PM2You wide beta information ============================ The following is a wide beta of the PM2You product. Please read below in the feature specification on more detailed description on program details. To use this package you will need to have OS2You installed on your system. The following limitations/errors are valid for this pre-release version of PM2You: * It is only tested over asynchronous lines and Named Pipes over a IBM Lan Server 3.0 network. * PM2You (host part) is only tested with OS/2 2.x. THe final release will be compatibility tested with OS/2 1.x as well. * There are currently only a PM Terminal program (Term/2) and OS/2 Full Screen terminal program (LanTerm2) available for graphics emulation. Term2 includes mouse support. * Term2 always compress/stretch the remote image into the actual window size. Future versions of Term2 will have the option to scroll through the remote window without compressing the image. * LanTerm2 has some problems with saving the screen contents when switching it into background. * A Windows terminal program and DOS terminal program will be released later. * Seamless Windows keyboard input does not work. The ambition is to get Seamless Windows operation to work. DOS and OS/2 "text box" keyboard input does not work. * If carrier is lost a TRAP will occur. Operation description ===================== * Unzip all the files into the OS2You directory. Copy all *.DLL files into a path specified into your LIBPATH statement in CONFIG.SYS (like C:\OS2\DLL). The *.DLL files are needed in the computers running the OS/2 terminal programs as well. * Log into OS2You as usual and when at the OS/2 Command Prompt issue the command "PM" and press . After some while you should get the PM Desktop on screen. Keyboard emulation works as usual (and especially remember Esc-Tab for the task list). * If you during the graphics session hear some "beeps" this indicates transmission errors. You could press Esc-Space to update the entire screen. Note that the current versions of LanTerm2 and Term2 requires quite a lot of computer power to keep up with 9600 baud or more. * To exit PM2You, close the PM2You program object (icon). After some while you should get the text session back, and you could log out as usual. PM2You preliminary feature specification 92-12-14 ======================================== PM2You is the work name for the PM add on utility to OS2You. PM2You will run on top of OS2You and thus will communicate with the same devices as OS2You. Following is a list of features planned for PM2You: * Installs on top of OS/2 version 1.2 or higher including OS/2 2.0. * The remote PM desktop/programs can be accessed from DOS, Windows, OS/2 full screen and OS/2 Presentation Manager terminal emulators. * Support for all known screen resolutions and colors up to 255 concurrent colors. * Screen resolution on HOST and TERMINAL doesn't have to be similar. The image is scaled and colors dithered if necessary. The remote PM desktop can be scaled to fit into a window in PM and Windows (this paragraph is only available for the PM and Windows terminals). * Support for Palette Management functions * Keyboard and Mouse support * Support Asynchronous communications via cable or modem * Support for Network communications via Named Pipes, NetBIOS or Mailslots * Uses advanced compression routines to speed up operation over slow lines. The product is planned for release in January 1993 and will be released as a shareware product. Cost will probably be about 2.000 SEK (USD 275), including OS2You license. Registered OS2You users can upgrade to the PM version for 1000 SEK (USD 135). All prices are preliminary and for orders within Sweden 25% MOMS (VAT) should be added. For futher information please contact: Ridax programutveckling Mikael Wahlgren Kransen 4E 416 72 Gothenburg Sweden Phone: +46 31 196074 Fax: +46 31 196417 BBS: +46 31 196406