Glossary

68000

The processor is not the same in every Macintosh. The oldest Macs use a 68000, the newest use a PowerPC G3 or G4. Carnet is fully compatible with all of them, but you won't be able to select the "Fast Audio Dialing" in Preferences if the processor is a 68000, because it is too slow to support that feature.

 

Audio

Dial the number with tones on the Macintosh's loudspeaker. This dialing mode works well if the loudspeaker is located on the front panel. With some Macintosh models, the audio mode gives semi-random results because it is difficult to place the phone receiver close enough to the speaker. In this case, dialing with the modem is much better.

 

Tag

In a printing template, a tag is a string of characters that represents some data in the list. In Carnet, all tags are bracketed with < and >. The <#> tag, for example, is replaced by the page number when printing.

 

Field

An editable text zone in a record or in a printing template. The fields in the list show the data of the current record and allow their editing. The fields in a printing template contain "hard" text or tags, or a combination of both.

 

Dialing Setup

An ensemble of parameters defining the dialing operations in Carnet, according to the geographical situation of the user. These parameters include the dialing mode (audio, modem, Minitel or network), the modem setup, the telephony prefixes for interstate or international numbers, etc.

 

Export

The Carnet files can not be directly read by other applications. To export the data stored in a Carnet file, you must save it as a text file. The text file is structured by delimiters to separate fields and records (usually tabs and returns, but Carnet can use any character as delimiter).

 

Import

If you wish to load in Carnet a list created with another program, you must first export it as a tab-delimited text file with the other program, then import the text in Carnet.

 

Edit Mode, Browse Mode

A list is in browse mode when there is no field in edit operation. When the blinking caret is in a field, or when there is some text selected in a field, the list is in edit mode.
To go to edit mode, click the field to edit. To go back to browse mode, hit <enter> or click in the list. To cancel the editing, hit <esc>.
Carnet returns automatically to browse mode if the application stays in the background for mode than one minute.

 

Modem

The modem is the link between the Macintosh and the phone line, for example to visit Internet sites. Most modems also have faxing capabilities.
If your Macintosh is connected to a modem (or has an internal modem, like the iMac), you can use the modem to dial numbers with Carnet. Carnet is compatible with all Hayes™-compatible modems (i.e. all of them).

 

PICT

In the same way the TEXT format is universally compatible with every application, the PICT format is recognized by every Macintosh program that handle pictures. You can use PICTs in Carnet's printing templates.

 

Serial Port

Up to the iMac that saw their end, most Macintoshes had two serial ports, the Modem port and the Printer port. If you are unsure of which port to use, plug your modem in the Modem port. Carnet can use any serial port to connect with a modem or a Minitel or any Hayes™-compatible dialing device. Carnet also recognize internal serial ports such as the internal modem or the infrared port.

 

Tab-Delimited Text

Text structured by delimiters, usually tabs and returns. See Importing-Exporting.