
PK-88 OPERATING MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS
TOC 2 PK-88 - 7
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2.10.1 Unlisted Commands .......................................................................... 2-15 31
2.11 Detailed Connections fo Specific Compute s ......................................... 2-16 32
2.11.1 Compute s with Specific Se ial Inte faces ........................................... 2-16 32
2.11.2 Commodo e 64, 64C, 128, Vic 20 ....................................................... 2-16 32
2.11.3 IBM PCj .......................................................................................... 2-16 32
2.11.4 Tandy Colo Compute ...................................................................... 2-17 33
2.11.5 Tandy Model 100/102, Kyoce a KC-85 and NEC 8201 ........................... 2-17 33
2.11.6 Othe Compute s with 25-pin RS-232-C Po ts ..................................... 2-17 33
2.11.7 Othe Compute s with Non-standa d Se ial Po ts ................................. 2-18 34
2.12 Te minal (Modem) Softwa e fo Specific Compute s ............................... 2-18 34
2.12.1 Apple Macintosh ............................................................................... 2-18 34
2.12.2 Apple II, II+, IIE and IIC .................................................................. 2-18 34
2.12.3 Commodo e 64, 64C, 128, Vic 20 ....................................................... 2-19 35
2.12.4 IBM PCj .......................................................................................... 2-19 35
2.12.5 Tandy Colo Compute ...................................................................... 2-19 35
2.12.6 Tandy Model 100/102, Kyoce a KC-85 and NEC 8201 ........................... 2-19 35
2.12.7 IBM PCs, 'Clones' and T ue Compatibles ............................................. 2-19 35
2.13 PBBS, Elect onic Mail and File Se ve P og am Compatibility ................... 2-19 35
2.13.1 Data Ca ie Detect (DCD) Requi ements ............................................ 2-20 36
CHAPTER 3 – BASIC OPERATION
3.1 Explo ing the PK-88 P og am ................................................................. 3-1 37
3.2 LED Status and Mode Indicato s ............................................................. 3-1 37
3.2.1 Status Indicato LEDs ......................................................................... 3-1 37
3.2 2 The DCD LED - Data Ca ie Detect ..................................................... 3-1 37
3.2.3 LEDs at System Sta t .......................................................................... 3-1 37
3.3 Commands ........................................................................................... 3-1 37
3.3.1 Ente ing Commands ........................................................................... 3-2 38
3.3.2 Command Responses ......................................................................... 3-2 38
3.3.3 E o Messages .................................................................................. 3-2 38
3.3.4 Command Names ............................................................................... 3-3 39
3.3.5 Default Values .................................................................................... 3-3 39
3.3.6 Pa amete s, A guments and Values ...................................................... 3-3 39
3.3.7 Using Commands Without A guments .................................................. 3-5 41
3.4 Cont olle Messages .............................................................................. 3-5 41
3.4.1 Gene al Messages .............................................................................. 3-6 42
3.4.2 Command Mode E o Messages .......................................................... 3-6 42
3.4.3 Link Status Messages ......................................................................... 3-8 44
3.5 Special Keyboa d Cont ol Codes.............................................................. 3-9 45
3.6 Clea St ing Command. ......................................................................... 3-10 46
3.7 Detailed Command Desc iptions ............................................................. 3-10 46
3.8 Gene al Ope ating Info mation ............................................................... 3-10 46
3.8.1 Fo matting Commands ....................................................................... 3-10 46
3.8.1.1 Sc een Line Length .......................................................................... 3-10 46
3.8.1.2 Monito Echo ................................................................................... 3-10 46
3.8.1.3 Line Feed ........................................................................................ 3-10 46
3.8.1.4 Ca iage Retu n ............................................................................... 3-10 46
3.8.1.5 Backspace and Delete ...................................................................... 3-11 47
3.9 Escape Functions .................................................................................. 3-11 47
3.10 Send Time of Day ............................................................................... 3-11 47
3.11 Clea T ansmit Buffe ........................................................................... 3-11 47