______________________________________ | | | Compuserve EasyPlex & Forum (SIG) | | | | Review Options (Y|N) | | | | = No | | EM8SIG.100(ver4.0) | |______________________________________| This is the Option Screen and is the first screen you see after the opening banner has run. From the moment the opening banner begins, and throughout the program, unless otherwise specified, the Function Keys are live and may be pressed to carry out their various activities. If they are pressed while the opening banner is still running, the activity will occur as soon as the banner finishes. Therefore, at this time we will discuss these keys and what they do. "Quick starts" the program anytime from the start of the opening banner until the "on time sub" starts dialing. (See page 17.) It OVERRIDES any Forum Option Menu Item 6 setting (see page 8) and causes the program to log off from CIS after sending/receiving -only- EMAIL messages. "Quick starts" the program anytime from the start of the opening banner until the "on time sub" starts dialing. It causes the program to perform FULL EMAIL AND FORUM FUNCTIONS including the downloading of New Message Headers. "Quick starts" the program the same as and performs the same functions with the exception it -does not- download the Forum Message Headers. Enters the "Forum Selection" Menu. This provides a rapid method to select different Forums/Sigs for access by , , , and . Go to page 12. "Quick starts" the program and performs the same SIG functions as without taking a mandatory detour through the EMAIL system. This is handy if you have picked up your EMAIL and SIG messages in an earlier session and are responding only to SIG business. "Quick starts" the program and performs the same SIG functions as , again, without the mandatory detour through EMAIL. 4 NOTE: A Forum Option Menu Item 6 setting of "YES" overrides , , and . (See page 8.) Calls up the EMAIL/Forum Message Compose Routine. Go to page 22. "Aborts" the program to the main MENU anytime after the start of the opening banner until the first Time appears on the LCD after a CIS Logon. THIS IS THE CORRECT WAY TO EXIT THE PROGRAM. NOTE: At some points in the program seems to have no effect. When this happens simply press and then . stops program execution at anytime and enters BASIC. Typing "GOTO 500" enters the M100/102's Telecom program. [We suggest then typing a to trigger the Interrupt Menu before proceeding further if you are still logged on to CIS.] NOTE: "Quick Starts" means the skipping of the Option, Access #, and Auto-Time menus and going directly to the program's auto dial/logon routine. Two other options are available from this opening menu. "N" takes you directly to the Access # screen. Goto page 27. "Y" takes you through the Option Menus which is where the personalization of the program is done. There are three(3) Option sub-menus. They are the: 1) EasyPlex Email Menu, 2) Forum/Sig Menu, and 3) the General Menu. DO NOT TRY TO RUN THE PROGRAM WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THIS STEP FIRST. Goto page 6. 5 _____________________________________ | EasyPlexEMAIL | | | | 1 OUT MSG(s) is in MAIL.DO | | 2 IN MSG(s) is in README.DO | | 3 OUT ID(s) is in PIN.DO | | 4 OUT MSG(s) is now KILL | | 5 CIS EasyPlexFILE is now KILL | | =KEEP CHANGE # ? | |_____________________________________| Pressing keeps the current settings and takes you to the next screen. Goto page 8. Pressing ANY number takes you into the BASIC EDIT mode and presents the following screen after first showing the instruction PRESS AFTER EDIT ______________________________________ |92 BB$="MAIL.DO":CB$="OUT MSG(s) | |93 BC$="README.DO":CC$="IN MSG(s) | |94 BD$="PIN.DO":CD$="OUT ID(s) | |95 SA$="KILL":CH$="OUT "'KILL|KEEP | |96 F$="KILL":CI$="IN"'KILL|KEEP | |97 ZM$="PRESS AFTER EDIT | | | |______________________________________| If you wish to change any of the above, use the normal EDIT procedures. That is use the to delete the words between the first set of quotes and then type in your choice. As an example, suppose you wished to change the incoming EMAIL from README.DO to INMAIL.DO. Delete the README.DO between the quotes and type in INMAIL.DO. Remember names for DO files cannot exceed 6 characters in length. Another choice is to change README.DO to LPT: so it will look like this "LPT:". Use this as the incoming-message file name for hard-copying your incoming mail. NOTE: "LPT:" is the -complete- file name --- -not- just a prefix! [CAS:README.DO also works well.] EM8SIG, vers4.0, fully supports the use of Holmes/PSCG Chipmunk Disk Drive (CDD), the Tandy Disk/Video Interface (DVI), the PSCG 64/96K Expansion Ram ver2.5 and later (RAM+), the Cassette Tape unit (CAS), or a printer (LPT). The Tandy Disk Drive (TDD) and the PG design Expansion Ram (PGD) can be used only as mass storage devices. 6 In the case of the TDD, the Model 100/102 hardware does not allow simultaneous use of the modem and the RS232 port. In the case of the PGD units, their software/firmware does not currently allow active data exchange beween RAM banks. File prefixes are required ONLY when using M100/102 accessories. Any prefix which is normally recognized by these various accessories is permissable. NOTE: The cassette can be used for only one preset function per session, either play or record. If a wrong file prefix is used, the program will automatically abort with an error message plus a signoff if CIS has already been accessed. CAUTION: Be -very sure- your printer is turned on and ready -if- you select to name a file "LPT:" EasyPlex Email Option Menu ************************** OPTION # SETTING ******** ********************** 1 Outgoing Email file name. 2 Incoming Email file name. 3 Name of file containing EMAIL and FORUM (sig) addressees' ID's (PINs). 4 Status OUT MAIL after sending to CIS. (KEEP or DELETE). Must be KEEP when using CAS. 5 Status CIS file after incoming Email has been received from CIS. (KEEP/KILL/SAVE) KEEP retains the messages in CIS's EMAIL section. KILL removes EMAIL from CIS's file. SAVE removes Email from EasyPlex and stores it in PER area. Following your changes, press , then . Return to page 4. 7 _____________________________________ | Auto-Forum | |1 |Forum is now M100SIG | |2 Forum COMMAND is in CMDSIG.DO | |3 OUT MSG(s) is in OUTSIG.DO | |4 IN MSG(s) is in NEWSIG.DO | |5 NEW HEADERS is in HDRSIG.DO | |6 ACTIVATE Auto-Forum in M100SIG YES| | =KEEP CHANGE # ? | |_____________________________________| Pressing keeps the current settings and takes you to the next screen. Goto page 10. Pressing number one(1) sets the section of CIS the program can go to upon completion of EMAIL if either or are activated, or the program will go directly to if either or are activated. Go to page 12. Pressing numbers two(2), three(3), four(4), five(5) or six(6) takes you into the BASIC EDIT mode and presents the following screen after first showing the instruction PRESS AFTER EDIT. ______________________________________ |139 XF$="CMDSIG.DO":XM$=" COMMAND | |140 XA$="OUTSIG.DO"'msgs out | |141 XB$="NEWSIG.DO"'msgs in | |142 XC$="HDRSIG.DO":XQ$="NEW HEADERS | |143 XJ$="YES":XK$="ACTIVATE "'YES|NO | | | | | |______________________________________| If you wish to change any of the above, use the normal EDIT procedures. That is use the to delete the words between the first set of quotes and then type in your choice. As an example, suppose you wished to change the incoming Forum Message from NEWSIG.DO to INMSG.DO. Delete the NEWSIG.DO between the quotes and type in INMSG.DO. Remember names for DO files cannot exceed 6 characters in length. Another choice is to change NEWSIG.DO and/or HDRSIG.DO to LPT: so it will look like this "LPT:". Use this as the incoming-message or incoming-header file name for hard-copying your incoming messages or the headers received from the Quick Scan. NOTE: "LPT:" is the -complete- file name --- -not- just a prefix! [CAS:NEWSIG.DO and/or CAS:HDRSIG.DO works just as well] Remember the cassette can be used for only one preset function per session, either play or record. 8