
- you have made a call, and when a node has called you (it will be
- highlighted if you made the call, but not if you were called).
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- BinkleyTerm now tries to keep track of the cost of outgoing calls
- you make each day. The "Successes" line in the Today at a Glance
- window is now two parameters "Good/Cost" which corresponds to the
- number of connections you made outgoing, and the cost that you have
- thus far incurred. Refer to the User's Guide section "Windowed
- Interface" for additional details.
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- Screen clears now use the Video FOSSIL if possible. This means
- that you no longer need to have an ANSI.SYS driver present when
- running in Unattended Mode. You didn't really need it before,
- except for the screen clearing...
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- BinkleyTerm should use the entire screen that the Video FOSSIL says
- is in place. With the new version of VFOS_IBM, it has been used
- in 132x43 mode with an EGA.
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- Alt-V in Terminal Mode gives a more advanced version number,
- including the time and date of the compilation of a certain source
- module. This will be of help in tracking and solving problems by
- giving more details than just a simple version number.
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- 'Rawxmit' has been added to the script processor. Those of you
- with lowercase V's in your name or passwords will no doubt find
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- BinkleyTerm Version 2.30 - Release Notes - Page 4
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- this of use: it sends the string with NO TRANSLATION.
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- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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- "OS/2" is a registered trademark of International Business Machines
- Corporation and Microsoft Corporation.
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- "Turbo C" is a registered trademark of Borland International, Inc.
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