USING GT POWER 15.50 WITH EXTERNAL HS/LINK Installation: Please refer to the GT POWER manual for detailed information on installation of external protocols. The following installation steps should work for most folks: Copy the provided HSRX.BAT and HSTX.BAT files, as well as HSLINK.EXE into your GT POWER directory, or into a directory included in your search PATH. You can edit HSRX.BAT and HSTX.BAT to include options on the HSLINK command line, but most folks won't need to change anything. If you want to experiment, there are a number of optional parameters you can read about in HSLINK.DOC and HSLINK.NEW. Next you need to install the HS/LINK protocol into the GT POWER protocol menu. Load up GT POWER and press ALT-I to get into the CONFIGURE menu. Then enter 6 to access EXTERNAL PROTOCOLS. In this screen, you press 6 (7, 8 or 9 if you already have other external protocols configured). When asked for "PROTOCOL NAME" enter "HS/Link". When asked for "BAT file" enter "HS". When asked for "MENU CHAR" enter "H". When asked for "BATCH XFER" enter "Y". When asked for "TWO WAY" enter "N". When asked for "OVER LAY" enter "N". Then press ESCAPE twice get out of the configuration mode. To download with HS/LINK, first you tell the BBS you're talking to what files you want to download, and that you want to download in the HS/LINK protocol. On the Tool Shop you can do this with the following command: D H filename filename S for example, D H TOOLSHOP.EXE S Once you've got the BBS into downloading mode, you press the PGDN key and select the HS/LINK protocol from the menu. If you want to also upload to the BBS while downloading, you simply press the PGUP key instead of PGDN, select HS/LINK from the menu, and list the upload filenames you want to have transmitted. I hope these instructions help, but remember, I can't take responsibility for anydamages resulting from these instructions. If you get stuck, it always helps to read the DOC files that come with GT POWER and with HSLINK. If all else fails, call up the tool shop and ask for help on the main board. Either I will help you, or somebody else will know the answer and give you a hand. Good luck! Samuel H. Smith Sysop of The Tool Shop Phone number Modem type Access -------------- --------------------- ------------------- (818) 891-3772 US Robotics HST 9600 Contributors only (818) 891-1344 Hayes-V series 9600 Contributors only (818) 891-6780 US Robotics 2400 Free to all