PacComm TINY-2 - Personal Message System (PMS)

OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
Personal
Message
System
received
data
from
a
valid
stream
switches
generated
by
your
packet
controller.
STREAMCall should be especially helpful when manually
operating
a
station
in
which
you
allow
multiple
connections.
is
command
prefixes
each
new
stream
of
data
from
the
packet
controller
with
the
stream
identification.
When
in
command
mode
the
stream
may
be
switched
by
enter-
ing
the
STReamsw(itch)
character
(default
“|”),
followed
by
a
stream
identifier
("A"
through
“J”),
followed
by
the
command
you wish to give.
cmd:| EC
|
E
Connect
in
Progress
emd:
When
in
converse
mode,
you
may
switch
streams
by
entering
thé
STReamsw(itch)
character
(default
“|”),
followed
by
a
stream
identifier
("A"
through
“3”),
followed
by
the
data
you
wish
to
send
to
the
station
on
that
stream.
See
the
example
in
the
description
of
STREAMCal!
for
an
illustration
of
this.
Note
that
the
stream
identifier
must
be
in
upper
case
(A
through
J)
unless
LCStream
is
set
to
ON.
When
the
packet
controller
firmware
contains
the
Personal
Message
System
(PMS),
stream
K
is
used
for
PMS
functions
and
is
displayed
as
part
of
the
CStatus
command
display.
Personal
Message
System
Warning:
The
firmware
contained
in
all
PacComm
EPROMs
is,
copyrighted
by
PacComm
and
may
not
be
copied
for
any
purpose.
|
The
PacComm
Personal
Message
System
(PMS)
is
a
self-con-
tained
message
system
which
operates
in
all
of
PacComm’s
packet
controllers.
The
PMS
is
contained
in
an
EPROM
along
with
the
regular
packet
firmware.
Itis
a
standard
feature
on
most
PacComm
packet
controllers.
The
PMS
allows
the
packet
con-
troller
to
support
all
standard
packet
functions
while
simul-
taneously
allowing
messages
to
be
entered
or
read
by
an
over-the-air
user.
PMS
requires
32k
of
RAM
to
operate.
Ap-
proximately,
13-15k
of
battery
backed
RAM
is
allocated
for
messages.
Messages
are
retained
when
the
packet
controller
is
owered
off.
Some
PacComm
controllers
support
512k
of
RAM
‘or
message
storage!
The
PMS
features
complete
compatibility
with
current
BBS
message
standards.
Message
headers
are
optionally
generated
to
allow
tracking
of
the
message
in
the
BBS
system.
Message
headers
may
be
edited
to
allow
message
readdressing.
To
im-
34
Operating
Manual,
4th
Ed.
©
PacComm,
1990