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From: daven@svc.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Re: QUERY: Reviews of telecommunication packages for Win3.0
Message-ID: <1990Aug28.184720.20066@svc.portal.com>
Date: 28 Aug 90 18:47:20 GMT
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In article <33318@cup.portal.com> MJB@cup.portal.com (Martin J Brown-Jr) writes:
>Okay, I'll bite. Does MicroPhone II:
>
>allow the sending of modem (AT) commands (while not connected) to the
>   to the modem without going through a bunch of menu gyrations to
>   get in and out of local mode?

You can do this a variety of ways. Obviously typing the commands by hand
will work. *grin*  You can create scripts to do this for you. We also
support "modem drivers" - scripts that are run when you choose the menu
items to Dial, Hangup, Wait for Call.

>reserve ANY function keys? (XTalk reserves F6 (among others) for
>   logging off... just great reserve a F-key that I use ONCE a session
>   while making me hold down the ctrl-key (to use f-keys) for the
>   WHOLE session!)

Why would I want anyone to tell me how to use my function keys? We let you
assign whatever scripts you want to the function keys. If you want F6 to
log you off, then so be it!  I prefer to use the button bar myself. You
can assign scripts to onscreen buttons, and then click on those. I have
a button that clearly says "Logoff" - no fussing around trying to remember
what function key does what.  ;-)

>allow multiple phonebooks?
>do phonebook entries have columns for name, phone number, comm para-
>   meters, key file, script file?
>can the user select multiple names for auto-rotation dialing?
>have separate named key files, script files? Can these be changed
>   while connected?

No phone book per se. We have scripts that do the same job, and can
be customized to do what you want done.

>have a script language?

Yup. It also has a very nice script editor builtin. I releaves you of
needing to remember the script language syntax. All the commands are
there in a listbox, and selecting one allows you to see all the options
(syntical elements) of the command.

>have a chat mode?

No

>have a single parameter screen that shows all the various comm para-
>   meters?  Can be called and chanegd at any time, with a few clicks
>   of the mouse?

That's kind of tough to do with limit screen real estate! It could be
done, but then you'd have the busiest, most densely packed window you
ever saw in your life. That tends to scare novice and pro users alike.

Instead the parameter settings are grouped by function. There are
terminal settings, comm settings, protocol settings and so on.

>have a capture mode?

Most definitely. There is capture to file, append to file, and save
selection (from scrollback buffer) to file.

>That should do for a start.  Oh, yeah, I nearly forgot... what does it
>cost?  Are you shipping?

Retail is $295.

Dave Newman


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