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*** TELE-CAT // V2.0 DAILY ***
*** UPDATED MAR 09, 1985 ***
NOTE: THIS IS THE DAILY THAT COMES
WITH THE TELE-CAT // V2.0 SOFTWARE.
SINCE THE FIRST VERSION WAS RELEASED,
WE HAVE EXPANDED THIS SYSTEM'S SOFTWARE
AND HAVE MADE MANY NEW ENHANCEMENTS:
+ WHILE THE BOARD IS PRINTING
INFORMATION TO YOUR SCREEN, THERE IS A
64 KEY TYPEAHEAD BUFFER. THIS MEANS
THAT IN MANY AREAS OF THE BOARD, YOU
CAN CONTINUE TO TYPE WHILE THE BOARD IS
OPERATING. THE BUFFER IS NOT ACTIVE ALL
THE TIME.
+ A WORD-WRAP SYSTEM WAS ADDED. THIS
MEANS THAT IF YOU ARE TYPING A MESSAGE,
AND YOU GET TO THE END OF A LINE, IT
WILL TAKE THE WORD YOU ARE TYPING AND
PUT IT ON THE NEXT LINE. A BUFFER IS
ACTIVE HERE SO YOU CAN CONTINUE TO TYPE
WHILE IT IS WRAPPING. IF YOU DO NOT
LIKE THE WORD-WRAP SYSTEM ACTIVE WHILE
YOU ARE WRITING, PRESS <W> AT THE MAIN
MENU TO TURN IT OFF.
+ A NEW CURSOR SYSTEM WAS ADDED. BY
TYPING <CTRL-G> AT ANY INPUT, IT WILL
TOGGLE THE ANIMATED CURSOR ON OR OFF,
DEPENDING ON WHETHER IT IS ON OR OFF.
ZHE CURSOR WORKS WHEN YOU ARE TYPING
AND WHEN YOU PAUSE MESSAGES. THE CURSOR
IS KNOWN TO PICK UP EVERY CHARACTER
YOU TYPE.
+ BY PRESSING <S> FROM THE MAIN MENU,
YOU CAN GO TO A NEW SPECIAL EFFECTS
SECTION. THIS SECTION LETS YOU DEFINE
YOUR MACROS (NOW THREE AVAILABLE TO
YOU,) AND THE CURSOR. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR
OWN CURSOR THAT IS UP TO 12 CHARACTERS
IN LENGTH.
+ MANY PEOPLE OWN APPLE-CATS. ON MANY
TERMINAL PROGRAMS, A RUBOUT IS NOT
NEEDED TO ERASE CHARACTERS FROM THE
SCREEN. SO IF YOU ARE CALLING WITH AN
APPLE-CAT OR A TERMINAL PROGRAM (SUCH
AS AE, COM-WARE, ETC..) THAT DOES NOT
NEED RUBOUTS, YOU CAN PRESS <B> FROM
THE MAIN MENU TO TOGGLE BACKSPACING
FROM SLOW TO FAST OR FROM FAST TO SLOW.
+ MANY NEW CONTROL CHARACTERS HAVE BEEN
ADDED.. THEY ARE:
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CTRL-CHARACTER FUNCTION
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CTRL-E * OLD * MACRO #1
CTRL-R * OLD * MACRO #2
CTRL-W * OLD * ERASE LAST WORD
CTRL-X * OLD * ERASE LINE
CTRL-K * OLD * [
CTRL-O * OLD * _
CTRL-L * OLD * \
CTRL-N * OLD * BACKSPACING
CTRL-T * NEW * PRINT YOUR NAME
CTRL-D * NEW * SLOWSPACING:
INSERTS DELAY
IN YOUR MESSAGE
CTRL-J * NEW * DOWNSPACING:
<SOME TERMINAL
PROGRAMS FILTER
THIS OUT, SO IT
MAY NOT APPEAR>
CTRL-I * NEW * MOVES AHEAD 4
SPACES.
CTRL-G * NEW * TOGGLES CURSOR
ON OR OFF
CTRL-V * NEW * AUTO-CENTERING:
CENTERS THE
CURRENT LINE.
CTRL-Y * NEW * REPEAT ACROSS
LINE. THIS
FUNCTION WILL
TAKE WHAT YOU
HAVE TYPED ON A
LINE AND REPEAT
IT ACROSS THE
LINE.
LOOK FOR NEW VERSIONS COMING OUT!