Technical Software Specifications - Atari XM301 Owner's Manual

Translation
Type
T
to toggle between ASCII and ATASCII translation code.
XE Term communicates with both translation codes. Other ATARI
Computers and many Atari-based bulletin boards use ATASCII
code. Most other systems use ASCII. If a system does not use
ASCII code, it should inform you so that you can change the
translation.
TECHNICAL SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS
The complete software specifications for the XM301 Modem
are contained on the XE Term Program Disk in a file called
HANDLER.DOC.
Follow the instructions below to access the XM301 Modem
technical specifications.
1. Go to the Functions Menu. If you are communicating online,
press
[Select];
otherwise press
[Return],
2. Press Q for the Quit to DOS function.
3. Press
C
for the Copy function of DOS.The screen prompts:
COPY—FROM, TO?
4. If you want the technical specifications to be viewable on the
screen, type:
D1: HANDLER.DOC,E:
When the document appears on the screen it will begin scrolling.
Press
[Control] [1]
to stop the scrolling. Press
[Control] [1]
again
to start the scrolling.
If you want the document sent to your printer for a permanent
copy of the specifications, type:
D1: HANDLER.DOC,P:
If your printer is correctly hooked up, the document will be printed.
This technical documentation explains how to talk to the XM301
and similar ATARI Serial I/O modems through the software.
Also included on the disk is a device driver program called
HANDLER.OBJ. If you wish to create your own custom terminal or
BBS software using the XM301 Modem, append the
HANDLER.OBJ file to your program disk.
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