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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 1         Mon Oct 18, 1993
A.PAGE3                      at 08:05 EDT
 
As many people are aware, I had arranged with Double-Click software to write a
new telecommunications program to be called Storm. Due to a variety of
circumstances, the program was never finished, though it had progressed to
beta testing.

I have decided to release Storm as shareware. I realize that there are
companies out there that would be happy to publish it commercially, but I have
a full-time job and it would take too long to completely finish the program
and manual. Mike Vederman has been kind enough to permit me to release the
program as shareware and also to allow me to use the Storm name and logo. Mike
and I are still on very good terms.

The program is fully functional, except for a few minor features. Current
documentation consists of a couple of text files, one on the Basic, one on the
program itself. I have not disabled any features for the shareware version and
there are no annoying messages nagging users about shareware registration.

I will be distributing the final beta test version to beta testers shortly.
Once it has been tested, the shareware package will be released. I hope this
will be in a week or two.

I have had access to a Falcon, so the program is definitely Falcon compatible,
as well as MultiTOS, and TT compatible. It has been tried out on a variety of
video cards, including full-color TT video cards and appears to work with all
of them.

The suggested shareware fee will be $25. That is either Canadian or U.S. $.
(This is to encourage U.S. registrants to purchase Canadian money orders.)
Shareware registrants will receive printed documentation and an enhanced
version of the program in the first quarter of 1994. While I will attempt to
fix any serious bugs in the unregistered version, I will not be adding any new
features to it. I will be adding features to the registered shareware version
and writing improved documentation for it.

I will be supporting Storm on both CompuServe and Genie. I do not wish to
become involved in any of the battles that occasionally erupt between users of
the various online services. I will upload the software to both services on
the same day, and it will be up to the sysops when it will become available
for download.

 - Alan Page

All beta testers are released from non-disclosure regarding Storm features,
though I hope they will check out the final beta version (available in a day
or so) before commenting, because there have been a number of changes and
fixes.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 2         Mon Nov 15, 1993
K.ESTES [Kenne@SFRT]         at 13:42 EST
 
Are all the paths set to valid sources and destinations?

Do you have Stalker active (in a closed window)?

Is it set to the correct port?

Just out of curiousity, how many people are having these problems with a MSTE.
I thought I saw somewhere that the MSTE is the system Alan has.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 3         Mon Nov 15, 1993
P.MORALES1 [Pat]             at 21:11 EST
 
Al,

It's not "free" but I seem to recall a recent conversation emphasizing that
free is not always the best choice, so...

The best program flag setter/resetter that I have seen is in Chet Walter's
Mother Hubbard's Cupboard utilities package. Actually, for the what he was
charging for the package (about $20) it was almost free.

Pat

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 4         Mon Nov 15, 1993
GRMEYER [Gordon/Sysop]       at 21:53 EST
 
Can someone provide a code sample showing how to use the basic ALERT command? 
I've tried various things with no success.  I have a nice little "quoter"
script that will quote and re-send messages that you clip from, but it needs
an alert. If someone can help me out with the syntax, I'll post it here when
finished.  It's all of about 8 lines long.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 5         Mon Nov 15, 1993
A.FASOLDT [Al Fasoldt]       at 22:29 EST
 
Kenne,

All paths are set properly. STalker was not loaded during the Storm session.
Storm was set to the correct port.

Al

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 6         Mon Nov 15, 1993
MIKE-ALLEN [NM~SysOp]        at 23:30 EST
 
Kenne

Works fine on my MSTe.  <g>

        Mike Allen
        ST HelpDesk~Sysop

        Written: 12:56 PM Mountain Time
                 Monday, November 15, 1993

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 7         Mon Nov 15, 1993
NTACTONE [Ron Hunter]        at 23:52 EST
 
 >>  What else could be the problem? How about a conflict that only   <<
  >>shows up  with certain hard-disk drivers? How about a CPU-specific <<
  >>conflict?                                                          <<

 Actually, I have had exactly that problem, with an early version of
 HotWire.  It just WOULDN'T work with one of the AHDI versions.
 Strange, and we (CodeHeads and I) sweated blood over it.  They were
 beginning to think I was nuts, and I wasn't sure I wasn't...

  >>  And, by the way, it's not just that Zmodem isn't working         <<
  >>properly. It isn't  working, period. And locks up the machine.     <<
  >>Come now, no other telecomm  application does that to my TT. (And  <<
  >>the same thing happens on the ST here.)                            <<

    Well, it DOES work, at least for some of  us, so if we can
 determine WHY it works for some of us, and not for others, then it
 might be easier for Alan to get it working for everyone.

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 8         Tue Nov 16, 1993
A.PAGE3                      at 01:47 EST
 
  I have uploaded a patch for the Storm ZMODEM.TRF. Please download it (when
available) and try it out. These things are hard to figure out, but I found a
section of code that runs in the vertical blank that was allocating stack
space for some arrays. It was only about 80 bytes, but perhaps that was enough
to blow away the supervisor stack, especially if the interrupt happened when
the machine was already in supervisor mode running code that also used a lot
of supervisor stack.
  I have changed the arrays to static. Also, the zmodem no longer gives me the
'read errors' it used to. However, sometimes it will not terminate a Zmodem
upload properly and you have to abort it. I am still trying to work that one
out.
  Re: people changing the program flags. If you do so, please restore them
before running a patch on the program. If you are running under MultiTOS with
memory protection, you MUST leave the SUPER flag set, or else the dialer and
the file transfer are guaranteed to cause memory protection errors!
  I will be looking at the dialer for the same problem in the next few days.
  - Alan
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 9         Tue Nov 16, 1993
G.ROUSH [Gary Roush]         at 01:51 EST
 
Alan,

Something wrong is going on.  The program is 2-bombing on me when I do
something like this.  Everytime I select the "open new" on the file menu, it
bombs and sends me back to gem, and I have to reset the computer after that.
It happens everytime I click on that new file selection.  This appears to be
consistent on my mega 2 machine with TOS 1.4 and using version 1.1.  Has
anyone else experienced this? This appears to be a major bug to me. Everything
else runs fine as long as I don't touch that new file drop menu selection.
Also when I am dialing a number using the Dial menu, I choose the line and
dial. After I do this, I can hear the clicking of the keys as if someone were
holding the keys down. I touch the space bar or any key and it stops the
clicking sound. If I remember correctly, I think I did not experience problems
like this on version 1.0.

Gary

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 10        Tue Nov 16, 1993
AEO.MAG [*] FSU #2 [*]       at 02:37 EST
 
Gordon,

It depends on what you want the alert to do, but here's a yes/no/cancel 
alert:

var=ALERT(1,"[2][ Re-send the quote | you clipped? ][ Yes | No | Cancel ]")

 1. var is any numeric variable. After processing the alert, it will
  contain 1 for the first button, 2 for the second, 3 for the third.
 2. The "1" will make the first button RETURN selectable. ("0" will
  force the use of the mouse.
 3. The "[2]" calls the Question Mark Alert. ("[1]" for Exclaimation
  Point, "[3]" for Stop Sign, and "[0]" for no icon.)
 4. In the message segment, the "|" is the line delimiter.
 5. In the button segment, the "|" delimits the buttons (You can have a
  max of three buttons.)

Hope this helps.

--Travis
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 11        Tue Nov 16, 1993
CBARRON                      at 03:17 EST
 
Gordon First Alert is a function not a command.
   x = alert(number,alertstring$) is the syntax
   number is the number of the button left to right that will be the return
value if the return key is pressed. Alertstring$ is a string of a special
format  the icon # in square brackets,the lines [except the last terminated
with |. enclosed in a second pair of square brackets, followed by the buttons
separated by |'s if there is more than one and enclosed in a third set of
square brackets.
   A$="[3][You blew it!!!|Try Again][Ok|Quit]"
   x = alert(1,a$)
   REM if x = 1 then user said 'ok' if x=2 user said 'quit'.
   REM  this should have two lines  'You blew it!!!' and 'Try Again' as well
as a stop icon and the two buttons 'Ok' and 'Quit'
   icon #0 is no icon, 1,2 I forget but a simple basic program will show them
      for i=0 to 3
        a$="["+str$(i)+"][This is a test][ ok ]"
        x = alert 1,a$
      next should show all 4 possibilities with this simple alert box.

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 12        Tue Nov 16, 1993
M.POCHE [Mick]               at 03:26 EST
 
Gary -

Never experienced any of the problems you mentioned.

When reoprting bugs, you really need to give more information about your
system and its setup.

First tip, as always, is to try Storm on a 'stripped' system with no programs
running from your AUTO folder and no ACCessories loaded.

If that solves the problem, try adding back the programs and ACC's one at a
time until you find the conflicting program(s).

Of course, you may know this routine already, but I see it so many times
around here that it can never be reiterated too many times. :)

Good luck getting it worked out. With a little more work, Alan should have
Storm up to the "term program of choice" for many of us!

- Mick

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 13        Tue Nov 16, 1993
A.FASOLDT [Al Fasoldt]       at 08:28 EST
 
Pat,

Thanks for the info on Mother Hubbard's Cupboard. I've never seen it in
action, although Chet (or someone else) was demoing it at a show I was at, and
I never got back to that part of the action.

Alan,

Thanks for the ZM patch. Will try it out tonight.

Al

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 14        Tue Nov 16, 1993
ELROD                        at 19:10 EST
 
Alan,

   First off, Great Job... US Money Orders ok? :)

  I haven't had the time to really sit down and play with Storm  like I would
like, but looks great so far. One thing that I would like to see that Flash
1.6 had, is Command History in in the Type Ahead. I still use 1.6 to play a
game on GEnie because of that feature. :)

                               Rick

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 15        Tue Nov 16, 1993
S.GARRIGUS [Scott]           at 19:13 EST
 
Gary,

Load the STORM.INI file into a text editor and look for the line that says
Blink=0.  Change the 0 to a 1 and that should solve the problem.

 Scott
 SRG Music & Software

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 16        Tue Nov 16, 1993
NTACTONE [Ron Hunter]        at 19:13 EST
 
 >>  First tip, as always, is to try Storm on a 'stripped' system     <<
  >>with no  programs running from your AUTO folder and no ACCessories <<
  >>loaded. If that solves the problem, try adding back the programs   <<
  >>and ACC's one at a  time until you find the conflicting            <<
  >>program(s).                                                        <<

 If you have as many .ACC and AUTO programs as I do, you might want to
 do a 'binary search' on them by disabling them 1/2 at a time.  Speeds
 up the process greatly.

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 17        Tue Nov 16, 1993
A.PAGE3                      at 20:20 EST
 
 Gary,
  If you set 'blink' to off, there was unfortunately a bug in that addition.
As mentioned above, either change Blink=0 to Blink=1 anywhere you find it in
STORM.INI, or delete any lines with Blink=0 (has the same effect since blink
defaults to ON).
  U.S. checks or postal money orders are okay. My bank puts a hold on U.S.
checks for four weeks, but that seems only fair since I won't be shipping the
shareware version until next January.
  So far I am very pleased with the shareware response. I have received an
encouraging number of registrations.
  - Alan
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 18        Tue Nov 16, 1993
G.ROUSH [Gary Roush]         at 21:55 EST
 
Alan,

Blink=1 is what I have.  I am able to get in the program and do everything in
the program as I need to.  When I click on the Open file and Open new file at
any time, it gives me two bombs and I have to reset the machine. I have 6
accessories named, ButtonFixer, Popit, Maxifile, Printer Initilization,
Control Panel, and Warp 9.

I am going to try running 1.0 and see if it happens to me or not. If so, I
will run on a bare systems mode and see what happens and go from there.  None
of the other programs I have have a problem, so it will be interesting to see
what happens.  Be back later...

Gary

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 19        Tue Nov 16, 1993
G.ROUSH [Gary Roush]         at 22:21 EST
 
Alan,

I took out all the auto programs and all the ACC's and still had the same
problem.  When I click on the Open File or Open New File in the File Menu,
bombs instantly to GEM. I ran the 1.00 version and no problem at all even with
all my accessories and auto programs. So, there is something happening.  I
don't know what else to tell ya, except apparently, something changed in the
new 1.1 version to cause this. My machine is the Mega 2. What I will do is
avoid selecting those and perhaps test them again in the future with version
1.3.

Doing the patch showed a successful patch, etc. Another irony is that when
dialing, it sometimes starks making a clicking sound at a fast rate as if
someone were holding down the keyboard keys. If that happens, I hit the space
bar or any key and it stops. That's just when dialing. Everything else seems
to work fine, including the downloads. So...what else do you want me to try? I
don't know what else to try since I tried with the barebones system.

I'm not upset, but pointing this out so you know about it. I do wonder though
if I am the only one experiencing this or not? Is anyone using version 1.1 and
trying that Open file and Open New file selection on version 1.1?  If not,
could those of you give it a try if you haven't already done so.  Version 1.0
worked fine opening both of those selections. Hear from any of you later.

Gary

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 20        Tue Nov 16, 1993
FAIRWEATHER [David]          at 23:18 EST
 
 Sorry to say that Zmodem 1.01 and XYModem 1.01 still
 don't work on my Falcon with TOS 4.04 and a completely bare system.
 (With or without FPATCH2.PRG in the Auto folder).

 Running from within Storm 1.01,the 2 read errors are gone in Zmodem 1.01.
 But after 3 elapsed seconds the system still locks up and only a reboot
 will free it (just like in Zmodem 1.00.)

 XYModem 1.01, like its predecessor, does absolutely nothing at all.
 It never kicks in.

 HAS ANYONE GOTTEN STORM FILE TRANSFERS TO WORK ON A FALCON?
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 21        Tue Nov 16, 1993
P.PAULSON1 [Paul]            at 23:43 EST
 
I had the same problem with the capture. I got bombs when I tried to load.  I
have a STE with TOS 1.62. I finally got it to work by dumping the whole
STORM.PRG and R file and  unzipped an   nother copy of both and patched both
again . In other words, I started ober   ver with a fresh program. It worked.
Don't ask why, I haven't the slightest idea. Ob  Lobotomy? Hope this is of
some use Gary.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 22        Tue Nov 16, 1993
A.PAGE3                      at 23:51 EST
 
  Gary,
  I am fairly sure that what's wrong is you forgot to patch the STORM.RSC
file. I tried Storm 1.01 with the old STORM.RSC file and got exactly the
problem you described. There was a STORMRSC.ZZP in the patch kit which you
need to use to patch the resource file.
  David,
  Assuming Nathan hasn't loaned it out, I should be able to get another look
at his Falcon next week and report back to you. One more thing to try on the
serial configuration is to place the following line in the [Serial Ports]
section:
  UseBconmap=0
  Let me know if that helps. If not, then I will get back to you when I get
access to a Falcon again. I did borrow it for a week and it seemed to be
working fine, but it may have a different ROM version. In fact, I believe it
is an early model (has a German keyboard).
  I have a program that reports info on the serial port vectors and such. When
I have a chance to clean it up a bit I will upload it. That may help obtain
more information.
 Until then, there's not much more I can do but offer my apologies that the
program has failed to work on your system.
  - Alan
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 23        Tue Nov 16, 1993
FAIRWEATHER [David]          at 23:53 EST
 
Gary, open file and open new work fine on my Falcon with Storm 1.01. It's
those dang file transfers that are giving me conniptions.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 24        Wed Nov 17, 1993
J.WISNIEWSK2 [Jeff - ST'er]  at 00:13 EST
 
  One thing I would like to see is a feature that Flash II has, in the dial
directory a history of files uploaded/downloaded, # of calls, length of calls,
and when the last call was.

I know that this might be in the grounds of copyrights and such, but this is
something that I have wanted in a terminal program for years.

                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                ^^^^    JSW    ^^^^
                ^^^^   ST'er   ^^^^
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Wednesday, November 17, 1993 - 12:04:56 am
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 25        Wed Nov 17, 1993
M.POCHE [Mick]               at 02:30 EST
 
Well, I just got the same problem Gary mentioned about getting bombs when
selecting "Open New" from the dropdowns.

The reason it had never surfaced for me before was that it doesn't seem to do
this if I'm not online. I was just on a local BBS, and when I tried it, bomb
city (2 of 'em). I got a "Unable to open a window" dialog.

Time to take my own advice and strip the system and try it again. Will report
back later...


LATER:

Ok... just did some checking with a stripped system and got the same problem.
It happens when selecting either "Open" or "Open New".

I now believe it has something to do with the patch to ver. 1.01, as I don't
recall this ever happening before I ran the patch on it. The only thing
running on my system (MSTE/4) at the time was ICD's boot software, version
5.3.0 I believe. Running in high-res BTW.

I have to agree that this could be considered a major bug, and I hope that
Alan can look into getting it taken care of soon!

As it stands now, I can't see myself paying the Shareware fee until some of
these bugs are squashed. Once they are though, I'll happily pay up!! It has
the potential to be my term program of choice once it's running smoothly.

Don't get me wrong folks, I do appreciate Alan making this program available
as Shareware and all of the support he is giving it in the little free time he
has. Thanks Alan!

- Mick

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 26        Wed Nov 17, 1993
A.PAGE3                      at 06:40 EST
 
  PLEASE READ THIS!
  If you get bombs with File Open or File New, then you probably forgot to
patch STORM.RSC with the STORMRSC.ZZP patch file. If I use the old STORM.RSC
with Storm 1.01 I get exactly the same problem.
  Don't get fooled by the "About" dialog. The version number for that is in
the program, not the resource!
  - Alan Page
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 27        Wed Nov 17, 1993
NTACTONE [Ron Hunter]        at 06:47 EST
 
 >>  U.S. checks or postal money orders are okay. My bank puts a hold <<
  >>on U.S.  checks for four weeks, but that seems only fair since I   <<
  >>won't be shipping the  shareware version until next January.       <<
 Alan,
   Perhaps if NAFTA is approved, this long delay will be eliminated,
 or at least shortened....  Looks like it is gonna pass here.

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 28        Wed Nov 17, 1993
A.FASOLDT [Al Fasoldt]       at 08:44 EST
 
Alan,

The Zm patch shows promise. On my TT, Zmodem uploads take 30 or more seconds
to begin, show the file progress in only 16K increments, and then bomb the
computer (lock it up) the next time and upload is selected. Zm downloads lock
up the system entirely, the same as before.

Al

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 29        Wed Nov 17, 1993
TQUINN [Terry~Sysop]         at 12:20 EST
 
The first 200 messages in this topic have been archived and are available in
Library 13 as file # 30718 (STORM_2.ARC).  This archive covers messages for
the period between October 18, 1993 and November 17, 1993.

Terry Quinn

ST RT Sysop and BBS Janitor

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 30        Wed Nov 17, 1993
D.CRANO [Big D]              at 21:53 EST
 
Alan,
  Glad to report that the new patch for Zmodem seems to have taken care of all
the problems here... Still get a read error or two on uploads but no write
errors on downloads at all... But no problems with either up or downloads...
Transfering both ways to my BBS I have sent back and forth about a megs worth
of data with no problems.. It has always finished and exited while
uploading....

 Again Thanks,
   Don

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 31        Wed Nov 17, 1993
A.PAGE3                      at 22:18 EST
 
  Looks like I'm going to have to order the ICD software to see if I can
narrow down the problem. I have a TT here and I can download from GEnie (at
9600 baud) okay, and transfer files between systems as well. At least one
person reported (with an earlier version of the software) that all file
transfer problems disappeared when he booted from floppy with no hard disk
driver.
  I've also been finding and tracking down some minor bugs and fixing some
areas that people have been complaining about (like terminal preferences
resetting cursor location).
  I had one email (on another network) from a Falcon user who was able to do
file transfers. I have sent him email to ask about his rom version and HD
software.
  If you are having problems, or reporting success, please mention the machine
(TT, Falcon, etc), TOS version, and hard disk software.
  I also plan to look into a Shadow support module this weekend.
  - Alan
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 32        Wed Nov 17, 1993
FAIRWEATHER [David]          at 23:16 EST
 
I've been using the ICD PRO software with no Zmodem luck. I'll try AHDI and
report back.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 33        Wed Nov 17, 1993
J.ANTHONY [John Anthony]     at 23:16 EST
 
Alan,

I was having a problem downloading with zmodem (getting a lockup) but am now
having success.

I have a Mega STE with TOS 2.06 and use ICD's hard disk driver software.  I
tried the usual routine - taking out the accs and auto programs with no
success.  Then I tried to download to a floppy and it worked!  Then I tried to
download to the root directory of my D: drive and that worked as well.

Long story short, my system still locks up if I try to download with zmodem to
a sub-directory that gets too long(?).  The sub-directory that I have problems
with is D:\TERM_PGM\STORM100\DOWNLOAD.  I can download successfully to D:\ or
D:\TERM_PGM or D:\TERM_PGM\STORM100, but locks up if I try one sub-directory
deeper.

Hope this helps.

John

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 34        Wed Nov 17, 1993
J.LEM [John]                 at 23:27 EST
 
Hi Alan, I am the J.Lem who sent the registration in from Waterloo. Sorry I
forgot to include my GEnie address.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 35        Wed Nov 17, 1993
NTACTONE [Ron Hunter]        at 23:52 EST
 
Again, the patched version works fine on my TOS 1.4 1040.  No delays
 on upload, or download.  DO wish that upload were automatic (that is,
 would bring up the item selector without requiring user input).

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 36        Thu Nov 18, 1993
R.HOEKSTRA1 [RandyH]         at 00:09 EST
 
G.ROUSH, Don't know if this is your problem, but I had some weird lock ups
after upgrading to 1.01 (no bombs though) and I fixed it by deleting the
STORM.INI file.  Yes, I lost all my customizations, but it was easy to set
them back the way I wanted.

Alan, tried the patch for ZMODEM, but it still does not work when trying to
download from my UNIX machine at work.  I get the filename and then just keep
getting read errors.  It auto starts just fine, but will not xfer any data. 
Will experiment some more when I get a chance.

RandyH
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 38        Thu Nov 18, 1993
M.POCHE [Mick]               at 02:33 EST
 
Gary -

After reading your message about deleting the STORM.INI file, I tried it
myself, and lo and behold, everything's running smoothly again.

I also patched the ZModem module and now get the automatic ZModem downloading.
Haven't tried uploading yet.

I guess I now have no excuse for not registering, so I'll be writing a check
(US funds...sorry Alan) this week and mailing it out!

- Mick

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 39        Thu Nov 18, 1993
A.PAGE3                      at 03:39 EST
 
  Glad things are starting to work out for some people.
  J.ANTHONY,
  Didn't think of that being a problem. I will definitely check that out and
make sure that there is room for at least 128 characters of
directory+filename.
 R.HOEKSTRA1,
  Are you running at 8-bits, no parity, or is parity enabled?

 G.ROUSH,
  To upload and retain the blank lines, you need to set the "Expand Blank
Lines" in the Ascii file transfer configuration. Otherwise Genie will strip
out empty lines. What that does is add a space to otherwise blank lines. Genie
is not the only system with that quirk.
  Storm word-wrap leaves blank spaces at the end of lines that are wrapped to
the next line. Genie doesn't handle that nicely, so I strip out trailing
spaces when uploadin with Ascii. That's why the spaces you added got removed.
Perhaps I should not zap trailing spaces if that's all there is on a line? In
any case, "Expand Blank lines" will put them back for you. As a side benefit,
you won't have to add them manually!
 - Alan
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 41        Thu Nov 18, 1993
G.ROUSH [Gary Roush]         at 03:55 EST
 
Alan

Just read your message while sending mine at the same time. So  thanks for the
answer to this. ya hear that guys! What good support we are getting. Thanks
again.

Gary
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 42        Thu Nov 18, 1993
G.ROUSH [Gary Roush]         at 04:08 EST
 
Alan,

I want to mention I had no problem uploading to GEnie the last message and
this one.  It uploaded it instantly and I hit CNTL-C to break when it was done
and saved it.  I use the SUPRA Modem 2400.  The settings in GEnie must be
ASCII 3. If you can't get the CNTL-C to work for you while in GEnie, type SET
at any command line and look at option 3. If the Control break key is not 3,
then CNTL-C will not get GEnie's attention.

I also felt I should say again to what happened to my bombs and what I did to
stop them.  Someone in another message had the same problem and told me to
delete the file.  I didn't delete the file but just renamed it to STORM.INX
and ran STORM 1.1 without it. No bombs when opening the file or opening a new
one. Hmmm...interesting! I decided to pull in the INI file and see what was in
it. I used the STORM editor and went to the end. I found another blink command
that I had not seen previously and it was blink=0. I changed it to blink=1,
saved the file as STORM.INI.  I exited the STORM program and then went back
in.  I carefully went to try the open file and open new file and sure enough,
that did it. No bombs! Not only that, I find the computer is acting much
better when the blinks are set to 1. So thanks to the guys who helped me out
on this. Deleting the file isn't necessary. For those who are having this
problem, just go in that file and find those blinks and make sure they are 1
or just delete the lines that contain "blink=0".

Alan, let us know when the fix is done for those blinks. And by the way, this
is a super program you've done. I know other good things will eventually come,
but for what this is on the first version, it's quite good!  Two things I do
have on my wish list for this program, 1) having a run program feature. 2) A
feature that will let me turn the minutes clock on so I can tell how long I
have been logged on to a BBS or to GEnie. I see the clock, but I need to know
the number of minutes that have gone by. These two things I would like to see
as an option. I sometimes play RSCARDS and would like to stay in STORM and run
the programs and then get back to STORM when done. You know what I mean. Let
me know if these features will come in future updates? Thanks.

Gary

There!! the ASCII upload is working now with the expanded blank lines for
these messages.  Thanks. Now what you see is a readable note.

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 43        Thu Nov 18, 1993
A.FASOLDT [Al Fasoldt]       at 08:20 EST
 
Alan,

TT030, 3.06, 4/4 RAM. ICD 6.x booter. Geneva or not, no difference in
behavior. Zm uploads work the first attempt after long delays, but not
subsequent attempts. DLs don't work.

Al

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 44        Thu Nov 18, 1993
P.BULLOCK2 [PETER]           at 15:19 EST
 
Alan,

I just d/l storm and tried it.  As I browse through the messages I see people
having trouble D/l using Zm.  I have a TT 4/4, 306 TOS, Icd software v6.05 and
didn't have a problem with a d/l from Genie.  I haven't attemptted an Upload. 
One note, the cacheing is disabled on the ICD software.  All in all, it looks
very nice and you can expect some cash from me.

peter

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Message 45        Thu Nov 18, 1993
P.MORALES1 [Pat]             at 21:11 EST
 
  > Looks like I'm going to have to order the ICD software...

Alan,

ICD definitely uses the vertical black interrupt for their WRITE CACHE
function. This is an area where you kind of suspected a conflict before. Are
folks having ZM problems using WRITE CACHING?

Just a thought,

Pat

P.S. I still wouldn't use anything else but ICD software.

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 46        Thu Nov 18, 1993
D.CRANO [Big D]              at 21:23 EST
 
Alan,

 As I said before all is working just fine with the program patch and the
Zmodem patch.. File transfers all work just fine... My system is as follows:
MegaSTe, 2megs, Atari internal hostadapter and an ICD ADSCSI plus hostadapter
external, 120meg Maxtor internal and 80meg maxtor external drives, TOS 2.06,
ICD 2.x software... Modems are Practical Peripherals PM2400SA and Practical
Peripherals PM14400FXSA.

I have also tried it with Atari's software works just fine ..... I tried it
with the ICD read and write cashes turned on and off, zmodem seems to work
fine either way.......

I will keep playing around as see if I can dup some of the problems others are
having and let you know what I find...........

 Later,
  Don

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 47        Thu Nov 18, 1993
A.PAGE3                      at 22:41 EST
 
  There is a function to run an external program from Storm. In the Basic
window, type HELP EXEC and HELP GEM. For programs with no command lines, use
"" as the command line (may make that optional later on).
 GEM 0,FSEL$("",""),""   will let you pick a program to run using the file
selector. Naturally, ill behaved programs are not guaranteed to work. Don't
run external programs during file transfers.
  I have ordered Geneva and NeoDesk and will use them to work out any
incompatibilities. I may also alter the menu bar and dialogs to be more in
tune with the way Geneva works.
  I phoned ICD and only got voice mail. Will try again tomorrow.
   - Alan
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 48        Thu Nov 18, 1993
A.PAGE3                      at 22:57 EST
 
  I can confirm that pathnames over 30 characters are a problem. Due to a goof
on my part, you will get stuck in an infinite loop if the full filename
(download path plus filename) is 30 characters or more.
  I want to have a full set of patches and a new complete package by next
Monday or Tuesday. I will concentrate on fixing all the little annoyances that
people have been pointing out, and testing the stuff on three different
systems (TT, MegaSTE, and original ST) so I don't introduce more bugs, as I
did with the blink fix.
  - Alan
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 49        Fri Nov 19, 1993
L.LLAGUNO [LOWE]             at 01:55 EST
 
Alan,

Just recently DLed "Storm" & currently available patches to version 1.01.  I
haven't had a chance to put "Storm" through its paces by actual use (i.e.
connecting to BBSs).  However, I've run into a small problem with version 1.01
that wasn't present in version 1.00. Whenever the cursor in the Editor Mode is
set to "non-blink" Storm crashes (with 2 bombs) whenever I try to load a file
into the text editor.  Here are the steps I take to create the crash:

 1.  Under the "File" menu bar selection, click on "Open" a ASCII
     text file.
 2.  Under "Settings" menu bar selection, click on "Editor" and, in
     the dialog box, set "Cursor blink" to OFF and click on OK.
 3.  Close editor window.
 4.  Under the "File" menu bar selection, click on "Open"...
 5.  2-bomb crash back to desktop.

System Description...

 o  Computer:  1040STf -- 2.5 Meg RAM & TOS 1.0
 o  Data Storage:  Quantum LPS120 (120 Meg as LU#1 & LP40S (40 Meg as
    LU#0); Supra host adapter; Supra hard disk driver v3.00

Normally I run my computer with a bunch of TSRs such as "HotWire,"
"MultiDesk," "MaxiFile," etc. which usually leaves me with about 1.5 meg RAM
free.  The problem described above occured under my "normal" set-up.  Just for
curiousity, I tried running Storm on a clean system.  That meant only the
Supra hard disk driver and official Atari control panel were loaded into
memory after a COLD rebott. Still, the crash occured...

-= Lowe =-

Friday, November 19, 1993 at 7:53:04 am CET
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 50        Fri Nov 19, 1993
J.MEEHAN3 [>> Joe M << ]     at 05:29 EST
 
Message     49, Fri Nov 19, 1993 L.LLAGUNO [LOWE] 

         One suggested solution to the problem is to delete the INI
 file or as suggested by Gary Roush:

  Deleting the file isn't necessary. For those who are having this
 problem, just go in that file and find those blinks and make sure they
 are 1 or just delete the lines that contain "blink=0".

 >> Joe M << 

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 51        Fri Nov 19, 1993
NTACTONE [Ron Hunter]        at 06:47 EST
 
 >>  ICD definitely uses the vertical black interrupt for their WRITE <<
  >>CACHE  function. This is an area where you kind of suspected a     <<
  >>conflict before. Are  folks having ZM problems using WRITE         <<
  >>CACHING?                                                           <<

 Using ICD software, NO WRITE CACHE, no problem with zmodem...  

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 52        Fri Nov 19, 1993
A.FASOLDT [Al Fasoldt]       at 08:45 EST
 
Peter,

Thanks for posting your note on using Storm's Zm with the ICD software on the
TT. Your setup is close to mine. I'll try again with the cache disabled to see
what happens.

Alan,

Thanks for looking into the pathname bug. I'll check out the latest fix as
soon as it is up.

Al

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 53        Fri Nov 19, 1993
S.LYSTER [Stu Lyster]        at 10:30 EST
 
I have installed v 1.01, and everything is working fine.  I do not seem to be
having the problems that others report (520ST 1 meg TOS 1.4, ICD cacheing,
SupraFAXModem v.32bis, SerialFix.PRG & .CPX loaded).

When exiting Storm, though, the alert boxes sometimes warn me that the dialer
or the function keys have been changed, when they haven't - at least not by my
me.  Does Storm change the dialer or the function keys in the background?

Stuart.

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 54        Fri Nov 19, 1993
E.SAKARA1                    at 21:45 EST
 
For those with the 2-bomb problem - remember that there might be more than one
BLINK=0 in your file (one for each possible window) so you must change them
all.

AL - uptopic I mentioned that my dailing problems were due to usin PARITY with
8bit word.  As far as I know this is a valid combination and the PARITY bit is
taken from one of the stop bits.  I.E. if you have PARITY on (even or odd)
then you can only have 1 stop bit.  If  you have PARITY none then you can use
1 or 2 stop bits.  BUT paity PARITY should not be limit to only 7bit words.

Can you or anyone else confirm this?

Also, if you don't support 8bit, even parity (for example) then this should
produce an error msg not go crazy with the dialing right?  

To repeat my earlier comments - I LOVE STORM.  Keep up the good work.  I think
of myself as a beta-tester for a fabulous new product. <GRIN>

eric
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 55        Fri Nov 19, 1993
D.ALFONSO1 [D.ALFONSO]       at 23:41 EST
 
Hi,

I've been trying out STORM and have done all the current patches (that I know
of), but I'm having a problem keeping the information straight for the Dial
menus. Everytime I change the name of the BASIC script for a particular BBS,
it seems that I'm changing it for the BBS listed in the same position when I
scroll to the next window of BBS's (10 names down the list) also.

I haven't seen this reported before..is anyone else experiencing the same
thing?

David

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 56        Sun Nov 21, 1993
A.PAGE3                      at 00:22 EST
 
 Regarding 8-bits and parity: I am just passing what you specify to the
operating system. If the result is something that your modem can't handle,
that's not my problem. In fact, in the next version I will probably disable 8-
bits with parity, as it doesn't appear to be a usable setting. I will just
disable parity if you select 8-bits.
  There is a bug in the dialing directory that sometimes causes a confusion
between entries that start with the same (single) digit. That will be fixed in
the next release/patch. It also causes the dialsort program to mess up and
sometimes the Basic SET/SET$ mess up as well.
  When VT100 terminal emulation starts up, it redefines the cursor keys and
keypad to VT100 usage. That may cause the exit dialog to show changed function
keys. If you go into the dial directory editor and exit with OK, then the dial
directory is set as 'changed' even if you didn't actually change any entries.
  - Alan
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 57        Sun Nov 21, 1993
A.PAGE3                      at 01:10 EST
 
  More hints:
  If you can't get Storm to work with your Falcon serial port, try adding
UseBconmap=0 to the [Serial Ports] section of STORM.INI. This is going to be
the default for Falcons in the next version, as all the PortMap junk is really
only required for machines with more than one serial port.
  For a screen dump, try this as a keyboard macro:
  FOR x = 1 to 24:LPRINT SCREEN$(x):NEXT x
  Substitute LOG for LPRINT to dump the terminal screen to the capture buffer.
This is particularly useful for VT100, since the capture buffer can't always
create a usable capture if the system you are connected to is jumping the
cursor around the screen.
  Using the TIME$ and DATE$ functions from Storm Basic, it should be easy to
add code to your logon to record the last time you logged on to a system. When
the dialer connects, it puts an entry in the [Dialer] section indicating which
entry was connected to. e.g. Connect=3 means DIALDIR.INI entry number 3 was
dialed and got connected.
  - Alan
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 58        Sun Nov 21, 1993
D.STMARTIN [Binary Ink]      at 07:02 EST
 
Alan or anyone else for that matter!:

I encountered an interesting problem yesterday while using STORM 1.01:

It was my first attempt at using the Typeahead buffer in "chat" mode with a
local BBS.  Everytime I'd send the contents of the typeahead, it would
transmit every OTHER charater (i.e.: "Aladdin" would become "Aadn").  I got
consistent results with every attempt to send and finally had to abandon the
typeahead.

System:  MegaST 4 w/ ICD AdSpeed @ 16 Mhz, Supra FAX Modem @ 14.4 Kb

The problem appeared to be one of timing, but I may be wrong.

Suggestions or solutions invited.  Thanks!

On another note:  Suggestions for future versions of STORM:

Editing functions for the dialing menu.  Even just rudimentary delete, sort
and manual "reshuffle" would be great.  The same goes for the emulator and
transfer protocols.

                                          -- Dave @ Binary Ink
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 59        Sun Nov 21, 1993
C.HAYWARD [Clar]             at 10:14 EST
 
Alan...speaking of DATE$.

Is there a chance of a preference option for dates in a dd-mm-yyyy format.

Clar

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 60        Wed Nov 24, 1993
G.ROUSH [Gary Roush]         at 21:10 EST
 
Alan,

I have been trying to use VT100 protocol to access my work on the IBM 3090
mainframe.  I am able to connect and use it, but there is a problem.
Everything I type is in insert mode. If there is something on the right of the
cursor, it pushes it to the right and shouldn't do that. I have tried to find
where the turn off insert mode command is, but was unable to do that.  Also,
when I use the left arrow, it would rubout the characters while going left
when I simply just want to move the cursor over to a position.  I had to stop
using it. Any suggestions? I now use the Flash II VT100 protocol when
accessing the IBM 3090. So...any comments on this would be helpful.

There was one time when I was talking to someone in the 300 mode and the
system seemed to slow down so when I was typing the keys, the characters were
not showing up for about 3 seconds and the timing was that each character was
taking three seconds to show up on the screen. It was odd to see that and I
don't know what caused that to happen. I hung up and rebooted the computer and
it was okay after that.  Could that have been something to do with the serial
ports? I had exited and everything was slow motion, which was why i rebooted.

Other than what I have said, the program is running well and the downloads are
working fine with zmodem.  I have yet to try the other settings. I like your
features.  It is simple to run. Some features I would like to see that aren't
on this program I already have mentioned to you earlier on my wish list. Maybe
you can mention what is on your list that you are working on according to the
wish lists from us who have mentioned what would be nice? If so, I am all
ears. So far so good.  Thanks.

Gary

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 61        Thu Nov 25, 1993
A.PAGE3                      at 01:31 EST
 
    Strange about VT100, as it is based more or less on the Flash code.
Perhaps I made a typo somewhere? In any case, if you select "Emulations" from
the "Settings" menu, then select VT100 and click on the Config in the Terminal
Emulations dialog, you will see the VT100 configuration dialog. Insert mode is
OFF by default. Also, in the main Terminal settings dialog, be sure that BS
Erases is OFF as well. To force it out of terminal mode, try programming a
function key as TYPE CHR$(27);"[?4l";
    That will force it out of insert mode by sending the appropriate escape
sequence to the VT100 emulation. Note 'l' is a lowercase L, not the digit one
(1).
    Dunno about the strange slowdown.
     A number of new features have been completed for the next release. I am
testing it now and doing the documentation.
    Among the new features and fixes:
    Fixed the cursor blink bug and added no-cursor-blink to the terminal.
    Mouse button was misbehaving with TOS 1.0 - fixed.
    Hangup is in the dial menu, and can be configured as a Basic command in
the Modem setup menu.
    Zmodem changes - hopefully faster startup.
    All File transfers - would hang if full filename was longer than 39
characters - fixed.
    Dialer window can be moved and it stays there when you reactivate it.
    Copying text to the clipboard no longer appends an extra end of line.
    DATE$ and TIME$ commands in Basic can be customized.
    You will be able to have completely separate keyboard macros for the
terminal and edit windows. (May require some manual editing of the
STORMKEY.INI file to update the UseBasic setting.) New Basic command EDKEY
(much like FKEY) added to handle this, as well as changes in the various
dialogs. You will be able to choose whether the typeahead uses terminal or
editor macros.
    Fixed bug in dialer that would confuse entry 10 with entry 1. This was a
bug in the profile handling.
    Fixed bug in Basic SET command that would cause it to misbehave.

    Probably other changes that I can't remember right now.

    - Alan
 P.S. "force it out of Terminal Mode" - should be "Insert Mode" above.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 62        Thu Nov 25, 1993
G.ROUSH [Gary Roush]         at 03:05 EST
 
Alan,

Thanks for the quick response and your list of hints that are forthcoming and
the explanation on VT100 emulation.  It works now without any problems. Thanks
a million.

I do have a question.  Maybe it is a suggestion or already implemented, but I
don't see it.  When I use the VT100 emulation and I dial to the places with
VT100, is there a option available connected with the phone number calling in
the "DIAL Edit" drop down to tell STORM that I want capture off for this call
without having to manually turn off capture during these sessions? Perhaps,
what I am asking is that not only are there the 3 options when double clicking
on the name to get the settings for that phone number, but maybe you could
allow all the settings options to be available when double clicking on the
phone number name? For some places, I want certain settings, and for others
other settings. It would make a good enhancement, I think, unless it is
already in there and I just haven't seen it. Keep up the good work!

Gary

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 63        Thu Nov 25, 1993
L.HINSLEY [Stargazer]        at 19:32 EST
 
I know that the directions is to put the STorm files into a STORM folder, but
was the program written to run out of a STORM folder??  I have a friend that
was using it out of a 'STORM100' folder (what it decompressed as) and it
worked fine except that the downloads would hang the program up.  It worked if
all of the files were on a floppy drive but hang if in a folder not called
'STORM'.

Also, I may be able to help out with the Wyse 50 terminal emulation. I've got
a Wyse 50 terminal manual here that contains all of the codes that it is
capable of.  I might send it up when I get the registration fee..

                                        ***** Stargazer *****
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 64        Thu Nov 25, 1993
FAIRWEATHER [David]          at 23:17 EST
 
Has ANYONE gotten file transfers to work on a Falcon yet?
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 65        Fri Nov 26, 1993
K.ESTES [Kenne@SFRT]         at 00:45 EST
 
Yes. Zmodem and QuickB.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 66        Fri Nov 26, 1993
A.FASOLDT [Al Fasoldt]       at 07:43 EST
 
I haven't had luck yet getting them to work on my TT.

Al

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 67        Fri Nov 26, 1993
FAIRWEATHER [David]          at 09:03 EST
 
Ken, can you tell me your exact Falcon set up, including Tos version, hard
disk driver, auto programs, accs and Storm settings so I can try to duplicate
it on my Falcon?
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 68        Fri Nov 26, 1993
GRMEYER [Gordon/Sysop]       at 21:54 EST
 
Stargazer -  Sounds like your friend needs to configure each of the file
transfer modules.  You can set the download path for each one.

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 69        Fri Nov 26, 1993
L.HINSLEY [Stargazer]        at 22:49 EST
 
Gremeyer,

He had setup folders called DOWNLOAD and UPLOAD in the STORM100 folder and
configured the transfer modules to use these folders. Whenever he started the
transfer, the transfer dialog would count off about 5-6 seconds and then the
entire program would hang up.  We renamed the folder STORM with the exact same
setup and the file transfers worked perfectly.  It seems to be that the
transfer modules have some preference for the STORM folder.

                                         ***** Stargazer *****
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 70        Sat Nov 27, 1993
W.HALLMAN [Bill]             at 11:51 EST
 

L.HINSLEY>

    It's not the STORM name it likes. It's the total length of the "path" plus
the "filename". If the total excedes 30 characters the transfer will lock up.

Example:   C:\STORM101\DOWNLOAD\MYFILE01.TXT equals 33 characters and will
lock up!

    My friend and I spent hours trying to make his Falcon transfer files
before we learned of this. After shortening the path, everything works fine.

                                              Bill
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 71        Wed Dec 01, 1993
CAPELTON [Chris]             at 18:12 EST
 
I haven't been able to download from Delphi, or my own Maximus (software name)
BBS.  I have been able to download from a Ratsoft BBS.  I haven't tried
downloading fom Genie yet.

I have Storm in D:\STORM and am downloading to F:\ARCHIVES.

        Chris

        AOL, Delphi, Genie: CAPELTON
        Internet: capelton@delphi.com
        Xest BBS (1:228/108 - 616 956 7072): Sysop

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 72        Sat Dec 04, 1993
M.MARTIN7                    at 21:47 EST
 
This should be a simple answer for any of you storm experts. I assigned my F1
key to the string M 475. My problem is how do I add a RETURN to the string. I
know Flash used the vertical line symbol, is there such a character in Storm?
Thanks.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 73        Sun Dec 05, 1993
AEO.MAG [!] FSU #1 [!]       at 01:55 EST
 
M.MARTIN7,

A RETURN can be coded into the edit line by pressing CONTROL-M. You should 
see a little "C <over> R" character.

--Travis

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 74        Tue Dec 07, 1993
W.BAYS1 [Eyeball Bill]       at 21:40 EST
 
A simple (I hope) question: how can I get the numeric keypad to act like a
numeric keypad (transmit numbers rather than otherwise) while using Storm's
terminal mode?

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 75        Wed Dec 08, 1993
R.WHITTAM [Ron - ABUG]       at 02:03 EST
 
Alan,

I am using the fully patched version of Storm 1.01.

I have made changes to the Keyboard Macro settings.  Particularly the F-keys
and the Arrow keys in "normal" non-shifted mode.  I click on the OK and save
the preferences.  I check to be sure the settings are still changed to my
liking.  They are.

When I reload the program my Keyboard Macro settings are cleared (reset to the
default).  What am I doing wrong????


  Ron Whittam
  a registered user

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 76        Wed Dec 08, 1993
A.FASOLDT [Al Fasoldt]       at 08:11 EST
 
Eyeball,

The emulation setup should have a choice of how the keypad operates. I don't
have STorm running right now and so am doing this from memory (and I wasn't
able to get the current version to work with my setup anyway.... Sigh!), but
this is a standard choice in emulations.

Al

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 77        Wed Dec 08, 1993
A.PAGE3                      at 23:37 EST
 
  I have uploaded the patch to Storm 1.02, which should fix some of the
problems people have been reporting. When I get a chance to rework the
documentation, I will upload a full Storm 1.02 package as well.
  Unfortunately, to turn Capture off during a session you need to have CAPTURE
OFF in the logon file.
  The patched protocols will no longer die with long pathnames. The pathname
will be shortened until it fits in the available space by removing folder
names from the start of the pathname.
  I have done further work on Zmodem and hope it will help those who were
still having problems.
  In the VT100 setup dialog, ensure that "Keyboard Appl. Mode" button is not
selected. That button should actually be labelled "Keypad Appl. Mode"
(whoops).
 R.WHITTAM: Dunno what the problem was, but that code has been rewritten
anyway so please check it out in the new version.
  In the new version you have separate keyboard macros for terminal and editor
windows. This may initially cause some confusion. Please read the CHANGES.DOC
and check all keyboard macros using the appropriate dialogs.
  If you have defined keyboard macros for Control-S, Control-R, etc for search
and replace in the editor, you will have to revise them to conform with the
new way of handling macros. Key= becomes EditKey=. UseBasic=1 becomes
UseBasic=2. For long macros, be sure to set the word wrap to a large value
before loading the STORMKEY.INI file into the editor else the long macros will
get wrapped to the next line, which will not work properly!
  - Alan
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 78        Thu Dec 09, 1993
GRMEYER [Gordon/Sysop]       at 20:39 EST
 
Alan's patch to bring Storm to v1.02 is file #31031 in the library.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 79        Thu Dec 09, 1993
R.HOEKSTRA1 [RandyH]         at 23:27 EST
 
Alan,

I have patched Storm to version 1.02 and while the program seems to be working
fine, I still can not get ZMODEM to work.  I have tried uploads and downloads
from my UNIX box at work with no luck.  I don't have any other system to try
it out on.  The transfer window pops up, it shows the filename and filesize,
but then just shows read errors. Watching the modem it seems to be sending a
bit to the other end, but nothing is coming back on the receive side.

Is there anyway to capture what is being sent in some type of a debug file so
we can see what it thinks is going on.  Any ideas on how I can compare that to
a working zmodem program so I can see what the difference is.  I still don't
know where the problem lies and I don't know enough about zmodem to know what
options to try on the other end.

I have a MegaST with TOS 1.4 and am using TOS14FX5, POOLFX92, SERFX20,
NeoDesk, and Geneva.  I also have an ADSpeed installed.

Thanks for all your help.

RandyH
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 80        Fri Dec 10, 1993
FAIRWEATHER [David]          at 02:12 EST
 
Randy, have you tried shortening your paths (and your pathnames)?  I was
getting the same symptoms you describe until I shortened mine. Now Zmodem work
on my Falcon.  I know that 1.02 is supposed to fix your paths for you, but
still you might try doing it manually and see if that helps.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 81        Fri Dec 10, 1993
A.FASOLDT [Al Fasoldt]       at 03:24 EST
 
Thanks, Alan. I'll see how the latest version fares here.

Again, I commend you for your excellent text-edit facilities in Storm. And the
best alternative text font I have seen yet on an Atari.

Al

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 82        Fri Dec 10, 1993
D.STMARTIN [Binary Ink]      at 07:13 EST
 
Alan:

I downloaded and installed the most recent patches last night (Thanks!). 
However, I encountered a problem with the ZMODEM protocol shortly on my first
outing with version 1.02.  I was doing an upload from a floppy (I mention this
because I rarely upload off floppy). At any rate, all progressed normally and
the byte count reached a complete send total but ZMODEM did not terminate. 
Instead I would always get "Read Errors" until they resulted in a error out
abort of the transfer.  I don't recall this happening with earlier versions. I
played with the sets some 32-Bit CRC, etc. but always with the same results.

Oh well. . . where was that drawing board?!?

                                   -- Dave @ Binary Ink
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 83        Fri Dec 10, 1993
M.TROUPE [Helium]            at 18:11 EST
 
  Does anyone have a storm.RSC file that they can send me?  Somehow after the
1.1 upgrade it went out to lunch.  I cannot upgrade it to 1.2 and I managed to
toss my archive copy out.  I don't want to download the whole thing again.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 84        Fri Dec 10, 1993
M.MOTOGAWA [MEL]             at 20:39 EST
 
Helium,

     I got the error msgs too, when trying to update my files from 1.01 to
1.02.  The error checking in the patch program is very rigorous, it tests the
file to be patched to make sure it's the right one.  Even each file's flag
settings must be exactly as what the patch program is expecting.  Try setting
the Fastbit flag On and the Run/Use TT Ram flags Off for any file that the
Storm patch program rejects. Doing this kept it happy when I updated to 1.02. 
Hope this helps.

     - Mel

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 85        Fri Dec 10, 1993
S.LYSTER [Stu Lyster]        at 21:18 EST
 
I'm using Storm ver 1.02, patching it from 1.01, and have a 520ST with 1 Meg,
TOS 1.04.

I think I've found a bug with the batch uploads.  If memory serves me
correctly, I did a ZModem batch upload with Storm ver 1.00, but when doing the
batch upload with the ZMODEM.TRF properly patched to 1.01, then to 1.02, I
type in *.LZH on the item selector, so as to upload all the files in that
directory with the LZH extender.

It uploads a file called _.LZH (yes, a single underline character), then quits
the upload as if it were only a single upload.  The _.LZH file is the same
length as one of the *.LZH files in the directory, and I have not, as of yet,
been able to confirm with the Sysop at the other end what actually arrived.

BTW - the ZMODEM.TRF file in the directory is 26570 bytes long, and STORM.PRG
181131 bytes long, after each respective patch from 1.01 to 1.02.  Is this
correct?

Ideas?

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 86        Fri Dec 10, 1993
R.BOWEN1 [AMP]               at 22:15 EST
 
  Helium, 1 Storm.RSC v 1.02 on it's way...

                                 Robert Bowen
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 87        Fri Dec 10, 1993
G.FUQUAY [GGF]               at 23:55 EST
 
Alan,

Does V1.02 address the munged capture file situation that I sent to you a week
or so ago? I don't know if anyone else is having that problem or not. Haven't
seen any messages regarding it.

Gary

P.S. 12/10/93  10:30 pm

Alan, I'm writing this after downloading #2 patch file and trying it out. Lots
of strange things happened.

#1. I tried to load and edit a basic prg. The Edit Basic option was
overwritten with something else, and when I clicked on it, the exit box with
all the options to save the capture and dial directory before quitting
appeared.

#2. There were no options under the Window menu.

#3. None of the preferences options did anything at all.

These are the only things I tried. There may be others. I tried booting it
with nothing in my auto folder and just the Xcontrol panel accessory, but the
result was the same. I went back to V1.01, and everything was ok. I don't know
if it's something in my system, or in the patch. Hope this helps.

Gary
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 88        Sat Dec 11, 1993
R.BOWEN1 [AMP]               at 02:36 EST
 
Well, I must say that STORM is a really good value.  I find it falling short
in only a few categories and considering the shareware fee will be tough to
compete with.  If the weaker areas of Storm are worked on then (in my opinion)
there will be no better value for the Atari line.

    I have just upgraded to 1.02 with no problems in the patch program. 
However my AUTO Z-Modem no longer functions when uploading.

Things I would like to see in Storm...

 1) Ansi Emulation!
 2) Background and Text color config for terminal.
 3) Most terminal programs show fail strings in the Dialer. Such as
    "Dialing" or "Buzy" letting you know what is occuring.  This
    should be changed from "Waiting for connection".
 4) Expand terminal window height to at least 48 lines.
 5) The Dialer uses a window and should be available via the WINDOWS
    menu when open.

I would hate to end this message without some praise as well.  I would like to
thank Alan for making this program available to us.  I really like the BASIC
and would like to see some more examples in the libraries.

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 89        Sat Dec 11, 1993
NTACTONE [Ron Hunter]        at 09:58 EST
 
Gary,
    Sounds to me like you were using the wrong version of the RSC
 file...  Make sure the patch of it works properly, and that you
 remember to save it back after updating.

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 90        Sat Dec 11, 1993
J.FRENCH2 [James French]     at 16:20 EST
 
I have a 1040STe and am using a 2400 baud modem.  How do I send a break
signal?

Thanks.

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 91        Sun Dec 12, 1993
G.FUQUAY [GGF]               at 08:11 EST
 
Ron,

If you load the wrong file, the patch prg will let you know about it and
abort. I did make sure that I had the right files loaded, and saved it after
the update. I don't know what the problem is, must be all those little green
gremlins in there somewhere!

GGF

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 92        Sun Dec 12, 1993
M.TROUPE [Helium]            at 10:04 EST
 
  I need to know how to check the Fast-load bit and change it if necessary. 
All of my TRFs will not upgrade from 1.01 to 1.02.

James,
  What kind of break signal do you want to send?  CTL-Q will stop a
transmission and CTL-S will start it (or vice-versa), but you will still get
everything.  CTL-X will tell the host to abort a file send.
 CTL-C will dump you out of a lot of programs.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 94        Wed Dec 15, 1993
A.PAGE3                      at 21:06 EST
 
 I apologize for being absent for a while. I have been busy at work. Also, I
managed to lose two email messages and I don't recall who sent them. I just
replied to email today, so if you don't get a reply in the next day or two,
please resend email.
 I do have a debug version of Zmodem, but it doesn't have a full set of debug
messages yet. I will try to ensure that it has a full set for the end of
transfer section then email it to a couple of people. It's too bad I don't
have access to Unix RZ/SZ. Perhaps I should try to get the cheap Unix clone
that Mark Williams Co. was selling dirt cheap?
  None of the file transfer modules support batch uploads, so it's not
surprising that it doesn't work properly!
  The .TRF modules have no FASTBIT or other flags. I dunno why you would not
be able to patch them. Please check the version numbers in the various setup
dialogs.
  G.FUQUAY:
  Are you using VT100? With VT100, some systems send lots of cursor
repositioning sequences that make the cursor jump all over the screen. In that
case, it is not possible to create a useful capture buffer. It is better to
copy text from the terminal screen.
  Sample keyboard macro:
  FOR x = 1 to 24:LOG SCREEN$(x):NEXT X
  This macro will dump the terminal screen to the capture buffer. It's useful
for VT100 systems that don't send line feeds but use cursor positioning
instead.
  Also, what are your Add Linefeeds settings in the Terminal Preferences
dialog?
 To send BREAK, you need to program a Basic macro. e.g. in the Keyboard macros
dialog, pick an ALT key and set it to the following: BREAK ON:PAUSE 1:BREAK
OFF:END
  - Alan
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 95        Wed Dec 15, 1993
M.KELLING2 [Mark Kelling]    at 23:59 EST
 
Alan,

  I want to say thank you for Storm! It is the program I have been looking for
since the last update to Flash (the original, not Flash 2).

  My system consists of a Mega 4 running ICD harddrive software and a pile of
ACC, AUTO and patch programs and I have had absolutely no problems since I
moved up to Storm version 1.02 this weekend.  Only one problem popped up after
the conversion:  seems the STORM.INI file lost info about strip high bit
settings from the dialer editor.  A simple resaving of the INI file fixed the
problem.  One small anoyance I noticed. If I have a serial setup saved in an
INI file for a BBS, Storm will revert to the saved setup when dialing that BBS
even if I have changed the setting in the Edit Dial dialog.  The only solution
I have found is to make the changes and save them each time I need to switch
(for example from 7E1 to 8N2 on the serial port).  I use different settings
depending on what I plan to do while online and what network I dial through.

  One other thing:  Storm really does MultiTask even without MultiTOS!

  After reading the documentation about how Storm could multitask, I thought I
would push it to see what it could do.  During a B Protocal download, I used
UIS III to format a floppy.  Worked perfectly!  The format went a little
slower than usual, but the download streamed on.  Then I used the Chameleon
ACC loader to load and dump several ACCs.  Each came up and ran, then unloaded
successfully.  I was majorly impressed!

  My shareware payment is on the way!  One thing for those wanting to register
in Canadien funds:  your local US Post Office will sell you a money order in
Canadian Dollars (for an extreemely reasonable fee) which can be cashed on the
spot in Canada (no multi week wait!).

  One final compliment to Alan:  for the first time since I have had an ST,
Flash 1.6 has been erased from my hard disk.  No other telecomm software
_ever_ got me to do that.

M_Kg.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 96        Thu Dec 16, 1993
DAEDWARDS [Warrl]            at 00:46 EST
 
The problem with autodial program entries getting confused, apparently
persists in 1.02.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 97        Thu Dec 16, 1993
A.FASOLDT [Al Fasoldt]       at 08:42 EST
 
Mark,

Storm multitasks on an equal level with STalker under Geneva, and THAT is a
compliment to Alan, since STalker is the standard for background processing.

Alan,

Still no luck on the TT here getting Zm to work properly. Looking forward to
newer modules.

Al

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 98        Sat Dec 18, 1993
W.BAYS1 [Eyeball Bill]       at 18:53 EST
 
        Since updating Storm to v1.02, the program has been acting flaky with
respect to invoking the correct file transfer protocol when attempting to
download a file. The previous versions worked just fine, but after the 1.02
patch, this problem started.
        Even though I select ZModem as the prefered protocol, configure it to
auto start, and save it with the Save Preferences menu selection, Storm now
forgets about that at download time. When I check the Transfer Protocol menu
selection, it shows ASCII. I've saved and resaved the ZModem selection time
and agian, and Storm just does not want to remember it.
        What am I doing wrong?

BTW, I would like to thank Alan for such an excellent program. You can expect
shareware registration from this user with in the next week or two.

BB
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 99        Sun Dec 19, 1993
W.ORTIZ [Will]               at 07:50 EST
 
  Alan,

   I have a question for you.  I D/L'd your program a few weeks ago and
subsequently patched it as your patches came out.  I noticed that everything
patched ok except the ZMODEM.TRF.  It kept saying it was the wrong file.
   In your first patch (1.01), it never patched the ZMODEM.TRF, so in
actuality it was the original ZMODEM.TRF (25610 Bytes).  Now, if it is the
original ZMODEM.TRF, why would the patch (1.02) say it was the wrong
ZMODEM.TRF file?  Just curious....
   I've had NO PROBLEMS with STORM since DAY ONE.  Keep up the good work and
expect my payment shortly.

                                     Will
                                     W.ORTIZ
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 100       Sun Dec 19, 1993
DAEDWARDS [Warrl]            at 12:59 EST
 
W.Ortiz:

The 1.01 patch to ZMODEM was released separately from the other 1.01 patches.

Alan:

Suggest you pick a naming standard for patches which has a STANDARD tag for
each upgradable file plus an indicator of what version it upgrades to.

For example, the patch mentioned above might be ZMODE101.ZZP and the successor
would then be ZMODE102.ZZP.  You'd have to come up with a variant for the RSC
files, but there are only two of them (one for Storm and one for Patch). 
Maybe STRSC102.ZZP...

If you do this, how about uploading a ZIP with a complete set of all the
renamed patches, along with the patch program...
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 101       Mon Dec 20, 1993
B.PRANG                      at 00:43 EST
 
Having major problems with getting online to GE and Comp at 9600. All seems to
be ok at 2400. Have tried going all the way back to fresh copies of 1.00 and
 patching all to 1.02 but no better . Also everything ok if I log on
manually.Any Ideas? *S
 A C C C C C C C C  
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 102       Mon Dec 20, 1993
SANDY.W [sysop]              at 20:06 EST
 
 Just for reference, these are the current Storm files in the Library.

 31031 PATCH02.LZH              X A.PAGE3      931208   81280    261   7
       Desc: Storm patch from 1.01 to 1.02
 30711 ZMPTCH01.LZH             X A.PAGE3      931116    5632    343   7
       Desc: Storm ZMODEM 1.00->1.01 patch
 30661 SPATCH01.LZH             X A.PAGE3      931110   32896    439   7
       Desc: Patches STORM 1.00 to 1.01
 30602 STORM100.LZH             X A.PAGE3      931104  227968    659   7
       Desc: Storm v. 1.00. shareware terminal
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 103       Wed Dec 22, 1993
B.PRANG                      at 00:25 EST
 
I can't get logon scripts for Genie or Compuserve to work at 9600. Everything
works fine at 2400 and works ok if I log on at 9600 manually. Compuserve locks
up after logon. Genie doesn't connect. Any ideas?
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 104       Wed Dec 22, 1993
J.MEEHAN3 [>> Joe M << ]     at 05:35 EST
 
Message    103, Wed Dec 22, 1993 B.PRANG  

    > I can't get logon scripts for Genie or Compuserve to work at  <
    > 9600.                                                         <


         The long on sequence for GEnie is different at 9600.  Are you
 still trying to use the 'HHH' sequence?

 >> Joe M << 
 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! 

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 105       Wed Dec 22, 1993
ARCHIVIST [Charlie]          at 15:19 EST
 
I'd also suggest it may be a timing problem. IE, at 9600 baud GEnie may be
waiting for input sooner than your script is sending it. Do you have any Pause
options in your script that might need to be shortened? Just a  thought....

Charlie/sysop
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 106       Wed Dec 22, 1993
W.HALLMAN [Bill]             at 20:07 EST
 
 B.PRANG>

      Many 9600 connections require longer than the 30 seconds, set in the
modem settings, to connect. Just set the Wait for connection, under the modem
selection in the Settings menu, to 60 seconds. I was having the same problem,
that fixed it.

                                     Bill
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 107       Wed Dec 22, 1993
B.PRANG                      at 21:57 EST
 
Thanks everyone for the tips . I'll try them all. Be nice to use my new Supra
14400 at better than 2400 easily!
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 108       Sun Dec 26, 1993
D.WENZELBURG                 at 18:08 EST
 
ALAN,
  I also have DL'd Storm and all patches up to 1.02.  I have a Falcon 4 meg.,
80m. HD using standard Atair driver.  All downloads using X & Y modem seem to
work. Zmodem didn't work on my old plain Jane 1200 baud modem but works fine
on my new Intel 144E, using 2400 with MNp5 active. 
  One strange thing happened, while running Storm with MTOS.  I was reading a
rather long list of topics, approaching 100k in the capture buffer when
everything locked up. Had to reboot. Is ther a size limit for the capture file
when in MTOS??
  Anyway, great program, sending money shortly
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 109       Mon Dec 27, 1993
J.MEEHAN3 [>> Joe M << ]     at 05:24 EST
 
Message    108, Sun Dec 26, 1993 D.WENZELBURG  

         Did you get the separate update for the Z-modem file?

 >> Joe M << 
  Happy New Year!

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 110       Tue Dec 28, 1993
B.PRANG                      at 01:05 EST
 
Still can't get log on at 9600 to work with Genie. Anyone using Storm and
Genie. bas file to log on sucessfully? Have tried previous suggestions, except
as I understand it still need to use HHH to log on. Have inserted pauses to
slow down but hasn't helped. Also still no luck with Compuserve. Both work OK
at 2400.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 111       Tue Dec 28, 1993
J.MEEHAN3 [>> Joe M << ]     at 05:22 EST
 
Message 110, Tue Dec 28, 1993 B.PRANG  at 01:05 EST

    > Still can't get log on at 9600 to work with Genie.            <
    > ... I understand it still need to use HHH to log on.          <

         Some locations need the HHH and others have problems with it.
  I use the 800 number for 9600 and it does not seem to like HHH.

 Joe M   

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 112       Tue Dec 28, 1993
D.WENZELBURG                 at 21:52 EST
 
  TO Joe M
       Yes, got the seperate zmodem update, I missed it the first time.  Also
had problems with the bas. Genie autolog program. I don't know if other people
get this, but every time I log on to Genie I get initial garbage after the
HHH. I rewrote the Genie.bas file to doe more checking and <cr>'s to get by
problem. Do other people get garbage? or is it something on my end??
        Have got some good info from previous messages.
                                     Thanks all.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 113       Sun Jan 02, 1994
BALKCOM [Devin]              at 12:21 EST
 
This is probably not the right place to ask this, but since Storm is
supposedly the successor to Flash... When I am using the high speed
capabilities of my modem (9600 and up) long ascii lists to screen get
'corrupted' after a while.  I have been told that this is because of a flow
control problem, and that I should set my software to hardware flow control
(RTS/CTS).  Flash 1.6 doesn't seem to support this.  Anybody have any idea of
how to fix this? Does Storm support this?  I do have SERFIX2.PRG installed, so
the serial port bug shouldn't be a problem.
                                            Thanks,
                                            Devin
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 114       Sun Jan 02, 1994
ARCHIVIST [Charlie]          at 15:35 EST
 
Devin, do you have the XControl pannel installed on your basic setup? The
modem CPX for the control pannel allows you to set RTS/CTS on. 

Charlie/sysop
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 115       Sun Jan 02, 1994
A.FASOLDT [Al Fasoldt]       at 16:24 EST
 
Devin,

The successor to Flash is Flash II, which supports the Flash key commands and
its DO language to a great extent. Storm is an application all its own, very
interestingly done, but not related to Flash except for having the same
parentage.

RTS/CTS is not supported in Flash 1.6, but it is supplied by the Serial Fix
CPX. When you set RTS/CTS in the CPX, you get it at the port.

Al

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 116       Sun Jan 02, 1994
BALKCOM [Devin]              at 21:58 EST
 
I have just downloaded STORM.  It seems to be a great program!  However, I am
having the same problem RandyH is having with Zmodem transers. I am using the
UNIX sz program to send the file.  I have not attempted an upload, but I would
like to report that ANOTHER program has the same problem with Zmodem uploads
as someone here has reported with STORM. The XYZ program (by Alan Hamilton -
STARFALL) also occasionally stops uploading with 100% transferred, but then
doesn't tell the other computer that it is finished.  After attempting this a
few times with XYZ, I had four garbage files in my directory (which I
unfortunately have no way of deleting).  This sounds very similar to what some
people have reported with STORM.  The way that Zmodem download fails in Storm
is that it begins, gets the filename, and then get a succession of read
errors.  When I abort the transfer, there are a series of ^^X^X^X^X along the
bottom of the screen, following a ^Z character. It seems that STORM is telling
the other system "Ok, I'm ready", and then either not confirming this or
aborting the transfer unintentionally. The other system probably aborts, and
recieves the series of ^X's (do these signify a read error?).  This seems to
be a great program -  I will send in my registration as soon as the Zmodem
problems are fixed.
                                                   -Devin
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 117       Mon Jan 03, 1994
B.PRANG                      at 21:46 EST
 
I'm still not having any luck getting Storm genie.bas script to work at
9600.(Comp. also). It works fine at 2400. Any other ideas? So far z modem
downloads work fine at 2400 and at 9600(manually log on ), although character
speed is around 500 instead of 960 with Genie.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 118       Tue Jan 04, 1994
GRMEYER [Gordon/Sysop]       at 23:38 EST
 
B.PRANG -  Are you having trouble with the STRT1.BAS script?  It might not
work at 9600 baud w/out putting the "H" characters on separate lines.  Right
now it sends them all as HHH.  Maybe a brief pause between each one would
help.  Of course I'm assuming that you're not getting the "U#=" prompt at all.
Are you?  Please try to be a bit more specific about what it is doing.

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 119       Wed Jan 05, 1994
B.PRANG                      at 00:19 EST
 
Gordon, I get as far as user # prompt, and then it just stops. If I hit
return, I get an improper format message. Same file works fine at 2400. I have
tried the seperate line "H"'s, but it didn't help. Thanks for helping,

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 120       Wed Jan 05, 1994
W.HALLMAN [Bill]             at 00:30 EST
 
 BALKCOM>

        I think your problem with Zmodem is due to the path length bug in
Storm. See message #70

    In reference to your problem with Flash 1.6. Flash 1.6 cannot keep up with
reading text at speeds greater than 9600cps, even with Serfix installed.
Serfix does lock RTS/CTS on so Flash cannot turn it off, which takes care of
file transfers, but since Flash doesn't use flow control it can't keep up with
the text.
                                   Bill
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 121       Wed Jan 05, 1994
J.MEEHAN3 [>> Joe M << ]     at 05:48 EST
 
        Has it been suggested that the "HHH" is not needed when using
 9600 baud with the 800 number or some local numbers?  It will just
 mess things up.

 >> Joe M <<

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 122       Wed Jan 05, 1994
ARCHIVIST [Charlie]          at 14:50 EST
 
B.Prang, if you're getting as far as the U#= prompt I think I know what's
going on. An error reported at that point of 'improper format' would mean that
GEnie is not receiving your user ID and password properly, most  likely
because Storm is sending them as soon as it sees the U#= but before GEnie is
really ready for it. Try adding a pause of 1 second after the wait for 'U#='
part of the script and before sending your User ID etc.  That will not hurt
any on GEnie's end as many people type in their User ID even with autoscripts
for security.

Another thing to look at is the exact format that is being sent to GEnie. If
there are any extra characters like quotes GEnie will say it's an  improper
format. To see either of these things live as they happen change the duplex to
half. As I recall, the Storm script switches to full duplex before sending the
User ID so that it isn't visible on the screen. Switch that just long enough
to get this script working for you because I'll bet there's something funny
being sent to the U#= prompt.

Charlie/sysop
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 123       Thu Jan 06, 1994
BALKCOM [Devin]              at 21:06 EST
 
Bill, thanks for the suggestion, but I don't think that is the problem. Here
is my reasoning:  my path is "G:\DOWNLOAD\".  This is not 30 characters.  Does
the 30-char limit apply to the remote system as well? The folder I am
downloading from is about 5 levels deep. I have found two possible bugs
(undocumented features?) that are a  minor inconvenience (as opposed to the
major ZMODEM one).  The first is that when I select terminal type in the dial
directory edit function, the terminal doesn't change in the little rectangle. 
When I select the rectangle again, the menu that pops up does indeed have
VT100 with a check mark next to it or TTY or whatever I want to select. 
However the terminal type is still not set when I dial.  I can still use the
Settings... menu option to change this, however.  The other bug is when I call
up the dial directory and use the keyboard to move around.  I can move the
cursor up to the Dial line!  Is this intentional? This screws up the screen
display somehow.
                                            Thanks,
                                            -Devin
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 124       Fri Jan 07, 1994
M.SQUIRE [Mike]              at 07:19 EST
 
Joe M.,

 >Has it been suggested that the "HHH" is not needed when using 9600
 >baud with the 800 number or some local numbers?  It will just mess
 >things up.

Yes.  Don't use HHH with the 800 number at 9600 bps.  It's not needed.

... Mike Squire

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 125       Fri Jan 07, 1994
W.HALLMAN [Bill]             at 23:37 EST
 
 BALKCOM>
    I tried to reproduce your dialing and terminal problems, I could not.
However I am not running Storm v1.02, I am running Storm v1.01. I am running
the latest patches on everything except the program itself. I had problems
with the terminal not switching parity with version 1.02, so I went back to
version 1.01. There are some bugs, you cannot have more than 9 entries in the
dialer or it gets confused about the auto-logon files. Also you cannot turn
off the flashing cursor without causing a bomb. Otherwise everything seems to
work fine.
    You might double check your path settings in the STORM.INI file,
especially the terminal emulation path.

                                        Bill
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 126       Sat Jan 08, 1994
J.KERKHOFF [J.Kerkhoff]      at 16:43 EST
 
I have been working with Storm for a couple of weeks now and I am having a
small problem.  I believe I have the latest version (1.02). The problem is
this: after logging on to a service at 14,400 baud, anytime there is a long
text transmission, part of it gets dropped. It seems that flow control isn't
working properly.  Binary transfers seem to work fine, however.  I am using an
old 520st, 4 Meg RAM, ICD host adapter, TOS 1.4.  I have downloaded SERFX20
and installed it in my auto sequence.  Aladdin and Flash 2.0 both work fine
with this setup. Any suggestions?  If this problem can be fixed, this is by
far the best terminal software I have yet used.

thanks Jim
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 127       Sun Jan 09, 1994
F.VUOTTO                     at 13:14 EST
 
 I've been using Storm for a few days, I think it's great.

      Here's my Storm wish list for '94:

      1. Am I really getting use to that small font? Nah, it still gives 
         me a headache. 8x16, * PLEASE * (at least for the capture)

      2. Seems like the "Exiting Storm" dialogue always thinks I need to 
         change something and I have to de-select a few boxes before    
         clicking "OK". There should be an option to turn this off. For 
         me, the "Save Preferences" menu selection is adequate. 

      3. Here's an idea. How about a menu heading with 10 or so items
         that can be programmed (like the function keys) and *named*.
         (I always forget where I programmed seldom used functions)    

         Storm basic is excellent and the pop-ups are a special treat   
         but I haven't been able to do something like:

         start:  do a pop-up routine
                 Change a variable with pop-up selection
                 WHILE user_input(key press or mouse click) <> criterion
                   (do nothing - run in the background)
                 WEND
                 GOTO start (acting on changed variable this time thru
                             the pop-up routine)

          Is this possible?

       4. I, like some others, have had no luck with v1.02 and am using 
          v1.01. It would be appreciated if the next upgrade was        
          available as the full program as well as a patch.  

 Thanks for all the good work, Alan.

 Frank          /~
 F10 Software @/
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 128       Sun Jan 09, 1994
DAEDWARDS [Warrl]            at 16:14 EST
 
I *think* I have found a consistent way to lock up Storm 1.02.

Make sure you have only one window.

Double-click on the close button.

If that doesn't do it, try two windows and two double-clicks close together.

Not certain yet...
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 129       Mon Jan 10, 1994
D.STMARTIN [Binary Ink]      at 06:39 EST
 
J.KERKHOFF:

Interesting you should mention flow control problems with Storm 1.02. I've
just discovered the same problem on my system (using SERFX20 as well... ). 
What I've ended up doing is sending a "AT&F2" to reset my Supra FAX Modem
V.32bis to factory fresh settings.  This seemed to cure the problem.  But
you're RIGHT, there's something munged there.

                                    -- Dave @ Binary Ink
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 130       Mon Jan 10, 1994
R.WATSON15 [Wayne Watson]    at 18:46 EST
 
   I was NOT able to lock up Sotrm 1.02/computer by double clicking on
 a window/windows.

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 131       Tue Jan 11, 1994
B.PRANG                      at 00:26 EST
 
Well, I've tried all suggestions for logon at 9600, no hhh, three line hhh,
time to 60, pause 1 after U# line, still no go. Is anyone sucessfully logging
on at 9600 using the bas script? Would really like to get past this problem.
Thanks .
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 132       Tue Jan 11, 1994
K.ESTES [Kenne@SFRT]         at 02:24 EST
 
Why don't you post your log. MINUS YOUR ACCOUNT AND PASSWORD INFO.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 133       Tue Jan 11, 1994
C.HAYWARD [Clar]             at 21:01 EST
 
B.PRANG Message 131

Are you using the Basic script that was included with Storm.

If so, try changing the wait "U#=" to "U#" or even "U" for 9600.

I couldn't get a 9600 logon with the "=" included, but it works with "U#" or
"U". I sometimes get an "INCORRECT FORMAT" with "U#" but it continues and
completes the logon.

I'm not using the script supplied with Storm but I copied the WAIT U#= line
and I had to change it for my own script.

Clar

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 134       Fri Jan 14, 1994
B.PRANG                      at 00:48 EST
 
Well, still no go. Script is one that comes with Storm, run and  completed
with user # and password. Have tried all suggestions and combinations to no
avail. Runs ok at 2400. Woul still like to know of anyone using this
sucessfully. Thanks all. Latest tries were with the user number = changes from
ClarHayward.

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 135       Fri Jan 14, 1994
A.PAGE3                      at 01:02 EST
 
  Sorry I haven't been around for a while. I have been quite busy at work. I
will work on 9600 baud logons and see if I can post an improved version. Some
of the bugs reported may be dependant on a particular version of GEM or auto-
folder program, e.g. ones that only some people can reproduce.
  You MUST use some sort of flow control with high speed modems. Best bet is
RTS/CTS with SERFX20 and be sure the modem has RTS/CTS enabled as well.
  Eyeball Bill, I am not sure what you mean by ASCII showing up on the
transfer protocol selection when you want Zmodem. If Zmodem is set to
autostart, then you do not need to select "Download" from the File menu at
all. In the File Transfer setup dialog, "ASCII" is show highlighted simply
because it is the first in the list. If you then configure Zmodem in that
dialog, it remains highlighted during that session, but the program doesn't
retain that preference for the next time you run the program, though I suppose
I could add that as a minor feature.
 Similarly, when you select a protocol from the Download or Upload popup, that
item will be checked the next time the popup menu appears during the current
session, but not remembered for the next session.
  There is no fixed limit for capture buffer size in Storm, but I could
imagine problems with MTOS if system memory is really low.
  - Alan
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 136       Fri Jan 14, 1994
BALKCOM [Devin]              at 21:31 EST
 
How do you make sure RTS/CTS is set on the modem?  (other than dip switches) 
Isn't this a factory setting?
                                             -Devin
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 137       Sat Jan 15, 1994
A.FASOLDT [Al Fasoldt]       at 01:39 EST
 
Devin,

AT &K3, if your modem supports that RTS/CTS enable command.

Al

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 138       Tue Jan 18, 1994
F.HENSE [FRANK]              at 00:14 EST
 
Devin,

I'm under the impression that ascii files need to use Xon/Xoff control.
RTS/CTS is for binary stuff.  Seems I remember that from my Interlink manual
and also someof Jim Ness' stuff.

Frank

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 139       Tue Jan 18, 1994
A.FASOLDT [Al Fasoldt]       at 08:19 EST
 
RTS/CTS isn't related to ASCII or binary. RTS/CTS is necessary whenever the
port speed and the modem rate are different. My Supra, for example, runs at
14.4 kbps, but my port setting is usually 38 kbps.

Al

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 140       Tue Jan 18, 1994
BALKCOM [Devin]              at 22:42 EST
 
I have verified that RTS/CTS is not the problem.  I do have the  flow control
set both with hardware and software.  However, I have still encountered the
following bugs (undocumented features?).

  1.  Zmodem does not work from my Internet server.  It does seem
      to work fine with GEnie, however.  I just get continual
      'Read errors'.  I am operating at 9600 baud (19.2k serial port
      setting on the net and 2400 baud (19.2k ser) on GEnie.

  2.  The dialer does not seem to recieve a 'CONNECT' message
      when logging on to anywhere with a baud rate higher than
      2400.  This means I must manually abort the dialer, at
      which point I get a 'login incorrect, try again' message
      from the remote system.

  3.  When I bring up the dial menu, I can use the keyboard to
      move a cursor around the menu.  The cursor even moves
      out of the dialog box if I make it.  (this is just a
      cosmetic problem.)

  4.  One time, while I was editing a file while online, I
      attempted to delete a block.  This caused the file to
      be 'garbaged' -- some characters were doubled, random
      ASCII values were added.  I have not been able to
      reproduce this problem.  (could it have something to
      do with the word wrap?).

As you can see, there are a lot of bugs here, some of which render the program
unusable.  However, the program seems to have tremendous potential, and many
times, using Flash 1.6, I have longed for some of the advanced features of
Storm.  I will keep STorm around for awhile longer in the hope that the bugs
will be fixed, but until they are, I can't justify sending in my $20.

                                             -Devin
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 141       Wed Jan 19, 1994
R.SNYDER6 [Roger S.]         at 00:21 EST
 
     I decided to try Storm with my Internet server as a prelude to
registering it and using it. (I really haven't had much time to give it a
workout recently.) I also find that Zmodem doesn't work with the server,
though it seems to work elsewhere. If I can get that to work, and I can get my
terminal setting to "stick" in the dial directory it might be time to move on
from Flash.

--Roger
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 142       Wed Jan 19, 1994
BPENNER                      at 00:51 EST
 
BALKCOM

     How did you resolve that RTS/CTS is not the problem?  Your problem sounds
like the classic RTS/CTS bug.  The problem does not occur at lower speeds as
the speed is low enough that buffers are not typically overflowed.  When
operating at higher speeds, funny things can begin to happen.  The problem
that generally occurs is an interupt problem where too many interupts are
happening too quickly for the system to get all of the tasks completed in time
to properly set the handshaking control lines.  This is what usually leads to
buffer overflow problems.  What is your hardware configuration?  8 MHz?  Using
the standard MFP serial port?

Bill Penner

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 143       Wed Jan 19, 1994
A.FASOLDT [Al Fasoldt]       at 08:44 EST
 
I have had problems getting Zmodem to work with my TT in any situation, even
null-modemed directly to my ST or my PC.

Bill P.,

Great to see you here! Folks, Bill's the author of the standard serial fix for
the ST, and knows his stuff.

Al

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 144       Wed Jan 19, 1994
M.HILL13 [Mike]              at 18:40 EST
 
Devin,

Ditto on the Zmodem problem.  Odd that we all have the same problem when
dealing with an internet server.

On your dialer not receiving a connect message.  I had a similiar problem in
that when having a bunch of boards selected for dialing it would have to
eventually hit the timeout period I had set before calling the next bbs to try
to connect.  I found that turning off the "use DCD for connect" (or whatever
the name of that option) worked like a charm.  I guess Storm with that option
set needs to see a Carrie Detect or it will wait until the timeout.  I just
have "CONNECT" in the section for connect messages and that works fine for me
on my 14.4K modem at any speed connection.

Since the bulk of my communication time (on the ST) is connecting to the
Unix/Internet box at work, the Zmodem bug is the one glaring bug keeping me
from using this program.

Maybe Alan could add some debugging option to log the info coming from a
system during a Zmodem download.  Could help him nail that bug.

Mike

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 145       Wed Jan 19, 1994
BALKCOM [Devin]              at 23:01 EST
 
I verified that RTS/CTS is not the problem because it IS on.  I know this
because I can turn off the RTS/CTS in the software, and then large lists of
text get corrupted.  Turning it on in the software fixes this problem,
something I assume it would not do if the modem was still set incorrectly.  I
will try turning off 'DCD for connect', I hadn't seen that before.  These
major problems still remain:  ZMODEM on internet and terminal settings in the
"dial directory" actually being selected.
                                             -Devin
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 146       Thu Jan 20, 1994
R.PLAGGENBUR [Ralph / WA]    at 21:10 EST
 
Bill:

Haven't seen a post by you in quite a while. How are things across the sound?
Do you hear from Bruce anymore? Still with KC Aces?

Ralph Plaggenburg Renton, WA

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 147       Fri Jan 21, 1994
J.BRENNER1 [See Flat]        at 03:46 EST
 
Hi,
   I D/L storm when if first appeared in the librarie. I took a quick
 look at it but didn't have time to really get into the program so I
 left it aside. Since then, I've had an accident of sorts and have
 lost the file. Before I D/L it again, I'm wondering .....


 1. Have any of you started using Storm as their main Terminal
    Software? Are you happy with it?
 2. If you have changed, what were you using before and why did you
    decide to switch?
 3. Have you tried Storm and decided to stay with your older Software
    and why?
 4. Is anyone using Strom with GENEVA?

 Any thoughts would be appretiated. The main thing that has kept me
 from moving on are I'm so comfortable with the software I've been
 using for such a long time it's had to quit and learn something else!

 Thanks in advance,
                   John B.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 148       Fri Jan 21, 1994
G.ROUSH [Gary Roush]         at 21:08 EST
 
John B,

Storm is my telecommunications program of choice. I have stopped using all
others.  Most flexible one I have ever used.  Some problems occur on uploading
for some people.  For me, it has worked very well on my ST mega 2, TOS 1.4,
and Supra 2400 modem. 

Good luck on your decision.

Gary R.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 149       Sat Jan 22, 1994
DAEDWARDS [Warrl]            at 00:11 EST
 
Storm is not only our telecom program of choice (actually we use 3, but 2 are
special purpose -- Aladdin and Transcendence BBS), it is also our text editor
of choice.

Consider that the Transcendence BBS includes both a terminal program for
calling out, and a text editor -- and we studied the docs until we figured out
how to install Storm on the Transcendence sysop's desktop.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 150       Sat Jan 22, 1994
BPENNER                      at 00:15 EST
 
Hi Ralph,

     Yes, I have been a little quiet lately.  Between work and several
software projects, I haven't had a lot of time for other things.  Bruce Noonan
is still busy with things too.  He moved to Moses Lake, but we are busy as
ever...good thing for telecommuting. We are still working on Medical software
and have been supporting MultiWriter updates.

     KCACE's is still going, but our group is pretty small...

BALCOM:

     It sounds like you are on the right track...good luck.

Bill

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 151       Sat Jan 22, 1994
A.FASOLDT [Al Fasoldt]       at 01:35 EST
 
Flat,

Storm runs fine from Geneva, but the Zmodem routines are not mature, so I
stopped using it. The text editor is very nice.

Al

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 152       Sat Jan 22, 1994
J.BRENNER1 [See Flat]        at 05:23 EST
 
 Thanks everyone,
                I'd like to hear more....

 Like, will the Zmodem routines "immaturaty" be addressed.

 Since I really had no time to examine Storm, I don't have a real
 opinion except I remember liking the windowing, and custom font.


 John B.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 153       Sat Jan 22, 1994
J.KERKHOFF [J.Kerkhoff]      at 12:01 EST
 
I'd like to add that Storm has lots of potential but isn't working perfectly
yet.  I'm still having trouble with the "classic" RTS/CTS bug.  I followed
everyone's advice and have "SERFIX20" installed in my auto folder.  I'm using
an old 520 ST (4 Meg RAM, ICD SCSI interface) and an Infotel 14.4K fax/modem. 
This combination of hardware works perfectly with Aladdin and Flash 2.  With
Storm however, long text segments get munged.  Specifically, the text flows
fine for a while and then simply stops.  A <CR> produces the next prompt from
the host machine, so I know the connection stays good. This is working with a
Unix server BTW.  Anyone have any other suggestions I should try to resolve
this problem?

Thanks Jim

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 154       Sun Jan 23, 1994
A.FASOLDT [Al Fasoldt]       at 00:38 EST
 
Jim,

Flash (the original) does the same thing at high speeds. Storm should be able
to handle this, but without help here from Alan Page, we're more or less on
hold.

Al

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 155       Sun Jan 23, 1994
GRMEYER [Gordon/Sysop]       at 09:48 EST
 
On the other hand, See Flat, there are those of us using Storm on a daily
basis and not seeing any problems with zmodem or RTS/CTS. You're just as
likely to be in that group.  If you don't have any problems, you'll probably
really like Storm.

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 156       Sun Jan 23, 1994
J.BRENNER1 [See Flat]        at 16:25 EST
 
Gordon,
       Thanks, I d/l it one more time and will see.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 157       Mon Jan 24, 1994
J.HUGHES23 [Jack ]           at 22:06 EST
 
Alan  --  Still having problems with hang-up (lockup?) when using Storm with
Warp 9.  ie using the mouse to access drop-down menus. W/O w9, no problem,
with it, lockup after 2-3 accesses.  And w/o w9 things are really slow.  :-)

Anyone else experienced this problem?

Also Alan, I trust you received my shareware fee in C$ cash....

                [( )   Jack   ( )]
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 158       Sat Feb 05, 1994
B.PRANG                      at 21:33 EST
 
Still no luck logging on at 9600. Any help Alan?
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 159       Sun Feb 06, 1994
J.HUGHES23 [Jack ]           at 21:07 EST
 
Has anybody, other than myself, experienced a problem with Storm going bonkers
when using the mouse to access the drop-down menus? Namely, I can longer use
the prg; ie, my system goes off into the Great Beyond, requiring a ReBoot.  I
_think_, but would not swear to, the conflict is with Warp9.  Surely, someone
other than myself uses W9. Any problems?  Maybe it's something else, but it's
the first one disabled that seemed to be a problem.

Alan, I'm still waiting for a response!  Did you or did you not receive my
shareware funds?  in $$C$$ cash????  As I recall the original inquiry was in e-
mail some weeks ago.  And there has still not been a response to the above
mentioned problem which I mentioned in e-mail some time ago.

                [( )   Jack   ( )]
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 160       Mon Feb 07, 1994
J.MEEHAN3 [>> Joe M << ]     at 04:58 EST
 
Jack,

        I have used STORM with Warp 9 on my TT 3.05 and I have not experienced
any problems using my mouse for menu items, but I have not used STORM often.

>> Joe M <<
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 161       Tue Feb 08, 1994
R.WHITTAM [Ron - ABUG]       at 22:41 EST
 
ALAN,

Seting the RTS/CTS seems to have no effect on the port.  I can use another
product and the results are quite dramatic.  This leads me to believe that
STORM! is not setting the RTS/CTS when requested.

I am using a 14.4 modem.  Only reliable with Storm at 2400.  The higher speeds
tend to lose data (about half a screen).  Setting the RTS/CTS should correct
this. . . it does with other terminal products, but not Storm.   Got any
ideas??

 Ron Whittam
 Registered Storm owner (currently at 1.02)

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 162       Wed Feb 09, 1994
B.PRANG                      at 00:11 EST
 
Yes, I have had problems when the cursor is in the way of the welcoming
screen. I run warp 9. Have to reboot. No luck with anything above 2400.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 163       Wed Feb 09, 1994
NTACTONE [Ron Hunter]        at 06:10 EST
 
Ron - ABUG,
   You should use a program like Serialfix 2 which will let you lock the
RTS/CTS ON.  Then you wouldn't have to worry about the program setting  it or
not.  I use it that way and have had NO flow control problems since.  Nice
thing about the USR Sportster is that you can SEE the RTS/CTS working as there
is a CTS light on the modem...

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 164       Thu Feb 10, 1994
I.POSSEHL1                   at 01:14 EST
 
On Jan. 6 BALKCOM [Devin] mentions that he seems to have a bug with terminal
selection in the dial directory edit function. I have exactly the same
problem.

Devin: Have you solved it yet?

Alan Page: Any ideas what the problem might be?

Anybody: Have you had similary problem? Have you solved it?

-> Iver
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 165       Thu Feb 10, 1994
B.SEMAAN [BOSEM]             at 06:09 EST
 
Ron W.

Ron H. is right about Serial Fix 2.  It also has the TOS14FIX routines built
into it.  So if you're running TOS 1.4 you can replace TOS14FIX with it. 
Serial Fix 2 also comes with a CPX for locking RTS/CTS on so that prgs like
Flash 1.x can't turn it off.

Bob

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 166       Thu Feb 10, 1994
D.STMARTIN [Binary Ink]      at 07:10 EST
 
Ron:

I recently switched to the high speed modem & RTS/CTS routines found in the
HSMODA02.LZH file found here.  They cured several problems I was having
including some with STraight FAX 2.1.  I'm using a Supra FAX Modem V.32bis.

                                      -- Dave @ Binary Ink

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 167       Fri Feb 11, 1994
R.WHITTAM [Ron - ABUG]       at 23:12 EST
 
 
 > Has anybody, other than myself, experienced a problem with Storm
 > going bonkers when using the mouse to access the drop-down menus?
 > Namely, I can longer use the prg; ie, my system goes off into the
 > Great Beyond, requiring a ReBoot.  I _think_, but would not swear to,
 > the conflict is with Warp9.  Surely, someone other than myself uses
 > W9. Any problems?  Maybe it's something else, but it's the first one
 > disabled that seemed to be a problem.

Well its _NOT_ Warp9.  I don't own Warodent alone while it was loading and its
working again.

 ALAN: DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA?????

                                        Ron
                                        ABUG

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 168       Sat Feb 12, 1994
R.WHITTAM [Ron - ABUG]       at 02:02 EST
 
Something trashed my earlier reply:  Concering the start-up "Bonkers" bug when
using the mouse in the same area Storm is writing the info screen.  It
happened to me.  As long as I leave the mouse alone it works fine.  Moving
and/or clicking the mouse in the same region as the Storm info window (while
the window is being loaded) seems to lock out all keyboard and mouse functions
except the F-Keys.  Hmmmm.


 >   You should use a program like Serialfix 2 which will let you lock
 >  the RTS/CTS ON.  Then you wouldn't have to worry about the program
 >  setting  it or not.  I use it that way and have had NO flow control
 >  problems since.  Nice thing about the USR Sportster is that you can
 >  SEE the RTS/CTS working as there is a CTS light on the modem...

Well, Ron, since I am using serialfix 2 I was a bit miffed.  However, at the
ABUG user group meeting I ran into a guy that was using a 14.4 modem with
Storm just fine.  We compared notes.  We found that I had left the MASK HIGH
BIT 'on' (must have been a default since I didn't touch that setting).  This
is on the SERIAL SETUP dialog.  Diabled this guy and Storm works great at the
high speeds.  Live and learn.


   Ron - Atari Boise Users Group


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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 169       Sat Feb 12, 1994
J.HUGHES23 [Jack ]           at 13:28 EST
 
Has Alan showed up here in the last few weeks?

                [( )   Jack   ( )]
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 170       Sat Feb 12, 1994
J.HUGHES23 [Jack ]           at 20:07 EST
 
Ron  --

 >using the mouse in the same area Storm is writing the info screen.  It
 >happened to me.  As long as I leave the mouse alone it works fine.  Moving
 >and/or clicking the mouse in the same region as the Storm info window (while
 >the window is being loaded) seems to lock out all keyboard and mouse
functions
 >except the F-Keys.  Hmmmm.

I surely did not mean to imply that W9 was the problem.  Just that that was my
experience.  Probably I have not used the mouse long enuf after the disable of
W9.  It definitely seems to be function of how long I have been using the
prg/mouse...........  It is nice not to be alone.     :-)

Do you use ElfBoot by any chance?

                [( )   Jack   ( )]
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 171       Sun Feb 13, 1994
W.ORTIZ [Will]               at 11:00 EST


Hey guys!

   I have STORM 1.02.  Every time I dial from the DIAL directory and select
the place I want STORM to dial to nothing happens.  Yet, when I abort the dial
it then starts dialing.  Hmmmm?  This is the ONLY problem I have so far.  It's
only after I patched it to 1.02.  I didn't have this problem before.  Any
ideas?  No biggie but a little annoying.....Thanks

                                         Will

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 172       Sun Feb 13, 1994
DAEDWARDS [Warrl]            at 21:15 EST
 
Will:

Hmm, that's an odd one.

The only serious problem we have with Storm is that there is *no* discernible
relationship between which dialer entry you add an autologon program to, and
which entry (or entries) that autologon program will be attached to the next
time you load Storm.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 173       Mon Feb 14, 1994
D.STMARTIN [Binary Ink]      at 07:16 EST
 
I'm having a problem with ZMODEM in STorm 1.02.

It only occurs on uploads for some reason.  What happens is the upload
proceeds correctly until it reaches the end when it should terminate, but I
then start to get "READ ERRORS" in the file transfer dialog box.  Eventually
it "errors out" and aborts the transfer. This seems to heppen only on larger
files when (I think) a larger data block is used.

Has anyone else encountered this problem?  Has anyone else found a way around
it?  I've played with 32 bit CRC and the other parameters to no avail. 
Suggestions?

                                   -- Dave @ Binary Ink
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 174       Tue Feb 15, 1994
S.GARRIGUS [Scotty]          at 20:35 EST
 
Dave,

I've had the same problem with ZMODEM but it doesn't happen all the time.  And
it happens on any size file just every once in a while.  I have no idea why
and don't know anyway to fix it.  Oh, well...

 Scotty
 SRG Music & Software

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 175       Fri Feb 18, 1994
P.GRIFFITH2 [PGRIF]          at 00:41 EST
 
  I have not been able to figure out how to record the log-on info in Storm.
Is anybody willing to step through the procedure for me, in detail?
  Thanks.
     Paul
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 176       Sat Feb 19, 1994
E.WELLS1 [Evvie...]          at 01:40 EST
 
all,

looks like i need to stick with my ol' aladdin prg. till there is a better way
to use a new   or am i mistaken.  I may need to BUY the prg and see. I  TRIED
the demo  it seems aint my friend.!  (sigh)  oh well...
                               Evvie, the neophyte(still)...
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 177       Sat Feb 19, 1994
M.KELLING2 [Mark Kelling]    at 19:53 EST
 
Well, I've been using STORM since version 1.00 (now I'm at version 1.02) and
so
  far I've not had any of the problems mentioned here except that the program
insists that I've changed preferences every time I Exit.  A minor but bearable
annoyance.  Just for the record, I have a Mega4 TOS 1.2 machine and a Supra
14.4 modem.  I'm running Warp 9 as well as a folder full of fix programs.

About those ZMODEM errors.  I have had less trouble here on GEnie with the
Storm ZMODEM than with any other transfer program.  I have it set for CRC32,
Long Timeouts, and Autostart with NO Upload or Download options.  If you find
that the Storm ZMODEM is unusable, you can always unload it and go back to
using XYZ.TTP or some other external program until the bugs are fixed.  When
Alan ships his full package it is supposed to have details on how to create
your own transfer module, so in a worst case situation, someone could write
his own routine! (grin).  BTW, I have used Storm ZMODEM on files ranging up to
680K bytes with no problems.

The fun of breaking in a new program!

Alan has been kinda absent lately.  Hope that only means he is fixing all
those little problems we are having.


M_Kg.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 178       Sat Feb 19, 1994
K.ESTES [Kenne@SFRT]         at 22:09 EST
 
Alan has a full time job.

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 179       Sat Feb 19, 1994
C.BORGES                     at 22:25 EST
 
  I seem to be having a problem with Basic.  I've set up a script to get
quotes from Dow Jones, but I want to be able to enter a date when the script
runs.  I tried both Input and Line Input, but the screen doesn't change to the
basic screen, and the program doesn't wait for an input.  If I force the
window change using TOPW, the program still won't stop for input, though the
prompt IS displayed in the Basic window.  This problem only seems to occur if
I am online at the time, (and the script isn't a dialup script, so I must be
online to start it).  Any help would be appreciated.

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 180       Mon Feb 21, 1994
A.FASOLDT [Al Fasoldt]       at 07:37 EST
 
Will,

Sounds like the abort is sending a Control-M to the dialing function. Check to
see if that's missing.

Dave,

Storm's Zmodem does that and other things on BOTH my systems, a TT and an ST,
and I have not yet found a reliable Zmodem linkup, no matter how it is done
and to what system (here or remote) I am connecting to. I have used Zmodem for
years (and have one of the first licenses to use the "official" Zmodem of
Chuck Forsberg), so I know how Zmodem should behave. Storm's implementation
needs fixing.

Kenne,

I have a full-time job and so do you. Seems to me Alan could drop by here at
least once a week....

Al

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 181       Mon Feb 21, 1994
K.ESTES [Kenne@SFRT]         at 13:18 EST
 
I'm sorry, I don't feel that way.  We have no claims on the man's time.

Way back when he uploaded the program he informed us that he wouldn't be
around the topic that much. That's part of the reason it's shareware and not a
commercial product.

It would be _nice_ if he dropped in more often, but he's hardly obligated.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 182       Mon Feb 21, 1994
BRIAN.H [ST~SysOp]           at 15:47 EST
 
Perhaps an occasional RTC for support? If Alan Page ever want to do one I know
I can arrange it {grin}.

~~Brian..Written on Monday 21 February 1994 at 04:21 p.m. ADT

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 183       Tue Feb 22, 1994
R.WHITTAM [Ron - ABUG]       at 23:04 EST
 
 >prg/mouse...........  It is nice not to be alone.     :-)
 >
 >Do you use ElfBoot by any chance?

Jack-

 That's one of the reasons I am on GEnie:  not alone anymore.

 NO.  But I do use a boot manager:  SuperBoot.

 Ron - ABUG

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 184       Sat Feb 26, 1994
J.KERKHOFF [J.Kerkhoff]      at 09:59 EST
 
I guess Alan hasn't been by for a while, but I'm going to try again to see if
anyone here can discern my problem with Storm. (V1.02)

Equipment: 520ST, 4 Meg RAM, TOS 1.4, Old ICD SCSI Host adapter, SM124 Infotel
14,400 Kb modem.  V.32 MNP5

First Config:

with HSMODA02 (to fix the serial port) DRVIN and MFP

Works with Flash II just fine as well as Aladdin.  Storm, however, won't even
dial the phone.  When I use the dial command, Storm just sits there until I
use the Abort button.  Then it dials the phone, connects and immediatly
disconnects.  Puzzling...

Second Config:

with SERFX20 (TOS14FX2 disabled)

Works fine with Flash II and Aladdin.  Storm will dial correctly, connect and
begin receiving.  After about a half-page of text, a ^Q shows up on the screen
and the display stops.  If I hit <return>  the connection continues and after
one incorrect login attempt (from my script) it correctly logs in.  Any long
text transmission from the host to the Atari results in the ^Q frozen display
sequence.  A <return> always gets it started again.  I am guessing that this
is the famous flow control problem that everyone has had but maybe not. Any
ideas?

Thanks Jim

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 185       Sat Feb 26, 1994
K.ESTES [Kenne@SFRT]         at 13:38 EST
 
Make sure you have a ^M (CR) as your modem command terminator.
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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 186       Sat Feb 26, 1994
A.FASOLDT [Al Fasoldt]       at 18:01 EST
 
Jim,

Since Storm does dial after you exit, it seems it is not getting the <CR> at
the end of the dialing string ... until you press the Return key when you exit
the app.

Put ^M at the end of the string, and it should be fine.

Al

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Category 8,  Topic 2
Message 187       Sat Feb 26, 1994
J.HUGHES23 [Jack ]           at 19:05 EST
 
 >It would be _nice_ if he dropped in more often, but he's hardly obligated.

He could at least acknowledge if he got my contribution!  As was promised in
the original ReadMe File...

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