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- ICSNet: Industrial Computing Society
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- TELNET CONTROL.COM or 140.186.37.1
- login: bbs
- Welcome to ICS.net
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- the Information Resource of the Industrial Computing Society (hosted on
- Cthulhu.Control.Com at Control Technology Corp., Hopkinton MA)
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- Welcome to ICSNet, an informational resource of the ICS!
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- This system is provided to you by ICS volunteers and by your
- ICS membership fees.
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- It exists to provide a medium for ICS members to share
- information with each other, and to access other sources of
- information available outside the ICS community.
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- Society Membership
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- In order to use this system, it is advisable for you to become
- a member of the Industrial Computing Society.
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- To become a member of the ICS, please enter the following
- information into a email message, and send it to the sysop using
- the "feedback" command (or, call (919)990-9303 for an application):
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- Name, Title
- Full Company Address (or home address if applicable)
- Phone and FAX numbers
- Preferred Email Address
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- Then, send a check for $55 to:
- Industrial Computing Society
- 67 Alexander Drive
- PO Box 12277
- Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- You will get a membership card, the ICS newsletter, and
- hard-copy survey form which you need to fill out and sign in
- order to receive Industrial Computing Magazine.
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- ICSnet Validation
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- Prior to your actual membership, you can be validated for use
- of this system on a trial basis. Just use the "feedback" command,
- requesting user validation, and optionally complete your "plan"
- information.
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- The ICS volunteers who have built ICSNet look forward
- to your active participation!
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- By working together, we can build ICS into a vibrant
- force in Industrial Computing.
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- NOTE THESE MAIN COMMANDS!!! -
- help - This gets you into the "help" system, which is menu-driven.
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- new - This scans through all the newsgroups you have joined looking
- for new messages (we automatically join you to a number of
- interesting groups, but there are others). Note that the
- first time you log in, there will be no "new" messages - try
- again tomorrow.
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- join/unjoin - These commands add or delete the current newsgroup from
- your scan list (see above).
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- To move to a specific newsgroup, type the name of the newsgroup and
- hit (enter). To read messages in the current group, type "read".
- In read mode, typing the message number will show that message.
- To get a list of newsgroups, type "help newsgroups".
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