T H E /\______ _________/\_ ____/\ _________________________________ / __ __ \ / _______/ / \ / ____/ / __ __ \______________ \_______/ / / / / / / / / __ / / \ \ / /__ / / / / / / / /__ ____/ / / /__ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ___/ / / / / / / / ___/ / __/ /__ / / / / / / / / /__/ / / /__/ / / /___ / / / / / / / /___ / /\ \_____/ / \/ \/ \/ \_____/ \_____/ \____ \/ / \/ \/ \____/ \/ \_______/ \__/ /\________/\_______ ___ ______ / ________/ /______ \ /__ \ /_____/ ______/ /___ / / / / / / ____\ \___________ \____/ /___ \ / / / / / / / ___/ /__________/ / /___/ / / /__/ / / / / /__/ / / /___ \______/ \_____/ \/ \_____/ \____ \ [BRYCE!/HZ] \ \ T O T H E \ \ _____________________________________________ \ \_______ \___________________________________________ \ \_______ \ \ \ \/ /\________/\________/\_____________ \ \ _____ / ________/ ________/ /____________ \ \ \ / ___ \ /\ _______/ /___ / /_____ / / ______/ / \ \ / \ \/ / / _____/ /___ \ / ____ / / / / ____ / \ \ \/ / \ \ / /___/ / / / / / / /_____ / / / / / \ \ / / \ \ \______/ \/ \ \ \______// / \ \___/ / \ \ / / \ \ \ \ / / \_____/ \ \/ / \ \__________________\ \_____/ /__________________\ \/ \____________________\ \___/ /____________________\ \___ \/ \/ \___/ Issue 4.0 1990-09-23 By BRYCE! of HORIZON ************************************************************************** Contents -------- 1.0 Introduction 2.0 News in this issue 3.0 Modem settings 3.1 Explaination 4.0 Dipswitch settings 4.1 Note that... 4.2 Dipswitch note for Sysops... 5.0 Preferences Settings 6.0 Terminal program settings 6.1 How to get the highest cps rates 6.2 JRComm settings 6.3 JRComm versions 6.4 AZComm settings 6.5 AZComm versions 7.0 JRComm vs. AZComm 8.0 Appendix 9.0 Aftertouch... Hail to all Sysops! 9.1 Aftertouch part II... Greetings ************************************************************************** 1.0 Introduction... This document is for all you people out there, that has been trying to patch all the exiting documents together. This document should cover all you need to know about HighSpeed transfers... Enjoy! ************************************************************************** 2.0 News in this issue... In this issue the discussion about choosing between JRComm and AZComm is continued. Also, some differences between the JRComm and AZComm versions are discussed. And just for fun, I also included some greetings... ************************************************************************** 3.0 Modem settings... First of all, here's a regular USR INFO Screen on the HST settings... USRobotics Courier 14400 HST Settings... B0 C1 E1 F1 M1 Q0 V1 X6 BAUD=19200 PARITY=N WORDLEN=8 DIAL=PULSE ON HOOK TIMER &A0 &B1 &C1 &D0 &G0 &H1 &I0 &J0 &K0 &L0 &M4 &N0 &P0 &R2 &S0 &X0 &Y1 S00=000 S01=000 S02=043 S03=013 S04=010 S05=008 S06=002 S07=060 S08=002 S09=006 S10=007 S11=050 S12=050 S13=000 S14=001 S15=000 S16=000 S17=000 S18=000 S19=000 S20=000 S21=010 S22=017 S23=019 S24=000 S25=000 S26=000 S27=000 S28=008 S38=000 3.1 Explainansion... I used the ATI4-command look, so that it would be easier to make a comparison between your old settings, and these settings. And now for a short explaination of the settings: B0 CCITT answer sequence. May be set to B1 (HST) if you're not a sysop. C1 Transmitter enabled. E1 Command mode local echo on. F1 Local echo off after connection. (Full duplex) M1 Speaker on until connection has been established. Q0 Result codes displayed V1 Verbal resultcode mode. X6 Result codes options. This may be changed for desired effect. &A0 Suppresses the /ARQ result codes (A must for Sysops) &B1 Activates the HighSpeed DTE-rate (So you can use 19.2 in term prg) &C1 Carrier Detect (CD) operations. &D0 DTR reaction. Use &D2 to drop carrier on DTR removal. &G0 No guard tone. &H1 Hardware RTS flow control. &I0 Software flow control disabled. &J0 Standard single phone connection. &K0 Data Compression disabled. If you send unpacked programs, use &K1. &L0 Leased Line disabled. Regular phonelines. &M4 Activate ARQ mode automaticly, if possible, otherwise; normal mode. &N0 Normal link operations. Variable DCE-rate. &P0 North American Pulse-tone make/break ratio. &R2 Terminal Equipment supported RTS. MAKE SURE THIS IS SET TO &R2!!! &S0 Data Set Ready (DSR) override always on. &X0 Synchronous timing source. Modem's Transmit clock. &Y1 Break Handling destructive andexpedited. ************************************************************************** 4.0 USRobotics Courier 14400 HST Dipswitch settings... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 +---------------------------+ | |*| |*| |*|*| |*|* | UP | |--------------------|------| |*| |*| |*| | |*| | | DOWN | +---------------------------+ 4.1 Note that... Note that setting switch 1 down, makes the modem believe that the Data Terminal Equipment is ALWAYS ready. This makes it possible to shut down your terminal program, and load another terminal program, while on-line, without the modem hanging up because the DTR was removed (although you might need to change the &Dx option for this to work properly) You must decide wich setting you like most. 4.2 Dipswitch note for Sysops... Sysops, especially AmiExpress using sysops, please remember that, in order to make the modem hang up properly after logoff, switch number 9 must be set UP. Otherwise you might end up with a BBS that doesn't log the users off, properly... ************************************************************************** 5.0 Preferences Serial Settings... Baud Rate: Buffer Size: 19200 16000 Read Bits: Write Bits: 8 8 Stop Bits: Parity: 1 None HandShaking: RTS/CTS You may experiment with the Buffer Size, since this can work differently under different conditions. If you suspect that something is wrong, try changing the Buffer Size to 8000, or even less, and see if it has any effect. ************************************************************************** 6.0 Terminal Program Settings... Please follow these instructions carefully for the best preformance! 6.1 How to get the highest cps rates Use Amiga-ANSI with one Bitplane (Two colors) for the highest available transfer-Rates, to give the TerminalProgram the most processor-time. If you have problems in calling the USA (or overseas), try setting the TaskPriority to something like 31, using the ChangeTaskPri and the Status command in CLI. Here's an example: 1> Status Full Process 1: stk 4000, gv 150, pri 0 Loaded as command: Status Process 2: stk 4000, gv 150, pri 0 Loaded as command: JRComm 1> ChangeTaskPri 31 Process 2 1> Status Full Process 1: stk 4000, gv 150, pri 0 Loaded as command: Status Process 2: stk 4000, gv 150, pri 31 Loaded as command: JRComm Now you have changed the TaskPriority to 31, and the terminal- program will get more processor-time to execute its tasks. Always use the RAM: device for tranfers, as much as possible, thus it is MUCH faster than diskdrives. (Harddisks are almost equally as good as the RAM: device, so use that if you one, since it lowers the risk of a guru during transfer) If you are experiencing some exremely bad phonelines (like during a thunderstorm) you can also lock your modem at a lower speed, and because of the less number of errors, you may achieve higher speed, despite the lower speed. This can be done with the 'AT&Nx' command, where 'x' is a number from 0 to 8 representing the speed. Refer to the diagram, below, for the x value... AT&N0 Normal Link operations. AT&N1 300 BPS AT&N2 1200 BPS AT&N3 2400 BPS AT&N4 4800 BPS AT&N5 7200 BPS AT&N6 9600 BPS AT&N7 12000 BPS AT&N8 14400 BPS Another trick to use under bad phone conditions, (see above) is to simply just pick up the reciever and put back on the hook after just a second. You don't have to hold it up for a long time. Just put it back on the hook, as soon as you picked it up. This might seem as hokus-pokus, but it actually works very good. 6.2 JRComm users, please check the following settings... File Transfer Paramenter... Protocol Zmodem (of course) Zmodem Send modes Don't care. You may change this, but it no big deal. Zmodem Options Resume transfer On/off... It's up to you... Auto Download on... Auto Download challenge on, if auto D/L is on. ESCAPE CHARACTERS OFF!!! DON'T FORGET THIS!!! 32 bit CRC on. Miscellaneous Binary mode on. Save aborted on. Relaxed timing on. Auto chop off. Overdrive on. X/Y pre-ack off. Serial Port Parameters... Baud rate 19200 baud (or 38200 if you change to the highest value in preferences) Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Duplex Full XON/XOFF TURN THIS OFF!!! Break length 250000 Modem Paramenters... Turn everything off, except Flush with a break. Some of the other options may be changed for a desired type of call. The init command can contain lots of commands, but if you have set the modem according to the above settings, all you really need is 'ATZ' Terminal Parameters... CR xlate None LF xlate None EOL out CR Screen type Use 2 colors for best throughput! Capture Filters All set to off... (Change this, if needed) Emulation Amiga. (Can of course be changed if you call another type of computer) Text Size Normal Miscellaneous Destructive BS on. Wrap lines on. Cursor Blink on. All other off, but can be changed. Macros and Palette... ...can of course be set exactly like you want them to be... General Parameters... Status Line Status line active on. Time of day clock on. On-line timer on. 24 hour mode off. Audiable beep off. Miscellaneous CTS/RTS handshake on. Immidiate exit on. (It doesn't ask if you're sure) Disk check on. (Checks if there's space on disk) All other options off. Paths It's up to you! Serial device: Serial.device Device Unit: 0 Now, make sure you save all this as 'JRCOMM.DEF'!!! And it will always be set! Nice, eh? The other Terminalprogram settings show be set according to the Prefernces Serial Settings. 6.3 JRComm versions... As you probably know, there are alot of JRComm versions out there, and the most logical thing would be that the latest version is the best version, right? WRONG! That question is not at all that logical. Some people might say that JRComm V1.0 Sales Version is the best, because it's the newest one, but the fact is that although the small-file-bug (files under 500 bytes can't be tranfered with versions under 1.0) has been fixed in the 1.0 version, the transfer rate has, strange as it seems, been heavily reduced. The cps rate may vary with numbers up to 200 cps between the 1.0 version and older versions like 0.99q. Therefor, as the difference of the cps rate is that big, the best choice is JRComm V0.99q. You also won't have to waste time and diskspace on a worthless titlescreen, if you use the 0.99q version. 6.4 AZComm users, please check the following settings... In AZComm there aren't very much settings to discuss, but I'll try to clear up some things for you anyway... File Not much to say about this... Always use ZMODEM when possible! Start ASCII Capture/Send is of course used to send for example a text file, or Recieve one... As you probably know, there's a hidden menu i AZComm, located just to the left of the File menu. In that menu you have the option of masking the priority, showing HEX characters and/or showing protocol characters. These may be set to your liking... System Chop files on. End of line. Activate: TX EOL = CR RX EOL = CR The other options in System can also be set to your own liking... Mode Activate CRC. Serial Baud Rate: 19200. Parity: none. Data Length: 8 bits. Stop bits: 1 bit. Duplex: Full. XON / XOFF: Turned off. Phone If you have constructed a phonebook, this is where the phonenumbers will appear. 6.5 AZComm Versions... Of all the versions of AZComm I've tested, I found AZComm 1.10 to be the one with the least bugs and the highest transfer rates. I then, of course, mean the 2 color version of AZComm 1.10. If you use colors the speed will be reduced. Although, AZComm worked fairly good, I found it to be very sensitive for peripheral equipment. It can behave very strange with some harddisks and memory expansions. If you find this symptoms, you probably have some sort of expansion that AZComm doesn't accept. In that case, you should switch to JRComm. ************************************************************************** 7.0 JRComm vs. AZComm... As mensioned in the Appendix, AZComm is about 50 cps faster than JRComm, but the question is; do you really want to replace the superiority of JRComm with some insignificant 50 cps? In reality, does 50 cps realy do any difference? Well, personally i think, the answer to the question is no. I mean, with features as automatic download, different definition set-ups, almost every available terminal emulation, different fonts for use with foreing keymaps, phonebook with complete modem and terminal recognision, on-line change between terminal emulations and color modes, complete print-out of the call to printer, etc, JRComm has so many more useful options, that it seems strange to even think about AZComm. Of course many people, who doesn't have harddisks, think that AZComm is better, since the loading time is highly reduced, because AZComm is so small in kilobytes. But that's just the price your going to have to pay for those extra features, isn't it? And that's not much of a price, is it? Well, this discussion will probably continue until some new awesome terminal program comes out, so explore your own way, to the on that suits you best. There are in fact just as much people using AZComm as JRComm, strangly enough, and that's the reason, for which I put in the instructions on how to run AZComm... ************************************************************************** 8.0 Appendix... For the fastest TransferRates use either AZComm or JRComm, since these have proven themselfs to be the best for HighSpeedTechnology applications. It is a fact that AZComm is some fifty CPS faster than JRComm, although JRComm is more advanced and have more special features. You should decide wether you need the extra speed of AZComm or the special features of JRComm, but whatever your choice may be the differnce is not realy that big... I personally would recommend JRComm since it is much more soffisticated, and more advanced. The speed really isn't that much of a difference, so I think you will be more confortable with JRComm... Have Fun!!! ************************************************************************** 9.0 Aftertouch... Hail to the all Sysops! In my experience as a Sysop, you get a lot of people asking what is wrong with thier terminal and/or modem settings, and it can get pretty exausting telling people the same things all the time, so that's where I got the idea to make a complete document on how to set up your terminal program and modem. So, now things are much simpler. You just put this file in the bulletins, and then you can ask the user to compare his settings, with this textfile, and everbody's happy... I mean, if you have bitchy users, they'll probably complain about the line being busy all the time, otherwise. So, enjoy this, and if you have anything that you think should be added then contact me right away! 9.1 Aftertouch part II... Greetings, in no order at all, to: SpaZm, The Baron, Prisoner of Wife, Bandit, Spike, Ted, Conqueror Zike, Black Shadow, Strider, Excelsior, Coke (Adept), The Griffin Evil Priest, BigFoot, Junior, Dragon (NS), Zin, Bigfoot, Raistlin Judge Dredd, Lucifer, Zelnik, Metal Gear, Metalica, All to much! Utopia, CrackMaster, WarAngel, Rob, Master E.D., Blaizer, Mike Jetaza, Istvan, Mahoney, Kaktus, Rastan, Red Baron, Coma, Pioneer. And of course to all HORIZON Members: Ric, Link, Rebel, Gaston, Striper, Zip, Citizen, Galactus, Kapten Data Cyber, Lord Arthur, The Grimreaper and Spymiga. ************************************************************************** You can reach me (BRYCE!) and the other Horizon members at my BBS 'THE MAINFRAME' at +46-31-151552. Comments and tips are VERY welcome! Or write to: BRYCE! of HORIZON c/o Robert Eriksson Barnhusgatan 14 S-411 11 GBG Sweden ************************************************************************** Special thanx must go to SpaZm and The Baron for some tips!!! ************************************************************************** C a l l o u r b o a r d s . . . 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