Kantronics KAM 98 - Pacterm V 2.0; Introduction; Our Assumptions about You

Pacterm v 2.0
Introduction
Pacterm 2.0 is a DOS-based terminal communication program used to control
the flow of information between your PC compatible computer and your TNC.
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We suggest that you start with the chapter “Installing Your TNC,” switch
here, when instructed, to set up Pacterm 2.0, and then to go back to the “In
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stalling Your TNC” chapter to complete installing your digital radio station.
Pacterm 2.0 is shipped with the TNC to help you get started using your TNC
for packet radio communication. Pacterm 2.0 is for use while the TNC is operat
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ing in NEWUSER Interface Mode (the default mode of operation) or in TERMI
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NAL Interface Mode, which includes all NEWUSER commands and many more.
Technical note: Also, as described briefly in this document, Pacterm 2.0 can be
used with multi-mode (digital) TNCs to operate in HF non-packet modes.
+ After getting started, you do not need to limit yourself to Pacterm 2.0. The TNC
will operate with a wide range of terminal communication programs (some more
powerful than Pacterm 2.0) , including TERMINAL (Windows 3.1),
HYPERTERM (Windows 95), Hostmaster II+ (a DOS-based program from
Kantronics), and Kantronics’ Pacterm’98 for Windows 95/98/NT.
Technical Note: With appropriate cabling, software and adapters, the TNC also
will operate with non-PC compatible computers and “dumb terminals.”
Our Assumptions About You
We assume the following when you use Pacterm with your TNC:
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You are using a PC compatible computer that meets the specifications
given in your TNC documentation.
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You know, or are learning, how to use DOS with your PC compatible
computer for basic operations needed to install and run Pacterm.
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You have a TNC that is connected, or that will be connected, to your PC
computer, as described below and in the TNC manual.
KAM’98 v 8.3 69 User’s Guide