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STalker™ 3.01 to 3.02 Patch Program
This program will upgrade STalker version 3.01 to
version 3.02. It will ONLY upgrade version 3.01.
This program is copyright © 1992 by Gribnif Software. All rights are
reserved. This program may be freely distributed to all legitimate
registered users of STalker 3.
Any questions or comments, please contact us at:
Gribnif Software, P.O. Box 350, Hadley, MA 01035, USA
Tel: (413) 584-7887, Fax: (413) 584-2565
GEnie: GRIBNIF
What is needed to upgrade
=========================
1. An un-modified, registered, STalker 3 Master Disk, version 3.01.
2. A hard disk or a blank formatted floppy disk (to place the PATCH302.PRG
and PATCH302.DAT on).
How to upgrade your STalker version 3.01 to version 3.02
=========================================================
1. Make sure you have made a backup copy of the STalker 3 Master Disk.
2. Place the PATCH302.PRG and PATCH302.DAT on your hard disk or on the
blank floppy disk (it may need the extra disk space to write some
temporary files, depending on free memory.)
3. Run the PATCH302.PRG and follow the on-screen prompts.
4. Once you have finished upgrading your master disk to version 3.02, make
a backup copy of this newer version.
** VERY IMPORTANT STEP, READ CAREFULLY **
5. To install the newer version on your system, you MUST replace the
following STalker 3.01 files in your system with the 3.02 version files
from the newly upgraded disk:
\STALKER.ACC
\STALKER.PRG
\STALKER.RSC
\BACKTALK\BACKTALK.PRG
\BACKTALK\SCRIPTS\PREFIX.BTS
\BACKTALK\SCRIPTS\PREFIX.BTK
\BACKTALK\SCRIPTS\STALKER.BTH
These files were also included with the patch program. They should be
copied as well:
\BACKTALK\SCRIPTS\BPLUS.BTS
\BACKTALK\SCRIPTS\BPLUS.BTK
\BACKTALK\SCRIPTS\BPLUS.TTP
If you get an error message
===========================
If your STalker 3 Master Disk has been modified in any way (including moving
files around), the patch program will not be able to perform the upgrade.
You will get an error message indicating that this has happened. In this
case, you should mail us the disk so that we can upgrade it.
To have your disk upgraded by us, you need to:
1. Send in your original, registered, STalker 3.01 Master Disk.
2. Enclose a U.S. check for $5 + $2 shipping & handling ($7 total).
3. Enclose a note with your name, address, and daytime phone number.
In return you will receive the upgraded 3.02 Master Disk. If you have
already purchased this patch disk from us for $5, please just include your
original disk and $2.
Helpful Hints
=============
o If you are having trouble with lost characters, the very first thing
to do is try running AUXINIT.PRG.
o When using high speed modems (9600 baud or greater) you will have to
use hardware (RTS/CTS) flow control, rather than XON/XOFF flow control.
Several pointers:
o Make sure STalker has been configured for RTS/CTS in the Port Settings
dialog for each service you plan to connect to at high speed.
o Make sure your modem is configured for RTS/CTS. This varies from modem
to modem; some use an AT command, others a DIP switch. Consult your
modem's manual for more information.
o Run the appropriate combination of patch programs. These can be found
in the EXTRAS folder of your STalker disk:
TOS version Port Program(s)
1.0-1.6x ST-compatible SERIALFX
2.00-2.05 ST-compatible SERIALFX and SERIALFX
other SERPTCH
2.06 ST-compatible SERIALFX
other none needed
3.00-3.05 ST-compatible SERIALFX and SERIALFX
other SERPTCH
3.06 ST-compatible SERIALFX
other none needed
o If, after dialing a service, you notice that you cannot access any of
STalker's functions and the "Dial" menu title is still selected, then
this most likely means that there is a problem with your autologin
sequence for that service. Press Undo to cancel the autologin and then
check the appropriate entry in the Autodialer Directory.
Changes for STalker 3.02 - Jun. 7th 1992
========================================
This version contains the following enhancements:
................................................
- A new protocol setting was added: "CIS B-Plus". If the protocol is set to
B-Plus, STalker will respond to the CompuServe initiation character by
attempting to invoke a script called BPLUS from the script directory.
Enclosed with this new version of STalker is a BPLUS.BTK, which simply runs
BPLUS.TTP (the actual file transfer program). BPLUS.TTP must reside in the
script directory in order for this feature to work.
- Baud rates greater than 19,200 are now supported on the MSTe/TT Serial 2 and
Modem 2 ports. Due to the way the hardware works, the extra speeds aren't
the same between the two ports. Serial 2 has the normal progression of
speeds: 38400, 57600, 115200, and 230400. Modem 2 is a bit odd though:
38400, 76800, and 153600.
While testing these between a TT and a PC, the system was usually getting a
maximum ZModem throughput of just over 4100 cps. A system with TT-RAM may
do a little better, but it should be pointed out that it's not realistic to
expect to get close to 100% efficiency once you go higher than 38400.
- Capture and Printer status are now reflected in the window title. If
Capture is on, a black dot appears to the left of the window title text
where a space would normally be. Similarly, if the Printer is on, a dot
appears to the right of the text.
- The limit on the number of lines in the scroll-back buffer has been
increased to 9999. Unless you've got a very fast machine, at some point the
number of lines may start to make a noticeable decrease in scrolling speed,
as the buffer fills up.
- The Terminal settings dialog now has a "Swap Backspace & Delete" option for
VT100/PC-ANSI emulations. If you use a VAX with VMS, you've probably been
wishing for this since VMS uses Delete the way most other systems use
Backspace.
- The speed of scrolling in a VT100 / PC-ANSI scrolling region has been
significantly improved. This new method will only be used, however, if
STalker's window is on top or is not obscured by another window.
- The path for the "Open configuration..." and "Save configuration as..."
commands is now remembered, although it doesn't get saved with the
configuration. STalker will remember any changes you make to either path
for the rest of the session, and the upload path will not be affected.
- Older versions of STalker would put the menu bar inside the window if you
held down the Alt key while launching them as a .PRG. Since this could be
done by accident, it has been removed for the new version. If you really want
to have the menu bar inside the window, you can give STalker "-m" or "-M" as
the first parameter in its command line.
- Control+Keypad can now be used as an alternative to Alt+Keypad to run
scripts. TOS 2.06/3.06 intercepts Alt+KeypadDigit keystrokes, which made it
impossible to invoke scripts in that fashion.
- The '@' character can now be used in logon strings and other dialogs. The
GEM dialog handler treats the '@' character in a special way if it is the
first character of an editable field - it makes the entire field empty (try
it with any GEM program!). To get around this, the '@' character is mapped
to one of the Hebrew characters that vaguely resembles an @, 'פ' to be
specific (hex D2). STalker then translates this Hebrew character to the '@'
character when the setting is used in