Commstar - Revision history

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Kolleykibber: adding manual

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Arnoldemu at 13:03, 10 March 2018

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Arnoldemu at 17:16, 24 February 2018

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Arnoldemu at 17:16, 24 February 2018

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Commstar was a ROM based communication software. It had a terminal for general RS232 communication and software for accessing Videotex systems such as Prestel.

[[Category:Communication Software]]

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 * [[Ansiterm]] - a fast AMSDOS utility (also known as ANSI.ARC)
 * [[Charley's Comms ROM]] - sideways ROM capable of 4800 baud terminal emulation
 * [[ZMP]] - ZModem file transfer under CP/M

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−	[~~[File~~:~~RS232_Pace_Manual~~.pdf~~\|Amstrad RS232 by PACE~~ Manual]]	+	[https://www.cpcwiki.eu/imgs/8/87/RS232_(Pace)_Manual.pdf Manual]
	== Alternative software ==		== Alternative software ==

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−	[[File:~~/imgs/8/87/~~RS232_Pace_Manual.pdf\|Amstrad RS232 by PACE Manual]]	+	[[File:RS232_Pace_Manual.pdf\|Amstrad RS232 by PACE Manual]]
	== Alternative software ==		== Alternative software ==

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 |COMMSTAR, |CS,|HONEYTERM, |HONEYVIEW, |HT,|HV,|COPEN,|CCLOSE,|CSTATUS,|CGET,|CPUT, |CS.ID, |CERROR, |CREPORT, |CTIMEOUT,|CBREAK,|CPRINT
-[[File:/imgs/8/87/RS232 Pace Manual.pdf|Amstrad RS232 by PACE Manual]]
 == Alternative software ==

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 |COMMSTAR, |CS,|HONEYTERM, |HONEYVIEW, |HT,|HV,|COPEN,|CCLOSE,|CSTATUS,|CGET,|CPUT, |CS.ID, |CERROR, |CREPORT, |CTIMEOUT,|CBREAK,|CPRINT
+[[File:/imgs/8/87/RS232 Pace Manual.pdf|Amstrad RS232 by PACE Manual]]
 == Alternative software ==

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−	Commstar was a ROM based communication software that came with the Pace RS232 interface. It had a terminal for general RS232 communication and software for accessing Viewdata systems such as [[Prestel]].	+	Commstar was a ROM based communication software written by [[HoneySoft]] that came with the Pace RS232 interface. It had a terminal named HoneyTerm for general RS232 communication and software for accessing Viewdata systems such as [[Prestel]] named [[HoneyView]].
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		+	Commstar was originally available for the BBC Micro before it was ported to the Z80 for the CPC.
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		+	RSX Commands:
		+	\|COMMSTAR, \|CS,\|HONEYTERM, \|HONEYVIEW, \|HT,\|HV,\|COPEN,\|CCLOSE,\|CSTATUS,\|CGET,\|CPUT, \|CS.ID, \|CERROR, \|CREPORT, \|CTIMEOUT,\|CBREAK,\|CPRINT
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	== Alternative software ==		== Alternative software ==

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	Commstar was a ROM based communication software that came with the Pace RS232 interface. It had a terminal for general RS232 communication and software for accessing Viewdata systems such as [[Prestel]].		Commstar was a ROM based communication software that came with the Pace RS232 interface. It had a terminal for general RS232 communication and software for accessing Viewdata systems such as [[Prestel]].
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		+	== Alternative software ==
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		+	The limitations of the [[Commstar]] software, and the desire to use more recently developed file transfer protocols (such as [[XModem]]-1k, [[YModem]] and [[ZModem]]) meant that many users chose to use their Amstrad serial interface with third-party software. This included:
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		+	* [[Ansiterm]] - a fast AMSDOS utility (also known as ANSI.ARC)
		+	* [[Charley's Comms ROM]] - sideways ROM capable of 4800 baud terminal emulation
		+	* [[ZMP]] - ZModem file transfer under CP/M
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		+	A vast range of comms software was available for [[CP/M]], including [[Bulletin_boards\|bulletin board]] hosts, offline readers (notably [[CRR]] - CP/M Read and Reply), and many terminals.

	[[Category:Communication Software]]		[[Category:Communication Software]]

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−	Commstar was a ROM based communication software that came with the Pace RS232 interface. It had a terminal for general RS232 communication and software for accessing ~~Videotex~~ systems such as [[Prestel]].	+	Commstar was a ROM based communication software that came with the Pace RS232 interface. It had a terminal for general RS232 communication and software for accessing Viewdata systems such as [[Prestel]].

	[[Category:Communication Software]]		[[Category:Communication Software]]