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NOVEMBER 1986
Welcome to PC PURSUIT CONNECTION - the new name for the PC Pursuit
newsletter. The winner of the name contest was ROGER DAVIS of
Los Angeles, CA. Roger will receive a $25 credit on his next month's
PC Pursuit bill. Thanks again for the many entries to the contest!
HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS ISSUE NEW BBSLIST!
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* 11 New cities announced Check the On-line User Guide
* How to log on to Telenet at at 800-835-3001 for an updated
8-N-1 list of BBS's in the PC Pursuit
* How to access Exec-PC BBS metro areas.
* Improved User Instructions
* Questions/Answers
11 NEW CITIES TO BE ADDED !!
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Yes - we listened to your numerous requests and are now expanding the
service areas for PC Pursuit to include the following cities --
503 PORTLAND 813 TAMPA 305 MIAMI
408 SAN JOSE 818 GLENDALE 612 MINNEAPOLIS
602 PHOENIX 216 CLEVELAND 801 SALT LAKE CITY
414 MILWAUKEE 919 RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK
These cities should be added to the PC Pursuit service no later than
12/31/86. This will bring the total PC Pursuit service areas to 25 --
which include the top PC markets from across the U.S., and provides you
long-distance access to 42% of the entire installed PC market in the U.S.
And there are already plans underway for many additional cities to be
added throughout 1987.
In addition, another capacity expansion is underway to handle increased
traffic in the existing 14 PC Pursuit cities.
Check the User Guide BBS for the latest info on when each new city is
expanded.
IMPROVED USER INSTRUCTIONS NUMBERS TO CALL FOR INFO/HELP
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Enclosed is a copy of the new (800) 835-3001 - On-line BBS
and improved user instructions User Guide (24 hrs)
for PC Pursuit. You may find
the Network Messages section (800) TELENET - PC Pursuit info,
especially helpful. registrations (voice, 8-5pm)
(800) 336-0437 - Customer Service
SPOTLIGHT ON USERS
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DOUG AZZARITO - DR. FILE FINDER -
Doug is a technology Dr. File Finder has become a
consultant, currently doing famous name on thousands of BBS's
several projects for IBM across America -- and he is truly
at their Boca Raton hdqtrs. on of the best assets to the ever
We first met Doug from his helpful popular Public Domain. We at
E-mail responses to other Pursuit Telenet are extremely appreciative
users on the Net-Exchange BBS of this famous wire wanderer's
(available at 703-689-3561), and we October contribution to PC Pursuit
said to ourselves -- we've got to meet with his trend BBS listing. Keep
this guy! So Cliff arranged a trip to your modem's ear on the wire for
Florida, where he met with Doug and future diagnosis from the Doctor.
also spoke to the local Boca User Hats off to Dr. File Finder!
Group. Doug continues to provide
excellent tech support to PC Pursuit
users on the Net-Exchange, and he is
an avid PC Pursuit enthusiast (he has
6 PC's at his home, last time
we checked).
Thanks Doug !
HOW TO LOG ON TO TELENET AT 8-N-1
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You can now log on to Telenet at 8 data, 1 stop bit, and no parity.
Simply do the following --
1) Set your PC comm parameters to 8-N-1, then dial your local
Telenet number.
2) Once connected, enter (cr) D (cr)
3) At the TERMINAL = prompt, enter D1 (cr)
(Previously you probably called in at 7-E-1 and entered (cr) (cr)
to log on). This ability to log on at 8-N-1 makes it easier for
file transfers since you do not have to switch parameters settings
once you are connected to the BBS you called. Also, if you have
a problem with no echo or double-echo of characters, you probably
need to change the duplex. You can change the duplex either with your
PC software, or at the @ sign, you can type FULL or HALF (cr),
whichever is needed.
HOW TO ACCESS THE EXEC-PC BBS IN MILWAUKEE
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In September, we set up a unique access method to a BBS in Milwaukee
called EXEC-PC, a multi-port system that has many many megs of files.
The EXEC-PC BBS has been modified to connect directly to Telenet at
pre-specified ports and then await connections from PC Pursuit callers.
This new enhancement to PC Pursuit is still in the test stages, but
you are welcome to give it a try! Indeed, you may see the exciting
potential this enhancement has, since it means that many other BBS's
in ANY of Telenet's hundreds of cities could be connected up to
Telenet and then await connections from PC Pursuit users. If you have
a BBS or know of a BBS that would be interested in possibly setting
up a connection arrangement similar to this (ie. EXEC-PC), call
the PC Pursuit On-line User Guide and leave a message to the sysop,
with your name and day and evening phone numbers.
The steps to access EXEC-PC:
1) Access through PC Pursuit is available weekdays from 5pm to 8am CST
and from 5pm Friday to 8am Monday morning CST.
2) Call your local Telenet number, get to the @ sign.
3) Enter 41419.33,YOUR ID (cr) (or 41419.35, .36, or .38)
4) At Password = Enter password (cr)
5) When you see 41419.3x CONNECTED, press (cr) several times and
you will see that you are logged on to Exec-PC.
NOTE: If you want to do Xmodem or other 8-bit file transfers, then
be sure to log on to Telenet (step 2) at 8-N-1. See explanation above.
Then you will want to give some specific port parameter settings to
the Telenet port you are connected to. When you see the 41419.3x
CONNECTED message, then --
a) Enter @ (cr) to escape to Telenet command mode
b) Enter SET? 1:0,2:0,4:2,7:8,10:0,0:0,57:1,63:0 (cr)
c) You will see the settings redisplayed...
d) Then at the @, Enter CONT (cr), with several (cr)'s
to continue the log-on to EXEC-PC.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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1) THE NET-EXCHANGE BBS IS A GOOD BBS TO GET/SEND INFO WITH OTHER
PC PURSUIT USERS -- BUT IT IS OFTEN BUSY. WHAT CAN I DO?
ANS: We are working on a multi-port system to allow more users
to access the Net-Exchange. Hope to have it operational
in January, maybe sooner.
2) CAN I USE VOICE ACROSS PC PURSUIT?
ANS: Telenet is for DATA communications only. Telenet is a part
of US SPRINT, and we recommend SPRINT service for your voice
long-distance needs (call 800-521-4949). You will nonetheless
see more integration of voice and data service coming from
US SPRINT as a result of our new joint-venture.
3) I HAVE FRIENDS IN RICHMOND, VA. AND PROVIDENCE, R.I. WILL PC PURSUIT
EVER PROVIDE OUTDIAL SERVICE TO THOSE AREAS?
ANS: Yes. Telenet Engineering is developing a method to enable
all U.S. Telenet cities to be bi-directional in dialing.
That is, calls could be made FROM any Telenet city TO any
Telenet city. That is to be THE ultimate PC Pursuit service -
with access to and from thousands of cities!! Hope to have
this available by year end 1987. In the mean while, we will
grow PC Pursuit from 14 to 25 to 50 cities, etc.
4) WHEN IS 2400 BPS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE WITH PC PURSUIT?
ANS: Originally, it was to be available this fall '86. Development
delays now have deployment scheduled for 1st Qtr 1987. We
will give you an update in the next newsletter.
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS ? COMING IN THE NEXT ISSUE .....
Call the NET-EXCHANGE BBS at * Helps with uploads
(703) 689-3561 for some good
messages from/to other PC * Best of BBS -- tips and comments
Pursuit users and also to ask from other users.
questions to the PC Pursuit
team. Questions are read and * Telenet SET commands - how to
responded to at least weekly alter port parameter settings
on that BBS and it is a great
place to exchange good info * Exciting news on how you can
about other BBS's accessible promote your product or service
through PC Pursuit. or BBS to other PC Pursuit users.
The NET-EXCHANGE BBS can also
be accessed through the PC
Pursuit 202 area at 689-3561.
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This second edition of the newsletter
comes out later than we had hoped
due to the extensive trips we have
taken to spread the word about PC
Pursuit. Our staff is now
increasing and we have made it
our goal to keep a newsletter
coming to you at least every 2 months.
During the last four weeks, we
travelled to Atlanta, Boca Raton,
San Francisco, Seattle, Boston and
Nashua, N.H. where we made
presentations about PC Pursuit to
such User Groups as the Boca
Raton IBM Group, the Atlanta
Apple Group, and the Boston
Computer Society IBM Group.
Telenet also participated in the
Northeast Computer Faire
recently in Boston. (It is
interesting that about 75% of
people in User Groups are modem
users -- a very receptive
audience indeed for the benefits
of PC Pursuit). Additionally,
PC Pursuit continues to get
excellent press coverage - with
recent articles on the front page
of USA TODAY, INFOWORLD, MACUSER,
MACAZINE, WALL STREET COMPUTER
REVIEW, BOSTON HERALD, and a live
radio interview with KING radio
in Seattle on their Northwest
Computer Review show.
Throughout 1987, Telenet will also
attend several other User Group
meetings and trade shows (ie. the
West Coast Computer Faire in S.F.
in March). If you would like a
presentation/demo of PC Pursuit to
be given to your User Group, please
contact Telenet at 800-TELENET
and let us know!