by @Macarlo
Windows 2000 Professional Beta Tester
(Screenshots by Namo Capture)

 Hi All.
ZOC, (1993-2000) by Markus Schmidt has been updated to version 3.14 for OS/2 Warp and for Windows. I tested it on Windows 2000 Pro and runs really fine! ZOC is one of the most famous tools for communications using computers. ZOC is an award winning telnet, secure shell (SSH), rlogin, modem and ISDN comm. application which offers a feature richness that is rarely found even in commercial packages. ZOC is shareware. I @Macarlo use ZOC since a period before the Net. For long time I used it for access BBS and download and upload files, and for chat with friends. I registered my copy directly with the developer, in Germany.

Photo above shows ZOC's 3.14 folder opened on @Macarlo's Windows 2000

For me, as a eremite, ZOC was essential. Just using ZOC I learned English alone, talking in chat with programmers, crackers and hackers. If ZOC not exist, probably this report in English also not is here. I remember when I registered ZOC with Markus Goemmel. After some days I received a letter with my code, instructions to insert it using a secret process and a ZOC copy in a nice diskette!

Photo above shows the several ZOC readmes opened during the install

 List of features

    * Full 32-bit multithreaded program
    * Available for OS/2, Windows-NT and Windows-95/98
    * Complete online help
    * Year 2000 compliant
    * Transfer over modem, telnet connections, named pipes, Unix Rlogin,
      Windows modems (TAPI) and Secure Shell (SSH)
    * ISDN support for CAPI V1.1 (OS/2 only) and CAPI V2.0 boards including
      X.25 and X.31 support
    * Emulations: TTY, VT52, VT100, VT102, VT220, AVATAR, ANSI, IBM-3270,
      QNX (from third party, search help for QNX)
    * German T-Online (CEPT) emulation with telesoftware file transfer
    * File transfer protocols: Ascii, Xmodem, Ymodem, Zmodem, CompuServe-B,
      Kermit (including resume for Zmodem and CompuServe-B)
    * Very reliable Zmodem and VTxxx support
    * Can show GIF/JPG pictures while downloading
    * Autodialer with AutoLogin and learn mode
    * Phone cost monitoring depending on daytime, weekends and holidays
    * REXX language for scripting (same on all platforms)
    * DDE support allows ZOC to act as a communication server
    * Support for external OS/2 protocols
    * Allows to run external DOS protocols under OS/2 and Windows
    * Runs on LANs (OS/2 LAN-Modems and LAN licensing)
    * Phone book with up to 500 entries (with full option set for each)
    * Logging sessions to printer, file and scrollback buffer
    * Calling log with date/time, file transfer and cost
    * Quoting text from screen (in normal and CompuServe mode)
    * Clipboard support (copying text to clipboard, pasting/quoting
      from clipboard)
    * User defined toolbar with over 60 functions
    * User button bar to map texts, scripts, phone book entries, external
      protocols and shell commands to buttons (incl. button assistant)
    * F-Macro keys for texts, scripts, phone book entries, external
      protocols and shell commands
    * AutoMacros (text/functions invoked by typing certain text)
    * AutoReplies (text/functions invoked by receiving certain text)
    * Snippets: File names, internet addresses and fido adresses are
      captured from session and are available by mouse click
    * Status line with modem LEDS and quick access to important options
    * Chat mode (horizontally split screen for incoming/outgoing text)
    * Chat line (entry field with history to type ahead text)
    * Mini host mode (REXX program) with up/download etc. and restricted
      access for different users
    * Keyboard can be completely remapped
    * Translation of inbound/outbound characters
    * Mapping of WAV files to certain events
    * Keyboard mode for bbs door programs (doorway mode)
    * Support for IEMSI login
    * Uninstall program

Photo above shows ZOC 3.14 being installed on @Macarlo's Win 2000 Pro

Install

To install ZOC just type INSTALL at a command prompt. The windowed
    install program will handle the rest.

    If you encounter problems of any kind, please try to install ZOC
    into a fresh directory on your boot drive without importing files
    from a prior ZOC version.

    Note: ZOC should not be installed over or importing from an existing
    beta version of ZOC.

Problems

Photo above shows ZOC telneting Norloff's OS/2 BBS from @Macarlo's Warp 4.0

Known problems when running ZOC for OS/2
 

    * Lost characters with ET4000W32 video boards and Warp
      The Warp ET4000W32 drivers seem to cause lost characters in
      the serial device.
      Solutions:
       * Use the plain ET4000 drivers that come with Warp
       * There are updated drivers available from IBM's driver section at
         http://ps.boulder.ibm.com

    * Lost characters with Matrox Millenium/Mystique
      With Matrox video boards, disabling the "Automatic PCI Bus Retry"
      option might help.

    * If the ZOC dialing or transfer windows are dragged while they are
      about to be closed, they will stay open and lock the program.

    * Install program aborts with Trident 9440A video boards
      Cause unknown (so far).
      Please try to unpack INSTALL.FIL manually (unzip INSTALL.FIL).

    * Several problems were reported with ATI video drivers, especially
      with 16.7 Meg. colors
    
    * ZOC for OS/2 crashes with earlier versions of ATI MACH 32 drivers
      when aborting a REXX script.  There are drivers available from IBM
      BBSs under the name MACH32.ZIP  The version number must be higher
      than 2.6
    
    * Sometimes strange things happen with Warp's COM.SYS.
      There is a replacement COM.SYS driver from IBM.  It is available
      on CompuServe's OS2SUPPORT forum (lib 23, WFP_03.ZIP), on
      ftp01.ny.us.ibm.net (/pub/warpcom/WRPCOM.ZIP) and on the ZOC
      Support BBS.

    As far as we can tell, all these problems are due to OS/2 and not
    due to ZOC.

Photo above shows ZOC 3.12 running on @Macarlos Windows NT 4.0

Known problems when runningn ZOC for Windows

    * ZOC does not work with Teles WinCOM (because WinCOM is a 16bit
      application)

    * ZOC reports "Assert" errors with the modem sharing tool Stomper
      FIX: It is a bug in Stomper, please upgrade your stomper client

    * The TELES CAPI only supplies unit and time information, if
      the function "Device->Accept calls" is active.
    
    * The Teles ISDN CAPI V2.0 does not seem to work with PNP32 sound boards.
      The problem is very likely not caused by ZOC.
 
    * If you have other problems with ISDN drivers, please check ISDN.DOC
      and the common problems sections of the help menu (there are at least
      four items regarding ISDN).

    * Crash in Module GDI.EXE with Hercules Dynamite 128 video board
      (will probably happen with other ET6000 boards also).  Another user
      encountered screen corruptions with the same board.
      FIX: either use ET4000 drivers or decrease video acceleration in
      the ET6000 drivers.

    * Crashes GDI.EXE with ATI MACH32 drivers when certain fonts (from
      the Telix comm package, eg. Telix VT Font) are installed.

    * Lost characters on some machines when scrolling text in high
      resolution and high color mode.  
      Workaround: Use a lower screen resolution or less colors or try
      another driver.  (A user got this problem fixed by using a generic
      S3 driver for his video board, insted of the manufacturer's).
      With Matrox video boards, disabling the "Automatic PCI Bus Retry"
      option might help.
      Please contact EmTec if you encounter this behaviour!

    * Under certain circumstances the Terminal family of fonts is
      lost. They reappear after a system shutdown and reboot.  On some
      systems, they are only available when a DOS window or DOS Program
      is open.
      The cause of the problem has not yet been determined, but it
      probably is a video driver problem.  Please contact EmTec if
      you encounter this behaviour!

Developer information

If you are a developer, there are several points for you to
    hook in.  

    The most obvious area where a programmer could control ZOC is
    the REXX programming language.  It is very powerful and allows
    access to many areas of ZOC.  

    Windows Version only:  The REXX processor was licensed from Enterprise
    Alternatives, Inc. and is available as a separate product.  If you
    want to use REXX for Windows scripting, please contact Enterprise
    Alternatives for details (see order section of the ZOC help menu).

    If you want ZOC to act as a background communication server you
    can use DDE.  DDE is described in the Online Help (Help->Contents->
    Programming ZOC) and you can get a sample DDE client (C source
    code) from EmTec's ftp server (see www.emtec.com). Via DDE you have
    access to all features that can be controlled by REXX. Based on
    ZOC DDE, it is rather easy to build Front-Ends for character based
    online databases, be it that they are accessed by modem, ISDN,
    Internet or LAN.

    Also, the most ambitious developers can under certain circumstances
    get access to the specs that are used to implement emulations, I/O
    devices and file transfer protocols.

    Last but not least, if you have an existing phone book from another
    comm program that is not supported by ZOCs import module, and if you
    like to program an import function in C, please contact EmTec for
    sample source code and other information.

REXX: Contacting Enterprise Alternatives

The REXX processor which you are using in ZOC is licensed from the company Enterprise Alternatives.  Enterprise REXX for Windows, WinREXX, allows you to use REXX as a scripting language for Windows NT, Windows 95 and also Windows 3.1.  The WinREXX product provides a REXX program source edit and execution window with menu selected options such as "REXX Syntax check" for development and "Execute with Trace" for debugging.  In addition to the standard REXX built-in functions, WinREXX also contains many Windows specific functions, for example to access the System Registry and to send electronic mail via MAPI.

Contact Enterprise Alternatives to order Enterprise REXX for Windows, or for additional information:

 Enterprise Alternatives
 635 South 16th Street
 San Jose, California 95112-2372
 USA

 408.293.3400 voice
 408.293.3474 FAX
 Enterprise@WinREXX.com
 http://www.WinREXX.com

ZOC: CONTACT AUTHOR

Emtec

m.schmidt@emtec.com (general)
os2bugs@emtec.com (bugs in ZOC for OS/2)
winbugs@emtec.com (bugs in ZOC for Windows)

http://www.emtec.com/download.html

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