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This is the main Aladdin menu.  On the right side
of the screen are listed any RoundTables that you
have set up and below that are listed your user
scripts.  The left side of the screen lists the
main menu options:

  _   A-K  RoundTable menu              _
  _    F2  GE Mail menu                 _
  _    F3  Miscellaneous options        _
  _    F4  Terminal menu                _
  _   1-2  Perform automatic pass 1 or 2_
  _   3-9  Perform user script          _
  _    F5  Aladdin setup                _
  _    F6  RoundTable setup             _
  _    F7  Script menu                  _
  _    F1  Help!                        _
  _Alt-F8  File reader                  _
  _Alt-F9  Exit Aladdin                 _
  _Alt-F10 Visit DOS                    _
^

RoundTable menu

Press a letter A through K to go to the
RoundTable menu. The RoundTables are listed
to the right of the Main menu. To add
RoundTables to the list press F6 to go to
the RoundTable setup menu.

  _Bulletin Board section  _
  _Software Library section_
^

Bulletin Board menu

This is the bulletin board section of the
RoundTable menu.

  _A Download all new messages        _
  _N New msgs in topics replied to    _
  _C Check for new messages           _
  _O Perform pending operations       _
  _G Log on to RoundTable BBS         _
  _H Log on to RoundTable RTC         _
  _1 Perform automatic pass 1         _
  _2 Perform automatic pass 2         _

  _M Mark topics found by C           _
  _J Mark/reply to old topics         _
  _T Start new topic                  _

  _R Read and reply to messages       _
  _E Edit or delete replies/new topics_

  _B View bulletins                   _
^

Download all new messages

This option will log onto the RoundTable
bulletin board and download all new messages.
You can then read the messages with the R
option.
^

New msgs in topics replied to

This option will log onto the RoundTable
bulletin board and download all new messages
in topics that you have sent replies to.
You can then read the messages with the R
option.
^

Check for new messages

This option will log onto the RoundTable bulletin
board and check for topics with new messages.
You can then use the M option to choose which
messages you want to download.
^

Perform pending operations

If you have messages to send or have chosen topics
to read you can use the O option to log on and
perform all these operations at once.
^

Log on to RoundTable BBS

Choose this option if you wish to simply log onto
the bulletin board and stay on-line in terminal
mode.
^

Log on to RoundTable RTC

Choose this option if you wish to log onto
the RoundTable Real-Time Conference.  Aladdin will
go to the RTC area and leave you in terminal
mode with a special area on the bottom of the
screen where you can enter your replies without
them interfering with the incoming messages.
^

Perform automatic pass 1

This option performs all of the automatic pass 1
options as chosen in RoundTable setup, as well
as performing all pending operations for all the
RoundTables.
^

Perform automatic pass 2

This option performs all pending operations for
all the RoundTables.  Use this instead of choosing
O for every RoundTable.
^

Mark topics found by C

After you perform the "C Check for new messages"
operation, either by pressing C or in Automatic
pass 1, you must then decide which messages in
which topics (if any) that you wish to download
for off-line reading.

Aladdin can take advantage of most of GEnie's
message reading options including NEW, ALL, LAST,
AUThor, DATe, #-# and NOReply, but not including
NOText.

  _How to mark topics_
^

Marking topics

Choose the messages that you want to read
by selecting the appropriate topic mark.

   K KEEP (Do not read topic)
   I IGNore new messages in topic
   N Read NEW messages in topic
   A Read ALL messages in topic
   L Read LAST message in topic
   P IGNore topic PERmanently
  _D Read message by DATe   _
  _U Read messages by AUThor_
  _# Read messages by number_
   S Search for a topic
^

DAT mark

Examples:

  DAT<870329  Read messages written BEFORE March 29, 1987
  DAT=861202  Read messages written ON December 2, 1986
  DAT>880101  Read messages written AFTER January 1, 1988
^

AUT mark

Examples:

  AUT=G.JETSON  Read messages written by G. Jetson
  AUT=QB        Read messages written by anyone with a
                GE Mail address that begins with QB
^

Range mark

Examples:

  29       Read message 29 only
  1-75     Read messages 1 through 75
  129-135  Read messages 129 through 135
  129-35   Read messages 129 through 135

Weird cases:

  20-10    Same as 10-20
  75-1     Same as 71-75
  129-9    Same as 129
^

Mark/reply to old topics

Each time Aladdin visits a RoundTable BBS it saves
any new information it finds about the topics and
keeps a list of category and topic names.

Choose the J option to access this "master list"
of topics.  The J option is otherwise identical
to the "M Mark topics found by C" option.
^

Start new topic

Choose the T option if you wish to start a new
topic.  You will be asked which category the topic
is for, as well as the topic name.  You must then
enter a topic header, up to three lines.  Then if
you wish you can enter the first message in the
topic, but this is optional.

Starting new topics is not something that is
reserved for SysOps or special users.  You are
encouraged to start a new topic if you cannot
find a topic that suits your interests.

  _More_
^

Edit new topic

  _Topic name   _
  _Topic header _
  _First message_
^

Topic name

Enter the name of the new topic.
^

Topic header

Enter the topic header, up to three lines.
The topic header will show up whenever anyone
reads any messages in the topic.
^

First message

If you wish you can enter the first message
in the topic.  It can be any length.
^

Read and reply to messages

Choose the R option if you want to read and/or
reply to messages that you have download.  Refer
to the help items for reading messages off-line.
^

Edit or delete replies/new topics

Choose the E option if you wish to edit or delete
any of the replies you have written or the new topics
that you have started.

Messages are automatically deleted once you send
them unless you specify an "output archive" file
name on the F5 configuration screen.

  _The editing list_
^

Edit list

This editing list is used for GE Mail as well as
Bulletin Board messages and Software Library files.

Use the cursor keys to select an item from the list.
If you wish to remove the item from the list, press
"D" and the word "Deleted" will appear before the
item.  You can press "D" again to restore the item
to the list.

If you wish to edit the item press "E".
^

View bulletin

Each RoundTable has a bulletin that appears each
time you enter the RoundTable that the SysOps use
for important announcements.

Aladdin automatically saves these bulletins so that
you can read them later.
^

Software Library menu

This is the software library section of
the RoundTable menu.

  _D Check library for new files_
  _P Perform pending operations _
  _G Log on to RoundTable SL    _
  _H Log on to RoundTable RTC   _
  _1 Perform automatic pass 1   _
  _2 Perform automatic pass 2   _

  _M Choose files to download or browse_
  _J Choose from main file list        _
  _F Free-form downloads               _
  _S Search for files                  _

  _U Add a file to upload              _
  _E Edit/delete uploads/searches      _
  _B View bulletin                     _
^

Check library for new files

This option will log on to the RoundTable
and obtain the software library directory
listing.  Aladdin stops the listing as soon
as it reaches a file that it already has
in its list or it reaches the date that you
specified in the RoundTable setup area.
^

Perform pending operations

If you have files to download or upload or
searches to be made you can use the O option
to log on and perform all these operations
at once.
^

Log on to RoundTable SL

Choose this option if you wish to simply log onto
the software library and stay on-line in terminal
mode.
^

Log on to RoundTable RTC

Choose this option if you wish to log onto
the RoundTable Real-Time Conference.  Aladdin will
go to the RTC area and leave you in terminal
mode with a special area on the bottom of the
screen where you can enter your replies without
them interfering with the incoming messages.
^

Perform automatic pass 1

This option performs all of the automatic pass 1
options as chosen in RoundTable setup, as well
as performing all pending operations for all the
RoundTables.
^

Perform automatic pass 2

This option performs all pending operations for
all the RoundTables.  Use this instead of choosing
O for every RoundTable.
^

Choose files to download or browse

After you perform the "D" operation (check library
for new files) or the "S" operation (search for files)
use this option to view the list of files and to
select the files that you wish to download or browse.
"Browse" means to obtain the long description of the file.

  _How to mark files_
^

Mark files

When a list of files is presented you can choose
one of three marks for each file:

  K KEEP (Do nothing with the file)
  B BROWSE (Obtain the long description)
  D DOWNLOAD (Download the file)

You can search for a file by pressing S and
specifying the search string.  You can repeat
the search (finding the next occurance of the
search string) by pressing Ctrl-S.

If you know the file number or name of a file
but it is not on the list, you can add it to
the list by pressing Ctrl-A.  You can delete
such a file from the list by pressing Ctrl-D.
^

Choose files from main file list

Each time you use the "D" operation (check library
for new files) Aladdin adds the new file names to
its master list which is stored as a dBase III file.
Use the J option to view this master list and select
the files that you wish to download.
^

Free-form downloads

Sometimes you might wish to download a file that
is not listed in Aladdin's master list.  Using the
free-form download option you can create a list
of file numbers or names that you want to download
or browse.  You can also do a free-form download
when you are viewing a file list with the J or M
options by pressing Ctrl-A or Ctrl-D to add files to
or delete files from the list.
^

Search for files

This option allows you to use GEnie's software library
search feature.  You can specify a search string,
uploader address and/or number of days to search.
Aladdin will keep track of all your search requests
and when you perform pending operations either with the
"O" or "2" options Aladdin will perform the search and
save the information so that you can select from the
list off-line using the M option.

  _Search information_
^

File search

To perform a search you need to specify one or
more of the following pieces of information:

  _Keywords _
  _Uploader _
  _Days back_
^

Keywords

Keywords will match the keywords specified
by the uploader and they will match the
file name or short description.
^

Uploader

Specify the GE Mail address of the person
who uploaded the file (if you know it).
^

Days back

If you specify a number of days the search
will be restricted to files newer than that.
^

Add a file to upload

This option will allow you to specify a file for uploading
to the software libraries.  You can write the file description
off-line and the next time you perform pending operations the
file will be uploaded along with the description, keywords, etc.

  _Information required for an upload_
^

File upload

The following information is required when you
wish to upload a file to the software libraries:

  _File to upload   _
  _Name for GEnie   _
  _Software library _
  _Keywords         _
  _More keywords    _
  _Short description_
  _Long description _
^

File to upload

Enter the drive, path and filename for the
file that you want to upload.  This is used
by Aladdin to find the file, and other GEnie
users will never see it.
^

Name for GEnie

Enter the file name as you would like it
to appear in the GEnie software libraries.
Do not enter a drive or pathname.  Some
RoundTable SysOps require that filenames
meet certain requirements.
^

Software library

Specify the software library number.  RoundTable
software libraries are divided into different
sections and you need to know which section
is appropriate for this file.

You can press "?" to see a list of software
library numbers (NET YET AVAILABLE).
^

Keywords

Specify the file keywords, separated by commas.
Keywords are those important descriptive words
that other people will use to search for the file.
^

More keywords

If your keywords do not fit on one line specify
the rest of them here.
^

Short description

The short description is the one-liner that
appears in the software library directory listing.
^

Long description

Specify the long description, up to TEN lines.
GEnie will ignore any information past the 10th
line.  Try to include as much information as
possible about the file so that other users
wishing to download the file will know what
they are getting.
^

Edit/delete uploads/searches

After you request one or more file searches or file uploads
you can modify or delete the search or upload requests.
When you select the E option you will be presented with a
list of search and upload requests.  You can then select
from that list the items you wish to delete or edit.
^

View bulletin

Each RoundTable has a bulletin that appears each
time you enter the RoundTable that the SysOps use
for important announcements.

Aladdin automatically saves these bulletins so that
you can read them later.
^

GE Mail menu

From the GE Mail menu you can read and write
GE Mail letters.

  _  A Download all new mail _
  _  O Send Mail             _
  _  G Go online at page 2OO _

  _  R Read and reply to mail_
  _  W Write mail            _
  _  E Edit/delete mail      _

  _── Go to last RoundTable _
  _── Go to first RoundTable_
^

Download all new mail

When you choose the A option Aladdin will log onto
GEnie, and if there is any mail waiting for you it
will be saved so you can read it off-line with the
R option.  Aladdin then logs off.
^

Send mail

If you have written any replies to GE Mail you
received or if you have written any other GE Mail
letters, you can send them with the O option.

When you choose O Aladdin will log on to GEnie and
send the mail.
^

Go online at page 2OO

This is similar to the G option on the Terminal
menu, accept that it logs on to GEnie page 2OO (GE
Mail) instead of page 1 (GEnie TOP menu).  For
most mail operations you should not need to use
this option.
^

Read and reply to mail

Choose the R option on the GE Mail menu if you
want to read and/or reply to GE Mail that you have
received.

  _Reading messages off-line_
^

Reading messages off-line

  _Scrolling through a long message       _
  _Moving from message to message         _

  _     R  Replying to a message          _
  _     F  Forwarding mail                _
  _     S  Saving a message in the archive_
  _Ctrl-S  Saving a message in a file     _
  _     P  Printing a message             _
  _Ctrl-L  Saving GE Mail addresses       _
^

Scrolling through a long message

             Up one line
             Down one line
        PgUp  Up one screen-full
        PgDn  Down one screen-full
   Ctrl-PgUp  Up to top of message
   Ctrl-PgDn  Down to bottom of message
^

Moving from message to message

     ── or B  Previous message
   ── or ─┘  Next message
    Home or T  First message
     End or E  Last message
     Ctrl ──  Previous topic (BBS only)
     Ctrl ──  Next topic (BBS only)
^

Replying to a message

Press R if you wish to compose a reply to a
message.

When replying to GE Mail the reply will
automatically be addressed to the author of the
letter you are replying to, but you can change the
address if you wish.

When replying to a RoundTable message, if the
topic is closed a note to that effect will appear
and you will not be able to reply.
^

Forwarding mail

If you are reading GE Mail and you think
someone else might be interested in the message
you can forward the message to them by pressing
F and specifying their GE Mail addresses.
^

Saving a message in the archive

You can make a permanent record of a message by
pressing S.  The message will be saved to the file
named as the "Input archive" file in RoundTable
Setup for RoundTable messages, or in the Aladdin
setup section for GE Mail.
^

Saving a message in a file

You can make a permanent record of a message by
pressing Ctrl-S.  You will be asked a file name.
If the file already exist you can choose to
overwrite the file (replacing its previous
contents with the message text) or append the
message to the end of the file.
^

Printing a message

You can make a printed copy of a message by
pressing P.  Your printer must be on and on-line
or else the message will not be printed.
Aladdin will print to the "PRN" device which
is usually your first parallel printer, also
known as LPT1.  To print to LPT2 use Ctrl-S
instead of P and enter LPT2 instead of a file
name.
^

Saving GE Mail addresses

Aladdin can maintain a GE Mail address list for
you.  When you press Ctrl-L the address of the
author of the letter you are reading will be added
to the list along with an optional short note that
you supply.
^

Write mail

Choose the W option if you wish to write and send
GE Mail.  You need to know the GE Mail address of
the person(s) you are sending the message to.

  _Editing mail_
^

Edit mail

  _To            _
  _Carbon copy   _
  _Subject       _
  _File name     _
  _Body of letter_
^

To

Specify the GE Mail address(es) where you want
the letter to be sent.  If you specify more than
one address they must be separated by commas ","
^

Carbon copy

Specify the GE Mail address(es) where you want
carbon copies of the letter to be sent.  Putting
an address here has the same effect as putting
the address on the "To:" line except that the
name of the person receiving the letter will
appear in the "cc" section of the letter heading
instead of the "To" section.
^

Subject

Specify the subject of the letter.
^

File name

If you wish, you can attach a file to the letter
that the addressee can download once the letter
is received.  If the file you wish to send is
not on the current drive or in the current
sub-directory specify the full drive and path
name of the file.

When sending a file with a letter the "Subject"
must be replaced by the file name for the receiving
computer.  Do not include the drive letter or
path since they may be different on another
computer.
^

Body of letter

Type the text of your letter here.
^

Edit/delete mail

Choose the E option if you wish to edit or delete
any of the mail messages you have written.
Messages are automatically deleted once you send
them unless you specify an "output archive" file
name on the F5 configuration screen.

  _Editing the mail list_
^

Edit list

This editing list is used for GE Mail as well as
Bulletin Board messages and Software Library files.

Use the cursor keys to select an item from the list.
If you wish to remove the item from the list, press
"D" and the word "Deleted" will appear before the
item.  You can press "D" again to restore the item
to the list.

If you wish to edit the item press "E".
^

Go to last RoundTable

Press the left arrow if you wish to go to the
RoundTable menu for the last RoundTable in your
list of configured RoundTables.
^

Go to last RoundTable

Press the right arrow if you wish to go to the
RoundTable menu for the first RoundTable in your
list of configured RoundTables.
^

Miscellaneous Options menu

  _I Access GEnie product index
  _P Change password
  _B Review billing history
^

Choose product

Press the  and  keys to move up and down through
the list of GEnie products.  When you press ─┘
Aladdin will log on to the specified product.

  _U Update list  _
  _N Find new item_
  _S Search       _

  _P Sort by page number_
  _M Sort by mnemonic   _
  _D Sort by description_
^

Update list

If you suspect that the list is not completely current,
you can press U to obtain the up-to-date list.  Aladdin
logs on to GEnie page 15 to get this list.
^

Find new item

After you update the list with the U option
any new items will be marked with "*" and you
can press the N key to automatically move
the selection bar to the next new item.
^

Search

You can search for an item in the list by
pressing S and specifying the search string.
The cursor will move to the next product in
the list that contains the search string in
upper or lower case.  Press Ctrl-S to search
for another occurance of the same search
string, or press S again to specify another
search string.
^

Sort by page number

Press P to sort the list in numerical order
by GEnie page number.
^

Sort by mnemonic

Press M to sort the list in alphabetical order
by the mnemonic.
^

Sort by description

Press D to sort the list in alphabetical order
by the product description.
^

Change password

Enter a new password up to eight characters.
Press Esc if you change your mind and do not wish
to change your password.  After you type your new
password and press ─┘ Aladdin will log on
IMMEDIATELY and change your password and will
automatically record your new password so that you
do not have to re-enter it on the F5 Configuration
menu.

  _Selecting a password_
^

New password

Specify your new password.  If you want
Aladdin to choose a password for you
there are two options.  You can press
Ctrl-L to create an eight-letter
password made up of randomly chosen
letters, or you can press Ctrl-W to
create a password made up of a pair of
connected four-letter words.
^

Review billing history

Each time Aladdin logs off after performing an
automatic operation it saves the date, time and
duration of the call in a file usually called
BILLING.TXT.  You can change the name of this file
from the F5 Configuration menu.

To review the total on-line charges choose a
month.  Aladdin will then extract the billing
information for that month and add up the total
charges.  If you choose X for All months Aladdin
will show you a month-by-month summary of all off
your on-line charges.

  _Choose month_
^

Choose month

Press A thru L to review the billing
info for months January through
December.  Press X to review billing for
all months.
^

Terminal menu

The Terminal menu includes some items normally
found on generic communications programs, such
as Xmodem upload/download for transferring files
and an text file capture feature.  It is quite
possible that you will never need to use the
Terminal menu.

  _T   Terminal mode         _
  _G   Log on                _
  _L   Log off               _
  _H   Hang up               _

  _A   Begin/end text capture_
  _S   Send text file        _
  _D/F Xmodem download       _
  _U/I Xmodem upload         _

  _What is Xmodem?           _
^

Terminal mode

"Terminal mode" means that any text you type is
sent directly to GEnie.  If you have used a
communication program other than Aladdin you have
probably used its terminal mode to talk to GEnie.

You may need to go into terminal mode to use the
GEnie features not supported by Aladdin, such as
EAASY SABRE and Dow Jones News/Retrieval.

  _Terminal mode features_
^

Terminal mode

  _ F6  RTC mode          _
  _ F7  Local echo        _
  _ F8  Blank lines       _
  _ F9  Character graphics_
^

RTC mode

When in Terminal mode you can press F6 to turn
the RTC (Real-Time Conference) mode on and off.

When in RTC mode you are presented with a three-
line editing window where you can compose your
response before pressing ─┘ to send it.

When in non-RTC mode any text that you type is
sent to GEnie character-by-character.
^

Local echo

NOTE: This feature need only be used if you are
using Aladdin to communicate with systems other
than GEnie.

When communicating with a remote system such as
GEnie there are two ways that your computer can
use to display the text that you are typing.

  _Host Echo _
  _Local Echo_
^

Host Echo

In "Host Echo" every character that the remote
system receives from you is immediately "echoed"
back to your modem.  Your computer then sees it
as incoming text and displays it on the screen.
^

Local Echo

In "Local Echo" every character that you type
your computer sends to the remote system and to
your screen almost at the same time.  The remote
system does not echo the character.  This is the
method Aladdin uses to communicate with GEnie.
^

Blank lines

GEnie uses blank lines in various menus and
prompts to make the system more visually
appealing.  By removing the blank lines, however,
you can fit more information on the screen at
one time.  By pressing F8 in Terminal mode you
can enable or disable blank lines at will.
^

Character graphics

NOTE: This feature need only be used if you are
using Aladdin to communicate with systems other
than GEnie.

Computers communicate text using ASCII codes
which stands for American Standard Code for
Information Interchange.  There are 128 ASCII
codes used to represent digits, letters of the
alphabet, punctuation and other symbols.

The way the IBM personal computer was designed
allows it to use 256 codes, twice the number
used by ASCII.  IBM decided to used those extra
codes to represent various symbols not included
in ASCII, such as é î û á ¬ ╛ ╚ ╥ ▄ µ ≡ · etc.

  _(continued)_
^

Character graphics (continued)

The most prevalent use of these symbols is to
create boxes on the screen such as the one
surrounding this help window.  When you are
communicating with a non-IBM computer, however,
these symbols cannot be used.  Since GEnie
subscribers use all different brands of computer
you cannot use character graphics with GEnie.
If you communicate with local IBM-specific
bulletin boards, however, you can often obtain
more attractive menus and such if you activate
character graphics by pressing F9.

  _(continued)_
^

Character graphics (continued)

The "7bit" indicator on the bottom of the
screen indicates ASCII mode (only 7 bits are
needed to represent the 128 ASCII codes).

The "8bit" indicator on the bottom of the
screen indicates IBM character graphics mode
(all 8 bits are allowed).
^

Log on

You can use the G option to log onto GEnie
automatically.  Aladdin will dial the phone and
send your user ID and password.  You are
then left in terminal mode.  If the log-on is not
successful Aladdin will hang up and try again.  It
will do this until it logs on successfully or
until you press Esc to abort the log-on.

If there is mail waiting when you log on Aladdin
will save it so you can read it off-line with the
R option on the GE Mail menu.

As Aladdin logs on it saves the bulletins and
other text that appears so you can read it later
if you wish (see the B option on the Terminal
menu).
^

Log off

You can use the L option to log off GEnie
automatically.  Aladdin will send BYE to GEnie and
wait until the log-off is complete, and will then
return to the Terminal menu.
^

Hang up

The H option will hang up the phone and disconnect
you from GEnie without sending BYE first.  This is
a last resort option in case GEnie is not
responding for some reason.

The H option can also be used to turn off the
Ready status indicator.
^

Begin/end text capture

When you begin text capture Aladdin will ask for a
file name.  From that point on until you end text
capture incoming and outgoing text information
will be stored in the specified text file.

While the text capture file is open the status
line on the bottom of the screen will indicate the
size of the file, which is the number of
text characters that has been stored.

To end text capture simply choose option A again.
^

Send text file

This option is only available if you are on-line
(indicated by "On" at the left end of the status
line at the bottom of the screen).

When you choose the S option Aladdin will ask for
a file name, and then the entire contents of the
file will be sent to GEnie.  Aladdin will not wait
after each line, so this option cannot be used to
send information when GEnie is at a message editor
"line number>" prompt.
^

Xmodem download

Download: Transfer a file from GEnie to your
computer.

Normally if you wish to download a file from GEnie
you can use Aladdin's RoundTable menu Software
Library options, but sometimes it's easier to
choose this option if you are already on-line in
terminal mode, or if you are using Aladdin's
terminal mode with a host other than GEnie that
supports the Xmodem file transfer protocol.

To download a file from GEnie, wait for the "File
is ready" prompt and then choose the D option.
Aladdin will ask for the file name and then will
start the download.  If you want to abort the
download once it begins you can press Esc.
^

Xmodem upload

Upload: Transfer a file from your computer to
GEnie.

Normally if you wish to upload a file to GEnie you
can use Aladdin's RoundTable menu Software Library
options or the GE Mail Xmodem file option, but
sometimes it's easier to choose this option if you
are already on-line in terminal mode, or if you
are using Aladdin's terminal mode with a host
other than GEnie that supports the Xmodem file
transfer protocol.

To upload a file to GEnie, wait for the "READY FOR
INPUT" prompt and then choose the U option.
Aladdin will ask for the file name and then will
start the upload.  If you want to abort the
upload once it begins you can press Esc.
^

What is Xmodem?

The Xmodem (or Christensen) protocol is simply
a method that most communications programs use
for error-free transmission of files.  It allows
for "handshaking" between the sender and receiver
so that any information that is garbled in the
transmission can be re-sent.
^

Perform automatic pass 1 or 2

  _Automatic pass 1
  _Automatic pass 2
^

Perform automatic pass 1

This option performs all of the automatic pass 1
options as chosen in RoundTable setup, as well
as performing all pending operations for all the
RoundTables.
^

Perform automatic pass 2

This option performs all pending operations for
all the RoundTables.  Use this instead of choosing
O for every RoundTable.
^

Perform user script

Press a digit 3 through 9 to perform the user
script of that number.  User scripts are created
via the Script menu (option F7 on the Main menu).
^

Aladdin setup

Before you can use Aladdin on-line you must give
some neccessary information about your GEnie
account and modem.

The configuration screens also allow you to choose
optional Aladdin features and pick the colors that
you like best for menus.

Use PgUp and PgDn to move between different
configuration sections.

  _Main configuration _
  _Color configuration_
^

Main Configuration

  _Phone number               _
  _User ID                    _
  _Password                   _
  _GE Mail address            _
  _Prompt character           _
  _Break character            _
  _Prime-time rate/hr         _
  _Non-prime-time rate        _
  _COM port                   _
  _Communication speed        _
  _Reset command              _
  _Dial command               _
  _Modem command terminator   _
  _Connection message         _
  _No connection              _

  _(more)_
^

Phone number

Enter the phone number of the GEnie node that
you will be using.
^

User ID

Enter your eight character user ID.  Your user ID
is the code number that starts with X and has
three letters followed by five digits.
^

Password

Enter your GEnie password, from one to eight
characters.
^

GE Mail address

Enter your GE Mail address, up to twelve
characters.
^

Prompt character

Specify your prompt character.  This is the
character that GEnie uses to show that it is
waiting for your input.  The default prompt
character for new users is "?", but if you have
changed it be sure to specify your correct
prompt character.
^

Break character

Specify your break character.  You chose this
character when subscribed to GEnie.  Do not use
"true break".
^

Prime-time rate/hr

If you wish Aladdin to accurately keep track of
your GEnie bills for you you must specify the
hourly rate applicable to you.  Include surcharges
for long distance, 2400 bps, etc.

Enter the prime-time rate here, and the non-prime-
time rate on the next line.
^

Non-prime-time rate

If you wish Aladdin to accurately keep track of
your GEnie bills for you you must specify the
hourly rate applicable to you.  Include surcharges
for long distance, 2400bps, etc.

Enter the non-prime-time rate here, and the prime-
time rate on the previous line.
^

COM: port (1 or 2)

If your modem is configured as COM1: then specify
1 here.  If your modem is configured as COM2: then
specify 2 here.
^

Speed

Specify the communications speed of your modem
in bits-per-second, usually either 300, 1200 or
2400.
^

Reset command

Specify your modem reset command.  For
Hayes-compatible modems "ATZ" will usually do.
If your modem is not Hayes-compatible you still
may be able to use Aladdin if you specify the
appropriate reset command.
^

Dial command

Specify your modem dialing command.  For Hayes-
compatible modems "ATDT" will usually do.  If you
do not want to hear the modem dialing specify
"ATM0DT" instead.  If your modem is not Hayes-
compatible you still may be able to use Aladdin
if you specify the appropriate dialing command.
^

Command terminator

Specify your modem command terminator.  This is
the string of characters that will be sent after
a modem command to indicate the end of the
command.  For Hayes-compatible modems as carraige-
return is sufficent (Ctrl-M or ^M).  Some modems
may require a line feed as well (^M^J).
^

Connection message

Specify the message that your modem gives when
a valid connection is established.  For Hayes-
compatible modems you can use CONNECT even if
the actual message is CONNECT 1200 or something
similar.
^

No connection

Specify the message that your modem gives when
it fails to make a valid connection.  For Hayes-
compatible modems you can use NO CARRIER.
^

Aladdin setup (continued)

  _Long screen EGA            _
  _Use usual marks            _
  _Use Xmodem-1k              _
  _Default to insert          _
  _GE Mail automatic Xmodem?  _
  _GE Mail input archive file _
  _GE Mail output archive file_
  _Script file name           _
  _Address file name          _
  _Billing file name          _
  _Time-out (seconds)         _
  _Registration code          _
^

Long screen EGA

Aladdin can take advantage of the EGA video
adapter's special 43-line mode and VGA's 50-line
mode on screens that would benefit by showing more
information on the screen at one time.

If you answer Y to this question Aladdin will use
the special display option in terminal mode, the
message editor, and any screen that displays a
list of information.  It will use the normal
25-line screen for all menus.
^

Use usual marks

If you use the "C Check for new messages" option
on the Bulletin Board section of the RoundTable
menu you need to decide what action to take for
each topic with new messages.  Usually Aladdin
will default to "KEEP" which means take no action.
If you answer "Y" to the "Use usual marks"
question Aladdin will default to "IGN" or "NEW",
whichever was your last choice.
^

Use Xmodem-1k

Aladdin can use normal Xmodem-CRC or Xmodem-CRC
with 1k blocks to download files.  With a noise-free
phone line it is faster to download with Xmodem-1k,
but if you have some noise on your phone line you
may want to use normal Xmodem.
^

Default to insert

Answer Y if you wish to default to insert mode in
Aladdin's message editor.  Answer N if you wish to
default to overwrite mode.
^

Automatic Xmodem?

Normally if you receive any GE mail with an Xmodem
file attached Aladdin will automatically download
the file for you.  If for some reason you do not
want this, enter N here instead of Y.
^

Input archive file

When reading mail messages you have the option of
permanently saving them by pressing S.  If you
wish to use the S option you must specify a file
name here.
^

Output archive file

If you specify a file name here, any mail
messages that you send will be permanently saved
in this file for your own records.
^

Script file name

Enter the name of the file where Aladdin scripts
are to be stored.
^

Address list file name

Enter the name of the file where the Aladdin
address list is to be stored.
^

Billing file name

Enter the name of the file where your GEnie
billing record is to be stored.  A summary of
each month's billing can be obtained with the
B option on the F3 Miscellaneous options menu.
^

Time-out (seconds)

Time out seconds is the amount of time that Aladdin
will wait if it gets "stuck" somewhere in GEnie.
If this amount of time goes by and Aladdin does not
receive any data from GEnie, Aladdin will assume
that something has gone wrong somewhere and will
hang up the phone.  You may wish to specify a
number greater than 60 seconds if you find that
GEnie is reacting sluggishly.
^

Registration code

You must specify your registration code here if
you wish to take full advantage of Aladdin.
To find out how to register, press Alt-F8 now and
specify "REGISTER.TXT" as the file name.
^

Color Configuration

Use  and  to choose an the item that you wish
to change.

Use ─ and ─ to change the foreground color.

Hold down Ctrl and use ─ and ─ to change the
background color.

Press the I key to change the foreground
intensity (brightness).

On a monochrome monitor you can choose between
normal text, underlined text and inverse text
(black on white).
^

RoundTable setup menu

  _A  Add a RoundTable    _
  _E  Edit a RoundTable   _
  _D  Delete a RoundTable _

  _S  Sort RoundTable list_
^

Add a RoundTable

You can have up to eleven RoundTables
in your list.
^

Edit a RoundTable

  _Page number          _
  _RoundTable name      _
  _Auto pass 1 options  _

  _RoundTable files     _
  _Input archive file   _
  _Output archive file  _
  _Auto-save messages   _

  _Default download path_
  _Last file date       _
^

Page number

Specify the GEnie page number of the RoundTable.
To see the current list of RoundTable page
numbers go to the Miscellaneous options menu
(F3 from the main menu) and access the GEnie
product index.
^

RoundTable name

Enter the name of the RoundTable.  You can type
any name up to 30 characters long.
^

Auto pass 1 options

Choose the options that will be performed for
this RoundTable in automatic pass 1.

  A  Read all new messages
  N  New msgs in topics replied to
  C  Check for new messages
  D  Check for new files
  AD Read new messages/check for files
  ND Topics replied to/check for files
  CD Check for new messages and files

You can leave this entry blank if you do
not wish automatic pass 1 to do anything
with this RoundTable other than the normal
pending operations.
^

RoundTable files

Choose a file name to be used by Aladdin when
storing information.  Aladdin will create several
files with this name and different extensions.
It's often a good idea to use the RoundTable
page mnemonic as the file name to make it easy
to remember, although there is usually no need
to remember the file name.
^

Input archive file

When reading messages you have the option of
permanently saving them by pressing S.  If you
wish to use the S option you must specify a file
name here.
^

Output archive file

If you specify a file name here, any messages
that you send to this RoundTable will be
permanently saved in this file for your own
records.
^

Auto-save

When Auto-save is set to "Y"es Aladdin will
automatically save all incoming messages in
the Input Archive file.

When Auto-save is set to "N"o Aladdin will
only save a message if you specifically request
that it be saved by pressing "S" as you
read it.
^

Default download path

When you choose a file to download off-line you
may want to store all the files from one RoundTable
in the same sub-directory.  You can specify a
default sub-directory here or just leave it blank.
Even if you specify a sub-directory you can always
change it on-the-spot when you choose to download
a file.
^

Last file date

When you use Aladdin to automatically obtain a
list of new files in a software library it uses
its internal list (stored in dBase III format)
to determine how much of GEnie's file directory
to list.

However, when you configure a new RoundTable
Aladdin doesn't have a list to use, so you must
specify a date (in GEnie YYMMDD format) as a
limit so that Aladdin knows how much of the
library listing to obtain.
^

Delete a RoundTable

You can remove a RoundTable from the list by
pressing D followed by the letter of the
RoundTable.
^

Sort RoundTable list

Press S to arrange the RoundTables in
alphabetical order.
^

Script menu

User scripts are mini-programs that you can
write to perform automatic on-line tasks
and use GEnie features that Aladdin does not
implement.

  _Script commands   _

  _A  Add a script   _
  _E  Edit a script  _
  _D  Delete a script_
^

Script commands

This help file contains a summary of
Aladdin script commands.  Read the file
SCRIPT.DOC for complete information.

  _General script structure _
  _Definition of {string}   _
  _User strings             _
  _Definition of { } items  _

  _Script structure commands_
  _IF...ELSE...ENDIF        _
  _Display control          _
  _Delay commands           _
  _File commands            _
  _GEnie commands           _
  _Terminal commands        _
  _Keyboard and strings     _
^

General script structure

You must have only one command per line.

Command words must be separated by blanks.

Command words may be any combination of upper or lower
case characters.

If a line does not contain any commands it must either
be blank or have a semicolon or a colon as the first
non-blank character.  If the line begins with a colon
then the line is a label as referred to by GOTO or CALL.
If it begins with a semi-colon then it is a script
comment line.

Any text remaining on a line after a command is interpreted
by Aladdin is ignored.  This allows for easy commenting.
^

Definition of {string}

In the script command help windows, {string} refers to any
sequence of characters surrounded by delimiters.  A delimiter
is any single character.  If the left delimiter is anything
other than (, [, {, <, or ` then the right delimiter must be
the same as the left delimiter.  If one of these five characters
is the left delimiter then the right delimiter must be the
corresponding ), ], }, >, or '.  The string text cannot contain
the right delimiter.

In {string}s the symbols ^A through ^Z are converted into the
corresponding Ctrl characters Ctrl-A through Ctrl-Z.
^

User strings

All occurances of %0 through %9 in the script are replaced by
the corresponding user string.  User strings 0 through 9 are
set by the SETSTRING or GETSTRING commands.  User strings
are known in programming as "variables" and should not be
confused with {string}s.
^

Definition of {}

{digit}
  is a character 0 through 9.  Some digits cannot
  be used in some commands.
{text} is any sequence of characters.
{day} is SUN, MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, or SAT.
{seconds}
  is a number representing a duration of time,
  optionally includes a decimal point.
{time} is a time in HH:MM:SS 24-hour format.
^

Script structure commands

SCRIPT {digit} {text}
  The first line in any script
GOTO {label}
  Script processing continues at {label}
CALL {label}
  Processing continues at {label} (see RETURN)
RETURN
  Processing continues after previous CALL
PERFORM {digit}
  Perform a user script or auto pass 1 or 2
ENDSCRIPT
  Processing continues after previous PERFORM
^

IF...ELSE...ENDIF

IF ONLINE
  Continues if modem is on-line
IF CURRENTLINEHAS {string}
  Continues if current line has string
IF STRING {digit} IS {string}
  Continues if user string matches specified string
IF STRING {digit} HAS {string}
  Continues if user string contains specified string
IF DATAWAITING
  Continues if information is waiting to be received
IF KEYWAITING
  Continues if key has been pressed (see KEYWAITING)
IF EXIST {string}
  Continues if the specified file exists
IF DAYOFWEEK IS {day}
  Continues if today is specified day of week
_(continued)_
^

continued

IF MAILWAITING
  Continues if there is unread mail waiting
IF MAILFOUND
  Continues if Aladdin has retrieved mail
ELSE
  Processing continues here if IF statement is false
ENDIF
  Processing continues here if IF statement is false and
  there is no ELSE.  Each IF must have a matching ENDIF
IF SUCCESS
  Continues if previous command was successful
SUCCESS TRUE
SUCCESS FALSE
  Forces the result of IF SUCCESS
^

Display control

ECHO ON
  Displays script command while processing
ECHO OFF
  Hides script commands while processing
CLEAR
  Clears the screen
NOTE {string}
  Display the specified message
HIDE ON
  Causes modem information to be displayed as SECRET...
HIDE OFF
  Causes modem information to appear as normal
MONITOR
  Displays one character from the modem
BEEP
  Emit a short beep
ALARM
  Sound an alarm until a key is pressed
^

Delay commands

PAUSE {seconds}
  Pause of specified number of seconds
WAITUNTIL {time}
  Suspends script processing until specified
  time.
^

File commands

ERASEFILE {string}
  Erase the specified file
CAPTURE {string}
  Save incoming modem text in specified file
ENDCAPTURE
  Close CAPTURE file and stop saving text
SNAPSHOT
  Save the screen image as a text file
XMODEM DOWNLOAD {string}
XMODEM1K DOWNLOAD {string}
  Download a file
XMODEM UPLOAD {string}
XMODEM1K UPLOAD {string}
  Upload a file
^

GEnie commands

LOG ON
  Log onto GEnie TOP menu (page 1)
LOG ONTO {string}
  Log onto specified GEnie page
LOG OFF
  Send BYE and disconnect
COMMANDMODE ON
  Automatically enter command mode when prompt is found
COMMANDMODE OFF
  Do not automatically enter command mode
QUOTES ON
  Convert '' into " in all messages
QUOTES OFF
  Do not convert ''
^

Terminal commands

HANGUP
  Disconnect the modem
SEND {string}
  Send the specified string
SENDLINE {string}
  Send the specified string followed by a carriage return
SENDCOMMAND {string}
  Send the string and a carriage return and wait for next prompt
WAITFOR {string}
  Wait until specified string appears in text from GEnie
WAITFORPROMPT
  Wait for your prompt character to appear followed by a pause
WAITFORDATA START
  Wait until any character is received by the modem
WAITFORDATA STOP
  Wait until characters stop arriving at the modem
^

Keyboard and strings

KEYWAITING ON
KEYWAITING OFF
  Enables and disables the use of WAITFORKEYPRESS and IF KEYWAITING
WAITFORKEYPRESS
  Stop script processing until a key is pressed
GETKEY {digit}
  Obtains a keypress and stores the resulting key in the user string
GETSTRING {digit}
  Obtains a string from the keyboard
SETSTRING {digit} {string}
  Set a user string as specified
^

Add a script

If there are fewer than seven scripts already
created you can add another script.  Press A
and you can begin creating the script.
^

Edit a script

You can edit a script that you have created by
pressing E followed by the script number.
^

Delete a script

You can delete a script that you have created
by pressing E followed by the script number.
^

Help!

The F1 Help key can be used anywhere in Aladdin.
If there is an option you are not clear on press
the F1 key to obtain help.

The help items may contain additional items that
you may choose with the cursor keys.  Try using
the up and down arrows to select an item below,
then press ─┘ to view the help item.  Once you
are there you can press Esc to return to this
item.

  _Help item 1
  _Help item 2
  _Help item 3
^

Help item 1

This is sample help item 1.  Press Esc to return
to the previous help item.
^

Help item 2

This is sample help item 2.  Press Esc to return
to the previous help item.
^

Help item 3

This is sample help item 3.  Press Esc to return
to the previous help item.
^

File reader

The file reader lets you read any text file
without leaving Aladdin.

  _Choosing a file name_

  _S Search file for keyword_
  _X Extract portion of file_
^

Choose file

Specify the file name.  If the file is not
it the current drive or in the current sub-
directory you must specify the full drive
and path name.
^

Search

Press S to specify a search string, then
Ctrl-S to begin searching.  The cursor will
move to the next line in the file that
contains the search string.  Press Ctrl-S
again to search for the next occurance.
^

Extract

Use the F7 and F8 keys to select the starting
and ending point of the area that you wish to
extract.  Then press X and enter a file name
and the selected area will be saved in the
file that you specify.
^

Exit Aladdin

At any time you can hold down the Alt key
and press F9 to exit Aladdin and return to
DOS or whatever program you started from.

If you were on-line you will remain connected
so that if you restart Aladdin or start
another communications program you will not
have to redial.

You can press Ctrl-F9 instead of Alt-F9
if you want Aladdin to hang up the modem
when you exit.
^

Visit DOS

Anywhere in Aladdin you can hold down the Alt
key and press F10 to visit DOS, also called
"shell to DOS."

You may wish to visit DOS to view the disk
directory or format a disk.  When you visit
DOS Aladdin is still in memory and you can
return to it instantly by typing "EXIT" at
the DOS prompt.  Because Aladdin is still in
memory you will have less memory available to
run other programs.
^
