Forum - Interner on the Spectrum: a terminal program for the Scorpion computer that allows you to work in text mode with BBS stations.

(C) Scorpion, 1998.


      ZX TERMINAL - YOUR WAY TO THE INTERNET


  This is not a publicity stunt!
  Our company, with the active participation of BAGroup (Be-
Ketov Alexey and Afonin Ilya) developed a new
terminal program for the computer Scorpi-
on, which allows you to work in text mode with
BBS stations, and using Unix-shell server
ditch and on the Internet. What is needed for this:
Scorpion computer with any Professional ROM, controller
SMUC and any internal Haye's modem connected
connected to Scorpion via the SMUC controller.

  Here are the main technical characteristics
terminal program:
  - Screen mode 64 or 42 characters per line
(for GMX board - 80 characters)
  - TTY terminal
  - work in your own operating system
(MS-DOS compatible)
  - support for X-Mo file transfer protocols
dem and Z-Modem
  - maximum reception and transmission speed
for Turbo+ board - 2600 characters per second
  - availability of service functions (auto dialer)
  - use of hardware flow control
com (RTS/CTS)

  Let us immediately answer your first question: for
Why do you need your own operating system?
  Currently there are 2 distributed on Speccy
systems: TR-DOS and IS-DOS. The first one doesn't fit
for this task for many reasons (limitations
The maximum file size is 64 kBt,
a small number of files on the disk, no
directories and subdirectories, the impossibility of adding
send file, etc.) CIS-DOS is more complex - the system is
good in principle, but there is a limitation on the volume of dis-
ka - 16 MBt, and some kind of closedness of the de-
they make it quite difficult to write a program for it
ramm, although if it is really necessary, it will work
ZX-Terminal and under IS-DOS. Our OS is built on
principles used in MS-DOS, and for the release
the program will support MS-DOS disks and
TR-DOS directly.

  The main goal of creating a new program and new
the howl of the operating system is first and foremost
ensuring convenient operation of the whole hardware
software package for the possibility of working
on BBS, FidoNet and Internet networks
(connecting to Unix-Shell servers, this service
are now provided by almost all providers), and
just download any interesting program or
information. The software part of this package
will include everything necessary for convenient work
Fido email programs - fidosh mailer,
tosser, etc. Currently, activities are underway
creative work to create these programs. Well, well
next, who knows, maybe the Internet
Explorer for Scorpion will appear.
  For the program to work you need Scorpion
connect ProfPZU, SMUC controller, internal
ny modem for IBM PC using an ISA slot,
or rather, its 8-bit part (any from 1200 to
33600). Any intelligence can be used
virtual modem with hardware control support
flow control (XON/XOFF control is not implemented)van).  Currently required for work
hard drive connected via SMUC.
  Now a little about protection: the program will not
protected from copying!  But there will be protection from
using illegal copies of the program,
and the damage will be borne by both the one who benefits
is an illegal copy, so is the one who
was responsible for the “creation” of this illegal copy.

     We are waiting for your suggestions and wishes!

  Write to:
  199048 St. Petersburg, PO Box 83 
         Zonov Sergei Yurievich
  or by phone:
  (812)298-0653, 251-1262 (service center)
  or by email:
  2:5030/529.16 and 2:5030/588.21
  E-mail: baws@aura.ru

  WHAT WILL THE PROGRAM BE - TO A GREAT EXTENT?

     DEPENDS ON YOU AND YOUR ADVICE AND

                  WISHES!

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