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PLAYNET INFORMATION
by Captain COMAL
If you have a modem, you have access
to several national network systems.
You've seen the ads, including those
for: PlayNet, Quantum Link, People
Link, Viewtron, CompuServe, the
Source, and Delphi. If you were
wondering what it was like on these
networks, now you can find out. You
don't even need a modem to try out
our PlayNet Simulator. The program is
a fake. You really aren't signed on
the PlayNet system. It just looks
like it.
RUN the program. After a couple
seconds your screen is transformed
into a typical PlayNet screen. You
are in a Public Room called COMAL.
Other people are in the room with
you. They are talking to you. And you
can talk back! Yes, just type in
something - press RETURN - and your
message appears on the screen (your
name is USER 1). The function keys
work just like in PlayNet. Mail pops
up on your screen and F5 deletes it.
If you've been on PlayNet, you
already know what it is like. This
program allows you to show your
friends - any time - any where. No
modem required! No phone charges! No
network bills! On the first Thursday
of each month, you can come to the
COMAL room for our national COMAL
meeting (10pm Eastern time). Also,
AHOY has a meeting at this time in
the AHOY PORT OF CALL room. You can
leave EMAIL (Electronic Mail) to me
(Captain C) or to AHOY (Captain B).
The second Thursday of each month we
hold a national COMAL meeting on
Quantum Link (10pm Eastern time).
Quantum Link bought the PlayNet
system software and vastly improved
it. It adds a fast loader, can auto
dial for you, allows 1200 baud modem
use, and has a "capture" feature that
lets you save a message from the
Information Network to disk. But, it
still looks and acts just like
PlayNet. An added bonus on Quantum
Link is the COMAL Question and Answer
board. If you have any questions
about COMAL, just go to CIN - MEET
THE PRESS - COMAL TODAY. Then check
out our Q & A board. If the
information is not already there,
just post your question. Usually
within a day or two an answer will be
posted.