Returns you to the TOS online screen, in direct connection with the serial port. You can also use the Alternate key for this. This is how you got here! You can also hit the HELP key while you are On Line to view a help screen about command keys used while online. Displays approximately how much free memory (RAM) is left in your ST. May also be invoked with Alternate-R from the Online mode. Also activated by holding the Control key and pressing the Clr Home key while in the Online modem. This will drop the RS232 signal DTR (pin 20) for about 3 seconds. For most smart modems properly configured and cabled, this will cause the modem to hang up the telephone line. Toggles the ST's Key Click signal on and off. If it is on when you select this, it will be turned off and vice versa. The menu will show a check mark next to 'Key Click' if it is on. May also be toggled from the Online mode by pressing Alternate-C. Displays the Baud Rate selection screen from which you may select a desired baud rate. You MUST select one of the choices and it will be set as soon as you do. You will remain at that speed until you either select a new baud rate or select an Autodial entry. May also be called from the Online mode by pressing Alternate-B. (Also see Dial Number and Auto Baud Rate help). Allows you to change the RS232 port settings for Data Bits, Parity, and Stop Bits. Most systems use 8/None/1, but some may require other settings. You may exit from this selection without making any changes. Any changes made and set will remain in effect until changed again, or until you exit VanTerm. The default is always 8/None/1. NOTES: Often other systems use 7/Even/1. To use PC-Pursuit to Upload Files, set to 8/None/2. Sets VanTerm for Full Duplex communications. This means the host system (BBS etc) will echo back each character you send to it. May also be set by pressing Alternate-F while in the Online mode. Most BBS's and host systems use Full Duplex. (See Half Duplex). Sets VanTerm for Half Duplex communications. This means the host system (BBS etc) does NOT echo back each character you send to it therefore VanTerm will display each character you send. May also be set by pressing Alternate-H while in the Online mode. Very few host systems use this. GEnie is one that does use Half Duplex by default, but even it can be changed to Full Duplex. Permits you change the ST date and time. Once changed the ST will maintain the new time and date in both the system and IKBD clocks until you change it again or turn your ST power off. May also be called from the Online mode by pressing Alternate-T. Loads and executes a Script (.SCR) file. See the seperate documentation for the Script Processor. Chains to another program. This is the same as leaving VanTerm and going back to the Desktop and then executing some other program. Use the GEM file selector to find the desired program, execute it, and optionally pass parameters to it (if needed - otherwise just press the Return key. Suspends VanTerm and executes another program (at your own risk!). Use the GEM file selector to find the desired program, select it, and optionally pass parameters to it (if needed - otherwise just press Return). Once you exit the program you've selected, you'll return to VanTerm. May also be called by pressing Alternate-E from the Online mode. For some reason this messes up the RS232 port so you'll need to select the Baud Rate option (unless you select an Autodial entry, in which case the baud rate will be automatically set unless you have Auto Baud Rate turned off. See Auto Baud Rate help). Obviously this exits VanTerm and returns to the calling program, GEM Desktop, COMMAND shell, or wherever VanTerm was executed. This displays your Autodial directory and lets you select a number to be dialed for you. Point and click on the appropriate entry to start dialing. Press the RIGHT mouse button to exit. You can initiate Chain Dialing (dialing a group of numbers until one is connected) by holding either SHIFT key while selecting. Selecting again while holding SHIFT will clear the Chain mark. Click on any "Chain" marked item to initiate Chain Dialing or any unmarked item to initiate single dial of that item (or repeat dial if that menu item is checked). Chain Dialing causes VanTerm to cycle through each selected number until one is connected, upon which, that entry is cleared and all other Chains remain for another atempt. Press ClrHome to clear any and all selected Chains. Turns Repeat Dialing on or off. If on a check mark will appear next to this item. When on and an Autodial entry is selected, VanTerm will keep dialing the number every few seconds until it either gets a CONNECT message, or until you press the UNDO key, upon which it will stop dialing. If the modem returns BUSY, NO CARRIER, or NO DIALTONE, VanTerm will retry the number. This will only work if your modem returns one of the messages described above. Once you are connected or you cancel Repeat Dialing with the UNDO key, Repeat Dial will be turned off. If you wish to Repeat Dial another number you must again select this item to turn it on. If on (check mark displayed) VanTerm will reset the RS232 port baud rate according to the Baud Rate entered into the Autodial entry. If it is off VanTerm will leave the baud rate alone even if an Autodial entry is selected. The default is ON, and in most cases you would want it on. One exception is using VanTerm's Autodial entries to communicate with PC-Pursuit to dial various numbers once connected to the network. This option allows you to keep a copy of everything that transpired during an online session by making a copy of it to a buffer storage area in memory. Can also be toggled open/close with the INSERT key while online. You can choose not to record your online session or to terminate recording at any time. Default is with the Buffer closed. (Not recording) Can also be toggled open/close with the INSERT key while online. You may choose at any time to erase the contents of the buffer storage area containing the recording you are making of you online session. The buffer may also be erased from the Online mode by pressing Alternate-Z. With this option you may choose to load any text file from disk into the buffer storage area. You can write the entire contents of the buffer storage area to a disk file at any time with this option. You may make a printed copy of the contents of the buffer storage area by using this option. In order to support as many printers as possible, no page breaks are sent at this time. Use this option to page through the buffer storage area to find a message you wish to reply to or a listing of a program you wish to download. You can also invoke this by pressing Alternate-D while in the Online mode. As an alternative to sending an ASCII file using another option, you can send the contents of the buffer storage area, loading it first with a file from disk, or you may have 'captured' an interesting message you wish to pass on to another BBS. This menu button gives you the option of setting the size of the buffer storage to any size consistent with the amount of memory you have available. The size is computed in the number of lines (0 to 32766 characters each!) that you wish to set aside. NOTE: A common size is 1000-2000 lines. Function keys may be used to send any string of characters, up to 32766 characters long. Take care to follow the instructions on the edit page and use instead of commas and '&' for carriage returns. This might be used to send a long string of instructions to a BBS, instructions that you do not wish to retype each time you need them. To totally erase a function key, simply press the Delete key until all characters are removed. Totally empty keys will display a message that they are empty and will be ignored if you press them while online. Vanterm includes an Autodialer which will connect to your modem, call the number you wish, as many times as you want, make connection for you, and send whatever Name and Password you wish to the computer on the other end of the connection. However, the information must be entered into the dialer configuration file first. Select a prefix and suffix to be sent to the Modem consistent with YOUR modem by pressing . When this is done, select an entry to edit and follow the instructions. Then be sure to save the new configuration! NOTE: Most problems with Vanterm can be traced directly to using codes which do not work with YOUR modem. It may be necessary to read the documentation which came with your modem to find the right codes (examples are included which work with Hayes-compatible modems). Vanterm allows you to keep as many different Dialer and Function key configuration files on disk as you like and load them as needed. These are files that end in '.CFG' and you may name them anything you like. For instance, you might have one .CFG file for local BBS's, one file for PC-Pursuit and one file for business use. After editing your configuration file, you'll need to save it for your next use. You will also be asked if you want your directory sorted by the Name field. If you answer yes, they will most certainly be rearranged alphabetically! So, if you have a 'special' layout in your directory, you may not want to sort it! Sorting is completely optional. This option will 'pretty print' the currently loaded configuration. It is useful for creating hard copies of your configuration files, so they may be reconstructed in event something happens to your disk, or in case you accidentally delete one! This function replaces the old VTCFGPRT.PRG utility program. This option will give you a blank '.CFG' file to edit, name and save for later use. If you've never used VanTerm before, and/or therefore have no configuration file to be loaded, VanTerm will initialize all function keys and Dial Directory entries automatically, and display a warning. You can now edit them and save a configuration. If you HAVE already loaded a configuration and you select this, the function keys and dial directory will be totally cleared! You default path settings and buffer size will remain intact, however. This option will change the colors on a Medium Resolution Monitor to what we find is a more pleasing combination of colors. Selecting it again will change the colors back. This will also reverse the Black/White orientation on a Monochrome monitor. You may want the XModem Transfer Utility (WXYTR.TTP), the Archiver Utility (ARC.TTP), any downloaded files, and any files for uploading to reside on various disks and/or folders. This Menu Button allows you to tell Vanterm where to find the utilities and files for uploading and where to send any Downloaded files. This option allows you to upload (sent to a remote Computer) any ASCII (text) file in normal ASCII mode. Make sure the receiving Computer knows that you are sending the file in this mode. This is an intelligent XModem send facility provided by the excellent WXYTR utility. It will send the file in XModem/CRC mode if the receiving Computer supports that mode and sends XModem/checksum if it does not. This sends the normal 128 byte packet. This option is the same as XModem/CRC except the Packet size is 1024 bytes (1K). On the receiving end, BBS's sometimes call this option Ymodem, but that is incorrect! This is XModem-1K! YModem is XModem-1K with Batch (multiple file transfer) ability. This Menu Button receives a file sent to you in XModem/CRC, XModem/checksum or XModem-1K. It can sense the mode of the sending unit and adjust to those parameters. This option prepares a batch of files for YModem (Batch) SEND and MUST be executed before the SEND option is permitted. Simply select each file you desire to send in Batch mode by either double clicking each file, or clicking once on each file to highlight it, then clicking on OK or pressing the RETURN key. Select OK or press Return WITHOUT selecting a file will save the selected filenames and exit the function. Selecting CANCEL will abort the procedure without saving any filenames. This function may be executed from the online mode by pressing Alternate-U. This option instructs VanTerm to SEND all selected files in YModem (Batch) mode! At this writing, few BBS's support this, so make sure the one you're on does!. And though VanTerm may be the only terminal program (at of this writing) to support this feature, you can at least send groups of files to other VanTerm owners! In order to select this function, you must have first selected YModem (Batch) SETUP and selected at least 1 file for Batch transfer. If you have not done this, you'll get an alert telling you so. Otherwise, this function will display all files selected and their statistics, give you a last chance to send or abort, prompt you for the CRC/Checksum mode, and begin the transfer. This function may be executed from the online mode by pressing Alternate-G. This Option allows Vanterm to receive files sent in Ymodem (batch) mode. The sending BBS must support this mode of file transfer and be ready to send before you select it. NOTE: Do not try to name the files that are being sent to you, as Vanterm will automatically get the names during file transfer. All you need to select is the FOLDER to receive the files. If the default folder is acceptable, just click on OK to start. This Menu Button allows direct access to the Archive Utility (ARC.TTP) to view the contents of an Archived (.ARC) file. Archived files are not usable unless they are extracted and expanded to their normal size. This Menu Button allows direct access to ARC.TTP to extract these files. NOTE: Use Arc View to see how large a file will be when expanded, then use Disk Free to be sure you have enough room for the expanded files before using Extract! This Menu Button allows you to build your own Archived Library of compressed files for Uploading. This Menu Button allows you to test your Archived files (either ones you built yourself or ones you downloaded) to see that they are correctly compacted and that the internal directories (headers) are correct. Used to update an existing ARC file with files of the same names as those already in the ARC file, but of a later size or date. First select the ARC file, then select the file or mask to update. Used to remove a file by name or mask from an existing ARC file. Select the ARC file, then type the filename or mask to remove from that ARC file. This button, when selected, will allow you to set the DEFAULT disk. That is the disk Vanterm will use for most of the other DISK options unless you have set up various disks and/or folders for specialized uses using the PATH options. Click on [Exit] or hit the Return key to exit this function. You may select a drive and view the amount of unused space that is left on that drive. Click on [Exit] or hit the Return key to exit this function. This Menu button will show you a directory of the DEFAULT drive. You may see a directory of another drive by typing the drive and path in the top line, then clicking on the shaded bar at the top of the GEM directory window. This Menu Button allows you to make a new folder on the DEFAULT drive. You may change the disk/path to make the folder on using the SET DRIVE Menu Button or by typing the drive and path on the top line of the GEM box then clicking on the shaded bar at the top of the GEM directory window. This Menu button allows you to delete any Folder and ALL files within that folder, so be CAREFUL!!!. (See Make Folder) With this option you may page through any ASCII (text) file on disk. Select any file you wish to delete. Repeat to delete more files. Select CANCEL when finished. Entering '*.*' will delete ALL files, just as entering '*.TXT" will delete all files ending in .TXT, and so on according to standard TOS filemask conventions, so be CAREFUL!!! You may choose to change the name of any file with this option. Simply follow the instructions to copy any file from any disk to any other. You may change the name of the file while copying by using a new name for the destination file.