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- 10/01-93 NoDisCo V1.00
-
- Updated: 10/01-93 - for version 1.00 - Preliminary docs
-
- Copyright (C) Tomi Blinnikka 1993, All Rights Reserved.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- This program is SHAREWARE. This means that you can copy it and give it
- to all your friends, upload it to a BBS or include it in a PD-library
- (FISH etc.). BUT (!!!) if you use this program frequently you must
- pay $5 - $10. The other restrictions are: all of the files must be
- included in their original form without additions, deletions, or
- modifications of any kind and it IS NOT TO BE SOLD. THIS INCLUDES
- GERMAN PD DEALERS. If you wish to use this program for commercial
- purposes, you need written permission. The NoDisCo program is
- provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, and the author is not
- responsible for any damage this software may or may not do.
-
-
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- 1. What does it do?
-
- - Short description of what this program does and/or does not do.
-
- 2. What do you need?
-
- - A list of software/hardware needed.
-
- 3. Compatibility
-
- - A list of computers this program works on.
-
- 4. How to run it
-
- - Instructions on starting the program and what arguments it takes.
-
- 5. Using NoDisCo
-
- - A short description of all functions
-
- 6. Hints & tips
-
- - Hints & tips. Other programs to enhance using NoDisCo etc.
-
- 7. Problems
-
- - Possible problems you may run into.
-
- 8. Error messages
-
- 9. Versions
-
- - A list of all versions. The newest first.
-
- 10. Future versions
-
- 11. Bugs
-
- - List of bugs found.
-
- 12. ShareWare fee
-
- - More information on the ShareWare fee.
-
- 13. BetaTesters
-
- - A list of betatesters.
-
- 14. 'Registered' users
-
- - A list of users that have payed the ShareWare fee.
-
- 15. Bug reports etc.
-
- - How to contact the author
-
-
- 1. WHAT DOES IT DO?
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- NoDisCo stands for No Disconnect. It will send a SPACE and a BACKSPACE to
- the requested device. This will, in most cases, stop you from being thrown
- out of a BBS system (keyboard timeout).
-
- 2. WHAT DO YOU NEED?
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- You'll need an Amiga computer (see compatibility list), with Kickstart
- 2.04 (version 37 or higher). Basically you'll also want a HAYES compatible
- modem or some other piece of equipment connected to the device you specify.
-
- 3. COMPATIBILITY
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- NoDisCo will work on any Commodore Amiga, running on Kickstart
- 2.04 or higher. This includes the following: A500(+), A600, A1000, A1200,
- A2000, A2500/20, A2500/30, A3000 (16 MHz or 25 Mhz model), A4000/40. The
- program SHOULD work on any upgrades (based on the Amiga Development
- Guidelines, see Amiga ROM Kernel Reference Manual (Release 2): Includes
- and Autodocs, introduction). NoDisCo works with all internal modems (I
- have a Supra 2400zi) and extra serial boards that support the normal
- device commands (I also have the A2232 serial board :).
-
- 4. HOW TO RUN IT
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- You can run the program from a CLI/SHELL/etc. but you can't hang an icon on
- it and start it from the Workbench. I decided to drop the Workbench startup
- code to make the program a little bit smaller.
-
- To run the program, enter the following into your CLI/SHELL/etc.
-
- 1> NoDisCo D=DISABLE/S,TIME/N/K,DEV=DEVICE/K,UNIT/N/K,SPEED/N/K
-
- DISABLE allows you to disable NoDisCo on startup. Use D as an
- abbrieviation.
-
- TIME specifies how often the space-backspace sequence is to be
- sent.
-
- DEVICE specifies the device.
-
- UNIT specifies the device unit.
-
- SPEED specifies the speed to use on the device.
-
- 5. USING NODISCO
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The program sends the space-backspace sequence to the device at the speed
- set at desired intervals. It can be disabled by send a CONTROL-D to the
- program (by pressing CTRL-D, or with the Break command). CONTROL-E will
- enable NoDisCo again.
-
- 6. HINTS & TIPS
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- 1. Combining scripts and function keys on some terminal programs will allow
- you to enable/disable NoDisCo as needed.
-
- 7. PROBLEMS
- ~~~~~~~~~~~
- If you wish to run NoDisCo with a terminal program at the same time (the
- main idea), you must have a terminal program that opens the device in
- shared mode. If it doesn't, you'll have to quit the terminal program and
- then run NoDisCo.
-
- 8. ERROR MESSAGES
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The NoDisCo program will display necessary error messages. I HATE
- PROGRAMS THAT DON'T TELL WHAT-THE-HELL IS GOING ON! That clear? If
- NoDisCo doesn't give any output, something is seriously wrong or
- I was lazy :).
-
- 9. VERSIONS
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Version Size Date Description
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
- 1.00 1880 10/01/93 Simple, but works.
-
- 0.00a- ???? 10/01/93 Wrote the program basics and main routines.
- 0.99a
-
- 10. FUTURE VERSIONS
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Future version will have the bug fixes for the bugs I haven't found and you
- have :).
-
- 11. BUGS
- ~~~~~~~~
- NoDisCo has been run with enforcer. Nothing found.
-
- 12. SHAREWARE FEE
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- NoDisCo is ShareWare. I am not asking for a huge amount of money so I hope
- I will get some response. The fee is only $1 to $2 (USD), or whatever that
- happens to make at the moment you're reading this, in german marks (DM).
- If you're from Finland a sum of 5 FIM to 500 FIM is great.
-
- 13. BETATESTERS
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- NoDisCo has been betatested by me and and Joakim Laine. Thanks to both :)
-
- 14. 'REGISTERED' USERS
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Anyone who does will get their name here if they wish so.
-
- Joakim Laine -His idea, he needed it, I wrote it.
-
- 15. BUG REPORTS ETC...
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Please send donations, bug reports, and list of features you would like to
- have included in future versions to
-
- Tomi Blinnikka
- Syystie 10
- 00780 Helsinki
- FINLAND
-
- Contact me at the address above or on the following BBS:
-
- MITS +358-0-458 2066 (MITS - Microdata International Telecomm Service)
- MITS +358-0-458 2077
- MITS +358-0-458 2088 (Sec. level 40 or higher ONLY)
-
- Email me at 'docbliny@mits.mdata.fi' or catch me on the #amiga conference
- on IRC!
-
-
- "...trademark of Xerox Corporations. Reading legal mush can turn your
- brain to guacamole! Epson is registered trademark of Epson America
- ..." -Amiga RKRM Includes & AutoDocs, fourth page.
-
-
- Tomi Blinnikka
-
- docbliny@mits.mdata.fi
-