@L|}6CD l0C)HCC WhL/h `CmCDiD`  R@W1  Y0@R !L` D  C D     )16CS S)  C)D1 p p 0 C9DI pCDL~CiCDiD`HomePak Mods and CustomizerTHIS PROGRAM IS FROM THE COMPUSERVE SIG*ATARI COLLECTION OF PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE. IT IS NOT }AN ANTIC PRODUCT, AND ALL CUSTOMER SERVICE QUESTIONS MUST BE ADDRESSED TO THE SYSOPS IN SIG*ATARI ON COMPUSERVE. YOU'LL FIND} THAT ANY QUESTION YOU MAY HAVE HAS MOST LIKELY BEEN ASKED BEFORE. SO, IF YOU DO HAVE A PROBLEM, DON'T HESITATE TO LOG ON AN}D ASK. THE SYSOP'S ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO HELP.HOMEPAK MODIFICATION DISK -- A COMPENDIUM OF HOMEPAK RESOURCESSECTION #1:} DOS 2.5 patch for HomePakIMPORTANT NOTE: IF YOU OWN A 1050 DISK DRIVE, YOU MUST MAKE THIS DOS 2.5 PATCH BEFORE YOU USE T }HE HOMETERM CUSTOMIZER. THE PROGRAMS ON THIS DISK ARE NOT COVERED BY ANY MANUFACTURERS WARRANTIES. THESE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN } WRITTEN FOR THE PUBLIC DOMAN. THE HOMETERM CUSTOMIZER IS GUARANTEED TO WORK BY ITSELF, BUT THE DO 2.5 PATCH HAS NOT BEEN FU }LLY TESTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CUSTOMIZER PROGRAM. (more on this later) PATCH.OBJ (on side #1 of this disk) will p }atch a copy of your master HomePak disk to fully support DOS 2.5 and its Ramdisk software. Note that the programs as supplie }d will read and write files to drive 8. The only thing you can't do is get directories, and that is what these patches entai}l. The programs that need to be patched are HOMETERM and HOMETEXT. There are no directories in HOMEFIND so it's o}kay as is.) THE FIRST THING YOU MUST DO is to make a "J" copy of your master HomePak disk. If you've previously made chan}ges to any of the files (such as via the HomeTerm Customizer, or by copying any of the HomePak files to another disk) this pa}tch utility might not work. In that case, see the appendix for an alternate patching method. PATCH.OBJ is a binary loa}d file. (Portions of PATCH.OBJ use the Action! run-time package, copyright ACS.) Load the program by using the "L" option f}rom the DUP.SYS menu. Once the program has loaded, you'll be prompted to put a of your master HomePak disk in dr}ive 1. Once you've done so, press the [RETURN] key, and when it says "Done!" you're all finished. Boot the new disk as norm}al and you now have directories for drives 1-8. If you get the error message: EXPECTED BYTE INCORRECT-N}OTHING DONE. then PATCH.OBJ didn't find the bytes it was looking to patch. In that case: APPENDIX--------} If PATCH.OBJ gives you errors, or you've modified the HomePak programs as described above, then you'll be reduced to p}atching the files directly using a sector editor, such as SHERLOCK or DISKEY. DOS 2.5 patch for HomePak --------}----------------- HomeTerm -------- Search for: 70 4C C9 70 15 B1 2D B4 } ^^ change to $B8----|| Search for: 4C 78 79 AD E1 71 C9 35 ^^ } change to $39----|| Search for: 4C 73 82 AD EF 7B C9 35 ^^ R}SECTION 2: THE HOMETERM CUSTOMIZERDocumentation for "The HomeTerm Customizer"Program written by Russ Wetmore for Star }Systems Software, Inc. Copyright (c) 1984 by Star Systems Software, Inc.All rights reserved.HomeTerm and HomePak are trade}marks of Batteries Included.Portions of this program were written using Action! and the Action Runtime Package.Action! is }a trademark of Action Computer Services.Portions of this program are Copyright (c) 1983, 1984 by Action Computer Services. }RUNNING THE PROGRAM-------------------(All instructions regarding DOS commands assume usage of DOS 2.0S, or its equivalent!}. Both DOS.SYS and DUP.SYS are on the side #1 of this disk. For documentation regarding DOS 2.0S, refer "Why You Need DOS 2"}", from the April, 1985 issue of Antic magazine -- Vol.3, No.12)Before you begin, you must make a backup copy of your origi#}nal HomePak master disk. The manner in which you copy it is crucial - you must make your copy from DUP.SYS by using the "J" $}command. You cannot simply copy files from the HomePak master disk. The Customizer assumes absolute positioning of the file%}s on the disk, and a "J" copy is the only way you can be assured of this.To load the Customizer, put side #1 of this disk i&}nto your disk drive, and simply hold down the OPTION key (or remove the BASIC cart., if applicable) and turn on your computer'}. The DOS menu will then appear. They "L" and then "CUSTOM" in response to the file name. Press return to load and run the(} editor. (The Customizer was written in Action!, but you don't need the Action! cartridge to run it.) You will first be pre)}sented with a prompt to insert your backup copy of the HomePak master in disk drive 1. Insert the disk and press [RETURN].*}THE MAIN MENU-------------The main menu has 8 selections. To make a change to a particular option, or to load one of the+} other two menus, press the number key in the left column. (i.e. To change option 2, press the [2] key.)Item 1 (Other R: h,}andlers (ATR)) is primarily for ATR-8000 users running the RS-232 version of MYDOS. You can toggle between the "DEFAULT" set-}ting (use HomePak's built in handler) and the "other.." setting (use a non-standard R:handler.) ATR-8000 users should choose.} "other..".Item 2 (Key repeat rate) is for those users who have special hardware or special versions of Atari's O/S with a /}built in fast key repeat rate. The default setting is "FAST". Those with such special hardware, or who wish a slower cursor0} speed should choose "NORMAL".Item 3 (Automatic Line Feed) allows you to set whether or not a Line Feed character (ASCII 101}) is sent automatically after a Carriage Return (ASCII 13). Some modems (notably Rixon) and some services such as many RCP/M2} BBS's and Delphi, require that a line feed NOT be sent after a carriage return. If you are having difficulty with a BBS acc3}epting your input after you press return, you should try to change this to "OFF". ("ON" is the default setting.) Turning th4}is option to "OFF" won't affect most services, but some require it, so only change it if you are having problems with this.5}Item 4 ('Stop' code (XOFF)) and item 5 ('Start' code (XON)) are for those people who use systems that don't use the usually s6}tandard XON/XOFF control codes. It is rare anymore to find a system that doesn't. It is probably a good idea not to change 7}this unless you know exactly what is going on. In these items, and in the joystick keys menu, control characters are shown a8}s their letter equivalent preceded with a "^" character. SHIFT-CTRL-keys are shown as "SHIFT^" except for SHIFT-CTRL-0 to -99} which are Macro keys in HomeTerm.Item 6 (Character set menu) and item 7 (Joystick key menu) take you into the other two me:}nus in the Customizer. They will be discussed later.Item 8 (Bell on prompt) affects the "* Press any key *" prompt that fr;}equently occurs in HomeTerm. You can turn the bell "ON" or "OFF". ("ON" is the default setting.)From the main menu, once <}you have finished making alterations to the various defaults, you can write your changes out to your backup of the HomePak ma=}ster disk by pressing the [START] button. Or, you can exit the program without making any changes at all by pressing the [X]>} key. You will be prompted to insert your backup disk in disk drive 1 (if it isn't there already) and given one last chance ?}to change your mind. In either case, press the [Y] key if you want to write/exit and any other key to abort.CHARACTER SET@} MENU------------------HomeTerm uses two character sets, one being the master HomePak set and other being the standard AtaA}ri set. There are several public domain and commercial character set editors that allow you to create your own character setB}s, which you might want to substitute for the HomePak set. There is a sample character set (SQUFNT.HTM) on side #1 of this dC}isk. For a real variety, buy ArtDOS ($10) in the Antic Public Domain Library. It has 25 character sets on it, some of whichD} will make HomePak look really bizarre!Item 1 (Load new character set from disk) allows you load your own character set andE} make it the HomePak "master" set. (Note that this change (and items 2 and 3) affect ALL 3 PROGRAMS.) When asked, supply thF}e disk filename of your character set and press [RETURN]. Because telecommunications requires a full ASCII set, the CustomizG}er automatically alters ASCII 96 and ASCII 123 to 127 to their proper ASCII equivalents. (The copyright symbol at ASCII 16 iH}s also kept, partly for esthetic and partly for legal reasons.)Item 2 (Use default HomePak set) changes the character set bI}ack to the original set, and item 3 (Use standard ATARI set) changes it to the standard ATARI set. Your currently selected sJ}et is always shown in the menu, and is the one that will be written as the master set.Items 4, 5, and 6 affect the behaviorK} of character set changes when switching translation modes. Normally, the default is for the master character set to be usedL} whenever in VIDTEX or ASCII mode, and the standard ATARI set when in ATARI mode. Item 4 changes HomeTerm to use the master M}set in all modes; select item 5 to use the standard ATARI set in all modes and item 6 to go back to the normal default.NoteN} that several ATARI set graphics characters are used in menus and prompts, and your display may look "funny" if your set doesO}n't contain them. It doesn't affect the program's operation in any way, but for cosmetic reasons you will probably want to rP}etain the normal graphics set in your custom set if you want to use one, and only change numbers, letters, and punctuation.Q}JOYSTICK KEYS MENU------------------One feature that was not disclosed in the manual is the ability to use a joystick (plR}ugged into port 1) to send keystrokes. Each direction on the joystick (forward, back, right and left) correspond to a keystrS}oke, and the joystick button sends a fifth. Since HomeTerm Macros are sent via a single keystroke - you guessed it - you canT} send whole strings of commands using one joystick movement. The default settings are RETURN (button), CTRL-Q (forward), CTRU}L-S (back), Macro 5 (left) and CTRL-P (right). I use this configuration myself, with Macro 5 being set to: ^P^W:SKwhV}ere ^P and ^W stand for CTRL-P and CTRL-W respectively. This macro halts the current message being displayed, waits for a ':W}' (in the (UA RE D): prompt) and then sends SK[RETURN] which skips over all replies to the message - handy for skipping over X}messages you have no interest in. Using this default configuration, you can scan the entire message base without ever havingY} to touch the keyboard (excepts perhaps to answer a message.)Items 1 through 5 allow you to change the key associated with Z}a particular direction or the button, and item 6 resets all stick keys to their HomeTerm defaults. When asked to press a key[} that corresponds to a particular item, press the combination of keys that you'd normally type in its place - hold down CTRL \}and press a key for a control character and SHIFT-CTRL-0 to -9 for macros, as examples. See the 'Start' and 'Stop' codes ite]}m in the main menu docs above for an explanation of how the characters are displayed on the screen.CREATING A STANDALONE H^}OMETERM DISK-----------------------------------In order to create a standalone, self-booting disk, you need to format a ne_}w disk, and copy over the following files from the HomePak master disk: DOS.SYS AUTORUN.SYS HOMETERM.OBJ (opt`}ionally, your HOMETERM.SET or other config files)Rename HOMETERM.OBJ to HOMEMENU.OBJ and you're set - that's all there is ta}o it. Note that you won't be able to exit back to the HomePak menu, because you've tricked the system into thinking that Hob}meTerm IS your menu.FINAL THOUGHTS--------------The HomeTerm Customizer will only work with versions 3.3.3 of HomeTerm c}and any possible subsequent versions. Future releases of HomePak will have information encoded on the disk that will tell thd}e Customizer where it needs to go on the disk to find the data it needs to change. A future release of the Customizer will ae}lso contain a patch function for bug fixes. It isn't included yet, as I felt it was necessary to release the Customizer in if}ts present form for those users that require it to run HomeTerm on their systems. [ Russ Wetmore ] the Customizer in iiSECTION 3: R-VERTER INSTALLATIONHOW TO USE YOUR R:VERTER WITH HOMEPAKIt is now possible to use your R:Verter Modem adah}pter system with Russ Wetmore's excellent HOMEPAK software system. Actually, it was possible all along, we just didn't know i}it! According to Russ, this isn't the best solution, but it will get you online with HOMEPAK until a better one comes along.j} The method detailed here DOES work, but some error checking is not available.YOU WILL NEED: HOMEPAK (please bk}uy it, don't steal it) R:Verter cable and softwareThe first problem with getting R:Verter to talk to HOMEPAK is tl}hat the R: handler supplied with the R:Verter is too big. Well, really it is not too big, it just resides too high in memorym}. Your file RVHAND.OBJ is a re-assembly of the file RHAND1C.SRC supplied with the R:Verter, but starting at a lower address n}($1D00).STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Make a copy of your HOMEPAK master disk. YOU MUST Use the "J" option from ATAo}RI DOS for an exact copy. THIS STEP IS ESSENTIAL! 2. Load the program CUSTOM from DOS (option L) according to the instp}ructions in the beginning of this documentation file. Set the #1 option (OTHER R: HANDLERS) so that the menu box sq}ays "other..". Press START and your copy of HOMEPAK will be updated. 3. Reload DOS. We're going to do some maintenancr}e on your updated HOMEPAK disk (not your master copy please!). Do the following: a). Rename AUTORUN.SYS to RUN.SYSs} b). Delete HOMEFIND.OBJ c). Delete HOMEFIND.SET This will give space for the new handler (and CUSt}TOM if you want to put it here), and still leaves HOMETEXT present for creating textfiles to upload, etc. 4. Now copy Ru}VHAND.OBJ (from side #1 of this disk) to your updated HOMEPAK disk. After you have it copied, rename it to be AUTORUN.SYS.v} 5. FINAL STEP! Append the RUN.SYS file (see step 3) to the AUTORUN.SYS file (step 4). Use the "C" command to DOS and ew}nter the following parameters EXACTLY: RUN.SYS,AUTORUN.SYS/A When this has been done, AUTORUN.SYS shoulx}d be about 50 sectors long. If everything is correct, you can delete the RUN.SYS file. Make sure that everything works righy}t before you delete the file, though.That's all there is to it. You should now have a copy of HOMEPAK (minus HOMEFIND) thz}at will work with your R:VERTER. The disk also has HOMETEXT on it for your text editing requirements. If you need to use th{}e HOMEFIND program, you'll have to use a separate disk for it. Just remember that it is not on your HOMETERM disk when your |}selecting from the startup menu.If you have any problems, leave me a message on the Compuserve SIG*Atari or via Compuserve }}Easyplex. THANKS TO: The people at Advanced Interface Devices for producing the R:Verter and its software, expecially Her~}man Price and Royce Powell for putting up with my phone calls. Also, Russ Wetmore and Batteries Included for a superb system} of software known as HOMEPAK.RON HODGES71565,150SECTION 4: MPP INSTALLATION ROUTINEStep 1: Make a back-up copy }of your Homepak master disk using the option J command from DOS.Step 2: Delete the file AUTORUN.SYS from your backup copy }of your HomePak master disk.Step 3: Copy AUTORUN.MPP (on side #1 of this disk) to your new disk and RENAME the file to AUT}ORUN.SYS. You MUST rename the file to AUTORUN.SYS to complete installation.(Note for MPP users reference: This new AUTORU}N.SYS file uses the Chilcott MPP handler, which is available in the DL2 section of Compuserve's SIG*Atari under filename SMDR}V.XMO. Other files that may be of interest to you in DL2 are HMDRV.XMO, MDRIVE.DOC & MDRIVE.XMO.)Your new HomePak master d}isk is now configured for your MPP modem.to you in DL2 are HMDRV.XMO, MDRIVE.DOC & MDRIVE.XMO.)Your new HomePak master d,SECTION 5: HOMETERM HELP AND MISCELLANY INFO(This following is provided as a courtesy to you, an Antic customer. It was } downloaded from Compuserve's SIG*Atari, and we felt that it contained enough interesting information to warrant being includ }ed with the HomePak Customizer documentation. It is NOT official documentation, and any claims made herewith are not the cla }ims of the author or the publisher.)---------- So you have bought HomePak and are beginning to get addicted to HomeTe }rm, huh? Here are some very commonly asked question about HomeTerm's capabilities and problems:ATASCII EOLN and CURSO }R CONTROLS The problem that everyone first notices is that version 3.3.3 will NOT send the proper ATASCII carriage retu }rn code in macros. Unfortunately many bulletin boards ask for this code first when you log on. Temporarily you must (if you }want to automate your log-on sequence) log on in ASCII (just use a control M in the macro) and switch to ATASCII after you fi }nish the log on procedure. I log on the boards with HomeTerm in ATASCII, but the macro still sends the ASCII EOLN chara }cter (with a control M), so the board thinks I'm in ASCII. The last thing in my log-on sequence is to switch modes, and I jus }t hit the return key. This is more convenient then actually logging on with HomeTerm in ASCII and then having to go to the Ho }meTerm menu to switch to ATASCII. This way you'll already be in ATASCII at the end, all you have to do is hit return. T }his will be fixed for the next update. Version 3.3.3 also does NOT support ATASCII cursor positioning either - you know, when } you log onto BBS's and the cursor is supposed to move backwards or forwards or even up and down, you will only get arrows an }d no movement. The next update will fix this problem at the expense of VIDTEX (CompuServe) cursor positioning. The next } VERSION (the update is due out soon, the version will be out in a few months) will have ATASCII and VIDTEX, along with many }more emulators (like VT-100). Also, HomeTerm is set to boot up in lower case letters. Most BBS systems that use passwor }ds are looking for upper case letters. So you'll need to switch to upper case. If you prefer, you can write your config file }out now, and it'll boot now in upper case. If you're logging on with macros though, it doesn't matter, as long as your } password is correctly typed in the macro. 1030 MACRO DIALING HomeTerm version 3.3.3 will not autodial with the 1030s } in the macros. The next update will fix this problem with touch-tone dialing (!!) from within the macro on the 1030. It seem }s as though HomeTerm gets better and better and better! Also, you'll notice that if you hit the select key in the midd }le of a dialing sequence (with M on the 1030), to abort the dialing, the next time access the disk drive, HomeTerm will lock }up. Be careful if you abort the dialing process! The next time you access the disk might be to save an important buffer, but } you'll lose it! I like to dial the number manually and then just tell HomeTerm to dial a 1 to put my 1030 in the origi }nate mode.THE MPP HANDLER To use HomeTerm with the MPP modems you must use AUTORUN.MPP (on side #1 of this disk). Se }e SECTION 4, above, for installation instructions. This handler is another "R:" handler for the MPP and will work very well }with HomeTerm although there still seems to be SOME difficulty with SOME modems on detecting a carrier, but persistence seems } to be providing very positive results.COMPUSERVE DOWNLOADS There is some difficulty in understanding correct HomeTer }m/CIS Xmodem downloading procedure. Here goes MY best attempt: You must give both CompuServe AND HomeTerm the correct i }nformation for a proper Xmodem file transfer (you can either download files using .XMO and use Xmodem or you can dumb capture } .CRE files. But dumb-capturing is used for the DOC files most often, and is unreliable for programs, since there isn't any e }rror checking.) That's an important concept in the procedure I'm about to describe: you are going to prepare BOTH Home }Term AND CompuServe for an Xmodem transfer. Here's the procedure. The first thing to know is that in ALL Xmodem transfe }rs, whether Atari bulletin board or person to person or CompuServe, there seems to be a problem with printer interfaces inter }fering. If you are using an 850 and have your modem attached to an 850 then do NOT worry. If you are using a 1030 or MPP and }have a parallel interface attached, you might have to unplug it. Personally I have severe trouble trying to download with my }1030 with my interface attached. The problem even seems to occur to the 1030 when there's an 850 attached. I've heard that th }e problem might be the 1030. In any case the problem is not pinned down so if you persistently have trouble, boot up Ho }meTerm with your interface unplugged. In other words, take the interface OUT before you even turn the computer on! (Don't jus }t take it out of the daisy chain before you download.) To use Xmodem you can only download files that have the .XMO ext }ender on them. You will type D after the file description (or "DOW filename.XMO" if you are at the DL prompt) and ask for 1 o }ne in the next menu, or the "Xmodem or Xmodem7" prompt. Then CompuServe will ask for 7 bit Ascii or 8 bit binary transfers, b }e sure to hit 8 bit! You should quickly see "starting Xmodem transfer, hit carriage return when transfer complete." Now } go to YOUR menu with the select key and type "R" for receive. HomeTerm will ask for a filename, and give it. You can type th }e D: if you want to but you don't need to, unless you want to download to drive number 2. Then you type D2: HomeTerm will acc }ess your disk and see if there's a file with the same name on the disk. If there is, it will ask if you want to erase the alr }eady present file. If you say no, you have to start over from the "R" on your HomeTerm function menu and give a different fil }ename. If you say yes, then HomeTerm will go to your disk and erase the file (it's gone for good!). This yes/no stuff only h }appens when you give a filename that already exists on the disk. Finally you will hit return to get back to the interac }tive screen (what is actually happening between you and CIS). Hit your start key and away she goes! By the way y }ou have to do the above steps rather quickly because CompuServe will give up after about forty-five seconds. If you find that } this is not enough time for you to get your thoughts together and prepare HomeTerm for the download, you can go to the HomeT }erm menu BEFORE you tell CompuServe to download. Just don't hit the start key. In other words, go to your HomeTerm menu } and type "R" and give the filename information. Then get back to the interactive screen and tell CompuServe you want to down }load. When it says "Starting Xmodem transfer, hit a carriage return when transfer complete" THEN hit your start key. Re }member that either method will work but I've had more success with the first method. You just have to be quick. Now the } transfer will begin. This is important: if you see ONLY numbers and letters then CompuServe goofed up. You should see GRAPHI }CS CHARACTERS all through the file. Some numbers and letters are fine, but there should be plenty of inverse and graphics cha }racters. If you don't see ANY inverse or graphics characters, abort the transfer by holding down the select key. Then get bac }k to the first main menu you see when you first enter the Atari*SIG. Now go back to the download section (you have to reenter } the download section like this to reset it) and type: DOW filename.XMO/PROTO:XMODEM/TYPE:BINto force the proper style } download from a reluctant CIS.*NOTE* You only have to do this if you see a string of numbers, i.e. 345IEF849FIinstea }d of numbers, letters and graphics characters. You can go to the HomeTerm menu to set up for the download (as described above }) either before you give the commands or after-it really doesn't matter. If you get an "Unable to Receive File" anywher }e in the transfer then CompuServe is too busy. Try again, or call back later during off hours.OFF HOURS ARE: Weekdays } 6-7 P.M. after 3 A.M. Weekends 8-11 A.M.back later during off hours.OFF HOURS ARE: Weekdays BBBS XMODEM TRANSFER A BBS Xmodem transfer works exactly the same way on your end except: 1==>you will need to be i}n ATASCII on the BBS and with HomeTerm. 2==>the bulletin board will give you different prompts than CompuServe gives you.} Most bulletin boards ask if you are using Xmodem. Hit "Y" of course. If a transfer aborts with a bulletin board then the}re's garbage in the phone line, but I have NEVER had any problem downloading from a bulletin board (except sometimes with my} Ape-Face attached.) Some people have reported aborts after sector 255. However, all commercial and legal versions of H}omeTerm support >255 file transfers. If you get an abort then the problem is in the BBS software, NOT HomeTerm or you.PERSO}N/PERSON XMODEM TRANSFERS Those familiar with Amodem will appreciate person/person transfers also. With Amodem, if the }person SENDING hits his start key before the person RECEIVING, the computers lock up and you get disconnected. Not so with Ho}meTerm! The sender can hit his start key before OR after the receiver does (within a minute at the longest.) No more s}illy timing games.DUMB UPLOADING As for the "dumb" uploads that you will do, say, when you compose EasyPlex off line}, or compose a message for the SIG off line, set your delay rate (control D) at about 10. If you are using CompuServe at peak} hours, you'll have to set the delay higher. I actually had to go up to 1500 one day during Christmas! It works much be}tter with the Filge editor rather than the prompted line editor. Go to your option menu (type OP from the main prompt) and yo}u'll be able to select it. If you insist on using the awkward line prompted editor, remember that if you have a plain c}arriage return at the beginning of a line, you will exit the editor and begin spraying text all around CompuServe and probabl}y wind up on the Commodore SIG or some other horrible location. When you do a dumb-upload, some of your text will be ec}hoed back to you, but toward the end you might not see the text. In fact, you will get the "Upload Completed" message from Ho}meTerm, but it'll take up to fifteen extra seconds before it asks you if you want to clear the buffer. Just be patient, HomeT}erm has NOT locked up, as it might appear, at the end of that dumb upload. CAPTURING FLEXIBILITY One of HomeTerm's mo}st flexible capabilities is the unlimited buffer. In other words you can capture files of any length without having to worry }about the buffer filling up. When the 7K (roughly) buffer fills up, HomeTerm will tell CompuServe or the BBS to stop se}nding data. It'll then dump the buffer to the device you specified. For instance, you could capture a file to your prin}ter (dumping to a P: device) and you'd get an instant hardcopy. With the Customizer the stop and start codes can be cha}nged to whatever code the computer on the other end needs. The only code HomeTerm won't send (yet, I mean 3.3.3) is the break} code. But don't worry about this if you just deal with CompuServe and AMIS Atari bulletin boards, it's all pre-set for you.} There might be a problem with 1030 Unlimited Buffer on AMIS, please yell on what you find!COMPUSERVE GRAPHICS O}h, you can't get any of the on-line graphics with HomeTerm, the program does not support them. You've got to use Tscope for t}hat.PRINTER CONTROL CODES Finally, I'd like to mention sending control codes to your printer with HomeTerm. Here }how:1- I use the "TYP" feature of DOSXL but I guess a word proc. would work, clear out all the format info at the }top of Atariwriter (you don't have to when using DOSXL of course).2- Get out your printer manual and find the cont}rol codes you need for the features you want to activate.3- Type the Ascii values, for instance: Condensed o}n the Gemini is Ctrl O. So hit Ctrl O.4- You can type in any string of commands you want to give the printer: } Escape key (twice) @ CtrlO will initialize the printer and set condensed print, for instance.5- Now }save this tiny file out to the disk.6- Now when you are on line, hit Xoff to stop the computer right before you }get to the text you want to capture.7- Go to function menu.8- Then go to MiniDos menu.9- Now use Copy, give the sou}rce filename as that tiny file you saved, and give the destination file as P: Presto, you have sent the contro}l codes to your printer that you want.One word of caution:when there is a variable in the manual (it's "n" in the Gemini} manual...) say for instance when you can set the number of lines to skip at the bottom of the page...don't type in a number }like 5 to skip 5 lines! The printer is taking Ascii values, so a 5 will give you 53 lines!! You would type in the character f}or the Ascii value of 5. That's a control E. Took me a while to figure that one out!Also, with Atariwriter many of the keys} are different: a Ctrl O is Ascii 27 or really the Escape key twice. It's all backwards for this I'm afraid, so try DOSXL or }something else..TIMER PROBLEMS On some computer models you will notice your timer will stop and lose time when it acc}esses the disk drive, whether on a simple directory or whether dumping the buffer to the disk. I know it happens on an} 800XL, and it probably happens on all the other models. If you notice it, there's nothing much to do untilthe next update }comes out (real soon!) -- this problem will be corrected in the next version.THE END Well there you have all the HomeTe}rm information I've got. Be sure to send in your warranty cards to Batteries Included so that you can get your updates and r}evisions!If you need any help don't hesitate to contact Russ Wetmore at 76703,2010.My PPN is 74726,3216.Good Luck! } Henry T. 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