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For more information on Genie call by modem: 1-800-638-8369 (8-N-1 300/1200/2400) Enter: HHH Then reply: xtx99018,commrt Then enter: Commodore And enjoy! ========================================================================== <Gaelyne> I declare the "Nick Rossi Talks About Novaterm 9.6" Conference now open! <Gaelyne> :-) <Gaelyne> The format for this conference is informal, but please try to stay to the topic at hand. <Nick> How many folks here are using version 9.6 now? <Gaelyne> I am!! <Lurch> ME <C128.LOU> Hi there, Nick <Gaelyne> So is that two or three of us Novaterm 9.6'ers here? <Nick> I figured there would be a number of people using the new version now, so I thought this would be a good time to get feedback from people. <Snogpitch> I'm a 9.5 user... <Nick> And those still using the old version will see what they are missing. :) <Gaelyne> :-) <Gaelyne> I did have comment I thought about recently.... <Snogpitch> Will there be official notice sent to registered users of Novaterm about the upgrade? <Gaelyne> But it's a User type fix, not something for the programmer to fix. <Nick> I intended to do that, but I have been so wrapped up in things that I haven't had a chance. As they ask, I have been telling registered users that they can get the upgrade for $5.00. <Snogpitch> And to what address does it go to? <Gaelyne> That's an amazing offer, Nick. Very good price. <Nick> Nick Rossi, 10002 Aurora Ave. N. #3353, Seattle, WA 98133 <Gaelyne> That was a MACRO --- Wasn't it? <Snogpitch> Writing the check, right now... <Nick> No, I just typed that <Gaelyne> Can we use Multiple macro files with Novaterm? <Nick> Yes <Nick> So, what issues have come up with version 9.6? <Gaelyne> On the Fidonet echos, the capture buffer and how the text is stored has been an issue. ** <B.LEOUTSACO1> is here. <C128.LOU> Folks, I have to sign off. :/ See ya! Good luck with V9.6!!! <Gaelyne> G'night Lous. <QT> G'night Lou <Nick> Bye Lou <QT> Welcome B.LEOUTSACO <B.LEOUTSACO1> Hello all!!! <Gaelyne> Hello B.LEOUTSACO <Nick> There is going to be a bug-fix release shortly. Some of the problems reported in the last month or so have been fixed. <Nick> One of those problems was the way text was stored in the buffer in ANSI mode... <Harold> Howdy Brian. <Gaelyne> Correct, Nick. <Lurch> Ouch, I never thought about that. <Nick> Uppercase characters were stored as 97-122 instead of 193-219, which didn't look right when viewed in some editors. <Nick> So now, it stores them correctly. Also, the same fix means that you no longer need ".opt ansi" at the start of script files. <Gaelyne> That will be nice, Nick. <Nick> There were some other minor problems... if you didn't encounter any of them, you may not need to get the update. <Gaelyne> For those arriving late, this RTC is a conference with Nick Rossi about Novaterm 9.6 -- It's informal, but please keep to the topic. <Gaelyne> Will you be mailing the update, Nick, or is it a patch program. <Nick> Actually I am going to ask users to make a copy of their disk, then send the original back for the update. <Harold> Nick, have you made it so that we can change Ramlink partitions like we can device numbers? <Harold> I have tried using disk commands with 9.3, 9.4 and 9.5 with no success. <Nick> The RAMLink partition number is the same as the drive number. <Nick> Device 16,2 saves to partition #2 of my RAMlink. <Harold> Ah, so that how you do it. Thanks. Now I can download GEOS files directly to my GEOS work partition. <Nick> Is this what you tried to do? <Gaelyne> This also holds true for disk commands too, I think: #16,2 to change to drive #16 and partition #2. <Nick> That's right. <Harold> Nope. I tried to use the Jiffydos partition commands. <Gaelyne> Hint of the Night: Also useful when dissolving SFX files. <Nick> To use 1581 subdirectories as save areas, you can attach a disk command to execute when changing to a particular device. <Gaelyne> Harold, do you have Novaterm 9.6? <Harold> Not yet. I'm waiting for the bugs to shake out. <Gaelyne> I shook it as hard as I could pre-release, Harold. ;-) <Harold> The same with the Super CPU. :) <Gaelyne> One of the nice things about 9.6 is that you can set your disk drives/partitions for: <Nick> I have to say that this time there are far fewer bugs than with any version in the past, mainly due to the long beta-testing. ** <Howie> is here. <Gaelyne> Downloads, Uploads, the Buffer drive and for where Novaterm itself resides. <Lurch> I have my buffer going to a DACC on my RAMLink named novaterm, but when I reset the computer, I lose everything. <Harold> And extra money to buy it. :) <Gaelyne> Hi Howie. Welcome to the Novaterm 9.6 conference <Howie> hiya Gaelyne!! <Harold> You shouldn't be using DACC for RamLink. Use native. <Nick> Gaelyne, have you had this problem with your RAMLink buffer? <Gaelyne> No, Harold. ... The DACC he is using is for a buffer. <Gaelyne> No, I haven't, Nick. <Harold> You're kidding. <Nick> Harold, I told you you were missing out :) <Gaelyne> Not at all, Harold. :-) <Harold> Then my Ramlink manual is too old. It states that DACC is supposed to be used for gateway and GEOS. <Nick> Lurch - I assume you mean that even though the power to the RAMLink is not cut, you still lose the contents of the Novaterm buffer in that partition? <Gaelyne> It's OLD, Harold. Programmers like Nick Rossi and Craig Bruce have made good use of the DACC partitions. <Harold> What I thought. <Lurch> I have only done it once...afraid to try it again...been copying it before now. <Lurch> Yes that is right, Nick. <Gaelyne> What partition number is your DACC? <Lurch> 3 <Gaelyne> Was it the first or second one created? (Nick, does that matter?) <Lurch> Novaterm is in 1. 1581 emu <Nick> Try doing it again, just by loading in some test files, reset the computer, and see if they are there when you load Novaterm again. They should be. <Nick> The partition can be any number and any size and created in any order.. Novaterm just scans the partition table to find it. <Lurch> OK Nick. Yes, thats the way I understand it. <Gaelyne> But it has to be named "novaterm", correct? <Lurch> Or understood it :) <Gaelyne> BTW, Harold, you can have more than one DACC partition with a Ramlink. I have one for Novaterm and one for GEOS. <Nick> Oh yes, that is right. The name must be "novaterm", in lowercase (depending on whether you hit shift-C=!) <Nick> Lurch + are you using it for both GEOS and Novaterm? <Nick> GEOS will wipe out anything you put in with Novaterm. <Harold> Right now, I'm using just one for GEOS. Waiting until I can buy some of the $29 4 meg. SIMMS before I can expand further. <Lurch> I thought the DACC in GEOS lost its files like I did. NO, no GEOS, Nick. <Nick> Let me know how the test goes, and maybe we can track down the problem then. <Gaelyne> I've been using the REU as my buffer lately, but I'll go back to using the DACC for awhile and see if anything has changed, Nick. <Lurch> OK, let me go do a real quick check and brb. ** <Lurch> has left. <Nick> I've been using the DACC without trouble. Of course, I'm using the bug-fix update. :) <Gaelyne> I named my GEOS DACC so that ACE would also use it -- "rl-ram" I think was the requirement for ACE. <Nick> But I don't think that problem was there in the first release. <Gaelyne> It's amazing what programmers can do with the Ramlink and DACC facilities. <Harold> And Commodore Business Machines had to up and die on us. :) <Gaelyne> But our Commodores live on and live WELL! <Nick> That's probably for the best anyhow. ** <Bud> is here. <Howie> Hiya Bud <Gaelyne> Hi Bud! Welcome to the Novaterm 9.6 Conference! <Bud> hey wuz up, how ya doing? <Bud> Nova 9.6?? <Harold> Well, boys and girls, Uncle Harold has to get his beauty rest. See y'all later. <Bud> Nova is one of the best terms i have ever used for the c64 <Nick> Inefficient and incomptent companies should die. <Gaelyne> Sure thing, Bud with Nick Rossi to give us the scoop on the latest and greatest <Nick> Hi Bud <Howie> nite Harold <Nick> Night Harold <Gaelyne> G'night Harold. <Bud> did Nova ever release the fax version of Nova? <Nick> There's no fax module for Novaterm. <Harold> rats... <Bud> hmmmmm.... what kind of features for the new Nova? <Gaelyne> What are some of Novaterm 9.6's features, Nick? <Howie> did harold have a rat? <Nick> Where should I start? <Gaelyne...
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