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msTERM

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A terminal program for the Cidco MailStation.

msTERM currently targets version 2.54 of the MailStation OS.

Features

  • Support for WiFiStation (SOURCE_WIFI)
  • Support for controlling the internal modem through AT comments (SOURCE_MODEM)
  • Support for interfacing with the parallel port like a serial port with tribble_getty on the host side
  • Custom version of Spleen 5x8 with DOS 437 codepage characters giving a 64x15 terminal window with a status bar
  • Blinking the "New Mail" LED when modem data transfers
  • Caps Lock key can be used as a Control key and Main Menu as Escape

Compiling

Install SDCC.

If your make is not a BSD Make, install it and use bmake instead of make. You'll also need objcopy from Binutils installed in your $PATH.

Create an obj directory with mkdir obj and then run make LOC=ram to compile a version suitable for running from RAM (via the Loader).

Then transfer obj/msterm.bin to the MailStation with WSLoader which will load the application at memory address 0x8000.

License

Copyright (c) 2019-2021 joshua stein

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.