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=====> THE BLUE ADEPT PRESENTS... <====
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+----> ASCII EXPRESS II: THE PRO <----+
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(C)OPYRIGHT 1983, FOR USE ONLY ON SPLIT
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INFINITY UNLESS YOU HAVE PERMISSION
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FROM THE BLUE ADEPT.
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THIS TUTORIAL IS DIVIDED INTO THREE
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SECTIONS. THE FIRST EXPLAINS WHAT AE
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PRO IS, THE SECOND EXPLAINS WHAT THE
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SPLIT INFINITY AE LINES ARE, AND THE
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THIRD (AND BIGGEST) EXPLAINS HOW TO USE
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AE PRO TO GET PROGRAMS FROM THE AE
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LINES.
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SECTION I:WHAT IS AE PRO?
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-------------------------------------->
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ASCII EXPRESS II THE PROFESSIONAL IS
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AN EXCELLENT COMMUNICATIONS PACKAGE BY
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SOUTHWESTERN DATA SYSTEMS CAPABLE OF
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TRANSFERRING APPLE PROGRAMS AT 300 OR
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1200 BAUD. THE PACKAGE CONTAINS AN
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EXTENSIVE USERS MANUAL. IN THE THIRD
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SECTION I WILL USE THE MANUAL TO
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BASICALLY EXPLAIN THE FUNDAMENTALS OF
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AE PRO...
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SECTION II:SPLIT INFINITY AE LINES
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-------------------------------------->
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SPLIT INFINITY AE LINES ARE BOARDS
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USING AE PRO. LIKE THIS ONE, THEY
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HAVE A SYSOP, BUT THE SOLE PURPOSE
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OF THE AE LINES ARE FOR THE TRANS-
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FERRING OF PROGRAMS. WHEN YOU CALL AE
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WILL ANSWER AND WHEN CONNECTED DISPLAY
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'ENTER PASSWORD:" UNLIKE SPLIT
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INFINITY, THE PASSWORD IS THE SAME FOR
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ALL USERS AND IT CHANGES ONCE PER WEEK.
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THE PASSWORD CAN BE FOUND RIGHT HERE
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ON SPLIT INFINITY USING THE 'I'
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COMMAND. ONCE YOU ENTER THE CORRECT
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PASSWORD, YOU WILL BE INTO THE AE PRO
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SYSTEM. IF THE SYSOP IS AROUND, HE WILL
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CHAT WITH YOU. OTHERWISE, SEE WHATS IN
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THE DISK DRIVES (SEE SECTION III ON HOW
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TO DO THAT) AND DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAMS
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YOU NEED. AN UPDATED LIST OF THE SPLIT
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INFINITY AE LINES CAN BE FOUND IN
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MESSAGE #1 ON THE APPLE PIRATE BOARD.
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USE THE NEXT SECTION TO SEE HOW TO
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WORK AE PRO IF YOU DONT HAVE THE MANUAL
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SECTION III:HOW TO WORK AE PRO
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-------------------------------------->
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IF YOU HAVE NEVER RUN AE PRO OR NEED
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TO RECONFIGURE YOUR SYSTEM THEN RUN
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A PROGRAM ON THE DISK TITLES 'INSTALL'.
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NOW IT GETS MORE COMPLICATED!!! WHEN
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AE PRO IS UP ITS COMMAND PROMPT WILL
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BE '->' IF YOUR NOT CONNECTED. IF YOU
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TYPE '?' YOU WILL SEE THE MENU OF
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COMMANDS (PAGE 1). IF YOU TYPE '2'
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YOU WILL SEE PAGE 2 OF THE COMMANDS.
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NOW YOUR READY TO GO! TYPE 'D' FOR
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DIAL. AE WILL RESPOND 'NUMBER? '
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TYPE THE NUMBER YOU WANT TO CALL
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AND HIT RETURN. IF YOU CHANGE YOUR
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MIND SIMPLY HIT RETURN WITH NOTHING
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TYPED. NOW AE WILL DIAL AND TRY TO
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CONNECT. IF NO CARRIER IS DETECTED OR
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THE PHONE IS BUSY AE WILL STATE
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'CONNECTION TERMINATED'. IF YOU CONNECT
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AE WILL SAY 'AE:TERM-->'. AS I SAID IN
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PART II, YOU MUST NOW TYPE THE PASSWORD
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IF YOU ARE CALLING AN AE LINE... IF YOU
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ARE CALLING A BBS LIKE SPLIT INFINITY
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THEN SIMPLY GO ON NORMALLY. IF
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CONNECTED TO AN AE LINE YOU HAVE 6
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OPTIONS:
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C)OPY INCOMING DATA
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-------------------
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THIS COMMAND CAPTURE TO BUFFER WHATEVER
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IS DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN.
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D)IRECTORY
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THIS IS HOW YOU SEE WHAT PROGRAMS THE
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GENEROUS SYSOP HAS LEFT FOR YOUR
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TAKING! BE SURE TO CHECK BOTH DISK
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DRIVES... IF THE CATALOG CONTAINS
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FILES CALLED ']MAP,]PART1,]PART2,ETC'
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THEN IT IS A COPYA PROGRAM WHICH HAS
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BEEN 'SPLIT' USING DISK SPLITTER 2.0.
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TO GET THIS, YOU MUST RECEIVE ALL OF
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THOSE FILES AND USE DISK SPLITTER 2.0
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TO 'MERGE' THEM INTO A COPYA DISK. (IF
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THAT SOUNDS COMPLICATED--IT IS!). I
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WILL POST A SOFTDOC FOR DISK SPLITTER
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2.0 BUT IT IS RATHER STRAIGHT-FORWARD.
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DISK SPLITTER 2.0 IS AVAILABE FOR
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DOWNLOAD IN THE SPLIT INFINITY DOWNLOAD
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SECTION.
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H)ELP
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GIVES A SHORT MENU OF OPTIONS
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R)ECEIVE
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--------
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FOR SOME REASON, YOU MUST USE THE SEND
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COMMAND INSTEAD OF THE RECEIVE COMMAND
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TO GET A PROGRAM. RECEIVE SENDS A FILE
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TO THE OTHER LINE (CONFUSED---I AM!!!)
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S)END
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-----
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USE THIS TO GET A FILE FROM THE AE
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LINE. HIT 'S', TYPE THE FILENAME AS
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IT WAS IN THE D)IRECTORY, AND AE WILL
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OPEN THE FILE AND SAY HOW MANY BLOCKS
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(APPROXAMITELY TWICE THE SECTORS) THE
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FILE IS. THEN TYPE 'CONTROL Q' AND
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'G' FOR GET. TYPE THE FILENAME AGAIN
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AND WHAT DO YA KNOW! ITS SENDING!!!
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V)IEW
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-----
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DISPLAYS A TEXT FILE. NOT VERY USEFUL
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ON AN AE LINE UNLESS YOU WANT TO SHOW
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OFF YOUR WARE LIST OR SOMETHING...
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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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I HOPE THIS TUTORIAL PROVES TO BE USE-
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FUL TO MANY IN THE MODEM WORLD. IF YOU
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HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LEAVE FEED-
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BACK. IF YOU WANT TO PUT UP A SPLIT
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INFINITY AE LINE, LET ME KNOW. FOR THIS
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SERVICE, I WILL GIVE YOU NEW WARES AND
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RAISE YOUR LEVEL... PLUS ITS AN OPPER-
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TUNITY TO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND GET MORE
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WARES!!!
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<==============>
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=============> BLUE ADEPT <============
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