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HOW TO SEE ANSI GRAPHICS
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Compiled by: Craig Kamman
November 26, 1986
I. INTRODUCTION
What exactly is ANSI graphics? Well, ANSI is special code for
IBM computer only. It is very similar to ASCII. ANSI is used on
most IBM BBS's. ANSI can add so much to a BBS that it is worth the
trouble to get ANSI configured on your system. How can you tell if
your program has ANSI configured? Well, first, if all you see at
the log on and the bulletins are garbled letters & numbers, that is
a good sign you do not have it configured. How do you get it
configured? Well, I suggest you follow these instructions.
II. WHAT YOU NEED
You will need a few things before configuring ANSI to your
communications program. First thing you will need to have is
an IBM computer obviously. Second your communications program.
Third you will need the files called ANSI.SYS which is found on
your DOS diskette. The fourth thing is optional, a ASCII text
editor. For example EDLIN.COM which is found on your DOS
diskette also.
III. COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM
Will any old communications program work? The answer is no. You
must have a communications program that supports ANSI. How do
you know if it supports ANSI? Well, there is no way of telling
if it supports ANSI or not. Most communications DO support
ANSI, a few public domain ones may be PROCOMM, QMODEMJR,
GT, etc... A few copyrighted programs may include Crosstalk,
Relay Gold, etc... There is one program that may get a lot of
you is the one found in the PCjr Sampler diskette. That
program is worth jack diddle. If you have that program, talk
to the sysop and something can be arranged to get you QMODEMjr.
If your program was none of the above, consult the programs
manual.
IV. GETTING STARTED
The very first thing you will have to do is have your program
on a system disk. If it is not on a system disk, then make a
system disk. How do you make a system disk? Well, first take
a blank disk, if the disk is formatted then stick DOS in drive
A:. Then type SYS B:, this will transfer the system to the
blank diskette. If the disk is unformatted, then place DOS in
drive A:, then type FORMAT/S B:. That will format and thenè transfer the system to the disk. Now after the system is
transferred, copy COMMAND.COM and your communications program
to that disk. Then make an autoexec.bat file containing the
name of your program so it will boot up automatically. Then
copy ANSI.SYS and a editor if you would like to the disk.
Then you will need to create a CONFIG.SYS file just like you
created the autoexec.bat. At the A> type "COPY CON CONFIG.SYS"
Then press enter, you should be on a blank line. Next type
DEVICE=ANSI.SYS, then press enter. If you would like you may
put in others, like RAM drivers or memory configures. For
further information, consult your DOS Manual, 4-3 through
4-10. Below the last line, press CTRL-Z or FN-3. They will
both end and save the file. Now reboot your system with the
disk you have just made. Your program should come up, if not
and all you got was the A> then you have a problem with your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. You are just about ready to go if your
program came up! All you need to do is some emulation
configuration.
V. EMULATION
Your Emulation on your program should be set at ANSI.BBS or
VT-100. Consult your programs manual on how to change
emulation. If VT-100 or ANSI.BBS don't work, then either your
program doesn't support ANSI or they have a different name for
the emulation. Try different emulations out and call IBM boards
containing ANSI to test it. Once that is done, check and see
if your program has FILTERS, if so turn them OFF. Then dial
this BBS up and enjoy!
NOTE: This Documentation is generalized, not all communication
programs were taken into consideration while writing this.
Therefore, your program may need some extra configurations
other than these. If your program fits into that case, then
either consult your local sysop or your users manual.