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ZMAG/A\ZINE NEW JERSEY
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PUBLISHED/EDITED BY:
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RON KOVACS
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ASSISTANT EDITOR:
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LARRY MIHALIK
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*---->August 16, 1986<----*
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Xx Contents
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<*> Product Review--Carina BBS
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<*> Commentary
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<*> File Extenders
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<*> Floppie Disk Care
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<*> Interested in Getting Zmag?
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<*> Zmag Newsletter Update
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<*> Pornography
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<*> Z-Systems
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<*> Zmag Update
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<*> Editor Notes/Zsystems Update
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<*> Larry's Corner-Carina Help
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Xx Editor Notes & Zsystems Update
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Thanks for reading another Zmag
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issue. I want to thank everyone for
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the outstanding support given to
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us so far. It has been great!!
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A few notes for our New York City
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readers. The Atomic Network BBS
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Systems, which have been carrying
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Zmag since it's inception, have
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been in array and until they get
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their apparant problems resolved,
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Zmag will not be found on any of
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thier systems. The list includes,
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New York City BBS, The Electronic
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Shop, Funhouse BBS. This leaves
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us without a New York City system
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to post Zmag information on. If you
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know of any system in the Manhatten
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or 5 borough BBS system interested
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in Zmag, Please pass along this
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issue and leave me a message or if
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possible, drop me a note. Address
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and number in listed in Zsystem
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section.
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I would also like to add the
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following New Jersey Systems to the
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list, as they are either down or
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cant be reached for comment.
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This list includes:
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The MJAC BBS, which is closed till
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further notice. Steve the Kid is
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awaiting repair of his modem. Zmag
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should return soon on his system.
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The Hospital BBS which has promised
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to post current Zmag issues has yet
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to be contacted and even modem
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connecting has been unsuccessful.
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The Lions Den BBS has been added
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to our chopped list and next week
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I hope to add 2 more systems which
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are currently under consideration.
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If you want Zmag to be on your
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local BBS system, Ask them to post
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Zmag in thier download section, If
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possible have them get in touch
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with me or any local Zmag System.
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The vactioning Walt Drummond will
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return shortly. Hopefully we will
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have a another BBS review.
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Due to a filing error on my part
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I misplaced this weeks edition of
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ST Tomorrow. This column will
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return next week. My apologies to
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Column editor The Sorcerer.
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Xx Zmag Update
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There will be no issue released
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September 6th, I will be preparing
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for the birth of my first child
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which is due September 8th. Since
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this event will be taking up much
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of my free time, Zmag will be
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on vacation for that week. If this
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should change I will keep you all
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informed.
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The Zmag contest ends September 6th
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and winners will be announced the
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following week. September 13th.
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Xx Comments from Last week's issue
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If you missed last weeks edition
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of Zmag (ZMAG809), you missed our
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best and longest issue to date.
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The subject was piracy and the
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response was unexpected!! It looks
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like there is a 70% to 30%
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difference in opinion, the 70%
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being commentary against pirating.
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I am happy to see that there are
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people out there who really care
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about Atari and the software
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companies. If we could only get the
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others out there to follow suit, I
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am sure we would all benefit from
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it. The last thing I want to do is
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preach about piracy here. But my
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comments will be here in Zmag in a
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few weeks. If you have something to
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say about piracy, send it in and
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see it here!!!
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Xx New Zmag System
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Zmag New Jersey has recruited
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another system into the Zmag
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family.
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The Lions Den BBS, located in
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Rahway, New Jersey. (201)396-0867
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This system stands out in our area
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because the sysop, Larry the Lion,
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has decided to use the Carina BBS
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System. A entirely different BBS
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system and complete new type of
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command structure. The following
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is the Main Menu from the system.
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NOTE: This menu is in ATASCII, so
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Compuserve readers reading this
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issue on-line will not be able to
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see it. For more information about
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this menu, see next weeks issue for
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the ascii version.
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* ***
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* ** *****
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* *** * ** ******
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* ********** ===
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* ========================= *
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* Command Macros Function *
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**Msg Bases*Ctrl-W*Show Msg Bases *
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**Read *Ctrl-R*Read Messages *
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**Scan *Ctrl-Q*Scan Messages *
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**Post *Ctrl-P*Send Msg to Use*
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**Edit *Ctrl-E*Edit Current Ms*
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**Send *Ctrl-S*Send E-Mail *
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**Open *Ctrl-O*Check your Mail*
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**Feedback *Ctrl-Y*Msg to SysOp *
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**Databases*Ctrl-D*Show Databases *
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**View *Ctrl-V*View Database *
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**Bulletins*Ctrl-B*Bulletin File *
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**Status *Ctrl-T*Display Status *
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**Users *Ctrl-U*Show BBS Users *
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**Chat *Ctrl-C*Summon SysOp *
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**Menu * ?*This Menu *
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**Help * /*Help File *
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**Logoff *Ctrl-L*Exit BBS *
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**Sub-Cmds *Ctrl-I*User Database *
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**File-Tran*Ctrl-F*File Transfer *
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**Game *Ctrl-G*Game/Games *
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**All *Ctrl-A*****************
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**New *Ctrl-N*****************
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************Ctrl-X*Delete Input *
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************Ctrl-S*Pause Printing *
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************Ctrl-C*Abort Printing *
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* THE LION'S DEN BBS *
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|Time Remaining| 69 Mins.
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(ed.) Next week will include a
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BBS review of this BBS.
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Give the BBS a call, it is open 24
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hours running 300/1200 baud.
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Xx PROSTITUTION BY THE WIRE
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Talk about your signs of the times
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-- even the hookers are hooked up
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to computers these days. At least,
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that's what authorities in San
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Jose, Calif., say after busting
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what they identify as a
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prostitution ring that kept
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computer records on identities and
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sexual preferences of some 12,000
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businessmen who took advantage of
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the -escort services.-
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According to The Associated Press,
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police this week raided the E, E &
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L Enterprises office in a Victorian
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building two blocks from the San
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Rafael police station and closed
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down the ring that reportedly
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employed 117 prostitutes.
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Lt. Joe Brockman of the San Jose
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police showed reporters three
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computers used by E, E & L, adding,
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-We have a room 8-feet square
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stacked head high with all kinds of
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paperwork, customer lists and
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business records.-
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Says AP, -Among the details on the
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records of the businessmen who used
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the services of the five escort
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agencies were their names,telephone
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numbers, credit card numbers,
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sexual preferences, names of
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previous prostitutes they used,
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and comments by the prostitutes.
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... Some of the comments entered
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into the computer about clients ...
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'Into the rough stuff,' or 'Is too
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kinky.'- Brockman said the hookers
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were dispatched via beeper to
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customers in San Jose, San
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Francisco, San Rafael, Fresno,
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Fairfield and Eureka.
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-The way it worked,- he said, -was
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that a businessman would call up
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and ask for an escort. ... The
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dispatcher would then look up the
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man's file in the computer and
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match him with a girl he's used
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before or someone who would be
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acceptable, call her beeper number
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and dispatch her.-
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Reportedly, the prostitutes carried
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credit card imprinters with them,
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took the customers' cards, gave
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them receipts and sent the stubs
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back to the E, E & L post office
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box.
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--Charles Bowen
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CompuServe Online Today
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Xx Express BBS
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Incase you havent heard or seen it
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yet, ICD is not running BBCS. In
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it's place is 850 Express! The
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following isn't very much, just the
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title screen and the Main Menu.
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*** **** _****
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*** ********* *** ***
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** ****** ******
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ICD, Inc's Bulletin Board System
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ICD Express!
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Running 850 Express!, US Robotics
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2400 MODEM, R-Time 8 Cart.
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Sparta Dos 3.2d, 1 Meg MIO
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with a 20 Meg Hard Drive
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Enjoy your stay
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Gr. by Peter A. Ritchie
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ICD Express! Main Menu
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*A*Atari/ASCII Mode *O*Other BBS#'s
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*B*Browse Files *Q*Quickscan
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*C*Call For Sysop *R*Read E-Mail
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*D*Download A File *S*Send E-Mail
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*F*Feedback To Sysop*T*Title Page
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*G*Goodbye (Log Off)*U*Upload File
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*I*System Info. *Y*Your Stats
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*L*Libraries */*Mini Menu
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*M*Member Listing *?*This Menu
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*N*System News
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***Sub-Board List
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*=*Goto A SubBoard
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Xx Word about diskettes
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Your Atari disk drive uses 5 1/4-
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floppie disks. These are made of
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mylar with a magnetic coating and a
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dry surface lubricant.
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Handling of your disks requires
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special attention. Here are a few
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tips, just incase you forgot.
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1. Never touch the exposed surface
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of the disk.
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2. Do not bend, staple, paperclip,
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erase with a pencil eraser.
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3. Do not expose the disk to
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extreme temperatures. If you
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should change enviroment
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quickly, be sure to let the
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disk sit at room temperature
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for at least one hour before
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use.
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4. Keep disks in their protective
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jackets when not in use.
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5. Do not use a sharp writing tool
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to label your disk. Use a felt
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tip marker.
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6. Keep disks away from the
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following areas and equipment.
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Television, monitor, power
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supplies, motors, turntables,
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magnets, transformers, and any
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device which radiates a
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magnetic field.
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If you follow these simple rules
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you will have fewer errors.
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Xx Zmag Help
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This week, we go from Error Codes
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to Filename extenders. Since
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running my BBS, occasionally a
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question comes about extenders. The
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following text is some industry
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standard extenders and some you
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might recognize.
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.COM Command file
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Used in Spartados as a load
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and go type file. Also used
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on BBS systems for telecom
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files.
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.BAS Basic saved program, usually
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loading and/or running the
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program.
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.SAV Basic saved program, same as
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above. Denotes saved.
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.TXT A text file. Files made on
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a word processor might be
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have this type of extender.
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.DOC A text file. Documentation
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for a particular program.
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Same as above.
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.OBJ An object code file. Sometime
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this is used to denote files
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are loaded from DOS option
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L.
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.SYS Denotes a system file. Ex:
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DOS.SYS, DUP.SYS, AUTORUN.SYS
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.EXE An executable file, similar
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to COM above.
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.ASM A machine language source
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file.
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.BIN A binary data file. Also used
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same as OBJ above.
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.DAT A general data file.
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.PRN A listing to be printed.
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.BAT A batch file
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.HEX A hexidecimal coded file.
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.FNT A font file, character set.
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.LST A basic listed file.
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.SRC A general source file, also
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used to denote a scrunched
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file.
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.MUS A music file.
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.AMS A music file belonging to the
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Atari Music System.
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.MCS A music file belonging to
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Music Contruction Set.
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.PSF A Print Shop data file.
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.DOS A Spartados module for the
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init/xinit program.
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Next week I will take you through a
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few words common to your Atari and
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also list words and there meanings
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for other DOS and utilities.
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Xx PRODUCT REVIEW
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CARINA BBS
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Carina Software Systems
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12390 57th Road North
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Royal Palm Beach, FL. 33411
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BY:Larry Mihalik
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It has only been advertized on a
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limited basis. It was developed by
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Jerry Horanoff in Florida, and it
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worked it's way into quite a number
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of bulletin boards in that state.
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After reading their ad, I called
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the Carina BBS board in Florida and
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took a tour through the board. I
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found it fast, responsive and quite
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different.
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Since I was in the process of
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putting up my own board, I decided
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to go with something new. I had
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experience with all the others,
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FoRem, BBCS, Carnival and Marsh. I
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wanted a 1200/300 baud board that I
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did not have to pull my hair out to
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run. One that will not -crash-,
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-lock-up-, or delete the password
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file on it's own!
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Was I asking for too much?
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I re-read the Carina ad again, and
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thought about the module theory of
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running a board. It also advertized
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that the message bases would be
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self compacting! I also like the
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part about full use of my ramdisk.
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So, I could not wait to try this
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new product out. I thought about it
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over the weekend and monday morning
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mailed my check for $69.95.
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Well, to my surprise, personal
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out-of-state check and all, I
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recieved the Carina BBS in 10 days!
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It came in a quality bindered
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user's manual and two single
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density disks which make up the
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system and text files of the
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bulletin board.
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As I read the manual I became even
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more intrigued, I would have full
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use of my ramdisk. I would be able
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to go to basic on-line and be able
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to run DOS-online!
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So I started by copying the systems
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disks for back-up. Yes, they are
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not copy protected, but Pirate
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BEWARE! Each and every copy of
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Carina BBS is encoded with a serial
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number, displayable on-line. If a
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pirated copy is being used, the
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serial number can be displayed and
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traced back to the original
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purchaser. I found this a novel
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approach and one we should all take
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seriously.
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Now, on to the board. After copying
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the systems files into a -boot-
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disk for the board, and creating a
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-data- disk when configuring the
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board, I was ready for a test-run.
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One of the features about Carina
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BBS is that on boot-up it will copy
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all files that you want to reside
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in the ramdisk, from the boot disk.
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This is set-up when you configure
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the board for the first time.
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Unfortunately, the first couple of
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times I tried this, it did not copy
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anything to the ramdisk. I read the
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instructions several times but it
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continued to ignore me. Then I sat
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back and read it aloud;-Booter.MO3
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will copy all locked files on the
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boot disk to the ramdisk.-
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Did it say LOCKED?
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So, now it worked perfectly. I had
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set the ramdisk to D8:, with MYDOS
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4.1, which is not supplied by
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Carina, nor any other DOS. I have
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no complaints with this, but be
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aware that if you want to use your
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ramdisk, and have no DOS to support
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it, then you will have to incur an
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additional expense.
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Carina BBS does not need a ramdisk
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to operate, but it certainly is
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preferable, to get the most out of
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the host system. If you have a
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130xe then your ramdisk is large
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enough to hold most of the system
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files, which will free-up a lot of
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disk space; never mind the speed.
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I had a little bit of a different
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problem. I have a modified 800 with
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a 512k Magna ramdisk. I selected
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all the system files to reside in
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the ramdisk along with all the text
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files, and using both the AtascII
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and the AscII logon option, I still
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had 2800 sectors left in the
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ramdisk. So, I chose to put
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downloads on the ramdisk, only to
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find that not enough room resides
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on the boot disk to even dent the
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empty space of the ramdisk.
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I called Carina, and they
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instructed me to call thier BBS and
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I would find a revised Booter
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module that allows for disk
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swapping when copying to the
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ramdisk. I also discovered that I
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would need a fix program for the
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WAITCALL module since I was using
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the Avatex 1200 modem. I understand
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that these additions will be
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included on newer versions of
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Carina BBS.
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Also, if you plan to use the
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ramdisk to store anything like
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downloads or databases, the ramdisk
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must be named the last drive in
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your system. So if you have two
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disk drives, the ramdisk must be
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named D3:.
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So, with resolving these few
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problems, the board went up without
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a hitch. The documentation is in
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need of a few modifications,
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expecially regarding the ramdisk. I
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have to complement Carina on their
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technical support, all of my
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problems were resolved in a phone
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call. I have also received periodic
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help from Ken White, who acts as a
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roving guardian angel for Carina,
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calling all the Carina boards,
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offering help and suggestions.
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The board has been up and running
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fine, no lock-ups, no lost data,
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and no crashes.
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I have fulfilled my quest!
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Carina BBS is a quality product
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worth the $69.95 investment. Call
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my board (The Lion's Den
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201-396-0867) or the Carina BBS
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(305-793-2975).
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Look around, and remember that the
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Carina command set is different and
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unique in a positive sense, so
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capture the help file, so you can
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make your visit a worthwhile one.
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Larry Mihalik
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The Lion's Den BBS
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The Syndicate BBS
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Xx Znotes
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In future editons this is what we
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will be covering:
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Current BBS systems available for
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8 bit users and 16 bitters.
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List of good Public Domain Software
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available through BBS systems.
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A review and tour of all Zmag
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systems, thier software, Sysops,
|
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location, and features.
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Computer Show calender
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TV Update: Computer shows of
|
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interest on your local PBS
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station.
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and more.......
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-----------------------------------
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Xx Interested in Getting Zmag??
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To BBS sysops interested in getting
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Zmag on your BBS.
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If you would like weekly issues of
|
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Zmag, no special requirements are
|
|
needed. Leave me a message on
|
|
CompuServe or the Syndicate or
|
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Lions Den BBS with your BBS number,
|
|
Hours of operation and Head SysOp.
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|
I will add your name to the Zsystem
|
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list and make sure you get weekly
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issues. If you are located near
|
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Chicago, I will make sure you get
|
|
on the Chicago list. If you are
|
|
also interested in starting a local
|
|
Zmag of your own, Please let me
|
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know and I will send off information.
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-----------------------------------
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Xx Zmag Newsletter
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The Newsletter has finally been
|
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duplicated. I will be sending out
|
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copies near the end of August. If
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you are interested in getting a
|
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copy, send a self address stamped
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8 1/2 x 11 envelope with enough
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post to send it off.
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|
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Zmagazine Newsletter
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Post Office Box 74
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Middlesex, New Jersey 08846-0074
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The newsletter contains most all
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Zmag issues to date. Included are
|
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Chicago issues. In future editions
|
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of the newsletter, I hope to have
|
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user group and reader columns.
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|
Thanks again for your support!
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-----------------------------------
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Xx Larry's Corner
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Carina Help
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For those who have had little or no
|
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experience with Carina boards, I
|
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have decided to print a copy of the
|
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help file here in ZMag. I hope you
|
|
put this to good use, since it will
|
|
really make your visit's to a
|
|
Carina board more interesting and
|
|
far more efficient. In future
|
|
issues I will go further in depth
|
|
with each aspect of the board, and
|
|
show off some of it's power.
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| |
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| LION'S DEN - Help File |
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|___________________________________|
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| Ctrl-S Stop Ctrl-C Abort |
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|___________________________________|
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| Please switch to ASCII mode, |
|
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| capture this file, and print |
|
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| it to your printer. |
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|___________________________________|
|
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| To toggle between ASCII and |
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| ATASCII switch to mode desired |
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| and press RETURN at the prompt. |
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|___________________________________|
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| All commands are words. Most |
|
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| words also have macro keys that |
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| will type the words for you. You |
|
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| can either type out the word, or |
|
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| press its corresponding key. Use |
|
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| whichever method you are most |
|
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| comfortable with. If you are |
|
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| going to use words, you will only|
|
|
| need to type the first 3 letters.|
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|___________________________________|
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| INDEPENDENT COMMANDS |
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|___________________________________|
|
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| MENU -Summary of commands |
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| HELP -This file |
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| STATUS -Your current status |
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| USERS -People using this BBS |
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| CHAT -Summon system operator|
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| BULLETINS -News information |
|
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| LOGOFF -Exit this BBS |
|
|
|___________________________________|
|
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| DATABASE COMMANDS |
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|___________________________________|
|
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| DATABASES -Display database names|
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| VIEW -Display a database |
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| |
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| [specify a database after VIEW] |
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|___________________________________|
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| MESSAGE BASE COMMANDS |
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|___________________________________|
|
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| MSG BASES -Display message |
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| base names |
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| |
|
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| READ -Read messages |
|
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| SCAN -Show message titles |
|
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| EDIT -Correct a message |
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| |
|
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| You must specify one of the |
|
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| following parameters... |
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| |
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| ALL |
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| NEW |
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| ALL in [MESSAGE BASE NAME] |
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| NEW in [MESSAGE BASE NAME] |
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| 5 in [MESSAGE BASE NAME] |
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|
| 5-7 in [MESSAGE BASE NAME] |
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| 5- in [MESSAGE BASE NAME] |
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|
| LAST 3 in [MESSAGE BASE NAME] |
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| _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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| |
|
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| POST -Post a message |
|
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| |
|
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| You must specify one of the |
|
|
| following parameters... |
|
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| |
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| TO ALL in [MESSAGE BASE NAME] |
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| |
|
|
| TO [USER NAME] in |
|
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| [MESSAGE BASE NAME] |
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| _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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| |
|
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| OPEN -Check your mailbox |
|
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| SEND -Send a letter to user |
|
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| |
|
|
| Specify ALL or NEW mail for OPEN |
|
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| and TO [USER NAME] for SEND |
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| |
|
|
|___________________________________|
|
|
| SEPARATE MODULES YOU CAN RUN |
|
|
|___________________________________|
|
|
| SUB-CMDS -Independent SubSystem |
|
|
| FILE-TRAN -File-Transfer program |
|
|
| GAME -Game/Games to play |
|
|
|___________________________________|
|
|
| WHEN POSTING A MESSAGE... |
|
|
|___________________________________|
|
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| /L -List your message |
|
|
| /L# -List with line numbers |
|
|
| /D -Delete a line |
|
|
| /I -Insert a line |
|
|
| /E -Edit a line |
|
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| |
|
|
| You should specify one of the |
|
|
| following after each command... |
|
|
| |
|
|
| 5 5-7 or 5- |
|
|
| |
|
|
| /T -Change title of message |
|
|
| /R -Restart message |
|
|
| /S -Save message |
|
|
| /A -Abort message |
|
|
| /H -Help |
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| |
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| |
|
|
| FILE-TRANSFER SUB-PROGRAM |
|
|
|___________________________________|
|
|
| DIRECTORY -Display files |
|
|
| available for download|
|
|
| |
|
|
| You can specify [LANGUAGE] |
|
|
| or [FILETYPE] |
|
|
| |
|
|
| DOWNLOAD -Receive file from BBS |
|
|
| |
|
|
| You must specify [FILENAME] |
|
|
| |
|
|
| UPLOAD -Send file to BBS |
|
|
| |
|
|
| You must specify - FILENAME - |
|
|
| [LANGUAGE] [FILETYPE] |
|
|
| and [ACCESS LEVEL] you think |
|
|
| it should be set at |
|
|
| |
|
|
| PRINT -Send TEXT or DOC file |
|
|
| (non X-Modem) |
|
|
| |
|
|
| BBS -Return to BBS program |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| HELPFUL HINTS |
|
|
|___________________________________|
|
|
| By separating commands with |
|
|
| either a . or a , you can |
|
|
| make them work independently. |
|
|
| Example - |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Read New in General, Post msg |
|
|
| in General to All, Status, |
|
|
| Users, Databases, Logoff. |
|
|
| |
|
|
| If you want to erase your input, |
|
|
| type CONTROL-X as opposed to |
|
|
| backspace. |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Using your macro keys, you can |
|
|
| duplicate the above input by |
|
|
| typing... |
|
|
| |
|
|
| ^R ^N General, ^P General to ^A, |
|
|
| ^T, ^U, ^D, ^L -^- =Control |
|
|
| |
|
|
| This example is much less time- |
|
|
| consuming, however, the first |
|
|
| example is easier to understand. |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Larry Mihalik
|
|
-----------------------------------
|
|
Xx ZSystems
|
|
/Zmag Information Network\
|
|
--------------------------
|
|
E.C.Syndicate-201-968-8148
|
|
Backstage BBS-201-944-1196
|
|
W.C.Syndicate-415-825-2952
|
|
E.B.B.B.S. -201-254-6449
|
|
Mega Vision -216-228-7335
|
|
Lions Den BBS-201-396-0867
|
|
CompuServe -201-968-9000
|
|
(GO ATARI8)->DL 7>BRO
|
|
|
|
Chicago
|
|
/Zmag Systems\
|
|
------------------------------
|
|
Windy City Atari -312-775-2970
|
|
Runequest -312-430-4234
|
|
Enchanted Castle -312-525-0688
|
|
Centari -312-668-0984
|
|
Blue Moon -312-457-2219
|
|
C.L.A.U.G. -312-889-1240
|
|
Skid Row -312-439-5873
|
|
M-Club1 -312-730-1846
|
|
M-Club2 -312-349-8686
|
|
M-Club4 -312-458-8260
|
|
Generic -312-275-2894
|
|
Software Plus -312-520-1780
|
|
|
|
Coming soon to:
|
|
GEnie
|
|
Games Computers Play
|
|
The Source
|
|
Atari Inc BBS
|
|
and your Local BBS
|
|
|
|
Total Systems:19 was 22
|
|
Goal for Next week:21
|
|
|
|
-----------------------------------
|
|
Zmagazine August 16, 1986
|
|
^^^
|
|
HOT Atari News Plus+++
|
|
Ron Kovacs-Editor/Publisher
|
|
Middlesex, New Jersey 08846-0074
|
|
Please Contribute!!!!
|
|
-----------------------------------
|
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ZMAG816.TXT
|
|
ZMAG.816 CompuServe filename
|
|
Next Edition August 23, 1986
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