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{COMMO} 4.1 March 12, 1990
{COMMO} (tm) is a Telecommunications Program that offers great power,
speed and flexibility in a small, easy-to-use package.
{COMMO} is Shareware. Please see the Licensing Notice in the COMMO.DOC
file and also the Registration Form provided in this package. A
registration fee of $25.00 US is required for continued use and should
be mailed to:
Fred P. Brucker
P.O. Box 9103
Santa Rosa, CA 95405
The {COMMO} package should contain the following files:
READ.ME This read file
HISTORY A history of recent revisions
REGISTER.FRM A registration/order form
COMMO.DOC How to get started, macro programming
COMMO.COM The executable program
COMMO.CFG A sample Configuration File
COMMO.FON A sample Dialing Directory File
COMMO.MAC A sample Macro File
COMMO.HLP The Online Help File
CO-PIF.DVP A sample DESQview Program Info File
HOST.BAT Batch file used with sample macro "hos"
New users please read the file COMMO.DOC. {COMMO} is a little different
from other terminal programs and the time will be well spent. Pay
special attention to Appendix A, "Setting Up Your Modem."
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What's new in {COMMO} 4.1? {Previous users please read!!!}
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If you missed any recent {COMMO} releases, please refer to the file
HISTORY to get caught up on the changes and improvements.
The purpose of this release to is address some popular demands that went
unanswered in {COMMO} 4.0. My apologies to those who have been
inconvenienced in any way.
Support File Changes
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Configuration File: a number of additions have been made in the
section "Communications and Modem." Please spend a few minutes to
customize the sample file to your own needs. Changes include:
1) Four different Dialing Prefixes may be specified. These may be
selected in the phone number field of the Dialing Directory (see
below).
2) Success and failure modem response codes may now be configured.
These allow the use of nearly any type of modem.
3) Whether or not to erase dialing marks when saving the Dialing
Directory file is now configurable (default is to erase marks).
Dialing Directory File: a new parameter has been added -- the
selectable Dialing Prefix (#1,#2,#3,#4). This is optional and need only
be added where needed:
Joes BBS {555-1234} {pword1} {joe} Use default, prefix #1
Sams File City {#2 555-6789} {pword2} {sam} Use prefix #2
The # must immediately follow the {.
Macro File: no changes since release 4.0.
Command Line Options
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You can now have Dialing Strings AND a Startup Macro on the command line
used to call {COMMO}. If both are present the systems listed will be
marked (not dialed), then the macro will be started.
A new switch "/i=[yes/no]" can be used to control Modem Initialization
during {COMMO} startup. Use it to eliminate the prompt on the
Initialization Screen.
Screen Image Function
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The Screen Image Save function has been expanded to bring up a window
similar to the Capture File Options window. Also the name of the
corresponding macro function has been changed from SCNImage to SCREEN.
See "Programming {COMMO} Macros" in COMMO.DOC for details.
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Support
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You can contact me for support (and find the latest {COMMO} release) on
the following systems. I call the ones in area code 707 most often.
*Directory Assistance (RBBS) Santa Rosa, CA (707) 538-8710
MAS-BBS (DBBS) Brooklyn, NY (718) 444-4555
Motherboard (PCBoard) Petaluma, CA (707) 778-8841
911 (PCBoard) Cotati, CA (707) 664-1639
The Outland (DMG) Santa Rosa, CA (707) 575-0636
CompuServe EASYPLEX (go mail) 71021,356
* The {COMMO} conference on Directory Assistance is now a national
RelayNet conference (ask your local BBS to carry this conference).
Please feel free to distribute this package according to the rules
outlined on the cover page of COMMO.DOC.
Thank you, and I hope you enjoy {COMMO}.
Fred P. Brucker