06601030301800 6L....T....T....T....T....T....T....T....T....T....T....T....T.............R € ProTerm ST v1.0 By Hagop Janoyan (c)1988 Atari Corner Publishing July 26, 1988 "ProTerm ST, the Solution to Your Terminal Needs!" List of Features: Playback/Record, Up to 19200 Baud, Fully Mouse Controlled, Transfer Section, A Unique Editable Buffer Mode, Serial Buffer can be Up to 31K, Macros, Macro-to-Macro Link, Many Disk Functions, Arc/UnArc from WITHIN the Program, Run External Programs, Save Default Options and Macros, A On- Screen clock and Timer, A On-Screen Display of Setup, Free-Ram display, Transfer with Xmodem, Ymodem, Ymodem Batch, or Zmodem, Block Feature from Buffer Mode, On-Line Help, Both Color and Mono supported, A Unique Dial Mode, AutoDialer, Multiple Number Dialer, Load/Save Dial Directory, and much much MUCH more! With all these features, I hope you will see why I find this program to be different from other Shareware/Public Domain Term programs - it includes features that resemble, if not improve, the ones found in commercial Terminal programs. However, since it lacks the major parts that make up a commercial program, I would never try or hope to compete against them! This doc file will (or should!) explain to you more about this program; however, this does not cover the program feature by feature. NOTE: This program is shareware, meaning if you like it, pay for it! Also, even though both color and mono monitors are supported, this program is best suited to be run in medium res on a color monitor. More info will be found in this document: I. About ProTerm ST... ProTerm ST is a simple to use terminal program. It includes a Transfer Mode, Terminal Mode, Dial Mode, and Buffer Mode. You can get more help from each section by pressing "HELP" while in the appropriate mode. I have tried to make the mouse as useful as possible, and this reflects on the use of Icons that you will find in the Main Menu. II. Distribution rules... I have put this program in the shareware. This means that you can distribute it as widely as possible. The more _you_ spread it around, the merrier I get! However, if you like ProTerm ST, please send a small donation to: Hagop Janoyan 515 Wing Street Glendale, CA 91205 Sending at least $10-$15 will get you registered. This will allow you to receive upgrade notices as they become available (hopefully, at least once in a week or two), and offer you the option to send your disk to receive the newest version. When you send in for an upgrade, I will also include the source code to this program (in GFA Basic), as well as RZ.TTP and SZ.TTP, which are necessary to use Zmodem (see below). I am also working on a detailed manual to accompany this program. If you become a registered user, I will send you the finished manual as it becomes available. NOTE: When you send your donation, please include your name, address, your phone number, and any comments you have. I also accept any suggestions for future versions of this program, so send in your comments! Of course, your suggestions would mean much more to me if they are sent with some money...[grin] III. Transfer Section... After you use ProTerm ST, you will notice that the transfer section uses external programs to do the transferring. I did this because I was not able to write my own Xmodem/Ymodem/Zmodem routines. I used WXYTR.TTP for Xmodem, Ymodem, and Ymodem batch, RZ.TTP for Zmodem download, and SZ.TTP for Zmodem Upload. You will not find RZ.TTP and SZ.TTP on this Arc file. The reason for this is that these programs take up 35K each, and bundling these with the Arc file would almost double its size. Since most users only need X/Ymodem, I decided to not worry about Zmodem for right now. However, if you become a registered user, I will send you those two programs when you send in for an upgrade. Or, you can grab them from some Bulletin Board Services (BBS's) or commercial services such as GEnie. IV. Bugs? Yes, this program, like most other ST programs, contains numerous Bugs, or errors on my part! Some of them are caused by unknown reasons, and the others are the ones that I cannot fix. Here is a list of bugs that I have found thus far: 1) The sideways arrows in the Buffer window might give you some trouble in some cases. I know the cause, I can fix it, but that would require more work than is necessary. 2) The Execute Program function will crash the program if you try to execute certain programs. It will successfully run many major word processors, spreadsheets, etc., however. Hey, there are only two bugs in this program! What a great program, right? Actually, you will find many other bugs, but I just cannot list all of them right now. V. Accessories and ProTerm ST... Some of you GFA Basic (which this program is written in) programmers might already have noticed that GFA programs will not halt when you open an Accessory. Thus, you can have your Accessories execute (in the Main Menu only) _while_ you are doing other operations - at least in most cases. This will give you limited multi-tasking. However, this can cause some major problems. I have tried to handle this problem as best as I can. I allowed you to redraw the image by clicking on the bottom of the screen. And, I made the icons moveable so you can place them anywhere on the screen to not interefere with the Accessories. VI. Mono monitors and ProTerm ST... Sorry, but I probably have failed in trying to make this program run in monochrome mode. Since I only own a color monitor, I do not know how this program really works in monochrome. I used a mono emulator to test this program out in hi-rez. The program seemed to run pretty efficiently, but the emulator itself does not allow my color monitor to display the exact results that a mono monitor produces. Attention Mono Users: If you find some serious flaws when run in monochrome, I would appreciate if I was informed about it. VI. Future Upgrades... Some of the future plans for ProTerm ST include: 1) A much improved Buffer Mode 2) Better support for mono users 3) Connect detect feature 4) DTR drop 5) Improved Dial Mode 6) Better disk drive operations 7) Keyboard Equivalents To Menu Commands 8) Compact Code = Smaller Program Size 9)KeyboardTranslation 10) DefinableEmulations(eg.AnsiEmulation) ...and maybe in the not-so near future: 10) My own routines for X/Y/Zmodem 11) Support for .DO Flash files 12) One line commands similar to Flash 13) Support for a non-GEM interface 14) ...and maybe Convert And Compile in C or Pascal For Even Faster Execution Speed and Even More Compact! VII. Miscellaneous Atari Corner Publishing: You might have already noticed that this program is copyrighted by "Atari Corner Publishing". I have used the name Atari Corner Publishing to represent my not-so-many public domain programs. It is in no way connected with Atari Corporation. Source Code: This program is written completely in GFA Basic (except for the Transfer programs [see above]). Since there are many fans of GFA Basic out there, who would like any new hints and tips they can get their hands on, I will gladly give the source code of this program to anyone who requests for it. You might also be able to find the source code of this program on a few Bulletin Board Services, so download it at will and spread them to your friends! HOWEVER, I WILL NOT ALLOW _ANYONE_ TO MODIFY THE PROGRAM AND RELEASE IT BACK INTO PUBLIC DOMAIN/SHAREWARE. If you do modify, and feel that it should be in the public domain, then please consult it with me first. About Me: I have tried to use the handle "Atari Corner" on most Bulletin Board Services that I call. You can find me in one of these BBS's (Sorry, but I do not have an account in any pay-services): ST Jungle ==========> 213-254-9534 Infinity ===========> 818-760-0943 Dead Graveyard =====> 818-848-4236 O-Mayer V ==========> 213-732-0229 IIX. Final Notes... Remember, this program is in Shareware. So, if you like this program, send in your donations. If you want more support, send in your donations. If you need more goodies, send in your donations. If you want to support the Shareware concept, send in your donation. If you want to support the ST community, send in your donation. Or, if you simply just want to put a smile on my face, then send in your donations TODAY! This is my first program that I am satisfied with, so I hope you will be satisfied as well. Hopefully, this program will spread around and get to as many people as possible. Hagop Janoyan July 27, 1988 --------------------END--------------------