Page 1 Why Fast Fone 1.0? I've always wanted a quick autodialer where I could call someone with the push of one button. I've seen a lot of good ones, but something was always lacking. Either they were part of some larger application program , they didn't support a mouse or they had a million different keys to remember. I have strived to make Fast Fone easy to use with mouse support, user config- urable with colors and modem options and QUICK! Fast Fone 1.0 is user-supported software. I ask that if you enjoy using the program and it benefits you that you would send a registration fee of $15.00. All users who register Fast Fone 1.0 receive the registered version of Fast Fone with shareware screens removed and extra features, plus these utilities: 1. Swap Port: Allows you to temporarily swap your LPT ports and re- direct commands to LPT2 and LPT3 instead of the default LPT1 2. Page Breaker: When used on an ASCII text file will automatically break pages and place page numbers at the top of each page 3. Mortgage Finder: Find and compare mortgages and print amortization schedules quickly and easily, with mouse support and easy menu system You may print registration form by pressing ALT-F while in the program. Please send mail and registration forms to: Herb Fogler 20113 York Rd. Parkton Md. 21120 Make checks payable to Herb Fogler. All support will be greatly appreciated! Fast Fone 1.0 Autodialer Registration Form Name:_____________________________________________________________________ Address:____________________________ City:___________State:___Zip:________ Telephone:_________________ Computer & Printer Type:_____________________ (not required) Fee included($15.00 each):$___________ Disks 3.5"_______ 5.25"______ Where did you receive Fast Fone?__________________________________________ Bug Report or comments(Please feel free to comment or report any bugs even if you are not registering at this time.) __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 The Directory The Fast Fone dialing directory is a file called "FASTFONE.DIR" it can be created with an ASCII file made by any text editor or word processor, as long as the file is saved as a text only file. You do not have to create this directory as one is provided with Fast Fone and editing features are provided within the Fast Fone environment. A different directory can be loaded by using the command line. For example, typing "FASTFONE MYFONES.TXT" would load a directory called "MYPHONES.TXT". Be forewarned if you make any changes to this directory it will be saved as "FASTFONE.DIR". Fast Fone works by search- ing the current line of text for a phone number. It then sends these numbers to your modem using its dial feature. It is important not to use numbers any where on these lines except for the phone number. Fast Fone will only dial numbers 0-9. The registered version has a feature to ignore a user configur- able number of characters as well as dial '*', '#' and ','. If you like to disable call waiting before making a call you may want to put a prefix in by running the configuration program and inserting the characters *70. This prefix works for Maryland, but I am not sure about other states. Configuring Fast Fone Fast Fone may be configured for your system by pressing the [F7] key while in Fast Fone or by typing in "FFCONFIG" at the DOS prompt. If you have a color system you may select colors and attributes for a range of things. The select- ions under "Modem" are the most important to Fast Fone. "Comport" tells Fast Fone where your modem is. If you do not know, trial and error may be the only way to find out. A call to the computer store that sold you the system may be another way. A typical system will have a mouse at comport 1 and the modem at comport2, however a friend's new system has the modem at comport4, so this will not hold true for all systems. "Dial type" is the phone service you have. You may select Tone for touch tone or Pulse for those without touch tone service. "Baud" tells Fast Fone what speed of modem you have. Select the speed of your modem. "Prefix" gives you an opportunity to disable call waiting or put in a special number such as 9 to get an outside line or *70 to disable call waiting. "Initialization string" tell fast fone how to initially setup your modem. For most modems the default string will work just fine. If your modem requires a special string read your manual for suggestions and try a little experiment- ation. A copy of the AT command set for hayes compatible modems is included in a file called ATCOMAND.TXT. After choosing the specifics for your modem exit saving your choices. A file called "FFCONFIG.DAT" contains your setup and is read by Fast Fone on start up. Page 3 Dialing Dialing numbers is easy with Fast Fone. Just toggle up and down with arrow keys or by moving up or down with your mouse. You may also move through your directory quickly by pressing [Page Up] or [Page Down]. If your directory is in alphabetical order you may also press any alphabet key and the cursor will move to the beginning of that section. Once you have moved to the select- ion of your choice all you need to do to dial that number is press your enter key or your left mouse button. A message will appear instructing you to press any key to disconnect the modem after you pick up the phone receiver. Simple! Help! A help screen can be called simply by pressing [F1] and contains a summary of funtions of all key combinations. Editing [F2] puts you in the editing mode to change current entry. [F3] allows you to add an entry at current spot shifting others down. [F4] deletes the current entry shifting the other entries up. While in editing mode arrow keys and mouse motion moves the cursor left and right. [Tab] moves the cursor several spaces at a time. The enter key or the left mouse button accepts data. [CTRL][RIGHT ARROW] moves the cursor to the beginning of next word. [CTRL][LEFT ARROW] moves the cursor to beginning of previous word. [CTRL][END] deletes from cursor position to end of line. [HOME] moves cursor to beginning of line.[END] moves cursor to end of line. [BACKSPACE] moves cursor backwards one space. [INSERT] toggles overwrite mode. Logging Calls To log your call simply press the [F5] key or press the left and right mouse buttons together. A window will appear with appropriate information. The registered version of Fast Fone has a feature to allow you to add comments to the log. When finished with your call press any key or mouse button to stop the clock. Then press any key again to close the window. The information will be written to a file on your current drive called "FASTFONE.LOG". This file can be loaded into any word processor for editing. Even if you delete this file a new "FASTFONE.LOG" will be created the first time you use the LOG feature again, so feel free to delete this file after it serves your purpose. Printing the Directory [F6] prints Fast Fone directory. Set up printer before choosing this feature. Page 4 Sorting Directory [F8] sorts the directory in alphabetical order. If you accidentally press this key and you do not want your directory in alphabetical order do not save your changes to disk. This also gives you an opportunity to use your directory in alphabetical order for just one session. Saving Changes to Disk [F9] saves changes to present disk and directory. If changes are made you will be prompted to save when you exit. Exiting [F10] exits to DOS. If changes have been made the program will give you an opportunity to save or abandon these changes. Printing Registration Form [ALT-F] prints registration form. Without your support this program and others in the shareware arena cannot continue to improve or be written. Disclaimer Fast Fone 1.0 is offered as is. I am not responsible for any damages to systems or hardware. You may distribute Fast Fone 1.0 (the shareware version only) freely as long as no fee is accepted outside of a small fee for materials and handling, not to exceed $6.00. Fast Fone 1.0 Copyright 1992 Herb Fogler. All rights reserved.