    ECOM EXPLAINED

    ECOM is a terminal emulation program for use with EMOS,
    MTBASIC, and EFORTH.  The main screen fully emulates an
    ADM-3A display terminal, and the top menu bar allows
    multiple function pop-up windows.  These windows can be
    produced simply by pressing an <ALT>+<HIGHLIGHTED LETTER>
    key combination. (<ALT>+<CAPITAL LETTER> key combination
    for monochrome.)  The top menu bar options are listed as
    follows:
      1) Setup...
					Allows changes in port settings.  These
                    changes can be written to disk.
      2) dOs...
                    Allows the user to shell to dos. (Prompts
                    first.)
      3) File I/O...
					Allows automatic file transfer.
      4) Logging...
					Allows the user to log either to a file or to
					a printer.
      5) Help...
                    Displays this help menu.
      6) eXit...
                    Exits ECOM. (Prompts first.)

    In addition, the top menu bar displays the current port
    status, (baud, parity, length, ect...), as well as
    displaying the current logging status, (FILE, PRN, or
    both).

    MENU BAR OPTIONS

    Setup...

    To pull down the setup menu press the <ALT>+<S> key
    combination.  This will display the Setup window, and
    allow you to make modifications to the current port.
    The current port settings can be viewed on the far right
    hand side of the top menu bar.  To use the menu, simply
    press the UP and DOWN keys on your keyboards numberic
    keypad to scroll the highlighted bar through the
    options.  To choose an option, move the highlighted bar
    over the choice you wish to make and press ENTER.  This
    will display a sub menu.  To exit the Setup menu, press
    ESC. Movement through the sub menu is also done with the
    UP and DOWN keys.  Pressing ENTER selects a choice.

    dOs...

    To shell to DOS press the <ALT>+<O> key combination.
    This will display a prompt at the top of the screen.
    Toggle the space bar to choice either 'YES' or  'NO',
    then press enter.

    File I/O...

    To pull down the File transfer menu press <ALT>+<F>.
    This will display the File transfer window.  Use the
    UP and DOWN keys to move the highlighted bar over your
    selection.  Press ENTER to make the selection.  Press
    ESC to exit the menu.  Once a selection is made, a sub
    menu will appear.  Use this menu to enter the file name
	and or addresses needed to complete the file
    upload\download.  (Once again, use the UP and DOWN keys
    to move between the options.  Press enter when done with
    the selections.  ECOM will prompt you to start the
    transfer.  Use the space bar to toggle between 'YES' or
    'NO'.  Once the file transfer is complete, the menu will
    flash 'FILE TRANSFER COMPLETED' or 'FILE TRANSFER
    ABORTED', depending on whether the transfer was
    successfull or not.

    Logging...

    To pull down the Logging menu press <ALT>+<L>.  This
    will display the Logging window.  Use the UP and DOWN
    keys to move the highlighted bar over the selections.
    Press the spacbar to toggle between options within a
    selection.

    NOTE:  You must specify a file name if you enable or
           software enable the File logging option.

    Help...

    Press <ALT>+<H> to pull down help screen.  Scroll with
    UP and DOWN keys.

    eXit...

    Press <ALT>+<X>.  ECOM will prompt you to exit or not.
    Press the space bar to toggle between the 'YES' or 'NO'
    options.  Press ESC, (or select NO and press ENTER), to
    return back to the main screen.  Press ENTER to make a
    selection.