Äf€ç/ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿîîfÊèv0€ç/ to the host which do not appear on the keyboard. The list below shows their functions: <,> - left brace <.> - right brace <,> - tilde <.> - pointer <:> - pipe <;> - backslash <-> - underline <:> - left bracket <-> - right bracket Other special characters you can send without the use of the key, not shown on the keyboard, are listed below: - underline - right bracket - ESCape - Up arrow Note: In order to send a left brace, you MUST use the DOWN ARROW key instead of the CTRL key (for CoCo 3 users), since BASIC will produce a (question mark) when you hit (CTRL) (SHIFT)(<). That question mark will be interpreted by GE Term as a request to see the Control Key Help Menu (which is usually produced by hitting ). And subsequently, if you use the key instead of the , the help menu will be displayed. The above extra characters will appear differently on different GE Term text screens. On the CoCo 3's 80X24, 40X24, or 32X16 CoCo 3 screen, the characters will appear as you would expect, with the exception of the underline; while in the CoCo 3 32X16 mode, it will appear as a back-arrow. In the normal 32X16 mode the braces will appear as reverse character brackets, the tilde will show as a reverse character up-arrow, the pointer as the (@) symbol, the pipe as a reverse character backslash, and the underline as a back-arrow. Unexpected results are expected for any of the Hi-Res or the two 80X24 hardware board screen modes. a lHËÄf€ç/ ....................... : : : Greg-E-Term : : Version 1.0 : : : : Written and : : Copyright (c) 1986 : : by Greg Miller : :.....................: : : : GE Term Manual : : Version 1.0 : : : : Written and : : Copyright (c) 1986 : : by Darren Nye : :.....................: GREG-E-TERM USER MANUAL V1.0 PAGE 1 T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S 2 . . . . . . . . . . INTRODUCTION 4 . . . . GOING ONLINE WITH GREG-E-TERM 6 . . . . Greg-E-Term Options Explained 8 . . . . . . . . COMMUNICATION MODE and key functions 12 . . . . Additional keyboard characters 13 . . . . . . . . RS232 Pak Warning 15 . . . . . . . . VIEWING THE BUFFER 17 . . . . . . . . SAVING THE BUFFER 18 . . . . . . . . LOADING THE BUFFER 19 . . . . . . . . . DISK DIRECTORY 20 . . . . . . . SETTING THE PARAMETERS 21 . . . . . . . . CLEARING THE BUFFER 22 . . . . . . . . PRINTING THE BUFFER 23 . . . . . . SETTING THE SCREEN MODE 24 . . . . . . . READING THE HELPFILE 25 . . . . . . MACRO SELECTION/VIEWING 26 TECHNICAL DATA AND ADDENDUM BY GREG MILLER GREG-E-TERM USER MANUAL V1.0 PAGE 2 I N T R O D U C T I O N Greg-E-Term (GE Term for short) is one of the most advanced and flexible smart terminal programs available for the Color Computer's 1, 2, and 3. It is a full-featured terminal that supports XMODEM and ASCII file transfers from/to the ter- minal buffer. Those using GE Term with a CoCo 3 have the added ability to use it's built in 80X24 or 40X24 display modes. It is important to note that the same Version 1.0 of GE Term will work, without modification, on any of the current CoCo's. All of your most wanted features of a terminal package are included in Greg-E-Term. CoCo 1 and 2 users can choose between 51X24, 64X24, 85X24, or 32X24 hi-res screen modes. When using these screens, GE Term activates an input buffer, so you should not loose characters in these modes. The normal 32X16 screen with Tandy's "hidden" true lowercase mode can also be used with the CoCo 3. 1200 baud is supported both thru the Tandy RS232 Pak, OR the serial port (bit banger), on ALL versions of the CoCo! For CoCo 1 & 2 users, GE Term also supports the PBJ WordPack 2 and the Double 80 +, 80 column boards. All these and many additional features are explained in the following chapters. Yes, 1200 baud is supported through the serial port on all CoCo machines. However, due to the nature of the CoCo 1 and 2's bit banger, 1200 with the serial port will not work perfectly on those machines. We recommend you use the Tandy RS232 Pak. GE Term requires a 64K Color Computer 1, 2, 64K TDP-100, or a 128K CoCo 3 with at least one disk drive and Radio Shack DOS 1.0 or 1.1. JDOS should be compatible, but we have not tested it. Greg-E-Term V1.0 is copyright 1986 by Greg Miller, and this GE Term Manual is copyright 1986 by Darren Nye. The programs and documentation associated with Greg-E-Term are NOT public domain but are "free ware". The three major networks: CompuServe, Delphi, and GENIE; and Bulletin Board Systems may distribute these files on a non-profit basis (excluding the online charges incurred when downloading), by posting them on public download sections, as long as all portions of the programs and documentation are the original unchanged versions, and the copyright notices remain intact. Greg-E-Term is distributed on an "as is" basis, without warranty. There shall be no liability on the part of the author or distributor. This includes, but is not limited to, any loss or damage, direct or consequetial, arising out of the use of this product. GREG-E-TERM USER MANUAL V1.0 PAGE 3 Updates and new revisions of Greg-E-Term may be found on TCBBS HeadQuarters (a 100% machine language BBS also for the CoCo 1, 2, and 3 authored by Greg Miller) at 201-725-5028. 300/1200 baud. Be sure to use 8 bit, 1 stop bit, and no parity. Updates and revisions can also be found on the General Electric National Information Exchange (GENIE), Color Computer SIG, part of the Tandy Round Table. Note: GENIE is a half duplex system. For information on GENIE, call 1-800-638-9636 8am-9pm EST. GREG-E-TERM USER MANUAL V1.0 PAGE 4 G O I N G O N L I N E W I T H G R E G - E - T E R M Greg-E-Term is already set for standard communications right after you EXECute the program. However, there are several functions in GE Term which you might like to permanetly change, so every time you use the terminal, changing options and parameters after execution will not be necessary. This is accomplished by using the customizer program, GETC10/BIN, standing for GE Term Customize 1.0. It is written in Assembly, and can only be used to customize GE Term 1.0. I suggest you try using the terminal before making a special customized version of GE Term for yourself, so you find which options you use and like the most. The options you are allowed to configure/customize are: FUNCTIONS OPTIONS STANDARD Baud rate (300/600/1200) 300 Mask incoming lowercase (y/n) Y Duplex (full/half/echoplex) full Word Length (7 or 8 bit-no parity) 7 Parity (none/even/odd/mark/space) none Backspace/rubout value (127 or 8) 8 Upload prompt (1 character) > VidTex Screen Codes (y/n) Y Buffer initially (open/closed) closed ASCII Upload speed (0-99999) 100 9 Macro key selections Screen mode defaults: 32X16 Hi Res or CoCo 3 with set colors b/w Printer Selections: Lines per page 66 Characters per line 80 Word Wrap (y/n) N Stop after every page (y/n) N Baud rate 600 Margins: Left 10 right 10 upper 10 bottom 10 All of the above functions can be easily modified with the customizer program. It's menu-driven and self explanitory. Before ever using Greg-E-Term, be sure to make a backup of the original distribution diskette (with its support programs and documentation). Use a copy as your telecommunications disk. GREG-E-TERM USER MANUAL V1.0 PAGE 5 When you're ready to customize your own Greg-E-Term, all you have to do is LOADM "GETC10/BIN" from the distribution disk and EXEC it. You will be prompted to enter the filename of the original GE Term, which should be GETERM/BIN. After answering all questions, you can save the new custom GETERM. NEVER give out a copy of your own customized GE Term, since the configurations may not work for other systems, and you may also have confidential password information stored in your Macro section! Give out only the original files included on the distribution diskette. GREG-E-TERM USER MANUAL V1.0 PAGE 6 Greg-E-Term Options Explained Most functions of the configurable options are explained below. They can all be set to your own standard with the customizer program: Baud rate can be set for 300, 600, or 1200 baud. The selected rate will be used for either the Serial port or the RS232 pak, depending on which you have installed. GE Term will auto- matically use the RS232 pak if you have one installed in the multipak. "Mask incoming lowercase" is used to either allow lowercase to be displayed or change incoming lowercase to uppercase. The option 'y'es to mask is useful for those CoCo 1 users who like the speed of the 32X16 regular mode but not the reverse case which is used to represent lowercase. Note: even though lower- case is set to be masked, the actual lowercase letters will be stored in the buffer, not the uppercase which is displayed on the screen while online. Duplex may be set to full, half, or echoplex. Most BBS's and the major networks, except GENIE which uses half duplex, use Full duplex. Half duplex can be used if you are talking to another CoCo terminal running GE Term. It will allow your characters to echo to the screen so you can see what you're typing. Word length comes set at 7 bit, which is what most systems use. An exception to this are TCBBS systems (TCBBS requires you to use 8 bit-no parity). 8 bits is generally used on BBS's that feature graphics. Many systems support prompted ASCII uploading. This is the method of ASCII uploading that GE Term uses. In general, BBS's use the greater than sign, ">", as their upload prompt. Just enter the proper character as your upload prompt. If you select control-3 from the Communications mode, GE Term will wait till such character is received before it sends the next line. With an original GE Term, the RS 232 pak will be selected auto- matically if it is installed in the multipak. However, if you choose, you may turn it off by hitting while in the Communication Mode. VidTex screen codes are used for VidTex systems such as Compu- Serve. It is primarily a set of codes which allows for fast and easy positioning of the cursor. Your GE Term buffer is set to initially be closed. Should you want it to be open upon execution, so all received text is stored when going to the communications mode, you may choose to have it open. When the buffer is full, it will automatically close. GREG-E-TERM USER MANUAL V1.0 PAGE 7 The speed at which an ASCII upload takes place (how fast Greg- E-Term will send the lines), can be adjusted. Most systems can receive an ASCII upload at the rate which GETerm is originally set to. However, should you discover a need to slow down this speed, you can use the customizer program to change it in your own custom GE Term. Space for nine pre-defined text strings (macros) of up to 30 characters each is provided in Greg-E-Term. These macros are great for storing your most frequently used BBS numbers, your name, passwords, and other text. To send a macro in the com- munications mode, hit --. Be sure to first hit the CONTROL key, not the SHIFT key! To remind you again: be sure not to give copies of your cust- omized GE Term to others! Remember your macros are also saved in the final custom binary GE Term file. It would be easy for others to view your confidential info by doing this. Several screen modes are provided with Greg-E-Term. You may select to automatically use any of the hi res screens upon execution rather than the standard 32X16. Another option CoCo 3 users may use are the 80X24 or 40X24 displays. If you choose either of these, you can also select the foreground, back- ground, and text colors! Several options are provided for printers and how to format the printed buffer onto a page. You can change the lines per page, characters per line, word wrap on or off, stop after every page (for those using single sheets of paper), baud rate, and upper/ lower/right/left margins. Note: All customized Greg-E-Term programs will be labeled as "customized", on the booting screen. GREG-E-TERM USER MANUAL V1.0 PAGE 8 C O M M U N I C A T I O N M O D E Option number 1 on the Main Menu will bring you to the GE Term Communication Mode. It is usually not necessary to change your parameters before going to this section, since GE Term comes configured with the standard options. They are: 300 baud, Mask incoming lowercase-No, full duplex, 7 bits, no parity, VidTex screen codes-ON, Buffer-Closed. A note to TCBBS system users. TCBBS REQUIRES you to use 8 bit, 1 stop bit, and no parity. An easy way to use these settings without going to the Set parameter section (selection 6 on the main menu) is to hit (or for CoCo 3 users, ) while in the communication mode. This will cause the prompt: Data bits:8 Parity:NONE to appear on your screen. Hit it again and you will be back in 7 bits. GE Term provides several other Clear-Key functions as described below. and key functions Anytime while in the Communication Mode, you can get a list of the Clear-key functions by hitting and at the same time. The following list will be displayed: GETERM term mode help ===================== (use CLEAR with the listed keys) B - Baud rate setting D - Duplex setting L - Lowercase mask toggle P - Parity setting R - RS232 PAK toggle ON/OFF U - Backspace value toggle V - Videotex codes on/off W - Word length toggle Q - Quick color inquiry CNTRL-?: Other Help menu The above are all the available functions that can be executed with the CLEAR key, and another character held simultaneously, while in the communication mode. The key is the CONTROL (CTRL for short) key used with Greg-E-Term. To get a help list of the "Control-key functions", which can be performed in the Communication Mode, hit the and keys at the same time. The following will appear: GREG-E-TERM USER MANUAL V1.0 PAGE 9 Control key definitions: ======================== 1 - Receive XMODEM 2 - Transmit XMODEM 3 - Transmit ASCII 4 - Toggle buffer open/closed 5 - Display buffer status 6 - Enter conference mode @ - Return to menu For CoCo 3's: CLEAR-F1: toggle foreground CLEAR-F2: toggle background CNTRL-F1: toggle border CLEAR-?: other help menu A note to CoCo 3 users and those with the deluxe keyboards, the key and the key function the same. Likewise, the key and the function as the same "control- key". From now on when referencing the Control-key we will use (same as the key) and when refering to the CLEAR key (same as the key), we will use . For those with an HJL keyboard, F1 and F2 are the same as the deluxe keyboard's and keys, and F3 and F4 are equal to F1 and F2 of the deluxe keyboard. While in the Communication mode, and hitting , GE Term will cycle through it's available baud rates, listing to the screen at which rate it will currently operate. This rate will be effective for both the serial port and the RS232 pak. Hitting will change the duplex to either Full, Half, or Echoplex. Depressing will toggle the Lowercase Mask on and off. When it's on, you will not see any lowercase characters on the screen display. However, lowercase will still be stored in the buffer (if open), whenever the host is actually sending lowercase. A

will cycle through the available parity settings. Keep in mind that if is hit to switch to 8 bit, this parity setting will automatically become NONE. If you have a Radio Shack RS232 pak or a TCBBS Host CommPak installed in the multipak, Greg-E-Term will automatically detect it, and use it instead of the serial port. However, should you decide to use the serial port, just hit to toggle it off or back on. Most systems (including CompuServe) consider a decimal value of '8' as a 'backspace' key. GE Term comes configured to send GREG-E-TERM USER MANUAL V1.0 PAGE 10 decimal 8 when you hit the while in the Communica- tion Mode. However, systems such as DELPHI use what is called a Rubout, and is decimal 127. So if you plan to call DELPHI, hit till the BS (BackSpace) is toggled as 'RUBOUT (127)'. This will cause Greg-E-Term to send a decimal 127 when you hit the . If your VidTex codes were set to off, and you plan to call CompuServe, you may want to activate them by hitting . Press the two keys again to turn the codes off. <1> will RECEIVE an XMODEM file, when in the Communica- tion mode, and <2> will SEND an XMODEM file. The buffer is used to send from and receive to. <3> sends an ASCII file to a system that provides an upload prompt. If you have not selected the proper upload prompt with the customizer program, or no prompt has yet been selected, you must enter one in the parameter section (main menu selection 6). On the normal 32X16 screens, a closed buffer is indicated by a solid block. When open, it will change to two different colors. The top half, black, and the bottom, white. In the Hi-Res modes and the CoCo 3 80X24 and 40X24 modes, a closed buffer is represented with an underline. An open buffer is a solid block. To toggle the buffer open and closed while in the Comm Mode, hit <4>. Choosing <5> will give you your buffer status. When these keys are pressed, you will see something similar to the below list: Buffer bytes free:40600 Buffer bytes used:00000 Xmodem blocks:00000 Depending on whether or not you have anything stored in the buffer, these numbers will change. This is an excellent feature which gives you the ability to find how many Xmodem blocks will be needed to send the entire buffer. After Loading a program or data file you wish to send, by going to the Comm mode and hitting <5> you can then tell the receiving user how many Xmodem blocks he can expect to receive. Greg-E-Term also has another excellent mode of operation. The Conference mode can be entered by selecting <6> from the Communication mode. This is very useful when talking in the famous 'CB Simulator', 'COnference', or 'Party Lines', found on the large national networks. After entering this mode, the screen will appear normal, until you type something. Whatever you type will appear on the last line of the screen, and receiving text will be displayed above this last line. This helps a great deal in preventing confusion while using such GREG-E-TERM USER MANUAL V1.0 PAGE 11 network features like CB. When finished typing your sentance, hitting will send the line to the host, with a Carriage Return tagged on at the end. If you wish to send the line without the C/R, instead of pressing when ready to send your line, hit instead. Control characters are an exception to the above rule. For example, if you hit to clear the screen (when in CompuServe COnference sections or CB simulators), that control code (along with ANY control characters) will be sent out IMMEDIATELY, causing your screen to clear then and there, with- out waiting for you to hit or . A further note, the <4> option of the Communication Mode to open/close the buffer will ALSO work in the CO mode. There is a drawback to using the Conference Mode. The line you type and want to send can not be any longer than the current width of your screen. For example, if you are using the stan- dard 32X16 screens, only 32 characters can be typed and sent at a time. However, if you are in the 80 column CoCo 3 mode, up to 80 characters can be typed in and sent at a time. Likewise, if you are in the 51 column Hi-Res mode, 51 characters can be sent, and so forth. For CoCo 3 owners, a function to select the foreground, back- ground, and border colors, while in the 40X24 or 80X24 modes, has been provided. Greg-E-Term has these set at the following CoCo 3 standards: Foreground: White Background: Black Border: Black These have been choosen so those using monochrome monitors can have a clear text screen upon execution. For those of you using RGB monitors, you may want to change these to your favorite colors. cycles the foreground (actual text colors) through all 64 colors. toggles the background, and the border. When you find your favored colors, I recommend you use the customizer program so these colors will automatically be choosen when you execute your custom GE Term. Else you will have to page through all those colors each time you execute the terminal. You can find the decimal values of the current screen colors by hitting while in the Communication Mode. You will be prompted for these numbers by the customizer program, if you choose to redefine the standard color sets. Note: even though two of the screen color option keys use , they both appear in the online Help List Menu, Under the "CoCo 3's"