From: voyager@eskimo.com (Nick Rossi)
Subject: Novaterm 9.6 release
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                              NOVATERM 9.6
                              ------------
                 Bring the telecommunications revolution
                          to your Commodore 64.

After many delays and headaches, I'm excited to finally announce the release
of Novaterm 9.6!

Novaterm 9.6 is available ON DISK, in either 1541 or 1581 format.  It comes
with a 90-page user's manual.  The price for the disk and manual is US$29.95.

ORDERING INFORMATION

Send check or money order for US$29.95 to:

Nick Rossi
10002 Aurora Ave. N. #3353
Seattle, WA 98133  U.S.A.

INTERNET CONTACTS

Check out the Novaterm 9.6 web site for more information:
http://www.eskimo.com/~voyager/novaterm.html

My e-mail address is voyager@eskimo.com.

NOVATERM 9.6 FEATURES

Novaterm 9.6 supports the following new features:

* Zmodem upload, download, auto-download, and crash recovery.  Also supports
  streaming mode with the buffer.
* Ymodem-g and Xmodem-1k-g streaming protocols with the buffer.
* Use any RAM expansion device as the buffer: REU, BBGRam, GEORam, RAMLink
  or RAMDrive partition, C128 VDC memory.
* "Buffer recovery" feature retains contents of the buffer between Novaterm
  sessions as long as the memory device does not lose power or get
  overwritten.
* Text editor can read and write files directly from the buffer.
* Supports the SwiftLink, CommPort, HART cartridge, and Daniel Dallmann's
  9600 bps user port enhancement
  (see http://rpool1.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/~etk10217/proj.html).
* Supports the C128's fast-mode 80-column screen in terminal mode
  (25, 28, 43, and 50 line modes available).
* C64 80-column emulation features "scroll-ahead" for better scrolling
  performance.  Optionally supports a fast scroll if you have an REU.
* Built-in ASCII translation and UUencode/decode options.
* Built-in 80-column file viewer.
* Reads real-time clock devices (BBRTC, CMD drives) for terminal mode clock
  display.
* Single-menu loading of terminal emulations (finally!)
* A step-by-step user-friendly configuration utility.

Novaterm 9.6 still supports the basic feature set:

* Terminal emulations: ANSI graphics, VT100/102, VT52, Standard, and
  Commodore graphics in 40 or 80 column mode.
* Protocols: Zmodem, Ymodem batch, Ymodem-g, Xmodem-1k, Xmodem-1k-g,
  Xmodem-CRC, WXmodem, Kermit, Punter, Multi-Punter.
* Hardware flow control for high-speed modems
* Script language for automatic operation
* Multiple 19-entry phone books
* 16 user-definable macro keys
* Miniature BBS module / answering service
* Text editor utility with integrated script compiler
* ASCII table editor and Font editor utility

I could keep going, but you get the idea!  Novaterm 9.6 supports all of the
standard features from previous versions, but its capabilities have been
greatly expanded.

Thanks for all the support and suggestions -- the new version finally made it!


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   NOVATERM 9.6
   
                         --- LATE BREAKING NEWS ---
                                       
7/4/96 - NOVATERM 9.6 HAS BEEN RELEASED!

   
   
    You heard right! Novaterm 9.6 is officially available. You thought it
   would never happen... I thought so myself at times. It's here, and
   it's ready to ship out. Find out how to get it. The official press
   release...
   
   Seattle, WA (July 4, 1996) - Nick Rossi announced the long-awaited
   official release of Novaterm 9.6 today. With a broad range of new and
   powerful features, Novaterm 9.6 promises to remain the communications
   software of choice among Commodore users. Novaterm 9.6 offers
   significant new features that Commodore users can no longer do
   without, whether they are surfing the Internet, using on-line networks
   like GEnie and Delphi, or dialing BBS systems.
   
   For file transfers, the Zmodem protocol has been expanded to support
   uploading, downloading, and recovery of aborted downloads (often
   called "crash recovery" or "resume"). In addition, two new protocols
   have been added: Ymodem-g and Xmodem-1k-g. These are streaming
   protocols, which download data non-stop into the buffer. Zmodem upload
   and crash recovery, Ymodem-g, and Xmodem-1k-g have not been available
   on a Commodore computer until now.
   
   The functionality of the buffer has been greatly expanded. Novaterm's
   buffer now uses any memory expansion device as buffer space. Novaterm
   9.6 includes drivers to support the REU, BBGRam, GEORam, C128 VDC
   memory, and DACC partitions in a RAMLink or RAMDrive. Using one of
   these devices provides a huge amount of memory for capturing text or
   downloading files. What's more, the contents of the buffer remain
   intact even if a user leaves Novaterm to use a different application.
   In fact, as long as the memory device is not overwritten or lose
   power, the buffer files are there when a user loads Novaterm again.
   That means a RAMLink or other powered devices will retain the buffer
   contents even if the computer is shut off. Users will no longer lose
   buffer files that they forgot to save to disk.
   
   Novaterm 9.6 allows Commodore 128 users to take advantage of the
   C128's 80-column screen. Novaterm is able to use the 80-column screen
   for terminal mode, and all of the terminal emulations may be used in
   conjunction with it: ANSI, VT100/102, VT52, and Standard. Novaterm can
   display either 25, 28, 43, or 50 lines on the 80-column screen. In
   this mode, Novaterm switches the C128 processor to 2 MHz, providing
   the fastest possible display. The speed of the 80-column emulation has
   been improved, and a special driver has been included for REU users
   that uses the REU to implement a fast scroll. The performance of
   Novaterm 9.6 in 80 columns is far superior to previous versions.
   
   Novaterm still supports the SwiftLink, of course, but other serial
   devices may also be used with Novaterm now. Performance Peripherals'
   CommPort device is supported, as well as the HART cartridge. In
   addition, Daniel Dallmann, a Commodore enthusiast from Germany, has
   devised a way to attain 9600 bps through the Commodore's user port. He
   wrote a driver for Novaterm 9.6, allowing it to reach 9600 bps without
   a cartridge.
   
   Novaterm 9.6 provides many other conveniences. It has an 80-column
   file viewer. It has ASCII translation and UUencode/decode options. It
   can read the time from real-time clock devices. It supports a complete
   scripting language for automated sessions. It comes with a text editor
   and a miniature BBS module. Especially useful to novice users is a
   user-friendly configuration utility that leads a person through the
   setup step by step.
   
   Novaterm is no longer shareware; it is now commercial software.
   Novaterm 9.6 sells for US$29.95. It comes on either a 1541 or 1581
   disk, and it is shipped with a printed user's guide.
   
   When a Commodore user group registers with a one-time US$30.00
   registration, its members become eligible to receive a 50% discount on
   purchases of Novaterm 9.6.
   
   For serious modem users, there is simply nothing better than Novaterm
   9.6!
   
   E-mail: voyager@eskimo.com
   WWW: http://www.eskimo.com/~voyager/novaterm.html
   
   
     
   
6/5/96 - NOVATERM 9.6 TO BE RELEASED ON DISK
(Cartridge project is offically dead)

   
   
    After months of struggling to get the Novaterm cartridge produced, I
   have decided to change course and release the software on disk
   instead. The disk version is ready, and will be available for purchase
   from me. I must apologize for all the delays and false hopes. Now that
   the complications inherent in hardware production are no longer an
   issue, distribution of Novaterm should move forward smoothly. Users
   will finally be able to enjoy all the features that have been
   anticipated over the last several months.
   
   Novaterm 9.6 has all the features people have been talking about,
   including expanded buffer capabilities, a complete Zmodem and other
   new transfer protocols, file conversion utilities, and much more.
   Please see the feature list for a complete description of the new
   software. I've been anxious to get this version released. It does
   things no other Commodore communications software has ever done!
     
   
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   NOVATERM 9.6
   
   Novaterm has more features than Congress has crooks!
   The green bullet o indicates a feature that is new in version 9.6.
   This is by no means an exhaustive list!
   
   Serial ports
   File transfers
   Terminal emulations
   Buffer features
   80-column modes
   File conversions
   Other features
   
   Speedy serial ports...
   
     . Supports the SwiftLink cartridge up to 38,400 bps
     o Supports the CommPort cartridge up to 38,400 bps
     o Supports the HART cartridge up to 57,600 bps
     o Supports the user port at 9600 bps with RS232 interface
     modification
     . Supports 2400 bps through the unaided user port
     
   
   
   Emulating terminals...
   
     . ANSI color/graphics in 80 columns
     . VT102 in 80 columns
     . VT52 in 80 columns
     . Commodore color/graphics in 40 columns
     . ANSI color in 40 columns
     o Load all emulation modules from one menu now!
     
   
   
   80-column display modes...
   
     . Soft-80 emulation on C64 (speed has been improved!)
     o Enhanced soft-80 scrolling available with a REU
     o 25- or 28-line C128 VDC 80-column mode (in "fast" mode)
     
   
   
   Grabbing files...
   
     o Zmodem upload and download
     o Zmodem resume (crash recovery)
     o Zmodem streaming (to buffer)
     o Ymodem-g and Xmodem-1k-g (to buffer)
     . Ymodem batch, Xmodem-1k, and Xmodem-CRC
     . Punter and Punter Multi-transfer
     . Kermit
     . WXmodem download
     
   
   
   Capturing text on-line...
   
     o Use any memory device for the buffer:
     
     o REU
     
     o BBGRAM
     
     o GEORAM
     
     o RAMLink partition
     
     o RAMDrive partition
     
     o C128 VDC memory
     
     . internal C64 memory
     . Capture text while on-line directly into any device
     . High-speed file transfers directly into memory
     o Buffer retains contents in powered or battery-backed devices
     
     (even with computer shut off)
     
   
   
   Converting files...
   
     . Convert ASCII text file to PETSCII
     . Convert PETSCII text file to ASCII
     . Convert PETSCII text file to Unix text file
     o UUencode files
     o UUdecode files
     o Convert files either on disk or in the buffer
     
   
   
   And other great features...
   
     o First-time configuration program for novice users
     . Script language for automatic operations
     . Full-featured Text editor with integrated script compiler
     o Text editor can load/save files from the buffer
     . Simple BBS mode - dial-in downloading
     o Reads and displays time from real-time clock devices:
     
     o BBRTC
     
     o CMD devices with RTC option
     o An all-new user's manual
     
   
     
   
   Quit reading this and go get the software!
   
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