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PC PURSUIT AND TELENET LOCAL ACCESS NUMBERS
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FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE LISTING OF THE PC PURSUIT U.S. ACCESS
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TELEPHONE NUMBERS, DO THE FOLLOWING:
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1. USE A MODEM TO DIAL 1-800-424-9494 WITH PARAMETERS SET AT
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7-E-1.
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2. TYPE THREE CARRIAGE RETURNS (CR) (CR) (CR)
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3. INPUT YOUR AREA CODE AND LOCAL EXCHANGE
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4. YOU WILL THEN RECEIVE THE PROMPT SIGN "@"
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5. THEN, TYPE:
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MAIL (CR)
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USER NAME: PHONES (CR)
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PASSWORD: PHONES (CR)
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WHY USE PC PURSUIT?
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Are you tired of poor quality lines and large phone bills from
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using regular phone service to dial long-distance with your modem?
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USE PC PURSUIT !!
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- And get high quality data transmission using Telenet's
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Public Data Network,
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- PLUS- SAVE, SAVE, SAVE on those long distance phone bills!
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Just look at the COST SAVINGS as shown in the charts below:
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LONG DISTANCE DATA-COMM. COST COMPARISONS
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EVENING/WEEKEND ^ BUSINESS DAY - COST PER HOUR
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^
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300 + Direct--> / ^ |-----------------------------+
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| Dial / ^ | DIRECT DIAL (AVG) |
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MONTHLY + / ^ |-----------------------------+
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PHONE | / ^ |
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BILL 200 + / ^ |-------------------+
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$ | / ^ | WATS |
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+ / ^ |-------------------+
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| / ^ |
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100 + / ^ |------------+
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| / ^ | PC PURSUIT |
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+ / PC Pursuit ^ |------------+
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25 |-/------------- ^ |
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0 +/-+--+--+--+--+ ^ +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
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5 15 25 ^ 5 10 15 20 25
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^
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HOURS PER MONTH ^ $ COST PER HOUR
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^
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AUGUST 1986
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Welcome to PC Pursuit! - and here is your copy of the first PC Pursuit
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newsletter. We have now formed a PC Pursuit User Group, and all
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PC Pursuit subscribers are charter members. You will receive this
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newsletter at least 6 times a year and it will keep you updated on
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PC Pursuit - ie. adding new cities, adding 2400 bps and other
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enhancements, and good BBS/database numbers to dial.
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HEADLINE NEWS MACRO & COMMAND FILES
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***************
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Several good command files and
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* Ports expanded macro's have been developed
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* Local exchange list available to make logging on to PC
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* More cities coming Pursuit even easier. Most
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* 2400 bps available soon require that you just edit in
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* Improved response codes your personal ID and PW and
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* Improved protocols for file transfer then away you go. A good one
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* We will be visiting several for Procomm users is called
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User Groups Pursuit.cmd and is available
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on the Net-Exchange BBS at
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(see below for more details) (703) 689-3561. (Accessible
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also thru PC Pursuit 202 area).
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WE NEED A NAME! A contest is now underway to select a good name for
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this newsletter - and the prize will be a $25 credit on your next
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month's PC Pursuit bill. So get creative - and earn that credit!
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You can either input your entries on the On-line User Guide (in a
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message to the sysop - and leave your name & phone), or you can
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mail your entries to: Telenet, PC Pursuit - HQ24E, Sunrise Valley Drive,
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Reston, Va. 22096. All entries must be received no later than
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September 15, 1986.
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EXPANDED PORTS
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When we announced the enhanced PC Pursuit service in June, 1986, we
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suddenly were flooded with many new registrations, which resulted in
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much more traffic and sometimes the requested city was "busy".
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So, from July 23 to Aug 13, we expanded the PC Pursuit ports in each
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city. It takes us about 3 weeks from the time we identify a busy
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location to expand capacity there -- but we are regularly watching
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the traffic patterns and volumes in each city to provide you the
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best possible service performance.
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MORE IMPROVEMENTS COMING LOCAL EXCHANGE LIST AVAILABLE
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You will be pleased to know that A list of the outward dialing
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this Fall, several additional local exchanges for each of
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improvements will be coming: the 14 PC Pursuit cities is
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now available. Call the
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- 2400 bps service On-line BBS at (800) 835-3001
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- Improved outdial response messages or the Net-Exchange BBS at
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(ie. No Answer, No Carrier, ...) (703) 689-3561 and d-load the
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- Improved protocols for file transfer EXCHLST1 and EXCHLST2 file today.
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- More cities -- tell us on the We hope to keep this list up to
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User Guide which ones you want date based on the info we get
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to dial to! from the telephone companies.
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Let us know if you find any
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corrections.
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SOME GOOD BBS #'S TO TRY FACTS - DID YOU KNOW ??
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212 989-2696 N.Y. MICRO CONNECTION * Telenet handles over 10 million
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213 694-2044 MISSION CONTROL BBS data calls per month, with over
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201 330-0613 PLEASURE DOME (300 BPS) 1 million connect hours/month.
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312 280-8764 INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS
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312 598-0525 SPORTSFIDO * Each month, Telenet transmits
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415 322-3213 CHANNEL 64 BBS over 1 billion packets of data,
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617 536-1917 PC WEEK BBS or the equivalent to 28 million
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617 489-4930 BOSTON CITINET typed pages.
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703 689-3561 NET-EXCHANGE
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202 377-3870 U.S. DEPT OF COMMERCE * PC Pursuit uses the same high-
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213 474-0270 WHAT TO DO/BUY IN L.A. quality X.25 data lines in
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212 696-0360 PC MAGAZINE the Public Data Network as used
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703 698-8230 ARQUIMEDES by Telenet's other major
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404 928-1876 ATLANTA GETAWAY corporate customers.
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202 775-6738 NAT'L GEOGRAPHIC BBS
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215 276-5177 GARDEN WORKS
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GIVE US YOUR QUESTIONS/COMMENTS -- NUMBERS TO CALL FOR INFO/HELP:
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--> What additional cities do you (800) 835-3001 - On-line BBS
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want to dial to? User Guide (24 hrs)
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--> What are your favorite BBS's (800) 368-4215 - PC Pursuit info,
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or databases accessible registrations (voice, 8-5pm)
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across PC Pursuit?
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(800) 336-0437 - Customer Service
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--> ENTER YOUR COMMENTS ON THE - for help with accessing and
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ON-LINE USER GUIDE. THANKS! using the Telenet Network
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BEST FROM THE BBS ON-LINE GUIDE -- (800) 835-3001
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"I've been a subscriber to PC Pursuit for several months now and find
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the service fantastic... my BBS addiction has never been so well fed."
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- Clifford Gilmore
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"Hey--things are looking up! Congratulations! I left you a few messages
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about busies, but now it seems with the additional ports that it works
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much better. Keep up the good work.
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I recently started using the Y-modem protocol and it runs about 95% of
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the calculated speed. You might suggest to your users that they use
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Y-modem anytime they can because it is MUCH faster than X-modem. The
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reason is that Y-modem sends 1024 byte blocks instead of the 128 byte
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blocks of X-modem. Thus, there is much less need for hand-shaking
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between the two computers. Y-modem is available on QMODEM and PROCOMM
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comm. software, and also on many BBS's."
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- Birk Binnard
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"I am from Milwaukee and my wife is going to kill me if she sees
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another $200 phone bill. I have friends facing the same predicament.
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Pursuit is just what I need!"
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- (name withheld to protect the husband...)
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************************************************************************
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* *
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* AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY PC PURSUIT. ON AUG. 7, 1986, PC PURSUIT WAS *
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* ONE YEAR OLD - AND IT IS GROWING AND EXPANDING MORE! *
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* *
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************************************************************************
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FILE TRANSFERS - BITS & BYTES TECHNICAL QUESTIONS ?
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You have probably learned by now that Call the NET-EXCHANGE BBS at
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to access the Telenet network, you need (703) 689-3561 for some good
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to use parameter settings of 7 data bits, messages from/to other PC
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Even parity, and 1 stop bit,... but you Pursuit users and also to
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can STILL do 8-bit file transfers across ask questions to the PC
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PC Pursuit. You can switch to 8 data Pursuit team. Questions are
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bits, No parity, and 1 stop bit if needed read and responded to at least
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to do file transfers with XMODEM or other weekly on that BBS, and it
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8-bit protocols. The best place to change is a great place to exchange
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your parameter settings is just after you good info about other BBS's
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get the DIALXXX/XX CONNECTED response from accessible through PC Pursuit.
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PC Pursuit; you will then be logging on to
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your target BBS at the parameter settings (The Net-exchange BBS can
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required by that BBS. Some communication also be accessed through
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packages, such as Procomm, will automatically the PC Pursuit 202 area at
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change your parameters once the file transfer 689-3561).
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is initiated.
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How To Use PC Pursuit Service
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Placing a PC Pursuit Call
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* Use a modem to dial your local Telenet access telephone
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number with parameters settings of 7-E-1. You can switch
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later to 8-N-1 after step 5 for file transfers (see ACCESS
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File to obtain your access number).
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* Type two CARRIAGE RETURNS (CR) (CR)
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Telenet Prompt User Input Comments
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======================================================================
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(1) Terminal = D1 (CR) Input Terminal ID.
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D1 is typical for
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PC's. If not known,
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type CR.
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(2) @ C DIAL212/12,YOUR ID (CR) Type area code desired,
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modem speed and your
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user ID. (Note that
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/3 = 300 bps, and /12 =
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1200 bps).
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(3) PASSWORD = PASSWORD (CR) Enter user Password
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(4) DIAL 212/12 Connected to target
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CONNECTED city outdial modem.
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(5) ATZ Type ATZ (in upper case)
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(6) OK Modem responds as cleared.
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(7) ATDT 7654321 Type ATDT (in upper case)
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and the 7-digit number
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you wish to dial.
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(8) CONNECT (CR) (CR) You are now connected to
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the computer that you
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dialed. Procees as if
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the number was dialed
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directly.
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NOTES:
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1. If the connection was not made, a BUSY will be seen within 30
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seconds. The BUSY message means that the number dialed was either
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busy, not in service, or an invalid attempt to dial more than 7
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digits. A BUSY will also be seen after disconnecting from the
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host computer, but you can dial another number by starting again
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at the fifth step and typing ATZ and dialing the number.
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2. PC Pursuit uses standard HAYES dialing commands, which enable
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you to type the A/ (no CR) command to redial the previously
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dialed number.
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3. When a typing mistake is made in the second and third steps,
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the log-on must be re-entered.
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To Disconnect from PC Pursuit
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Telenet Prompt User Input Comments
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======================================================================
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(CR) @ (CR) Escape to Telenet
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command level.
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@ D (CR) At the @ sign,issue
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disconnect command.
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DIAL212/12 Disconnect from the
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DISCONNECTED target city complete.
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User is still connected
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to Telenet at the local
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dial-up city. A PC Pursuit
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can now be placed to
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another city.
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NOTES:
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1. To DISCONNECT FROM TELENET, log off your computer as usual, or
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hang-up.
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T H E E N D
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======================================================================
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