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FLASH
READ.ME FILE
Copyright 1986 Chazz-Page Systems
FLASH is a trademark of Antic Publishing, Inc.
NOTE: This version of Flash contains a substantial amount
of material that is not mentioned in the manual. Look at the
.DOC file inside the DOCFILES folder for the latest information.
We have also included an ST Writer version of the same file
(extender .STW).
Note to people who don't have Hayes-compatible modems: Modem
settings are saved in the Configuration file (FLASH.CNF). They are
not saved with the Dial Directory (DIAL.DIR). After you change your
modems settings, make sure you save the new Configuration file.
There should be a number of files and 3 folders on the root directory
of your FLASH disk (including this README file). We left the
.DO files (scripts) in the root directory -- that is the recommended
practice instead of placing them in folders.
The following is a short explanation of what each file is, and
what it does:
FLASH.PRG . . . . . . . . . FLASH program ver 1.50 (note:
you would use an AUTO
command in the FLASH.CNF file
to turn off the title display)
FLASH.RSC . . . . . . . . . FLASH resource file (must always
be on the same disk as FLASH.PRG)
FLASH.CNF . . . . . . . . . . Configuration file, which stores all of
the default values for FLASH parameters,
including the modem settings in the
Dial Directory.
FUNCKEY.DEF . . . . . . . . . Default function key file, illustrating
how function keys can do things like
bring up the Status screen or flip to
the capture buffer by hitting a function
key.
DIAL.DIR . . . . . . . . . . Default dial directory, illustrating how
to link an entry with a DO file. Alter
the modem dialing and prompt settings here.
STWTOPC.TRN . . . . . . . . . Sample translation table. This file will
translate OUTGOING-ONLY characters (press
the IN button to switch to OUT) from ST
WRITER format to Atari XL/XE Paperclip
word processing format. Most formatting
commands are supported in the translation,
and all ST WRITER boldface commands are
translated to PC BOLD OFF, because ST
WRITER toggles them, unlike PC.
ATASCII.TRN . . . . . . . . Atascii conversion translation table.
Using this table will allow you to
log on to Atascii BBS's in Atascii
mode. This does not make it possible
to display Atascii graphics, however,
because those characters are not in
the ST's character set.
DESKTOP.INF . . . . . . . . . This DESKTOP.INF file contains the information
necessary for the Document Type installation
feature described in FLASH.DOC.
CIS.DO . . . . . . . . . . . CompuServe Logon DO file, linked to the
Dial Directory entry. Also illustrates
the use of comments in DO files.
LOGON.DO . . . . . . . . . . This file demonstrates the new Document
Type installation feature of FLASH 1.1,
and after booting your ST with this disk,
clicking on LOGON.DO will automatically
run FLASH and execute CIS.DO.
See the FLASH.DOC file for more information
about this new feature.
SIGSCAN.DO . . . . . . . . . CompuServe Logon and then go to each of
the Atari ST sigs (16 & DEV), and then
scan the new messages into the (opened)
capture buffer. Linked to the Dial
Directory entry.
SOURCE.DO . . . . . . . . . . The Source Logon DO file, linked to the
Dial Directory entry.
MCI.DO . . . . . . . . . . . MCI Mail Logon DO file, linked to the
Dial Directory entry.
DELPHI.DO . . . . . . . . . . Delphi Logon DO file, linked to the
Dial Directory entry.
STBBS.DO . . . . . . . . . . Sample generic ST BBS DO file, linked
to the Dial Directory entry.
The above DO files are examples that
must be customized with your identification
numbers and passwords before they are
usable. Modify them by loading them into
the capture buffer and adding the
appropriate information where you see
the prompts "pass-word" or "your,password"
or "username" or "PPN" etc. Then save
the file back to the disk and execute it
by clicking on the linked name in the Dial
Directory.
MAKE_CIS.DO . . . . . . . . . Automatically builds a CompuServe
logon script for you.
BROWSER.DO . . . . . . . . . Browses through the DL libraries on
CompuServe's forums.
DLOAD.DO . . . . . . . . . . Automatically downloads a list of files
from CompuServe's forums. You create
the list or use a list that has been
especially prepared by a CIS Sysop
for Flash 1.5 users.
Plus, the following folders are also on the disk:
DOCFILES:
This folder contains four very important documents that you should
print out and read before using FLASH.
FLASH_15.DOC . . . . . . . . . This is a 19-page file that explains,
in-depth, the changes that have been
made to the original FLASH to create
version 1.50. It's essential reading.
FLASH_15.STW . . . . . . . . . This is the ST-Writer version of the
FLASH_15.DOC ASCII file. We're
providing this file for you in case
you want to print the document file
out in your own format.
HINTS.DOC . . . . . . . . . . These are the most commonly-asked questions
and answers about FLASH.
FOREM.DOC . . . . . . . . . . Ed Seward of Current Notes wrote this file
to demonstrate the procedure necessary
to create a DO file to log onto a FoReM
BBS.
VT100.DOC . . . . . . . . . . Information about FLASH 1.5's new
VT100 capabilities.
VIDTEX:
VIDTEX.DOC . . . . . . . . . Everything you wanted to know about
CompuServe's RLE Vidtex graphics, but
you were afraid to ask.
GRAFCON.PRG . . . . . . . . . ANTIC's DEGAS/Neo to RLE/any resolution
converter. Must be in the root directory
of a disk to operate. Copyright 1986
Antic Publishing, Inc.
UNIXINFO:
UNIX.DOC . . . . . . . . . . A comprehensive file written by Christopher
F. Chabris that explains how to get the
most out of FLASH as a UNIX terminal.
TERMCAPS.DOC . . . . . . . . An auxilliary file for UNIX.DOC.
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