ON-LINE WITH Z88 BBS IN UK -- 12/30/88 abt 1130 PST --------------------------------------------------- < This is a record of my 12/30/88 call to the Z88 Wordmongers BBS in the U.K. Phone is 011 44 296 437262. Note that you must use CCITT modem set up. I have been using my Worldport 1200 with my PC and BOYAN.D3. -------- Files listed below indicate patches, some docs and some applications examples. See Area #1 of this BBS for downloading them! -------- If you try the WM BBS, remember CCITT (just now 300/1200 and 2400 -- but my 2400 baud modem is not behaving on CCITT, it seems). For user name use "GUEST" and for password use "GUEST". Phil Wheeler -- 12/30/88 > >>> ** Last updated 1549 hrs on 12th December 1988 <<<< Welcome to the FIRST Z88 dial-up bulletin board. The software is "Under construction" and hence may do strange things! We look forward to your views and comments, and any software you wish to leave on the board to become available to other Z88 users. PAUSED - K to Cancel or any other Key to Continue >> The Front end suite is now available for download from this board. The zBASE area is now up and running and contains all the programs from the zBASE manual. Notes: (1) At any prompt, type a ? for a list of options. (2) When you are finished, either hang up, or Q then D. PAUSED - K to Cancel or any other Key to Continue >> Z88 TRAINING DAY Announcing the FIRST Z88 Training Day at the Friendly Lodge Hotel - Milton Keynes on Saturday 19th November from 1000 - 1700. An opportunity FOR YOUR Z88 TO GET TO KNOW YOU. The course will include PipeDream, Filer, Diary, Communicating with other computers, + WORKSHOPS. LET YOUR Z88 GIVE YOU A LESSON. SEND #56.35 inc.VAT (Price includes Coffee - Lunch - Tea & Biscuits + Z88 SURVIVAL GUIDE) TO:- RAKEWELL LTD. FREEPOST (MK1000) MILTON KEYNES MK1 1YX el:0908 366009. Z88PATCH.DOC Pipedream details of Richard Russells Basic Patch PATCH.BAS The code for the above. Install by CHAIN "PATCH.BAS" PATCHDEM.BAS HOUSE.BAS STAR.BAS Demo progs for the above. PATCH2.BAS Richard Bignells Enhanced patch including screen dump. PATCH2.DOC GRAPH2.DOC GRAPHALL.BAS Files for the above. The zBASE files have been moved to the zBASE area ! Rakewells training day was a success and is to be repeated. Call Vic on 0908 366009 to find out more. ZTERM 2.4 is available. It contains a CET downloader, multiple fuction key files, the PSS bug supported and confiuration for each phone number. Send us your EPROM and a fiver for your upgrade The tape interface is under development and should be ready by the end of the year. If anyone is interested in this device, please leave your name and address on this board and we will mailshot you. Z88 TRAINING DAY Announcing the FIRST Z88 Training Day at the Friendly Lodge Hotel - Milton Keynes on Saturday 19th November from 1000 - 1700. An opportunity FOR YOUR Z88 TO GET TO KNOW YOU. The course will include PipeDream, Filer, Diary, Communicating with other computers, + WORKSHOPS. LET YOUR Z88 GIVE YOU A LESSON. SEND #56.35 inc.VAT (Price includes Coffee - Lunch - Tea & Biscuits + Z88 SURVIVAL GUIDE) TO:- RAKEWELL LTD. FREEPOST (MK1000) MILTON KEYNES MK1 1YX tel:0908 366009. SUBJECT - Z88 Modem. FROM - Ian Braby. I'm not really saying this, because, of course, it's illegal, but this message is being sent via the new Z88 Modem. This is the Discovery 1200P modem offering v21 and v22 Hayes compatibility in a box not much bigger than Miracles little v23 modem. It comes supplies with a cut down version of ZTerm (no provision for any other types of modem) although it does have a couple of useful features I'd hope to see in ZTerm soon (PAD dialling correction & the ability to talk to the moden directly). Fully auto-dial & auto-answering and, although quite expensive, not too bad at 172.50 inc. VAT. SUBJECT - Z88 NEWS - FROM ??? HI ALL Z88 USERS AND SOME GOOD NEWS FOR ALL OF YOU BECAUSE A BOX HAS ENTERED THE MARKET WHICH YOU CAN PLUG INTO YOU R Z88 AND INTO THIS YOU CAN PLUG ALL OF YOUR EXTENSIONS. THEREFORE YOU CAN PLUG IN YOUR PARRALLEL PRINTER, MODEM, AND ALSO PLUG IT INTO YOUR P.C. AND MANY MORE SOCKETS BESIDES FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE PHONE E.F.S ON (0223) 323 143 EXPLANATION ---> Each time a user types in a message it gets added to a temp file. Every 24 hrs the SYSOP will clean this file and bolt it onto the beginning of a permanent file. This option dumps the permanent file. A decent messaging system will be avaliable when the SOX has been written.... Transferring Z88 BASIC programs to a PC for archiving. Hello, I am having problems transferring Z88 Basic programs to a PC for storage and then subsequently restoring them to the Z88. After loading into BASIC, a 'BAD PROGRAM' error message is displayed. I have tried transferring BASIC programs using the IMPEXP88 software and using the PCLINKII with versions 28/3/88 and 15/4/88 PC software. Other files transfer correctly without problems. Any idea what the problem is? Regards, Robert. I have no idea what the problem is. Can anyone help? Del XENIX AND WORDMONGERS DO YOU HAVE AVAILABLE A VERSION OF WORDMONGERS TO RUN ON AN APRICOT VX COMPUTER RUNNING XENIX VERSION 2.2.3.1 IF SO WOULD YOU CONTACT ME ON SHEFFIELD 349391 X 2252 STEWART SMITH Wordmongers do not support Xenix. Its silly. If you call our office we might be able to suggest something. Page lengths with epson I am having difficulty in setting page lengths on z88 wiyth epson fx80 printer. After the first page or two it goes awry. Any ideas This shouldnt be difficult. Ensure the Pipedream PL is what you need (DIAMOND O), and the printer know how long the page is. Its hard to see how it can go wrong! Front End is available on EPROM from the Z88 Users Club,together with my Hospital database suite and an alternative front end by Simon Phipps! So - why delay - join today!! Ian - Software Librarian We know nothing about an alternative front end - tell (or send) us more! EXPLANATION ---> Each time a user types in a message it gets added to a temp file. Every 24 hrs the SYSOP will clean this file and bolt it onto the beginning of a permanent file. This option dumps the permanent file. A decent messaging system will be avaliable when the SOX has been written.... Character incompatibility? How does Z-Term handle the swedish national characters (a and o with d acritics)? I encounter problems when trying to access any of the bulle tin boards or conference systems, sincemy name contains an O equipped with two dots above it it is impossible to log in. A message lacking these three characters does also look rather silly. I have tried both 7 and 8 bit length with no real improvement. PAUSED - K to Cancel or any other Key to Continue >> Per Ostlund, Expander Informatic AB Box 1174 S-171 23 SOLNA SWEDEN Tel: +46 8 705 26 06, Fax: +46 8 730 39 60, +46 8 82 81 21 I know nothing about international character sets. Can anyone help? I can only suggest using a different name...Del I am trying to get some info on Z88 spelling checkers anyone who can help a phonecall to Brian on 061 792 7820 would be appreciated. Problems so far are few but include: When I tried to access the Prestel demo as listed in COMM88 manual I found that the old page was not deleted before the new one appears so the screen was always a mess. Is this usual or am I doing something wrong? (Datatronics 1200P modem, Wordmongers software) Sending AT M1 L3 to modem in "Talk to modem" does not seem to work. Any ideas? I am very impressed with your noticeboard. Why isn't Microlink as quick, easy and interesting. Regards, Paul Castle MAG30202. Dunno why your Prestel screen is messing up - You are in Viewdata mode arent you? CET downloader Is there any news of your progress with the CET downloader that I understand you will be including in your next release of Zterm? I am a frequent user of Prestel, and would welcome the ability to download software directly to the Z88 rather than going through a host machine. I am quite experienced in CET matters, having written an uploader for the ZX Spectrum, so if you require any help in testing please let me know. Steve Marsh mbx 016570301 ZTerm 2.3 is finished and available now... MICROLINK Help and advice needed! I have just joined Microlink, accessing it with my Z88 and of course Z-Term. If anyone reading this is also a member with a Z88 please get in touch. My mailbox is 72:MAG96291. Thanks, Terry Filby LONG DISTANCE COMMS. I HAVE JUST LOGGED ON FROM THE HOLIDAY INN IN HONG KONG SO FAR NO PROB EMS WILL TRY AGAIN LATER WHEN I REACH OSAKA. AM USING A Z88 AND 1200P MODEM . PS THEY ONLY COST 45 STG HERE!!! long ditance comms. After my last call from hong kong i am now logging on from hilton osas Osaka (sorry for spelling error) am still usins the z88 plus the 1200P and using auto dial but the screen is packing up again on the Z88 you know lots of vertical lines that don't work Cambridge say its 'cos I l take the machine to hot climates that the screen fails!!!!!!!! cheers, John Hampson. COM88 TERMINAL V1.e T I tried to construct a CLI file to log on to a BB automatically howeve I found that the CLI would work up to the point where the Worldport 1200 was dialing the number but then the Z88 would drop the line befor the modem gave the CONNECT measage. I tried introducing a delay in the CLI file because I thought that might be the problem but it didn't work. Any ideas on what is wrong and how I can get this to work? I use the {w%{lsquare +K command to generate the CLI file. Regards, Robert. CLI has difficulty driving Z88 comms systems. Our Z-Term and TX systems have the same problem.... Z88 MODEM (DISCOVERY 1200P) If anyone has had trouble getting on to PSS at 1200 try this. As part of the AT dial string you add after the number ;s15=59,,,,,,o e.g. atdnumber;s15=59,,,,,,o You will have to command the modem from the terminal mode as Z-Term does not have sufficient spaces in its autodial strings. This area contains all the files listed in the zBASE manual. Sadly there are too many to list on 8 lines, so their NAMES are not listed here. They are of course available for download by entering the NAME (as it appears in the manual).. Next page contains FRONT END SUITE details... Here are the names of the files to collect to use the FRONT END. FEHELP.DOC QUIT.PRG TRICK.DEF DEF.DEF FIELDS.DEF SHOWBIT.PRG AMDEL1.PRG AMDEL2.PRG CREATE.PRG MAKEIT.PRG PRINT.PRG VIEW.PRG FEFETCH.EXE The next 2 will neex their names changing to that in ()'s APPEND.FE (APPEND.PRG) ZBRUN.FE (ZBRUN)