AlphaCom 6.0

2004-11-18 ST 6.0 Release 2 Build 2

• Installer now sets the uninstall icon correctly
• Changed Prevent Manual Disconnect feature to ignore Serial connections
• Fixed auto ZMODEM download problem on Wyse50
• Download directory is now saved with the session file
• Added download immediately option for ZMODEM file transfer
• Fixed Wyse60 ESC G < sequence
• Fixed ZMODEM bug
• Added setpref server command to modify preferences
• Now allows color mapping of multiple attribute combinations
• Fixed Wyse60 loss of protected attribute when an ESC G attr sequence is received
• Fixed AddFullControlTo not working when used on non-English systems
• Updated help file
• Fixed SSHSocket state problem
• Fixed double-click autoselect bug when a scrollback buffer is present
• Fixed double-click autoselect bug when the user has scrolled horizontally
• Fixed IBM3151 ESC y (set cursor address) bug and ESC x (set buffer address) bug

2004-05-26 ST 6.0 Release 1 Build 3

• Fixed hanging problem when waiting for TAPI comm thread to terminate
• Now recognizes keepalive@openssh.com channel message sent by OpenSSH 3 servers
• Fixed scrollback buffer problem when anchored attributes are used
• When mapping alt Alt-Fn key, AlphaCom now send the mapped sequence, if no sequence is defined, AlphaCom switches windows
• Fixed ESC[=1M sequence in SCOANSI
• Fixed ActiveX's OLECloseApp does not always close the app
• Fixed Ctrl-Break mapping not working
• Fixed ASCII_BEL emulation error in Wyse50
• Fixed Terminal Services printer redirection incompatibility
• ESC ( and ESC ) in Linux emulation now does not generate rogue characters on the screen
• Now uses to SendMessageCallback to broadcast font changes to avoid locking if another process does not respond to the font change message correctly
• Implemented ESC ] P on Linux
• Fixed ESC ] P not recognizing correct color indexes
• Fixed server command parsing bug
• Implemented "ESC F message CR" in Wyse 50/50+/60
• Improved status line handling in Wyse 50/50+/60
• Added ability to interrupt autologin by pressing a key
• Fixed SSHString2String Out of memory error which is caused by incorrectly interpreting "exit-signal" sent by OpenSSH
• Updated bundled AlphaLPD to version 3.0c
• Updated copyright info
• Added more debug info to CreateSocket
• Changed RS-232 connection files to .CFM because .cfg conflicts with a lot of other apps
• Moved language specific resources to a separate DLL
• Moved hard coded strings into resources
• Added Multilingual Latin character set
• Added ability to hide Utilities menu
• Fixed Font dialog box not displaying
• Fixed GetUserDefaultUILanguage() not available on win9x
• Added ability to change product name. For example, can now run InstallShield setup with -prodname=My Product Name
• Fixed ZModem disconnecting after a transfer.
• Added ZModem autostart
• Fixed potential file transfer divide by zero bug when calculating remaining time left
• Set default scrollback buffer size to 75 (was 0)
• Installer now does not remove the Init registry key
• Implemented Prevent Manual Disconnect feature

AlphaCom 5.0

2002-12-12 ST 5.0 Rel 4 Build 17

• Fixed ESC Q sequence bug in SCOANSI emulation

2002-12-09 ST 5.0 Rel 4 Build 11

• Fixed a small bug in telnet connections

2002-10-31 ST 5.0 Rel 4 Build 4

• Changed the actual screen color of Dark Gray in the SCO colormap to make it clearer on the screen

2002-10-28 ST 5.0 Rel 4 Build 3

• Made the First Send field in the Auto Login dialog box optional
• Autocopy is now disabled on a default install of AlphaCom

2002-09-13 ST 5.0 Rel 4 Build 2

• Reset Teminal now also resets the screen size to the last saved size

2002-08-28 ST 5.0 Rel 4 Build 1

• Fixed Copy Screen and Copy All bugs when used in SSH and RS-232 connections
• Added Alt+E,S and Alt+E,A keyboard shortcuts for quicker access to clipboard copying
• Fixed a small Xmodem bug in telnet connections

2002-08-15 ST 5.0 Rel 3 Build 6

• Fixed instructional text miswording in the Evaluation Expired dialog box
• Changed address and phone number of OmniCom Technologies to our new office in Warwick, RI

2002-08-07 ST 5.0 Rel 3 Build 5

• Added more instructional text to the Evaluation Expired dialog box
• Startup login dialog box: Keyboard focus is automatically placed on the password field if the username field is filled in

2002-07-29 ST 5.0 Rel 3 Build 4

• Added the ability to open local files via the telnet URI handler. E.g. telnet:///?OpenLocalFile=c:\windows\desktop\telnet1.cft can be used to open a local session file
• Implemented Wyse50 and 60 CTRL+V undocumented sequence

2002-07-22 ST 5.0 Rel 3 Build 3

• Added full screen POS mode feature

2002-07-19 ST 5.0 Rel 3 Build 2

• Fixed Browse button misbehaviour in certain cases when using the Transfer->Send File feature

2002-07-15 ST 5.0 Rel 3 Build 1

• Added Copy Screen to Clipboard and Copy All to Clipboard options

2002-07-01 ST 5.0 Rel 2 Build 5

• ESC [ J and ESC [ K did not clear attributes in VT220 emulation. Fixed

2002-06-11 ST 5.0 Rel 2 Build 4

• SCOANSI emulation was not displaying reverse colors correctly in non-mapcolor mode, when no background color attribute is set. Fixed

2002-06-07 ST 5.0 Rel 2 Build 3

• Fixed SCOANSI ^[Q bug that did not accept delimiters other than '

2002-06-04 ST 5.0 Rel 2 Build 2

• Fixed Wyse60 ESC H bug when graphics mode is on

2002-05-17 ST 5.0 Rel 2 Build 1

• Fixed problem when trying to print special characters using a bitmap font

2002-05-14 ST 5.0 Rel 1 Build 6

• Fixed \033cG bug in Wyse60 emulation
• Implemented \033cN Wyse60 escape sequence

2002-05-10 ST 5.0 Rel 1 Build 5

• Implemented SendBreak ActiveX command

2002-05-06 ST 5.0 Rel 1 Build 4

• Clear screen escape sequence in SCO ANSI did not maintain attributes. Fixed

2002-05-01 ST 5.0 Rel 1 Build 3

• Installer was creating an unused "OmniCom Technologies, Inc." registry key. Removed
• AlphaCom displayed the evaluation expired message when the user originally purchased older versions more than a year ago. Fixed so that it now gives the user a 30 day trial of version 5.0
• Fixed Linux keyboard map for F1-F12 keys

2002-04-17 ST 5.0 Rel 1 Build 1

• Fixed scrollback buffer problem where display attributes are not copied correctly
• Added Linux emulation
• Fixed Wyse60 write-protect sequence problem
• AlphaCom now uses a more updated install process

2002-03-22 ST 5.0 Beta 3 Build 2

• Capture files are now captured in raw-format, allowing users to feed the raw data from the capture file to third-party programs

2002-03-14 ST 5.0 Beta 2 Build 259

• Fixed problem where the caret does not always show when the first session window is created
• Fixed the time client utility, it did not work on win2k
• Added customizable background feature
• Fixed customizing keys problem when the key is not defined in the .kbd file

2002-03-08 ST 5.0 Beta 2 Build 140

• Fixed a bug in SSH where clicking New Window multiple times quickly will generate a host key signature verification failed message
• Improved Wyse60 emulation
• Fixed problem where URL does not display properly when the scrollback buffer is enabled
• Fixed problem where URL does not display properly when more than one URL is present on the same line

2002-02-21 ST 5.0 Beta 2 Build 25

• Fixed problem where a small amount of memory is not released back to the operating system
• Improved SCO ANSI emulation
• Implemented SSH support
• Updated help files
• Fixed crashing problem when exiting AlphaCom while in full screen and restarting it from the command line with a session file argument

2001-12-02 CPB 4.5 Beta 8

• Added IBM-3151 emulation
• Improved SCO ANSI support of forced attribute color mapping codes
• The N in the New command on the Window menu is now underlined allowing the ALT+W+N keyboard shortcut
• Fixed numeric keypad problem with international keyboards. Was broken in 4.5 beta 1.2
• Added Euro symbol support (true type fonts only)
• Added support for Wyse 60 autoscroll sequences
• Added CTRL+fkey and SHIFT+CTRL+fkey codes to Wyse 60 keyboards

2001-11-15 ST 4.5 Beta 7

• Courier new is now the default font for new sessions

2001-10-02 ST 4.5 Beta 6

• Fixed color problem where Bold Black foreground on White background does not display correctly
• Fixed crashing problem when certain keyboard operations occur

2001-07-26 ST & CPB 4.5 Beta 5

• AlphaCom now does not need TAPI to be installed in order to run
• Fixed a Wyse 60 bug, and added the home cursor sequence

2001-06-09 CPB 4.5 Beta 1.2

• Reworded the Clear screen command in the Edit menu, and added an option to clear the scrollback buffer
• Added Wyse 50/50+ emulations, and improved on the SCO ANSI emulation
• Added scan network utility
• FTP now saves last 10 connections and has been added to the right-click pop-up menu
• Stopped CTRL-BACKSPACE from always sending a DEL char
• Added ability to program NUMPAD keys

2001-05-31 ST 4.5 Beta 1.1

• Now able to run inside an Internet Explorer window
• Fixed "Register" command-line option

2001-11-13 ST 4.0 Rel 4

• Implemented a check that prevents AlphaCom from crashing when a printer driver is not installed properly
• Changed default font to Courier New
• Fixed a bug in VT220 emulation that makes certain programmable function keys not work correctly

2001-10-15 ST 4.0 Rel 3

• Fixed incorrect handling of a clear-screen escape sequence in SCO emulation
• Added a preference allowing the user to disable the close button on session windows

2001-10-02 ST 4.0 Rel 2

• Fixed a bug that causes a color not to display on certain backgrounds

2001-05-23 CPB 4.0 Rel 1

• Fixed access violation crash when changing font twice

2001-05-18 ST 4.0 Beta 1.9

• Fixed missing ADVAPI32 exports on Win 95 by using dynamic linking
• Corrected an attempt in tapicode.cpp to PostMessage to an invalid window (reported by BoundsChecker)
• Fixed bug where Alpha crashes when Auto Close on Disconnect is used.
• Caused by invalid pointer referencing.
• Fixed bug where the image of the caret is sometimes left behind on the screen when the caret moves somewhere else. Fixed by hiding the caret before invalidating the screen
• Fixed bug where Auto Close on Disconnect does not really close the application, it just destroys all the windows and the application instance is still there.
• Fixed bug where color settings preferences are not saved, because a wrongly-sized variable is used when reading the configuration file. This feature broke after Alpha beta 1.7

2001-04-6 CPB 4.0 Beta 1.8

• Fixed bug where underline fonts weren't being reset properly in ResetFont() causing underline font to sometimes show up with a different facename than the primary font.
• Adding version stamping with auto build increment. Need to remember to change version.txt.
• Fixed Wyse 60 output of undocumented graphic characters using ^[H
• Ctrl+Break now sends actual RS232 250ms break
• Print screen fixed when using scrollback buffers

2001-04-04 SWT & CPB 4.0 Beta 1.7

• Supports additional serial baud rates of 14400, 4800 and 1200
• Supports Wyse 60 escape sequences for 24, 25, 42 & 43 data lines
• Fixed Windows 2000 security where users previously had to have administrator or power user rights. Now a simple user or guest may use the program.
• Added New Window feature. Creates a new session by duplicating the settings from the current session.
• Added ability to launch program directly from Internet Explorer or Netscape using the format telnet://host:port
• Print screen function now automatically scales text to fit page width and graphic line drawing characters print properly.
• Added server command "defprint printer_name" allowing the server to set the local Windows printer to use.
• Enhanced status bar now includes online/offline indicator with timer displaying the amount of time spent online and the cursor position
• Simplified copy to clipboard requiring only mouse selection to copy text to the clipboard

2001-02-15 CPB 4.0 Beta 1.6

• Added smooth scroll, scrolling regions, double height and width characters
• Improved registration process displays instructions for the user.
• Added Open document server command to allow server to open locally registered files or html links.
• Auto copy to clipboard on mouse select
• Decorates and activates URL links in screen
• New Window feature creates a new window with duplicates current session settings
• Improved print-screen feature auto fits output to printer

2000-11-01 CPB 4.0 Beta 5

• Remembers printer set in print setup for pass-through printing
• Fixed mouse selection where it didn't choose the right characters when selecting text in the scroll back buffer.
• Added VT220, VT102, and VT52 emulation. Improved existing VT100 emulation.

2000-09-09 CPB 4.0 Beta 4

• Added mouse-wheel support. emulates arrow up/down for scrolling
• Added color table to allow for brighter or less colors

2000-06-14 CPB 4.0 Beta 3

• Supports true full screen
• Cool menu icons
• Scrollback buffer feature
• Save defaults feature
• Activation keys are now upper case to avoid confusion with characters that look like numbers.
• Registration dialog box no longer displays garbage when registered owner and company do not exist in the registry
• Fixed bug with cursor not sizing correctly when window font size changes
• Added 24-line ANSI emulation
• Added ability to enter custom screen dimensions to advanced terminal settings.

AlphaCom 3.0

2001-02-13 CPB 3.0z2

• Added support for 4800 & 14400 baud
• Fixed Shift-Tab for SCO Ansi emulation to send ^[[Z

2000-11-29 CPB 3.0Z

• Fixed server command which weren't working in wyse emulation
• Fixed scrolling problem with lines > 32
• Fixed cursor sizing problem when changing font size
• Added wyse 60 emulation support for 24, 25, 42, 43 lines

2000-11-06 CPB 3.0z

• Fixed wyse 60 emulation problem when programming local and remote keys
• ^[Z1\^[T\127 was causing screen scramble

2000-10-23 CPB 3.0y2

• Fixed telnet problem where conenctions to FreeBSD failed. Turned off support of telnet linemode option.
• Added support for Wyse 60 for ^[{ HOME CURSOR
• Fixed incompatibility with Facet Term. Expanded maximum size of an escape sequence from 64 to 128 and Wyse 60 ESC z DEL sequence.

2000-09-11 CPB 3.0x3

• Added support for "^[j" to wy60 for cursor up;scroll

2000-08-28 CPB 3.0w

• Fixed ReadScreen which broke when we introduced UNICODE screens
• Allow NULL characters to be sent through pass-thru printing

2000-08-07 CPB 3.0v

• Added multi-screen support to ScoAnsiEmul() CSInz changes to screen n

2000-06-16 CPB 3.0u

• Fixed emulation problem in wyse60. Wasn't recognizing ESC z DEL and ESC z CR sequences correctly.

2000-05-02 CPB 3.0t

• Fixed problem with SCO Ansi where cursor was being shown/hidden
• Added ScoAnsi support for ^[[11m which fixed WordPerfect problem when creating macros, you couldn't see the spaces between the words
• Increased maximum ports from 10 to 20 on serial connections which solved a mysteriously appearing COM9 in the telephone # field.

2000-03-10 CPB 3.0s

• Added vt100 emulation sequence that caused terminal type error in OpenVMS

2000-02-28 CPB 3.0r

• Added a patch for PMS because the patient name was disappearing in appt book.

2000-01-28 CPB 3.0q

• Added support for protected mode in wyse emulation
• True type fonts work and size much better now

2000-01-06 CPB 3.0p

• Added support for COM5-9

1999-12-07 CPB 3.0o

• Fixed problem where multiple user profiles in windows cause license to vanish.
  Warning! This version will not remember license and preference settings, they must be reset.

1999-08-30 CPB 3.0n

• Added international keyboard translations for wyse
• Added hack for one client to shut off ACS mode in SCO Ansi ^[[15m
• Changed keyboad to accept special keyboard characters like umlauts
• Allow processing of international characters which get mapped from ANSI to OEM character sets.
• Fixed Sco Ansi emulation involving cursor placement and back tabs
• Added screen resizing server command

1999-08-24 CPB 3.0m

• Finished OLE Automation

1999-08-03 CPB 3.0l

• Added OLE Automation and embedding to telnet connections
• Fixed bug with wyse60 cursor placement routine. was crashing NT
• Fixed bug with telnet where CR NULL wasn't being properly converted to CR, so NULLS would appear in captures and file transfer didn't work correctly

1999-07-09 CPB 3.0k

• Added OLE Automation and embedding to for RS-232 connections
• Fixed wyse60 emulation for ^[A10
• Fixed problem where rs232 connections didn't save flow control

1999-06-17 CPB 3.0j

• Fixed wyse60 emulation - graphics weren't appearing correctly
• Added feature - Capture to Printer
• Added feature - Advanced keyboard settings
• Fixed automodem detect - was finding LPT ports

1999-06-02 CPB 3.0i

• SHIFT-CTRL-F4, SHIFT-CTRL-F6, SHIFT-CTRL-F7, SHIFT-CTRL-F9 now work properly
• Increased default modem connection timeout from 30 to 60 because newer modems sometimes take longer than 30 secs.

1999-05-01 CPB 3.0h

• Fixed wyse60 emulation - ^Z clears the screen
• Fixed conflict between file transfer and tapi messages

1999-04-22 CPB 3.0g

• Fixed bug where TAPI failed for Windows 95 because it was looking for 2.0 but finding 1.4

1999-04-17 CPB 3.0f

• Autodetect modem. Aware of modems listed in Control Panel. Added to port listing of a rs232 serial connection.
• Added another waitfor & send to the auto login feature

1999-03-23 CPB 3.0e

• Added file transfer over telnet
• Added X-Modem and X-Modem-1K file transfer options (send only)
• Removed limit from size of server commands which was 64 characters, originally
• Added baud rates 57600 and 115200 to the RS-232 Serial connections
• Added the ability to programmatically change keyboard mapping in the wyse emulations.
• Fixed bug with telnet where CR's should of been mapped to CR NULL which corrupted file transfer over telnet.