Flash II/telecommunications/commercial
From: Doug Wokoun (aa384@cleveland.Freenet.Edu)
Date: 03/31/92-07:21:06 PM Z
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From: aa384@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Doug Wokoun) Subject: Flash II/telecommunications/commercial Date: Tue Mar 31 19:21:06 1992 Taken from: Z*Net Atari Online Magazine (#92-11) - March 13, 1992: | | | ====================================================================== | * FLASH II TO DEBUT Press Release | ====================================================================== | | | Missionware Software is proud to annouce the introduction Flash II at | the ACE '92 Show. We'll only be bringing a couple hundred copies of | the program with us, so make sure to attend early! See the official | show bulletin for complete pricing. And yes, we will be offering a | substantial discount for those of you wishing to upgrade from an older | version of Flash. You *must* bring your old disk along to qualify for | that upgrade. | | Here's a list of just a few of the new features to be found in Flash | II: | | * DO scripts are enhanced. Old script files continue to work with new | features added for support of Flash II's new features. | | * DO scripts are no longer needed, however, for automating your logon | process. All board parameters are now set via dialogs. These | parameters are saved in the board configuration file and | automatically configure Flash II when the board is activated. | | * Now permits the use of up to 30 function key macros. 10 macros are | considered global, and are accessed by holding down the Control key | and F1 thru F10 keys. The other 20 macros can be programmed | separately for each board and are accessed with the unshifted and | shifted function keys. The macros automatically load when the board | is activated. | | * Flash II can be used to display, either on- or off-line RLE and GIF | pictures. (Particularly handy on CIS which permits the use of | online graphics viewing.) | | * Includes a new Review Mode. Save your online session to disk and | later review it as if you were online! | | * Supports the following terminal emulations: TTY, VIDTEX, VT52, | ANSI, VT100, VT101, VT102, VT200, VT300 & Prestel. | | * Supports ST, IBM and DEC characters sets. | | * Flash II is designed to work on any ST or TT, in any resolution, | from 80 to 132 columns, and 24, 29 or 48 lines. | | * A new type ahead buffer is included. It supports up to three lines | of text which is fully editable using the cursor, delete and | backspace keys. The [Return] key and [Enter] key perform different | functions, depending on the configuration. One can be used to enter | forced carriage returns into your message, the other is used to send | the message. | | * You can configure the amount of memory you wish Flash II to grab at | startup. Older versions of Flash grabbed everything available. | With multitasking on the horizon, you don't necessarily want to do | that. You can continue to <Free> unwanted memory once in the | program. | | * Includes command support for an automatic answer mode. | | * New, full-featured GEM text editor with more flexible block commands | (you can now start and end blocks anywhere in a line), cut & paste | commands, search & replace function, paragraph reformatting, user | tab settings and page widths, automatic word wrap & text wrap modes, | and much more. | | * The editor now permits you to select the type of display mode | desired. Whereas older version of Flash always displayed carriage | returns, you can now turn those on or off, as well as all other | control characters. | | * Almost all menu functions have keyboard equivalents, such as Alt-L | to "Load" a file. Where appropriate, these keyboard equivalents | match the terminal mode keyboard equivalents. | | * Includes Silent Line, a new background file transfer program | (replaces "Shadow"). | | * Internally supports the following protocols: ASCII, Xmodem, Ymodem, | Ymodem-G, Zmodem, Modem7, WXModem, CIS B+, Kermit, SEAlink, and | Telesoftware (for Discovery/Prestel systems). | | * Includes a new "Statistics" feature. Keeps track of all of your | online time and upload/download information, and calculates your | fees based on the BBS' rates. | | * Includes built-in timing functions. Flash II will autostart an | online session using this timer. | | * Includes a totally rewritten, 226 page manual, fully indexed along | with a table on contents. The manual includes a tutorial, detailed | section on all functions of the program, and a 50-page section | explaining (with examples) the DO script language. | | See you in Booth #222 at the show! | John Trautschold | Missionware Software | | -- Doug Wokoun (aa384@cleveland.Freenet.Edu) - - - Atari SIG
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