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- This file tells a little more about the Atredes/Skypix demo term 1.1.
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- This new version supports X, Y and ZMODEM up and downloading and has a
- phonebook, chat buffer, capture buffer, ASCII file transmission and
- automatic password transmission. It supports all the Skypix features of
- Atredes 1.1 including the Gadget specification. The phonebook contains a
- few numbers of Atredes-based systems; for more, consult The Final List.
- NOTE before you dial that these numbers are all over the country, and
- indeed several other countries as well.
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- TO OPERATE THE TERMINAL:
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- Put all the files from the archive in the same directory and change to
- that directory. Install PEARL.FONT in your fonts directory. Select
- PHONEBOOK from the CONTROL menu. You will see a list of phone numbers; you
- can scroll through them, add new ones, etc. To dial one of the numbers,
- select the GO gadget next to its name. If the dialing command is correct
- for your setup you will be automatically connected. (If you have pulse
- dialing only, change the modem string accordingly.) To use the automatic
- password feature, first click on the name of the board, then enter your
- password for that board in the password gadget. The terminal will store
- passwords for all the systems you call, which can then be transmitted with
- a menu item or a control-key combination (right-Amiga-P).
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- The terminal itself should be pretty self-explanatory. You must make an
- assignment for TMP: wherever you want your ZMODEM downloads to appear. Y
- and ZMODEM multiple uploads can use * to upload a whole directory, or any
- other wild cards to match file names within a directory.
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- At the last second, an experimental setting of 19200 was provided for HST
- modems. THIS HAS NOT BEEN TESTED! If you have trouble with this setting
- exit the program and use a lower baud rate.
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- ABOUT SKYPIX
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- Skypix is a way of sending graphics, fonts, brushes and soon music over the
- phone line via modem. It is an extension of ANSI that takes advantage of
- the Amiga's graphic power. Keep in mind when calling these boards that many
- of them may as yet make minimal use of Skypix, due to lack of a decent
- Skypix terminal until now. Rumors abound of installation of Skypix into
- other popular terminals as well.
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- Only ATREDES BBS systems have Skypix graphics. You will be asked at logon
- if you want Skypix. Answer YES. Many sysops scatter their creations around
- the board; some isolate them in a text area. The graphics work
- automatically. If in doubt, ask the SYSOP.
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- At this writing (May 24) most of the systems listed will still be running
- Atredes 1.0, a much less sophisticated system than 1.1. The update is in
- the hands of the publisher and these boards will likely be converting to
- 1.1 in a matter of days.
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- If you see something that looks like a standard Intuition gadget or a
- button of some kind in a system running Atredes 1.1, it might be one.
- Skypix supports a "gadget" specification that you can select with your
- mouse at menus, etc. Systems running 1.0 do not use these gadgets.
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- ATREDES 1.1 is now available from Incognito Software, 313-462-2148. It
- supports compiled menus, unlimited menu trees, dozens of powerful new
- embedded commands, ZMODEM, and much more.
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- TO PERSONS WRITING TERMINALS OR ONLINE GAMES:
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- If you want to include Skypix in a PD or Shareware terminal or online game
- you're writing, we encourage you to; it's easy to do. There is no license
- fee for non-commercial use. Protocol details and related support
- information are available through Incognito Software.
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- The ZMODEM code is taken from the public domain code by Chuck Forsberg, as
- altered by Frank Harper and Michael Cox.
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- ATREDES, SKYPIX, and SKYPAINT are Copyrighted (c) 1988, 1989
- by Michael Cox. All rights reserved worldwide.
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