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https://github.com/combatopera/chickocom


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     Banana ANSI terminal by Andrzej Cichocki, version 0.3



	READ FIRST

	""""""""""



		The ChickoCom archive contains the following files:



		AUTO\DRVIN.PRG	HSMODEM (this must run first).

		AUTO\MFP.PRG	HSMODEM (ST/STE only).

		CHICKOCO.PRG	ChickoCom!

		STATLINE.PI1	status line picture.

		README.TXT	this is what you're reading now.



		HSMODEM is a particularly slick serial patch written  by

	Harun Scheutzow, which you need if you want to  go  faster  than

	9600 bps. Mega ST/STE, Falcon and TT users should  download  the

	HSMODEM  archive  for  themselves  and   customise   their   own

	configuration.



		Banana ANSI is a standard created by Paul Wheaton  which

	combines ANSI,  VT100,  pseudo-ANSI  and  pseudo-VT100  into  an

	emulation which most modem services expect and use. To find  out

	more, download BANSI002.ZIP from Ooh! BBS.



		ChickoCom is freeware meaning you may distribute it  far

	and wide as long as the archive remains intact and no files  are

	altered or go  missing  in  any  way.  The  files  CHICKOCO.PRG,

	STATLINE.PI1 and README.TXT are copyright Andrzej Cichocki 1997.

	DRVIN.PRG and MFP.PRG belong  to  Harun  Scheutzow.  The  latest

	version of ChickoCom will always be on 42BBS.



	CHICKOCOM

	"""""""""



		This  simple  little  terminal  is   both   faster   and

	emulates ANSI more accurately than AnsiTerm v1.90 by TWS. At the

	moment, I am still working on it meaning a few escape  sequences

	are unsupported (only two!) and there  are  no  file  transfers.

	However, it has enough features for you  to  play  online  games

	without problems, which is the task I programmed it for.



		ChickoCom should work on any ST, but I am only  able  to

	test it with my 1040 STE, TOS 1.62. I have no  idea  whether  it

	will work on the Falcon or not, but if anyone wants to have a go

	then let me know what happens.



		Make sure STATLINE.PI1  is  in  the  same  directory  as

	CHICKOCO.PRG, and that  HSMODEM  has  installed.  Remember  that

	DRVIN.PRG must run before any others. Then just double click  on

	CHICKOCO.PRG.



		The terminal itself  is  entirely  keyboard  based,  and

	you're expected to type in modem commands  yourself  -  this  is

	much easier than it sounds. Use the commands below  followed  by

	Return to do stuff.



		ATZ		resets your modem - do this first.



		ATDT 	tone dials  the  specified  BBS  number.

				A result code  of  CONNECT  

				indicates a  successful  connection,  NO

				CARRIER means it was unsuccessful.



		ATDT #43#	turns BT Call Waiting off - if left  on,

				connections may be  disrupted.  Press  a

				key  to  hang  up  after  you  hear  the

				message.



		ATDT *43#	turns BT Call Waiting on.



		ATDL		redials the previous number.



		ATL 	controls speaker volume. 0 is  quietest,

				3 is loudest. The default is 2.



		ATM 	0 turns the modem's speaker off, 1 turns

				it on.



		These commands and more  can  be  found  in  your  modem

	manual. To simply dial a BBS, use ATZ to  reset  the  modem  and

	then use ATDT followed by the number of the BBS to dial it up.



		These keys do stuff within ChickoCom itself.



		F8		hangs up. Please use respectfully.



		F9		resets the terminal to the state it  was

				in when first loaded. Use this when  you

				finish a call.



		F10		quits ChickoCom. Make  sure  you're  off

				line first.



		Note that F9 will not hang up if a call is in progress.



	HISTORY

	"""""""



	Version and date	Comments



	0.1	08/07/97	First freeware release  of  ChickoCom  -

				also my first ever software  release  of

				all  time!  This  version  was  slightly

				crippled and I didn't  acknowledge  some

				people I should have done.



	0.2	12/07/97	More escape sequences supported,  cursor

				keys et cetera work. A minor bug causing

				the  status  line  to  be   occasionally

				overwritten is  fixed.  The  online  and

				caps lock lights now work, as  does  the

				timer. No need to reset after each call.

				Proper acknowledgement in documentation.



	0.3	15/07/97	Cursor added, timer improved, minor  bug

				with the online  light  fixed.  Lots  of

				escape  sequences  added,  only   insert

				character and delete  character  to  go.

				Dodgy code made less dodgy. Hang  option

				added. Logo improved :-).



	CONTACTS

	""""""""



		If anyone has any bug  reports  or  suggestions,  please

	email me or leave a message for Andrzej  Cichocki  on  42BBS  or

	Ooh! BBS. Or alternatively, just let me  know  you're  using  my

	program!



		Play online games on Ooh! BBS  with  ChickoCom.  Planets

	and Lord II are particularly good and I can be reached in either

	of these games as Gruntbuggly.



	Email		chick@ooh.dircon.co.uk



	42BBS		01256 895 106

	Ooh! BBS	0181 395 3108



	-- Andrzej