PHOMAST6.ZIP -=- What's New
                                   March 15, 1991
                                    Release  6.4

          It has been over three years now since I released PHOMAST3.ARC,
          and over a year since PHOMAST5.ARC.  Since that time I have
          received letters and cards from all over the world from people
          just like yourself that want to enjoy the power of YAM or ZCOMM
          yet have had trouble getting a handle on this very comprehensive
          communications environment.  With all this feed back, plus time
          working with YAM/ZCOMM I have come up with this latest release.
              
          This new version is called PHOMAST6.ZIP and it includes some
          additional sections and coding changes based on user input over
          the past year. Because of its universal acceptance combined with
          the fact it is now being shipped with both YAM and ZCOMM you are
          now looking at the newest version.  It has been revised to work
          with YAM/ZCOMM Version 17.70 and above.

             So what's new:
                    
             1)  A fully automated script configuration that allow you to
          work with YAM/ZCOMM right out of the box.  All you need is
          YAM.EXE (or its shareware subset ZCOMM.EXE) and this PHOMAST.T
          script.  Menu driven setup means you're up and running without
          even using an editor.  It automatically sets up modem prefix,
          port selection, screen color, long distance carrier codes, and
          finds help files...
                  
             2)  Menu drive selection of dialing prefix, especially useful
          for laptop users on the go, is activated with Shift-F6.
              
             3)  Automatic connect speed sensing.
              
             4)  Expansion of added functionality provided in newer
          versions of YAM.

             5)  Increased script documentation to help explain items where
          confusion existed in the past releases.  Included sections
          describes various YAM/ZCOMM functionality (i.e. help,
          command-line, etc.).
                  
             6)  Phone numbers were updated to reflect recent changes.
              
             7)  Autolog example provided for WildCat, TCOMM, and
          CompuServe.
              
             8)  New option to keep remote from timing out due to
          inactivity...  (Shift-F3) for this Holding pattern.

             9)  An 12 page mini-manual (PHOMAST.DOC) that is formatted for
          your printer.  This supplements the disk or printed manual
          highlighting important information.  Just give the DOS command:
          'PRINT PHOMAST.DOC'

             10)  A history file whose contents automatically empty on
          program exit (you can easily modify this code to write over
          contents before erasure if you need true password protection).

             11)  Updated example of how to call an external dialing menu
          (SHIFT-F7).

             12)  More comprehensive color setup and color display (using
          the 'gosub color' command)

             13)  I have included a PUBLIC DOMAIN editor in PHOMAST6.ZIP
          called Colorado State Editor (CSE) version 3.10 developed by J.
          R. Applegate at the Colorado School of Mines.  This full featured
          and configurable editor is only 13K and features block copies,
          moves, case change, deletes, etc. 

             14)  An update of the lean mean script written by Bob
          Willoughby called TUF_FONS.T as a demonstration of a bare-bones,
          no-frills, phones script to use as a platform if you just want
          core functionality.


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          I suggest you print out and READ the PHOMAST.DOC file.  To do
          this just give the DOS command: 'PRINT PHOMAST.DOC'.  The
          documentation explains much of how YAM/ZCOMM works...  I hope you
          enjoy this upgrade!  Whether you have used one of my older
          versions or are a new user I'm sure you will find this upgrade
          very helpful.  If you are a new user -- welcome to the powerful
          world of YAM/ZCOMM.  I was a die-hard ProComm user in the past
          and can say with certainty you will enjoy the power and
          flexibility of this communications package from OMEN Technology.
              
                                        Happy Computing...  michael