STalker 3 Demonstration Version
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At last it's here! The demo version of the "must have" program of the year.


First off, please note that the following features are disabled:

o Saving/Loading configurations, function keys, and dialer entries.
o Uploading is disabled and downloading does not save the file permanently.
o Remote (mini-BBS) mode is disabled.
o The About STalker box will appear every once in a while.


To get going, here is all you have to do:

o Make sure you have STKRDEMO.PRG and STALKER.RSC in the same folder.

o If you use a high speed modem (more than 2400 baud), run AUXINIT.PRG first.
  This will increase the buffer size of the RS-232 port.

o Run STKRDEMO.PRG.

o Now, you will need to configure STalker to match your modem's settings. To
  begin with, if you use a port other than the ST-compatible RS-232 port,
  press Shift-Alt-P to select the correct port. Most likely, you will not have
  to change this option.

o The Modem Settings dialog (Alt-M) is next. If you are using a
  Hayes-compatible modem, you can probably leave the Dialer Prefix as "ATDT",
  unless your phone line does not support touch tone dialing, in which case
  you should change this to "ATDP". Also, if your modem does not support DCD
  or DTR (or you are not certain if it does) press the black squares next to
  each of these options one time, so that the squares are white inside (not
  selected.)

o In order to test out STalker fully, you probably want to try dialing a
  BBS or other service. Call-up the Autodialer Directory by pressing Alt-A.
  Here, you can specify the names, phone numbers, and Dial menu entries
  (where it says "Menu#") of up to 30 phone numbers at once. Probably the
  best thing to do is to just enter one number, though, because you cannot
  save configurations in this demo version.

o After you have entered a number in the Auodialer, look to the right of the
  dialog. There you will see a row of buttons with the letters C, T, X, L, and
  S. Each of these buttons will let you set a particular set of parameters
  that are specific to the corresponding autodialer entry to the left. The
  first two options may require some changes:

  C. Communication Settings. Select your modem speed, and the other
     attributes the service you are going to connect to expects. The most
     common configuration is 7 data bits, 0 parity, 1 stop bit. For GEnie,
     you should use this configuration and set the Mode to Echo.
  T. Terminal Settings. Here you can set the terminal emulation and display
     font size.  If you have GDOS loaded with monospaced fonts, then you can
     select a font other than the system font. If the font you are using
     supports multiple point sizes, then you can also enter them here. The
     system font supports point sizes 8, 9, and 10. This option is especially
     useful with PC-ANSI bulletin boards, since STalker includes a real PC
     font.

o To log-into the service, select the square to the left of the dialer entry
  you just created; it will turn grey to indicate a "Dial & de-select". Now,
  press the Dial button and the phone number should be dialed and a
  connection established.

o Use the service as you normally would. File uploading is disabled in this
  demo version, but downloading works normally, except that the file is not
  written permanently to disk. To initiate an X/YModem download, tell the
  host system to begin downloading, and then press Alt-D (Download binary
  file). An item selector will appear so that you can tell STalker where to
  "store" the file. If you are performing a ZModem download and the
  "Auto-initiate ZModem transfers" option has been set then you do not even
  need to use Alt-D; STalker will begin downloading the file automatically.

Some other things you may want to try:

o Click with the left mouse button within the STalker window. Hold the mouse
  button and move the mouse. You will notice that an area of text is now
  selected. When you release the mouse button, a menu will appear to ask you
  what to do with the selected text.

o Included with this demo version is a sample BackTALK script. This powerful
  language lets you write scripts to automate things you do frequently so,
  for instance, you could log onto GEnie, read your new mail and save it to a
  disk file, and then log off automatically.

  The sample script can be invoked by the "Run BackTALK script" option
  (Alt-Enter). An item selector will appear, with which you should select the
  file DEMO.BTK. Follow the prompts which appear.

  If you want to see what the demo script looks like, you can show the file
  DEMO.BTS or load it into your text editor.


But WAIT! There's MORE!
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There are a lot of other features in STalker 3:

o  File up/downloading works in the background, while you run other GEM
   programs
o  Works as both a desk accessory and a program
o  A fully-programmable Remote Mini-BBS Mode that is actually a BackTALK
   script!
o  Function keys, function keys, function keys...did I mention function keys?
o  Automatic login and execution of BackTALK scripts
o  Interfaces with STeno to provide an editable capture buffer and
   conferencing type-ahead buffer.
o  It is compatible with all ST, STe, and TT models and works with any
   screen size which is 640x200 or larger. Works great with the Moniterm and
   ISAAC boards!
o  Includes the BackTALK script compiler and lots of sample BackTALK scripts
o  Comes with a complete, 200-page manual
o  Supplied on a double-sided disk

To get your very own copy of STalker 3 for just $49.95 (US), call
1-800-284-4742 (orders only) or (413) 584-7887 for more info. We can also be
contacted at:

  Gribnif Software
  P.O. Box 350
  Hadley, MA  01035

Hurry! Order before midnight tomorrow! (I never could figure out what this is
suppoed to mean :-) )