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- Documentation for FaST Talk Ver 1.00
-
- If you are a Sysop that likes to chat with users (I am), I'm sure you get
- frustrated with users who type slow. You watch character by character, and
- you know what he's going to say, and you sit ready to type in your answer. Or,
- Have you chatted with a user for a long time only to find out that it's 3 am
- and you have to get up and get ready for work at 6? Instead of sitting and
- waiting, you could be typing. FaST Talk splits the screen in half. The user
- uses one half of the screen, and You (The Sysop) uses the other half. FaST
- talk is a Full Duplex chat program, allowing both the user and the Sysop to
- type at the same time! And, right in the middle at the right is the current
- time updated every minute, so you know when to say goodbye. FaST Talk works
- with any BBS that can run outside programs, AND with terminal programs like
- Flash! that allow you to run TOS and GEM programs. Call a friend and chat
- without waiting. FaST Talk uses the Atari VT52 escape codes to control the
- cursor position, and any terminal that supports these codes should work. More
- terminal types are upcoming.
-
- Installing FaST Talk is easy too. Sysops of FoReM BBSs need to just set
- the program up in the Doors Section. The program should run with ANY BBS that
- can run outside programs. Terminal users don't need to install a thing. Just
- load the program from inside your terminal. The program needs no parameters,
- and no I/O redirection.
-
- FaST Talk is very simple to use. When the user runs the program, he sees
- the message in his window, "Paging the Sysop" The console bell rings at the
- Sysop's end, and if the Sysop presses any key, chat is active. Otherwise, the
- program exits. Once in chat mode either user can terminate by dropping carrier
- or pressing the delete key.
-
- FaST Talk is (C) Copyright 1988 by Dave Lockwood (All rights reserved.)
- I have released it as shareware. If you like the program, and want me to
- continue to support it, and make updates for different terminal types, Make
- a donation to me ($5 suggested) And I will send you news of updates. If you
- should find a bug <GASP> please send me a note describing the nature of the
- bug and how I might reproduce it. Suggestions are welcome. I hope you find
- this program as usefull as I.
-
- Send donations/bug reports/Suggestions to:
-
- Dave Lockwood
- 382 Harris Road #17
- Hayward Ca 94544
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