Labels:text | screenshot | font OCR: Help: (CHAT) Group Chat This command allows you to chat interactively with one or more users that are currently on the bulletin board system. Subcommands A Available for chat. By default, you are available for chat when you log into the bulletin board system. If you have made yourself unavailable for chat, you may make yourself available for chat again by using this subcommand. When you logoff, your chat status will be used on your next call as well. G Enter group chat. Use this subcommand to begin chatting with other users on the system. U Unavailable for chat. When you use this subcommand, you make yourself unavailable for chat. This means that other callers will not be able to call you into group chat. When you logoff, your chat status will be used on your next call as well. Description Node chat allows 2 or more people to communicate with each other across separate nodes of the BBS. When you are in chat, you may select any of the available 255 channels to chat with other users. is available for chat you may request that they chat with you. If another user Entering Chat Mode When you execute the CHAT command and then select G for group chat you will be put into group chat mode. You will then be asked what channel you would like to chat on. If you compare this to a CB, you can pick any of 255 channels to chat on. Each channel could be talking about different subjects. To get a list of the currently active channels, you can press L at this prompt. If you were called into chat, PCBoard will automatically default to the correct chat channel. Next, depending on system configuration, PCBoard may begin by asking you for the handle you would like to go by while you are in chat. This will default to your first name, but you can change this to any name you wish. When text is displayed by you, it will have a banner showing what node number you are on and your handle. If handles are disabled, PCBoard will use your first name. Finally, you will be at a Chat Command prompt. Press (H) or (?) at the Chat Command prompt for help on Chat Commands. If you press the ENTER key you will enter into Chat Mode with the other callers on the system. Pressing (ESC) will bring back the Chat Command prompt . Chatting With Other Users Once you are in a channel you may begin typing. Anyone else in that channel will see what you type as you type it. See the help at the Chat Command prompt for further information.
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