In the Session Properties for TinyTERM version 4.x, on the Session tab, there is a Setup button for the terminal emulation type. Clicking that brings up the “Emulation Setup” dialog.

The first line in that dialog is “IBM 3101/3151 turn around character.” In most cases this should be set to 13 (the ASCII value of the carriage return character) for the function keys in the IBM3151 emulation to work correctly.

TinyTERM version 4.04 will only accept a single digit in this field. To set it properly, you will need to edit your .tpx file manually, using Notepad or another text editor. Search for the line:

TurnChar=

Edit that to add the number 13 to the end of the line:

TurnChar=13

Save the changes and exit. If you open the “Emulation Setup” dialog after this and save any changes, you will need to make this manual edit again.

If you have multiple sessions open in a single TinyTERM window, you may see information from a hidden session “bleed” into the active session. There are two causes for this.

1. Your Windows video driver needs to be updated. Contact the video card or PC manufacturer for an updated video driver.
2. One of the background sessions updates the screen regularly. When this happens you can see the updates in any active session, not just the correct one. This was corrected in TinyTERM 4.10.

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When you start TinyTERM right after install, the screen can be completely blank. This most often happens when an earlier version of TinyTERM was installed on the PC, but not completely uninstalled. The existing fonts interfere with the install of the new fonts, causing the display problem. Restarting the PC will fix it.

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This error happens when running TinyTERM 4.10 on Windows NT 4.0 or 2000. It’s not actually trying to update the registry, but it does check to see if it can.

You can resolve the error by downloading and applying this patch. It is a replacement for the existing tt.exe program.

To use the patch, save it into the C:\Program Files\Century\TinyTERM directory. In that same directory, locate the file tt.exe and rename it as a backup. Then rename this patch as “tt.exe”. The next time you start TinyTERM, it will be in effect.

WARNING: This patch only applies to TinyTERM version 4.10. If used with earlier versions of TinyTERM, or on operating systems newer than Windows NT 4.0 or 2000, TinyTERM licensing problems and system instability could result.

The patch is not needed for Windows 95, 98 or Me. The patch is incorporated into later versions of TinyTERM already.

TinyTERM 3.2 and older versions have a “network install” option, which allows a set number of concurrent users to run it at the same time. If it’s not allowing the correct number of users, the license control file may be corrupt.

Search the TinyTERM install directory for the file tt.ser or term.ser. Rename that file as a backup, then replace it with the blank file you can download here. Rename the file to term.ser if needed.

This error means TinyTERM version 3.3 can’t locate its internal procedure for dialing a modem. It most often happens due to an inability to recognize long directory names, especially with spaces. So when it’s installed as a subdirectory of C:\Program Files, this can happen.

The error can also occur when the file WTERMUS.CMD, which contains the w_dialer_dial procedure, has gotten damaged or partially corrupted. In either case, the fix is the same.

Uninstall TinyTERM using the manual uninstall instructions. Reboot the PC, then reinstall TinyTERM. When it asks for a directory path, specify a DOS-style path, rather than a long one; e.g., C:\Century.

If you still get the error after installing, edit the WTERMUS.CMD file in the same manner described under the Incompatible TAPI Version item.

This error comes from using an older version of TinyTERM on Windows Me, 2000, XP or Vista. Windows TAPI changed considerably in those operating systems, so older versions of TinyTERM won’t understand it. The best solution is to upgrade. Or you can dial the modem manually.

You can configure TinyTERM Application Developer 3.3 to dial the modem. To do that, locate the file wtermus.cmd and open it in a text editor such as WordPad. Search it for the line:

setvar t_tapi true

For every instance of that line, change “true” to “false”. Save the changes, and TinyTERM will use its internal dialer instead of TAPI. This workaround is only available on TinyTERM Application Developer 3.3.

Windows 95 introduced TAPI for modem handling. TERM for Windows 7.2 and TinyTERM 3.3 can use TAPI, but will sometimes give errors instead of connecting normally. In those cases, it’s possible to turn off TAPI handling, allowing TinyTERM to use the modem as though it were on Windows 3.1 instead.

Locate the file WTERMUS.CMD in the TinyTERM directory. Open it in Notepad or another text editor. Search it for every instance of the line:

setvar t_tapi true

Change “true” to “false” for every instance. TinyTERM will no longer recognize TAPI, which will allow it to handle the modem directly instead.

When TinyTERM is configured to print to DEVICE or “Direct to device,” it can lock the printer port so that other Windows applications can’t use the printer. That’s because TinyTERM directly accesses the printer port in this configuration.

To bypass this, configure TinyTERM to print to PRINTMNGR or “To Windows printer.” This allows Windows to manage the print job and the printer port. Other applications will then be able to print without problem.

The user interface allows you to turn off the menu bar so users can’t change settings in TinyTERM. But if you click the icon in the far left of the window’s title bar, you’ll see a “Display Menu Bar” option.

To turn the menu off entirely, edit the configuration file you’re using. In TinyTERM version 4.x, the file will have a .tpx extension. Open it in Notepad or another text editor and search for the “menubar” item. Change that line to read:

menubar=2

For TinyTERM version 3.x, the file will have a .tap extension. Edit that file and locate the “menubar” item. Change that to read:

menubar=NEVER

Save the changes and exit. The next time you start TinyTERM, the menu will not display, and the “Display Menu Bar” option will not be available.