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THE WASTELANDS
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(216)-442-5432
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THE RCA NETWORK:PART I
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BY THE TELEX TROOPERS
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THE RCA NETWORK IS A SERVICE PROVIDED TO MANY COMPANIES FOR
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THEIR@TELEX, AND TELEGRAM NEEDS. THEY CAN COMUNICATE OVERSEAS,
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SHORE-TO-SHIP, SHIP-TO-SHIP, AND DOMESTICALLY. ALSO OFFERED IN
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THIS NETWORK IS A SERVICE KNOWN AS FYI. FOR YOUR INFORMATION IS
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A NEWS NETWORK ALLOWING PEOPLE TO LOOK UP CURRENT STOCK QUOTES,
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WEATHER REPORTS, BEST-SELLER LIST, HOROSCOPES, AND MANY OTHER
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HUMAN INTEREST THINGS, SUCH AS SENDING A MAILGRAM OF A GET-WELL
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CARD, OR A BIRTHDAY CARD.
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THE SECURITY OF THIS SYSTEM IS RATHER LOW. IT USES THE
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ANSWERBACK OF THE COMPANY FOR IDENTIFICATION AND VALIDATION.
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THEY DO THIS BY RANDOMLY SENDING A ^E, OR INQUIRE CHARACTER TO
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THE ACCESSING TERMINAL. IF THE TERMINAL DOES NOT ANSWER, IT WILL
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DISCONNECT, OR IF THE PASSWORD IS NOT CORRECT, IT WILL HANG UP AS
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WELL.
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ALL THAT NEEDS BE DONE IS TO HAVE A TERMINAL PROGRAM THAT
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CONTINUALLY CHECKS FOR ^E'S AND SENDS A PRE-PROGRAMMED MESSAGE TO
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THE HOST. WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE, YOU CAN ACCESS ONE OF THE LARGEST
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DATABASES/SERVICES IN THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES, AND EVEN THE
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WORLD.
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THE ANSWERBACK OF ANY COMPANY USING RCA NETWORK IS USUALLY
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IN THE FORMAT SHOWN BELOW:
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####### ABCDEFGHIJ UR
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######=TELEX#
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ABCDEFGHIJ=COMPANY ABBREV.
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UR=STANDARD SUFFIX
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TO UTILIZE RCA, SET YOUR TERMINAL AS ABOVE WITH THE ANSWER-
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BACK OF A COMPANY THAT UTILIZES THE RCA NETWORK. THEN CALL THE
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RCA COMPUTER, AND YOU WILL RECEIVE A MESSAGE:
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RCA GA
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AT THIS POINT YOU TYPE IN YOUR CHOICE, FOLLOWED BY A +. FOR
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THE HOTLINE (FYI) YOU WOULD TYPE 12+ WITH NO CARRIAGE RETURN.
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THEN THE HOST WOULD SEND A ^E AND CHECK THE IDENTIFICATION OF
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YOUR TERMINAL. IF IT WAS CORRECT, IT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
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SERVICE, PROMPTING YOU ALONG THE WAY. TO SEND A STANDARD TELEX,
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YOU WOULD MERELY TYPE IN THE TELEX NUMBER YOU WERE SENDING TO
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FOLLOWED BY A +. WHEN DONE TYPING THE TELEX MESSAGE, YOU MERELY
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TYPE 4 PERIODS IN A ROW, AND YOU WILL BE GIVEN CHARGABLE TIME.
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AND BE DISCONNECTED FROM THE RCA SERVICE.
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THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH RCA IS THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE A
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300 BAUD CONNECTION TO THE PHONE NETWORK, THE CONNECTION BETWEEN
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THE MODEM AND THE CENTRAL COMPUTER IS 50 BAUD.
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WHEN SENDING A TELEX TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY, YOU MUST USE A
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COUNTRY CODE, AND THESE ARE AVAILABLE FROM YOUR NEAREST TELEX
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DIRECTORY.
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TO SEND A TELEGRAM WITH THE RCA SERVICE, MERELY ENTER 11+ AT
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THE RCA GA PROMPT. FROM HERE YOU MAY SEND A TELEGRAM ANYWHERE ON
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LAND, FOR A MARINE TELEGRAM, ENTER 13+. ALL PROCEDURES FOR MARINE
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TELEGRAMS AND STANDARD TELEX MESSAGES WILL BE COVERED IN A FUTURE
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FILE, BUT FOR NOW, THE HOTLINE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE TO USE WHILE
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YOU ARE WAITING, SO VISIT YOUR LOCAL HACK, AND HE WILL INSTRUCT
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YOU HOW TO USE THE FOLLOWING PHONE NUMBER:
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1-800-526-3714
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OR
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1-800-526-3881
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FIRST NUMBER IS FOR DIRECT CONNECT, AND THE SECOND IS FOR
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STORE AND FORWARD MESSAGES.
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/HE /ELEX /ROOPERS-----
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