A-DIAL (Version 2.0) by Gerard Lane A-DIAL is a sequential auto-dialer used to find and record the phone numbers of other computers. This is similar to the program used in the movie "Wargames". Version 2.0 of A-DIAL fixes some bugs, adds a few features, and improves the performance over the original A-DIAL. A-DIAL requires a Hayes compatible modem and a CGA, EGA, or VGA to run. Using A-DIAL is simple. When you run the program you are presented with a series of options. To toggle the option choices press the , or accept the currently displayed option by pressing the key. Press the key (at any option except the first one) to recycle A-DIAL to the first option. Pressing the key at the first option returns you to DOS. The first option is the output device. This is where A-DIAL stores the phone numbers it finds. You can store them on a disk, the printer, or both. If you choose disk you have the option of appending to or deleting the contents of the file. A-DIAL uses the default drive and path to store the numbers in a file named NUMBERS.DAT. The next option is the modem speaker. You can set it to be either on or off. Then you are asked how long you want the program to wait for a carrier after dialing. This can be set for either 20 or 30 seconds. You then have the choice of setting the baud rate to 300, 1200, or 2400. A-DIAL stores only numbers that connect at the same baud rate. For example, if A-DIAL is set for 1200 baud and a modem answers at 300 baud, A-DIAL does not store that number. The next option is the comm port. Set this to COM1: or COM2: depending on which serial port your modem is using. You then have the option of setting A-DIAL to tone or pulse dial the modem. You are now asked to enter the starting phone number. Enter the number, use the key to correct mistakes, and press to accept the number. If you want to dial outside your local area, press the key before you enter the starting number. You will be asked to enter the area code. Be careful; this could cost you a lot of money. Finally, you are asked to enter the ending phone number. Enter the ending phone number. When you press to accept the number, A-DIAL begins the sequential auto-dialing mode. While A-DIAL is in the dialing mode, pressing the causes A-DIAL to hang up and sequence to the next number. Press the

key to pause A-DIAL. A-DIAL will hang up and wait for any key to be pressed before continuing. This is useful when you want to temporarily use the phone line for another purpose. Pressing the key toggles the modem speaker on or off. This change takes place when the next number is dialed. Pressing the key causes A-DIAL to hang up and abort the dialing of the remaining phone numbers. While in the dialing mode A-DIAL reports the current phone number being dialed, the number of connections made, the number of phone numbers dialed, and other status information. A-DIAL has a safety feature that prevents it from dialing numbers that begin with 911, 411, 611, 853, 555, and a few others. If it encounters one of these, it rapidly sequences through them without dialing. After A-DIAL finishes dialing all the numbers, it displays a message to that effect and waits for you to press any key. If the output device is the disk, the information about the numbers found will then be scrolled across the screen. The file NUMBERS.DAT that A-DIAL creates is an ASCII file. You can view the contents of this file with the DOS type command or use a text editor.