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Welcome updated 09/12/92; CBBS(R)/Chicago (312) 545-8086
YOU CAN SKIP TO LOGON by hitting ctl-K - view WELCOME later with W command!
** WELCOME TO WARD AND RANDY'S CBBS(R)
** (COMPUTERIZED BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM (R))
** (In operation since 2/16/78 except for a few "outages"...)
(Therefore, the worlds first, and oldest micro based BBS)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
CBBS is a MESSAGE-ONLY system catering to advanced hobbyists, etc
(see details in the (B)ulletin)
----> PRESS "S" TO STOP OUTPUT, "S" TO START IT AGAIN <----
(NO DATA WILL BE LOST)
CONTROL CHARACTERS ACCEPTED BY CBBS:
]
ASCII CTL
CHARS CHARS (^ means "control key" with letter key)
----- ----- While CBBS OUTPUTS to you:
DEL ^H Character delete
C ^C Cancel output
K ^K Function abort
^N Send 5 more nulls
S ^S Stop/start output
----- ----- On INPUT:
^I Tab (Tabs set every 8)
^R Retype input line
ESC ^U Line delete
^W Video Word backspace
^X Video line delete
>> We do NOT use BREAK! Modem may disconnect if you use it.
Use ^C or ^K instead! <<
If you get stuck, try: Ctl-K then C/R
until you bail out back to the main menu.
Whenever we refer to "C/R", we mean your "return" key!!
]Use ";" to separate multiple answers, i.e.
n;firstname;lastname;x;p;
would log you in, set video mode, expert mode, no prompt bells.
----END OF WELCOME----