🚀 go-pugleaf

Sorry for letting 1.8a 014 slip out, it has two major bugs:
      - shifted function-keys
      - serious Kermit bug (serves me right for using a Var parameter
        where I shouldn't have....)

Both problems have been fixed for over a week and I hope 1.8a 020 will
replace all bad versions real quick.........             ^^^^^^^^
                                                         Current version!

In UniTerm V2.0 the long-awaited cursor in 132 mode is available, plus:

      - underline cursor
      - faster screen output in 80 col mode (<0.3 mS for char without attribute
      - processing of text attributes in 80 col mode is an order of
        magnitude faster (<0.5 mS for a bold character)
      - scrolling has got a bit faster
      - changed replay from 'on purpose slow' to 'incredibly fast' because
        I got sick of people comparing it to other programs. With the result
        that you can't read the replayed output anymore.........

Things that are not done yet, but will be:

      - improved Tek mode + cursor
      - faster zoom
      - overlayed screens (Text|Graphics, if anybody got a good way of doing
        this, please tell me!)

Things that might be done:

      - dialer (why should I do this, I don't even have a modem to test
        it with!)

Projected release date:  as soon as everything is completed and tested
on a color set too (how am I supposed to do that??????)~2 weeks.
This version stands a good chance of net distribution........

                             Simon Poole
                             K538915@CZHRZU1A.BITNET

PS: BTW 1.8a has got a LOT of improvements over 1.7b and earlier, including
    enhanced Kermit, completly redone macro processor with flow control,
    programs (TOS,TTP & PRG) can be run from UniTerm (you can even use
    a function  key to do this  (and show a fileselector for the arguments))
    etc. etc. etc. ........

PPS: Why is everybody repeating what I said about Atari 3/4 of a year ago?
     They don't listen anyway....(well they seem to have droped the PC-clone
     but then most people agree that it was only produced to stop Amstrad/
     Schneider getting a foothold in the US marketplace, with no intent
     of actually ever making it in to a real product).


PPPS: Apropos Laser printer, what I've heard is that software problems are
     holding it up, well what do you expect from a company that takes
     longer to fix no bugs in an OS, than it takes to write one from
     scratch (non-multitasking)......