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DIAL: Phone dialer with call log, list dialing and demon-dialer. v2.0
Major rewite update 11/1/88
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LIMITATIONS
The directory will hold no more than 480 names. If you know more people than
that, run for office. Your modem must use the Hayes command set (it probably
does).
OPERATION
Type DIAL for syntax and instructions. If this is the first time you are using
DIAL, it is important to type DIAL MAKE to create a new directory.
COMMANDS
Type DIAL plus:
MAKE = make your initial directory, DO NOT USE AGAIN
DIR = display directory on screen
ADD = add names to the directory
DEL = delete names from the directory
EDIT = edit entries in the directory
name = one word as it appears in directory (capitals or lowercase OK)
partial unique first few letters of name may be used
number = dial a number not in the directory
@list = dial names from a list file (see below)
PRE = set prefix code (see note on use of hyphen)
*name = dial prefix before name (no space)
*number = dial prefix before number (no space)
NOTE: Use - (hyphen) for 2 second pause between numbers as they dial
to get past switchboard delays.
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To hang up modem, just hit any key
AFTER number is dialed AND receiver is picked up.
To cancel call, hit any key at any time without
picking up receiver.
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PARTIAL NAME FEATURE
You can use a partial name when dialing, as long as what you provide is
unique, WES identifies WESSON.DAVID but not if WESSINSKI.JOHN is present
in the directory.
PHONE USAGE LOG
This facility asks you if you would like to log the time and duration of
your call. It can be bypassed if the call is not answered or for any other
reason. The phone log is stored in DIAL.LOG, which can be viewed with the
regular DOS command, TYPE DIAL.LOG or edited using any ASCII editor. As far
as I know, this is the only phone dialer which has this facility, enjoy it.
Sorry to say, your computer remains tied up during your call.
PHONE DIAL LIST
This facility permits you to make a call list file which the DIAL program
will place calls from in sequence. The format of the file is
ONE.WORD,NUMBER example:
ANDY,2434567
TRACY.FLAXEN,2231243
Note that name must be one word, but period may be used as space. Note
placement of comma. The phone list may have any legal filename. Activate the
list with the command DIAL @filename which is the filename preceded by
@ If a call is answered, you will have the option of LOGGING the call in
DIAL.LOG, or if the call isn't answered you may put that number in a file
called REDIAL.LOG for later use, or BYPASSING both these options. Use the
same procedure for calling the list for redialing unanswered numbers--that is,
DIAL @redial.log
This LIST feature makes this program unique in the public domain, I
believe. It makes it rather handy for organizational use. If you find
this program useful, please send $10 to the author.
PREFIX CODE
You may specify a PREFIX CODE to be dialed before any number. Use the DIAL PRE
command to set the code, then put * before any name or number. Note: no space
between * and name or number. Use - hyphen to add pauses to code. This feature
will be useful in offices with switchboards or dial-out codes.
(c) 1988 David A. Wesson
238 S. Quaker Lane
West Hartford, CT 06119
203-523-1873