PAX – Terminale Packet Radio - (Software MS-DOS)

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PAX – Terminale Packet Radio - (Software MS-DOS)

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            ---- PAX  V 3.xx ----

         A resident terminal program
      ---------------------------------------------

             Property of
         G.G.Rajendra Kumar - VU2ZAP

         New features marked with an "*"


   NOTE:
   PAX.COM  IS  PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE
   ENTIRE RISK  OF  USING THIS UTILITY  IS  ASSUMED  BY YOU. IN NO
   EVENT WILL  THE  AUTHOR BE LIABLE  FOR  ANY  DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
   ARISING OUT  OF  YOUR USE OR  INABILITY TO  USE THE PROGRAM. BY
   USING THIS UTILITY, YOU AGREE TO  THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS.

   Pax is a  resident terminal program written in  assembly
   with a view towards  keeping  the code size small  and occupy as
   little RAM as possible. PAX can   be loaded into high memory with
   a suitable memory manager.

      To install PAX, copy  pax  to  a  directory on your hard
   disk which is in the path. Run  PAX on the  command line. If all
   goes well  you  will  get a message that PAX has been installed.
   The Install  message  also announces the Hot-Key to start up the
   program.

      You  can  invoke  the  terminal  program by pressing the
   default  Hot-Key  which  is  ALT-F10  or  by running PAX for the
   second time  on  the  DOS  command  line. After  you get the PAX
   window on the screen, try and see which  color combination looks
   the best on your screen. To do this press F8 repeatedly, it will
   take you through the three available combination of colors.

      Next set up the  communications port parameters for PAX.
   Press F6 for set up. Change the parameters if you want any other
   than the default or just press ENTER to keep the default values.

      If you have two modems connected to your PC, press F7 to
   enable  modem 2  and so a  new setup. Now modem 1 and 2 can have
   different port parameters  if required. Pressing F7 will quickly
   switch between the two modems.

      If you want to change the hot key from the default ones,
   press F9 and choose your favorite combination.

      After you are through with the above steps, save all the
   parameters  to  the  file PAX.COM by pressing F10. The next time
   you  start  your  computer and load PAX, all parameters that are
   now selected will come on as default.

      These parameters are saved to PAX.COM as default:

   1>  PORT parameters, BAUD|PARITY|STOP|WORD|PORT|PRINTER|IRQ
   2>  Screen COLORS
   3>  HOT-KEY
   4>  BRAG buffers contents
   5>  Review buffer size
   6>  ESC key checking <See Note 2>
   7>  Capture path
   8>  Capture file name
   9>  Receive buffer size
   10> Send path *

      Pax window header displays

   1> Version
   2> Serial port number
   3> Baud
   4> Capture file name (if ON)
   5> Printer (if ON)
   6> Review buffer size remaining (R:#####) normally
      or Captured bytes  (C:#####) while in capture mode
      or Byte sent       (F:#####) while in file send mode
      See Note 1.
   7> ESC (if ESC key checking is enabled)
   8> Hot key


   FUNCTION KEYS:

   F1      Help, No help is available on line. Type on DOS command
      line PAX /H to get a help screen. This has been done to
      keep the RAM usage to a minimum.

   F2      Capture. PAX will automatically open a file in the
      present directory or in the capture directory specified
      with ALT-F4 called PAX-FILE.1 for the first file
      and PAX-FILE.2 for the second and on till PAX-FILE.999.
      It will not overwrite any file captured earlier but make
      a file with an unused extension number. Capture writes
      to this file all data received. Capture file can be
      closed by pressing F2 again Note: Capture will not
      continue when the PAX window is closed. A time stamp
      is recorded at the start of capture file. Time is taken
      from the system clock.

   F3      Send. Send the contents of an text file. Create a file
      that you want to transmit in a text editor. All text
      characters will be transmitted with the exception of
      line feeds. Press any key while sending to abort the
      file send. Pressing return or specifying a directory
      shows you the directory. Use up/down to select a file
      and press enter to send. Maximum files in a directory
      is 176.

   F4      Start the printer. This enables printing, all characters
      received will be sent to the printer. If the printer is
      not ready then an error message will be displayed. PAX
      will also alert you quickly when the paper is over in
      the printer. A time stamp is printed at the start of
      printer. Time is taken from the system clock.

   F5      Clear screen. Clears the send and receive windows.
      Press enter again to see the command prompt.

   F6      Setup port parameters. These parameters affect the
      computer to modem communication. After reading your
      modem manual change any of the defaults that suit your
      modem. Press ESC or enter no value to keep the default.

   F7      Toggle modem stream. PAX can be separately configured
      for two different ports or modems. This key will toggle
      between the two settings.

   F8      Change color. Pressing F8 will change the default screen
      colors. Only three color combinations are available.

   F9      Change Hot-Key. Hot key combination can be changed to
      suit your taste. Almost any key or a combination of the
      ALT, CTRL, Left-Shift or Right Shift keys can be used.

   F10     Save defaults. All Port parameters colors, hot-key and
      Brag buffers will be saved back to the PAX.COM as
      defaults.

   SHIFT-F1-F10

      Enter or edit 10 brag buffers. Each buffer holds 64
      characters.

   CTRL-F1-F10

      Send brag buffers.

   ALT-F1  Set date and time from system clock.
      Format DA YYMMDDMMHHSS.

   ALT-F2  Send ASCII text file named PAX.INI. Use this to
      initialize your modem. PAX.INI does not come with
      the program BUT you have to create a ASCII text
      file with commands needed by you to initialize
      the modem in use.

   ALT-F3  Resend the last line typed. Stores up to 78 characters
      or ends with <ENTER>.

   ALT-F4  Sends a Date/time stamp. Format [DD/MM/YY HH:MM:SS]
      Time is taken from the system clock.

   ALT-F5  Set file name for capture files. You can specify
      only the first 8 characters on the file name. The
      extension is automatically added by PAX in serial
      numeric order. *

   ALT-F6  Set PATH for capture files, if no path is set then
      current directory is used. Path name must be legal
      and exist, no backslash at th end of the path please.
      Capture path is saved to default with F10.

   ALT-F7  Set PATH for sending files, if no path is set then
      current directory is used. Path name must be legal
      and exist, no backslash at the end of the path please.
      send path is saved to default with F10.

   Review mode:

      Pressing Up/Dn keys will invoke the review mode. This
   mode displays the received data which scrolled off the screen.
   The amount of data stored is changeable by command line options.

   Review mode keys:

   Up Dn Left Right PgUp PgDn Home and End keys serves to move the
   data on the screen. Insert will save data in buffer to PAX.SAV
   in the corrent directory OR in directory specified by capture
   path and clear the buffer. Delete will clear data.

      When the data in the buffer overflows, PAX overwrites
   the oldest data on the buffer.

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   Syntax & command line parameters:

   Pax /option /option ....

   /I = Install - Install pax in memory, don't pop-up on install
      (useful for autoexec.bat)

   /U = Uninstall - Remove pax from memory

   /? = Syntax

   /H = Help

   /M#= Modem stream number 1 or 2

   /C#= Serial port number 1 to 4

   /R#= Set buffer size to # - change size of review buffer
        Min:2000 Max:22000 Default:4000

   /B#= Set buffer size to # - change size of receive buffer
        Min:200 Max:22000 Default:750

   /K = Set hot key. Any key or with ALT,LSHift,RSHift and
        CTL may be used. e.g /K ALT+F11 OR /K F11

   /E = Enable/Disable ESC key Checking (AMT3 or similar users?)

   /T = Enable/Disable time stamping of capture and print.

   /S = Enable/Disable a Solid cursor. For LCD screens

      Setting the review buffer size larger will enable you
   to store more data for review. It will result in PAX occupying
   more ram. You can change the default value only on the command
   line and save it with F10.

   Example:PAX /m1 /c2 /r20480 /KF11 /i /E
      or
      PAX -c 2 -r 20480 -k F11 -i -E

   (Install on COM2 with review buffer size at 20K bytes, set hot
   key to F11 and do not pop-up on install. Do not check ESC key.)
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   Technical notes:

      PAX is an interrupt driven terminal program. Due to this
   terminal speeds of 9600 baud may be used even on the slowest
   8086 compatible machines.

      PAX invokes itself when opportunity exists during DOS
   FREE or TIMER interrupt. PAX will not POP-UP during disk, bios
   or print screen operations. PAX also does not POP-UP if it finds
   it unsafe to POP-UP when a program is running in the foreground.
   Avoid invoking PAX while disk operations are taking place. PAX
   releases the COM port interrupt when the window is closed.

      All of PAX's code is written in assembly language. PAX
   distributed program is encrypted, compression will not help. PAX
   uses direct write to the screen memory. PAX supports any video
   page that is available in your machine. PAX does not support the
   special screen modes of 132 columns. In the modes that have more
   than 25 ROWS, pax will appear only on 25 ROWS and so is usable
   in these modes BUT does not make full use of the screen. PAX
   will not POP-UP in graphic modes. If you experience any SNOW
   while pax is running, it is due to the older CGA adaptors. There
   is no remedy in PAX for this, you may contemplate changing your
   display card to a current one.

   NOTE:
   For those of you using AMT units OR any firmware that
   requires ESC key to be sent to TNC, use /E option on the
   command line to disable ESC key checking. Use F10 to save
   this setting to PAX.COM. Using /E option again will reset
   this option.

   Thanks for suggestions to:
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   You have permission to distribute PAX.COM with README.PAX, they
   must be together and unmodified. For non-profit purposes only.

   Packaging with other shareware in form of disks and CDROM's
   require a sample disk be sent to me at the address below.
   
   Any non-amateur radio use must be negotiated with the author.

   You may use PAX for evaluation for 30 days, after which if you
   decide to continue to use it, register with $10 to the address
   below. After which you will given a written permission to use
   the software.
   
   NOTICE: Commercial users write for details of license.

   I am looking for DXCC on PAX..! please drop me a line via packet
   with your comments, I get a kick out of seeing where this program
   travels!

   Please state the version number & file size with your comments.


   G.G.Rajendra Kumar VU2ZAP
   44/10 Race course road,
   Fair field layout,
   Bangalore 560001.
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