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Apple Access III: Addendum (2 of 7) 

Article ID: 36
Created: 9/21/84
Modified: 10/29/84
 

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DISCUSSION 

SUMMARY OF CHANGES FROM VERSION 1.0

Changing the name of the recording file is now done from the Set-Up menu
rather than from the main menu.  The name of the recording file is saved
whenever Set-Up characteristics are saved.  This makes it possible to name the
default recording file anything you want.

The recording filter now defaults to ON.  Use the STATUS display to make sure
that it is set the way you want.

ACCESS III version 1.1 lets you transmit Pascal text files.  The header block
is not transmitted, and all DLE sequences are correctly expanded to the
corresponding number of blanks.  This means that a Pascal text file will
appear to the receiving computer exactly the same as keys pressed on the
keyboard.  Or, to put it another way, characters transmitted will be exactly
the same as if you had converted the Pascal text file to an ASCII file using
the Pascal Editor, and then transmitted the ASCII file.

WHAT'S ON THE MASTER DISKETTE

If you catalog (or list the directory) of the ACCESS III master diskette you
will find the following files:

       /APPLCOM              Size  File type
         *ACCESS3.CODE         61   Codefile
         *ACCESS3.INV          62   Codefile
         *RS232.DRIVER          7   Codefile
         *ACS3FONT              2   Datafile
         *ACCESS3               1   Basicprog
         *SPSUB.CODE            3   Codefile
         *SOS.DRIVER           27   Sosfile
         *SETPREFIX.TEXT        4   Textfile
         *SETPREFIX.CODE        2   Codefile
         *ACCESS3.PROFILE       1   Basicprog

This is a brief explanation of what each of those files is and why it is on
the ACCESS III master diskette.

ACCESS3.CODE is the Pascal executable version of ACCESS III. ACCESS III is
written entirely in assembly language.  The assembly module is linked to a
small Pascal host program to form this code file.

ACCESS3.INV is a Business BASIC invokable module.  This is the codefile that
runs when you use Business BASIC.

RS232.DRIVER is the device driver that manages the Apple III built-in RS232
interface.  This driver must be part of the SOS.DRIVER file on your boot
diskette in order for ACCESS III to function correctly.  This driver is
exactly the same as the RS232 driver included on the Utilities Data diskette
that accompanied your SOS system software.

ACS3FONT is a character set font file in which line graphics characters
replace the control character designations in the standard Apple III character
set.  If your application requires the line graphic characters, then ACS3FONT
must be configured into the SOS.DRIVER file on your boot diskette.  If you do
not use the graphics mode of ACCESS III, then the standard Apple III font may
be used.

ACCESS3 is a very short Business BASIC program that invokes the ACCESS III
invokable module.  When you type "run access3" in Business BASIC, this is the
program that is loaded and executed. It also temporarily sets a null prefix so
that SOS will look for a diskette named /APPLCOM for ACCESS III files like the
recording file and the configuration file.  If you want to run ACCESS III from
a ProFile, you should not use this program. Instead, see the section, "Using
ACCESS III With a ProFile."

SPSUB.CODE is a short assembly language subroutine that sets the SOS prefix in
the Pascal environment.  It is supplied as a separate subroutine so that
together with SETPREFIX.TEXT, you can customize your own prefix setting
program if you have special requirements.  Only users familiar with Pascal and
linking assembly language modules should use this file.