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General:
Date for Terminate start date: 2. april 92
Current source lines: 22794
A password for starting Terminate first time can be found in this file under
the new information about the version, please read the update notes.
When you are reporting an error, please tell exactly what you have done
and what version number you are using.
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+ = new feature
- = removed feature
* = changed feature to the better
! = fixed feature
? = let me know how or if this works
# = Information
Known bugs that will be fixed later:
No fatals for the time being
Features not made yet:
DSR/DTR flow, Date/Time format, Usage log, Auto baud, Scripts
Internal protocols like Ymodem-G,Xmodem, Kermit etc. SOON
Soundblaster support , if you have any sources.. just send them to me
EMSI filerequest, only in registered versions
View GIF pictures while they are downloaded, maybe if it does not use to much
memory
Upload files from filemanager (thats really what its for)
Complete Desqview support, dont worry this WILL be made, and also support
for all other multitaskers available.
Hopefully features that will be made in the future:
OS/2 version (Terminator/2), Windows version
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FIRST TIME INSTALLATION PASSWORD: -=> RELAXBABY <=- Please read updates below
0.36, Release date: 3. sep 1992
+ Pay by period added to cost management, for Swedish people and other who
have phonecompanies, which calculates by periods.
! Cursor left/right could fuck up in phonebook, fixed
* Terminate will no longer expire for registered users, expire is only with
betaversions, to insure you not to use a version that is too old.
Terminate will not expire after a certain period of days.
+ Global menu: Clear costs
+ Auto adjust size of logfile in general options
! Fixed all over midnight timers
+ At uploads the file-manager is now called so you dont have to write the
pathname yourself. It is now possible to upload
several asciifiles.
+ Auto adjust of baudrate has been made. If using 2400 modem and connects
at a 1200 site, Terminate will change baudrate after dialing if Autobaud
is on.
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0.35, Release date: 15-aug-1992
# Same phonebook as 0.34, same configfile as 0.34_4 just rename .34->.35
! Lots of small changes
! Runtime 200 on fast 486 machines has been fixed at downloads.
* Command history, is now used together with the new String Grabber function
and remembers up to 80 chars. (Alt-F9)
+ String grabber (Alt-K), allow you to grab strings from screen and store
them in the string buffer. You can allways recall strings used before
by pressing cursor up/down when editing, just like DOSKEY,CED,DOSEDIT.
Use the History function (Alt-F9), to send string or edit/view all.
+ Currency and DecimalPoint for currency added
+ Decimal seperator , . is now defineable.
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0.34, Release date: 10-aug-1992
!! WARNING !! export your phonedir first.. then use import def. BBS-LIST
I promise that the phonebook will not change again after this (i hope)
The structure is included inside PHONE.33 and PHONE.34
* Moved all cost features to a new menu called cost management
+ Added a DeInit string which can be send when exiting Terminate
! Now restoring 25 or 43/50 lines if not using auto screen length
+ The copy/move feature in filemanager has been made (M,C)
It is now possible to move/copy/delete several files at one time.
! Doorway mode should now work (ScrollLock)
! Lots of small changes, to the better off course.
+ Started working on the log-feature (Alt-7)
+ 12-am/pm clock style is now an available option
! Fixet 43/50 lines in phonebook and other places.
+ Max costs feature, ask to hang up when used over X units
- Removed some stuff to prevent debuggers, it made trouble for somebody.
# To import phonenumbers exported by Terminate in the future use
1,30 33,57 60,67 68,107 110,149 151,174 in defineable BBS-list
Export has been changed to export all data and not cut anything out.
+ Added last time to phone entries, so you can se last-date/time for call
+ ALT-F2 can now be used to show how many units you have used this call.
! Fixed (made), the feature with opening hours when dialing
! Also fixed costs calculation, so over midnight works.
* Copy from import menu has been moved to the Copy/Move menu (M)
+ Copy/move menu, to move around entries in the phonebooks, only 2 func. made
+ Function to backup phonebook before writing (.PBK)
! Fixet U in dialer, so it works correctly.
+ Start in top of book toggle made, when a new book is loaded.
+ Quick dialing from phonebook, when pressing 0..9
+ Quick dialing bar in toggles menu
+ Added international dialing codes for almost all countries.
If you don't use COUNTRY in CONFIG.SYS, Terminate will ask about country
code.
+ Global menu: It is now possible to copy a password to several entries.
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0.33
!! WARNING !! export your phonedir first.. then use import def. BBS-LIST
+ New ways to autologon. It is now possible to choose a definable Char
that will be sent after the name. So we can log on to stupid systems
which do not accept a return for a Y (Yes my name is spelled correct)
! Fixed Autologon string, that would otherwise cause the name to be sent twice,
if some of the logon-strings contain the same words, twice or more (WHAT IS
YOUR NAME / YOUR NAME)
* Everytime an external program is called all !B,!P,!C etc. can be used.
*M *P has changed to !M and !W. It is now also possible to use
environment variables when calling external programs or in paths
%FD% will return the data from FD, just like in batch language.
You can use several env. var.s on each line
Ex: I have a SET called BBS=1 then I could use
different phonebooks by calling the phonebook TER%BBS%, then TER1.FON
will be loaded from this machine
! Removed nasty bug in the Tagmenu, when tagging more than 1 column
+ Auto palette function, Terminate will determine if you are using
a color or monochrome and switch to defineable colorpalette
General options.
+ Alt-U will now be a System information for hardware/software details
+ Adding check from COUNTRY, so dialing prefix will be made automatical.
+ The keysystem is now ready, soon people will recieve their keys.
! Fixed error when downloading without asking filenames, clearing filename
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0.32
! Increased a timer so fast 486, will get correct IEMSI connections
! Fixed CTS/RTS again
! Fixed import of frontdoor userprofiles
+ If a translation table has been read, during a call, default translation
table is loaded again.
! Fixed import of mailonly systems and some small bugs in nodeliste import
! Fixed Delete in phonebook
+ A new switch called login timeout, has been made, the checking on
IEMSI login string or logonstrings will automatically be disabled if
used, but if not used the checking will be turned off after x seconds.
! Adjusted the transmission of the ESC command to work on more systems and
fixed a bug
+ Now sending dial cancel string, when pressing SPACE in autodialer
* New version of swapunit, now swapping a lot faster
+ Added 2 extra options to the global edit menu in phonebook
! Fixed when pressing space in dialer, it would skip an entry
! Small bug in filefinder, forgot to close a file.
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0.31
! Fuck! Error after download in 0.30, have to release this version NOW
+ New toggle, it is now possible to jump back to phonebook if one of the
NO Connect strings is recieved in the autodialer.
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0.30
! IEMSI now works faster and better
+ Chat is turn off if CD is low in an IEMSI session
# It seems that Terminate works fine on OS/2 installations which use the new
serial drivers from IBM. They have been included in this package for those
who want to use OS/2. Try to get COMMGA.* (24 april), it contains
updated COM.SYS and VCOM.SYS drivers. They can be requested here at 2:231/111
# It seems also that Terminate can be used on PS/2 machines. Please inform
me if you have any trouble with PS/2 machines, which model and so on.
! Costs should now be working better, time is now used
* Expanded the toggles menu, so it can contain many more toggles.
! Fixed small error when first clearing scrollbackbuffer
# My back is stiff, because I have been sitting down to long and I am missing
a lot of my beautysleep.
+ ALT-V DOS command has be made
+ External support, Shift+F1 - Shift+F10 can be defined to call any program
+ Window sound, when printing/removing a window, can be enabled in toggles
(it's really annoying, but an old procomm fan likes this). If anyone can
make the exact procomm sound in TP, I will replace it
+ Saw a funktion called Carrier Detect Mask, i use 128 normally, but
Frontdoor has this feature, so I'd better include it also in terminal opt.
! IEMSI fix, with fast PC like 33 og 40, they were to fast for IEMSI
! Small change in filefinder, now also searching when path not found
+ In helpmenu, Terminate will show the detected videoadapter
+ New logo, made by Peter Thomsen, Thanx
! Fixed IEMSI, now allows characters above 127, like æ¢åÆ¥Å
+ Alt-1 to Alt-0 will now be used for fast on/off switches, look in HELPmenu
! Changed helpmenu to the better
+ Made a switch which makes it possible not to change to statusline, every
time Alt og Ctrl are pressed
! RTS/CTS was misplaced, which caused bad upload
! Autologon
+ Now CONNECT ..... will be shown after a connect has been made with the
autodialer.
+ Definable BBSlist can now also import passwords, this can be used when
upgrading a phonebook, just export the phonenumbers and place 113 and 137
at password start/stop, then they will be imported again.
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0.29
# First public betarelease
* Protocol options have been changed to the better
+ Made RTS while writing work with zmodem download
+ Created new menu for internal zmodem
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0.28
! Autologon problem
+ Zmodem internal has been created, soon more protocols to come
! Fixed allocation error with scrollbackbuffer first time
! Fixed error in costeditor, when reading/editing hours
+ Terminate will now read all pending chars, when a interupt is generated
if there are more chars in the 16550 fifobuffer, they will be read.
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0.27
+ It is now possible to switch on Yes/No when pressing Alt-h or Alt-x
+ 1 line online help in configuration has been created for all menus
? Please correct my spelling errors.
! Menubar: Colorerror when pressing key in menus instead of moving cursor
+ Globalmenu: Find/Mark, mark entries in range which has string inside.
* Fileselector: It is now possible to rename and change atrributes on <DIR>
* Phonedir: Changed layout to the better and included help in bottom
+ Cost editor has almost been finished
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