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UPDATE 1.48 Page 1
Joe Kasser G3ZCZ
POB 3419
Silver Spring
MD 20901
17 February 1988
To: All
Subject : Differences for 1.46 - 1.48.
Versions 1.46 and 1.47 were development and test versions passed
out for testing of the various additions, and were not released.
AN EXTRA LINE HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE PK232COM.SYS FILE TO
CONFIGURE PK232COM TO ALLOW/DISALLOW THE BBS-MAIL-SNATCH. You
must insert it into your file if updating from Version 1.45.
1 BBS_Mail_Snatch. If PK232COM sees a BBS Mail beacon with
<yourcall> in it, it (if the QTC_Snatch is enabled), will
connect to the BBS and download your mail. It will leave it
on your system as as if it was an incoming message addressed
to the callsign that you placed in the first line of the
PK232COM.SYS file (Tested on W0RLI/VE3GYQ and WA7MBL only so
far).
2 WA7MBL and W0RLI/VE3GYQ BBS Auto Upload command file.
3 In AMTOR, Function key 8 toggles between ALIST and FEC (IE.
between monitoring QSO's in progress and CQ calls).
4 Kantronics KPC2 now supported as 'KPC' for software switched
HF/VHF changeover. Set the correct line in the PK232COM.SYS
file to KPC (no period or figure 2 please).
5 Message scan feature (Alt M) added to allow messages to be
scanned. Incoming messages are changed from 'OUT' to a
numerical sequence after being scanned.
6 PK232 transmit buffer is also flushed before the start of a
'call' sequence (Function Key 7) in the non packet modes.
7 'CMSG ON' no longer built into start up code, ie. can now be
set by operator.
8 QRU (Control Fk 3) works with stations with SSID's. In
previous versions it would work only in packet if the MBX
file contained the SSID (ie. if you connected to G3ZCZ-8,
the file had to be called G3ZCZ-8.MBX instead of G3ZCZ.MBX).
9 :QDB: Remote ASCII file upload capability added (Reverse of
QBM).
10 Alt Fk2 no longer asks you to set the PK-232 communications
mode if you are using a TNC1 or TNC2.
11 QTC_Snatch now also stores messages as incoming messages,
(IE> in <yourcall.OUT>) and no longer puts them in the
PK232CO.RUN file. This only works if the other station is
running PK232COM 1.45+, or on any station if THEY FAKE A
BEACON CALL SO AS TO MAKE YOU CONNECT TO THEM AND there is a
'>' AS THE LAST CHARACTER ON A LINE at the start and end of
the message.
12 Bridge added for non PK232COM multi way connects. You can
be the central digipeater for a multi way packet connect.
áááááWHATC╚ OU╘ FO╥ disconnects.
13 Alt D function key redefined to 'Disconnect' (Duplicates
áááááFK8).
14 Beacon text updates when count drops to zero to show no
calls. (No on-air effect was noticed previously since
beacon transmissions were inhibited anyhow). Beacon also
inhibited if only message on system is to own station.
15 Menu color changes.
16 Added new packet terminal mode feature 'Everything' for
áááááPK-232 TNC. It's equivalent to "MON 6".
You probably have noticed that new features are being added to
PK232COM all the time. Most are inspired by the continual use of
PK232COM, but some are due to suggestions from other users.
What additional features would you like to see in subsequent
releases?
73 Joe Kasser G3ZCZ @ N4QQ