---------------------------------------------------------- HyperTerminal Private Edition, Version 2.0 README.TXT File ---------------------------------------------------------- Contents What is HyperTerminal Private Edition? How HyperTerminal PE is Different New in Version 2.0 Installing and Using HyperTerminal PE Using HyperTerminal PE as a Telnet Client Use of Special Characters Upgrading to HyperACCESS Your Rights and Ours -------------------------------------- What is HyperTerminal Private Edition? -------------------------------------- HyperTerminal Private Edition is a more powerful version of Hilgraeve's HyperTerminal communications program, which Microsoft includes in every copy of Windows 95. We provide HyperTerminal PE to you for your free personal use in the hope that you will enjoy it and someday buy our award-winning, full-featured program, HyperACCESS. You can download HyperTerminal Private Edition, Version 2.0 now from Hilgraeve's web page (http://www.hilgraeve.com) or the HyperTerminal BBS (313-243-9957). You can also pick up icons (HyperTerminal session files) for other BBSs and online systems that you can call. Call again any time, to download subsequent versions of HyperTerminal PE, or to post comments or bug reports. We read all messages but seldom answer back, so please expect no response. User input is important to us and we appreciate your taking the time to send it. You can get the all latest information on HyperTerminal Private Edition by subscribing to the HTPE mailing list. It is very simple to subscribe. The only requirement is that you have an internet-accessible e-mail address. Send an e-mail message to htpemail@hilgraeve.com with the following command as the only text in the body of your e-mail message: subscribe hillist1 [your e-mail address] You'll receive a confirmation of your subscription, instructions on how to unsubscribe, and a complete description of the list. --------------------------------- How HyperTerminal PE is Different --------------------------------- On the surface, HyperTerminal PE seems almost identical to HyperTerminal (except for its animated banner screen). Both are speedy 32-bit programs that take full advantage of the Windows 95 interface and key features, such as TAPI (Telephony API) and Unimodem universal modem support. And both support Hilgraeve's CommSense feature (pat. pending), which automatically identifies and sets parameters such as parity, stop bits and data bits, so you can call new online systems simply by entering their phone numbers. Yet HyperTerminal PE offers several substantial advantages over the HyperTerminal program Microsoft currently includes with Windows 95. It adds the three features most often requested by HyperTerminal users: Automatic re-dial of busy phone numbers; Zmodem crash recovery for resuming interrupted file transfers; and support for foreign characters. HyperTerminal PE also corrects some problems identified after the Windows 95 code freeze. It transfers files properly through direct cable connections, and enumerates country codes correctly even if more than one TAPI service provider is installed. Its character delay setting now throttles text sending even when pasting from the clipboard. It also fixes problems that occurred with certain printers, and subtle errors in Minitel terminal emulation. HyperTerminal PE also makes it easier to type commands directly to your modem, as a way to test the modem (or to enable you to issue modem commands, such as ATS=1). Now you can type characters directly on the terminal screen without first having to specify the name of the system you intended to call. The characters are simply sent to the TAPI device (modem) listed first by Windows 95. To send the characters to a different TAPI device, just open Properties and select that device. ------------------ New in Version 2.0 ------------------ Version 2.0 adds support for telnet sessions through TCP/IP. If you have TCP/IP installed on your computer, you may now connect to any telnet site through the internet using HyperTerminal PE's easy-to-use interface. Unlike most telnet clients, HyperTerminal PE adds file transfer capabilities to your telnet session for fast, reliable data exchange between your computer and the telnet host. It also features a valuable backscroll buffer, so you can review text that you received even after it has scrolled off the terminal screen. Version 2.0 also makes several changes to the way files are handled when receiving files that already exists on your hard drive. First, partial files are always saved.This means that you will be able to recover an aborted file transfer using zmodem with crash recovery no matter which file transfer protocol you used. Secondly, if a file already exists on your hard drive, and you any transfer protocol besides zmodem with crash recovery, the existing file will be renamed first using a "sequence number." For example, if you download a file called "mydoc.doc" and this file already exists, the existing file will be renamed "mydoc1.doc" and the incoming file will replace the existing file. Finally, if zmodem auto-start is used to download a file, the "zmodem with crash recovery" protocol will be used. An exception to this is when "zmodem" is selected in the Receive dialog, in which case the regular zmodem will be used. ------------------------------------- Installing and Using HyperTerminal PE ------------------------------------- HyperTerminal Private Edition, Version 2.0 is provided as a file called HTPE2.ZIP, which contains (in compressed format) all of the files you need for HyperTerminal PE. Follow these steps to install HyperTerminal PE as a replacement for HyperTerminal: 1. Use PKUNZIP to unpack HTPE2.ZIP into a temporary directory. 2. Change to the directory that you unzipped the files to and run SETUP.EXE. 3. Follow the installation program's prompts. That's it! HyperTerminal PE is now ready to use. You start and use it the same as the HyperTerminal program provided with Windows 95; see your Windows documentation or Help for instructions. ----------------------------------------- Using HyperTerminal PE as a Telnet Client ----------------------------------------- Using HyperTerminal PE as a telnet client is simple. You must have TCP/IP installed on your computer first. Once that is done, simply change the "Connect using" setting to "TCP/IP (Winsock)" in HyperTerminal PE's Connect To property sheet, and enter the Host address (either the host name or its numeric IP address). That's all there is to it! You are now ready to connect to the telnet host. ------------------------- Use of Special Characters ------------------------- If you find that special characters aren't being sent or displayed correctly by HyperTerminal PE, try changing to a different font. Due to the way Windows 95 maps characters under different fonts, you will see a different character displayed if you are using the Terminal font as opposed to the other available fonts. ------------------------ Upgrading to HyperACCESS ------------------------ Once you have seen the quality, speed and ease of use of HyperTerminal PE, we hope you will be anxious to upgrade to our full-featured product, HyperACCESS. HyperACCESS brings you these and many other benefits: ----------------------------------------------------------------- o Record and play back logons and other repetitive steps o Define your own keys and buttons with text or bitmap labels o Automate communications with a powerful script language o Make the backscroll buffer as large as you want o Be protected from computer viruses in files you download o Additional terminal emulators and file transfer protocols o Added Internet functionality, connectivity, modem pool support, and much more For sales information on full-featured Hilgraeve products, ask any software dealer or call Hilgraeve sales lines at 800-826-2760 (US and Canada), 313-243-0576, or fax 313-243-0645. ----------------- Who Is Hilgraeve? ----------------- Hilgraeve is a leading developer of high performance communications software. Our HyperACCESS product line has won top awards from every major PC publication in heads-up comparisons against products such as Procomm Plus, WinComm Pro, and Crosstalk. HyperACCESS has won: o Win100 Award, Windows Magazine, 1996 and 1994 o Editor's Choice, PC Magazine (3 times) o Best Buy, PC World (twice) o Best Overall, Software Digest (twice) o Recommended, Windows Magazine o Recommended Product, InfoWorld o Buyers Assurance Seal, InfoWorld o and many more. Microsoft and IBM, impressed by HyperACCESS's reputation for innovation, quality and editorial awards, both chose Hilgraeve to provide communications software to bundle with their operating systems. IBM began bundling HyperACCESS Lite with OS/2 Warp in Fall 1994, and Microsoft includes HyperTerminal in Windows 95 and now in Windows NT 4.0. -------------------- Your Rights and Ours -------------------- Hilgraeve Inc. supplies HyperTerminal Private Edition free for your personal use if: (a) you are using it on a machine that you own; or (b) you are a student, faculty member or staff member of an educational institution (K-12, junior college, college or library) or an employee of a charitable non-profit organization; or (c) your use of HyperTerminal Private Edition is for the purpose of evaluating whether to purchase an ongoing license. The evaluation period for use by or on behalf of a commercial or government entity is 90 days. Contact Hilgraeve at sales@hilgraeve.com or call us at (313) 243-0576 for information on individual and site licenses. You may obtain, use and redistribute HyperTerminal PE in its original form only. You may not charge for HyperTerminal PE in any way nor include it with any product that is sold, without prior written consent from Hilgraeve. You may legally give HyperTerminal PE to others (or upload it to locations where others can download it), provided that you distribute only the complete, original HTPE2.ZIP file. This ensures that everyone receives the right files in mint condition. Attempting to reverse engineer or modify HyperTerminal Private Edition is unlawful. All rights reserved by Hilgraeve Inc., copyright 1995, 1996. HyperACCESS, HyperTerminal, and CommSense are registered trademarks of Hilgraeve Inc.; all other trademarks belong to their respective holders.