NOVATERM 9.6 RELEASED ON DISK
Software goes commercial

Seattle, WA (July 4, 1996) - Nick Rossi announced the long-awaited official
release of Novaterm 9.6 today.  With a broad range of new and powerful
features, Novaterm 9.6 promises to remain the communications software of
choice among Commodore users.  Novaterm 9.6 offers significant new features
that Commodore users can no longer do without, whether they are surfing the
Internet, using on-line networks like GEnie and Delphi, or dialing BBS
systems.

For file transfers, the Zmodem protocol has been expanded to support
uploading, downloading, and recovery of aborted downloads (often called
"crash recovery" or "resume").  In addition, two new protocols have been
added: Ymodem-g and Xmodem-1k-g.  These are streaming protocols, which
download data non-stop into the buffer.  Zmodem upload and crash recovery,
Ymodem-g, and Xmodem-1k-g have not been available on a Commodore computer
until now.

The functionality of the buffer has been greatly expanded.  Novaterm's
buffer now uses any memory expansion device as buffer space.  Novaterm 9.6
includes drivers to support the REU, BBGRam, GEORam, C128 VDC memory, and
DACC partitions in a RAMLink or RAMDrive.  Using one of these devices
provides a huge amount of memory for capturing text or downloading files. 
What's more, the contents of the buffer remain intact even if a user leaves
Novaterm to use a different application.  In fact, as long as the memory
device is not overwritten or lose power, the buffer files are there when a
user loads Novaterm again.  That means a RAMLink or other powered devices
will retain the buffer contents even if the computer is shut off.  Users
will no longer lose buffer files that they forgot to save to disk.

Novaterm 9.6 allows Commodore 128 users to take advantage of the C128's
80-column screen.  Novaterm is able to use the 80-column screen for terminal
mode, and all of the terminal emulations may be used in conjunction with it:
ANSI, VT100/102, VT52, and Standard.  Novaterm can display either 25, 28,
43, or 50 lines on the 80-column screen.  In this mode, Novaterm switches
the C128 processor to 2 MHz, providing the fastest possible display.  The
speed of the 80-column emulation has been improved, and a special driver has
been included for REU users that uses the REU to implement a fast scroll.
The performance of Novaterm 9.6 in 80 columns is far superior to previous
versions.

Novaterm still supports the SwiftLink, of course, but other serial devices
may also be used with Novaterm now.  Performance Peripherals' CommPort
device is supported, as well as the HART cartridge.  In addition, Daniel
Dallmann, a Commodore enthusiast from Germany, has devised a way to attain
9600 bps through the Commodore's user port.  He wrote a driver for Novaterm
9.6, allowing it to reach 9600 bps without a cartridge.

Novaterm 9.6 provides many other conveniences.  It has an 80-column file
viewer.  It has ASCII translation and UUencode/decode options.  It can read
the time from real-time clock devices.  It supports a complete scripting
language for automated sessions.  It comes with a text editor and a
miniature BBS module.  Especially useful to novice users is a user-friendly
configuration utility that leads a person through the setup step by step.

Novaterm is no longer shareware; it is now commercial software.  Novaterm
9.6 sells for US$29.95.  It comes on either a 1541 or 1581 disk, and it is
shipped with a printed user's guide.

When a Commodore user group registers with a one-time US$30.00 registration,
its members become eligible to receive a 50% discount on purchases of
Novaterm 9.6.

For serious modem users, there is simply nothing better than Novaterm 9.6!

E-mail: voyager@eskimo.com
WWW: http://www.eskimo.com/~voyager/novaterm.html
