Telix is a complete communications program for Personal Computers using the
PC/MS-DOS operating system.

Telix features:

Built-in file transfer protocols, including:

     Zmodem    Compuserve Quick B  Xmodem    Xmodem-1k Xmodem-1k-g
     Ymodem-g  Ymodem (TRUE)       Kermit    SEAlink   Telink
     Modem7    ASCII

Telix allows up to four external protocols<EXTPROTO> to be defined and called
from within Telix. Between the inernal and external protocols, almost any kind
of file/data transfer is possible with Telix.

Telix uses multiple <dial>ing directories, each holding up to 1000 entries.
An entry contains information required for communicating with remote services,
such as the phone number and communications parameters.

Automatic queue redialing for hard-to-reach numbers.


Reliable DEC VT102 and VT52 <terminal> emulation. Keys may be redefined by the
user.

Extensive SALT <script> language. allowing Telix to perform automated logons
and many more complicated functions. As an example of the power of script
files, the Telix Host Mode is written in the SALT script language.

Full access to DOS including a DOS shell, a DOS Command option, and full path
support.

<Host> Mode with file transfers, operator paging, a Remote DOS shell, and two
access levels.

Chat Mode, keyboard macros, a scroll-back buffer, session capture, usage log,
translate table, and a variety of other features. Above all however, Telix is
FAST, and has powerful, friendly, user interface.

Telix will function on an IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2, or true compatible with one
hard drive and one floppy drive, or two floppy drives, and with at least 180k
of free memory. This (188k) is memory available after DOS has been loaded. For
a few functions, such as the DOS Shell, more memory is helpful. Telix will
support up to 8 defined comm ports (COM1 through COM4 are predefined), any
number of disk drives, and a printer connected to the parallel port.


To get full use of Telix your modem must meet certain standards as well,
especially for the Host Mode script. The Carrier Detect signal should not be
forced high (on) by the modem, so that Telix can tell when you are online. 

This is usually controlled by the setting of a dip switch on the modem, or a
modem command. The DTR (Data Terminal Ready) signal should not be ignored by
the modem.

Telix can have a number of files open, especially during Host Mode and a few
other instances. If Telix tells you it is having problems opening files then
it is probable that including the line: files=20 in your CONFIG.SYS file could
clear up the problem. For more information on the config.sys file see your DOS
manual.

Start-Up Directory

When you operate Telix, it will remember the disk directory you ran it from.
After this point, even if you have changed the current directory with the
'Change directory' command, Telix will know that it should look for its
program files on the start-up directory. Some files will also be written on
this directory unless you specify another.







If you set the environment variable 'TELIX', Telix will have another (more
reliable) way of knowing where to look for its files. The command is:

                              set TELIX=pathname

where pathname is a the legal DOS pathname of the directory in which the Telix
files are located. Do not leave any space between the '=' and the arguments.
For example, if you used 'set TELIX=C:\TELIX\', Telix would know to look for
its files in the Telix directory on drive C. This way, no matter where you run
it from, Telix will always be able to find its files. To reset this environ-
ment variable to nothing the command is:

set TELIX=

For more information on environment variables see your PC/MS-DOS manual.