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This ZIP contains the files necessary to allow you to use various terminal programs (like BobTerm) to connect to ATASCII BBSes out on the internet.  It also contains a beta version of the emulator.  The source code with the new changes will be made available when it is determined that the changes are working fine.  This is for those wanting the bleeding edge technology ;-) .

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EMULATOR CHANGES

	Two new command line parameters have been added.  

-rnice	If found on the command line, this parameter makes the emulator use much less cpu while not connected.  It does this by allowing other processes more time (in a multi-tasking environment).  When a connection occurs, it will again hog the cpu just like before, until the connection is reset.

-fast	This makes the emulator run as fast as possible by bypassing the throttling routine that seeks to make the emulator run at 100%.  Depending on how fast your machine is and what else you are running, you can possibly make your programs run twice as fast by using this.

	If you are running a BBS, you should use both of these new parameters on the command line.  See the supplied batch file for an example.  Running the sysmon.exe program that comes with Windows and monitoring the kernal usage will tell you how much cpu is being used.

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DIRECTIONS

	Replace your old version of the CTH Emulator with this one.  If you have never installed the CTH emulator, follow the directions at http://cth.tzo.com/emulator/cth_emulator.html, then replace the old emulator executable with the one included in this ZIP.  

	Next you will want to import H1:atbrowse.arc and H1:iterm.arc in to your .ATR.  Unarc each of these in to their own directories.  Run the atbrowse.com program and give it a server name such as-

cth.tzo.com

	It will connect to the http port (80), then load and display the html from the page.

	Next you can run the iterm.com program.  Give it a telnet server name on the command line, such as-

iterm cth.tzo.com

	It will connect to port 23 and begin a terminal session.  You can press the control-h to hang up (disconnect the socket), or the ESCape key to exit the program.  This program is set up for ATASCII only, so don't even try to connect to a non-ATASCII server!

	As a side note, this program can be used in conjunction with BobTerm.  Just use iterm to connect to the server, press the ESCape key, then run BobTerm and press ESCape.  Bobterm will resume your connection.

	Note that if you try to connect to a non-existant server, or one that is busy, the emulator will probably hang.  There's a bug in the connect() function.

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	Source code for iterm and atbrowse has been included.  Feel free to modify them to your own requirments.

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	If you have had any problems configuring the winsock stuff in the emulator (netsetup.exe), please see-

http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/lsck/lsck_faq.htm

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Have fun,
Tom


