DIRACC.THD --- Copyright 1987 by Phil Wheeler An original compilation of Compuserve Model 100 Forum messages for use by Forum members only. DIRACC is a nifty comm utility for the 100/102. It can be coupled with other software (such as SXM.100) for still greater on-line performance and convenience. These messages discuss DIRACC, give some hints regarding its installation and removal, and discuss its use with a commercial VT-100 terminal emulation program (100/100). Message range: 159979 to 158515 Dates: 10/10/87 to 10/17/87 Sb: #DL3/DIRACC/PG Ram Banks Fm: RON DEISO 72300,3645 To: All users I have a PG Design's ram bank (64K) and I have encountered a slight problem in the DIRACC.DOC instructions. Using the CALL 32454 command does not release the ram hooks for F6. F6 still hooks to TELCOM,although F7 does appear to be released. I suggest that you create a short .BA program to reset the function keys as per the 100/102 BASIC manual. I use the following short program: 10 CALL 23164,0,23366:CALL 27795 SAVE"KEYSET Run this program in BASIC after exiting TELCOM. Fm: Phil Wheeler 71266,125 To: RON DEISO 72300,3645 Ron, the DIRACC.PW? series makes the program more user friendly by implementing good removal measures. YOur approach maybe OK for you, but it will also ZAP all the function key defintions -- not acceptable to everyone. Give DIRACC.PW1 (or DIRACC.PW2) a try. On removeal, these will reset the high RAM definitions of only the keys you need to have reset. Fm: RON DEISO 72300,3645 To: Phil Wheeler 71266,125 Hi Phil: Thanks for the TIP. I did download DIRACC.PW1 and 2 originally but I thought that they only applied to the 'munk drive. I have a TDD so I didn't use either one.Also I just received Terry Luke's new program "100/100. 100/100 upgrades a 100 from a VT52 terminal to a VT100 terminal and he says thatit compatible with DIRACC.100 ONLY! What to do? Fm: RON DEISO 72300,3645 To: Tony Anderson 76703,4062 Hi Tony: Thanks for the info on "partitioned computers. I hate to bug you but I ran into some problems using DIRACC.100. I have a M100 with PG Designs 64K ram banks and I couldn't "unhook" TELCOM from the F6 key. Using "CALL 32454" did nothing although F7 was unhooked. I had to reset my keys as per the BASIC manual. See my message in DL3/DIRACC. See ya. Fm: Tony Anderson 76703,4062 To: RON DEISO 72300,3645 I don't use DIRACC, Ron; the best person around to discuss that with is Phil, since he dug into the code far enough to write some "shell's" that make it work better. Unfortunately, the author of DIRACC does not frequent this forum. At last report, he was living in South America. Fm: RON DEISO 72300,3645 To: Tony Anderson 76703,4062 I did get a message from Phil about his DIRPW* utilities,in fact I originally downed them with DIRACC. However,Terry Luke,(do you know his Easyplex ID-I need to contact him),the author of "100/100" said to use the original DIRACC. This is because he has linked his VT100 emulator program with both DIRACC and SXM100. The resultant combined modular program, which functions with any combinations of modules, is brilliant! A VT100 emulator that expands the usefulness of00 and acts as an interface to SXM100 and DIRACC! The only drawback is that you can't exit to Basic in DIRACC unless you leave off the SXM100 module. Given that jumping around a 80 x 24 screen witha 40 x 8 window takes a little getting used to, nevertheless the program delivers. Think I'll venture over to the VAX SIG and see what those cats are smiling about. Hee,Hee! Fm: Phil Wheeler 71266,125 To: RON DEISO 72300,3645 Hmmmmm..."original DIRACC". Well, DIRACC.PW1 & DIRACC.PW2 are the same M/L code as the original; only difference is an install-remove shell is added. Only diff of PW1 from PW2 is that one has been byte-fought to reduce memory needed if you keep the BA program on the menu. I would try one of these -- ore copy the removal code and make a little BA program from it. But PW1 & PW2 should work out, since one loaded, your computer cannot tell the difference (same M/L bytes). Do not use DIRACC.PW3. It is slightly different, having a "hook" for use with Tony's Macro Program. The VT100 setup you are using does sound very innovative. Fm: RON DEISO 72300,3645 To: Phil Wheeler 71266,125 I have 100/100, the VT100 emulation program and just wanted to tell you that all its features work well and it is a good buy. As I mentioned to you before, 100/100 allows you to link SXM and DIRACC into one 7340 byte .CO program. The program requires an additional 2040 to run since it must create a screen file for you to view an 80x24 screen. However, you can kill DIRACC.BA once you have installed it and give yourself 1447 more bytes free. You can also redefine the F6 key from "TERM CALL HIMEM" to anything(I use the cold start default) and it will still run fine. By the way, you are correct in stating that any of your modified versions except DIRACC.PW3 will run. I ran them all with no problem. However you must load DIRACC at the end address of 59462 unless you relocate VT100. Loading DIRACC at just below HIMEM will lead to an address mismatch error when you run 100/100's utility "DIRPOK". Another point. There is an ERROR IN THE INSTRUCTIONS! I discussed this with Terry LUKE 73126,1775 and he agreed. You must run DIRPOK BEFORE you save VTALL. The instructions state incorrectly the opposite.Refer to page 25. Terry said he will correct this error in all future shipments of his program. He said that not too many users wanted DIRACC and SXM together because of space problems. However, as I said before, you can kill DIRACC.BA and free up 1447 bytes. This must be done after installing it, of course, and the resulting program is only about 150 bytes more than VT100 and SXM alone. Thus, with SXM and VTALL on your menu, you can enter SXM and be able to jump back and forth between SXM,VT100 and DIRACC. This especially nice when you want to download a large file and want to free up some RAM while staying online. Just enter TEXT in DIRACC and use the SELECT-CUT-COPY options to remove text and clear the PASTE buffer. Other than that little error in the instructions which created a little frustration and a call to Utah, I recommend the program. It runs like a clock and behaves rather nicely.