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- "Welcome to the machine"
-
- DOSGATE
-
- This system consists of a an 8088 based micro-computer,
- it currrently has 640K ram, two 10 megabyte hard disk drives,
- and a Kantronics TNC running through an ICOM IC-275. The
- operating system is MS-DOS (similar to PC-DOS). The TNC is
- connected via a serial port at 1200 baud and is paralleled with
- the "system console" via "DOSGATE", a software device driver
- which allows the SYS-OP to monitor and control the remote user
- (YOU).
-
- Currently available:
-
- DOSMAIL - Type HELP MAIL for info.
- HELP - A simple guide to the system.
-
- Other programs will be made available for use as they
- are deemed useful to the packet community. If there is
- something that you would like to see, ask for it!!
-
- If you wish to write programs for this system, please
- keep the following points in mind:
-
- 1 - The program MUST NOT BE HARDWARE SPECIFIC in any way
- and it must make only generic MS-DOS function
- calls for I/O. If you don't know what this
- means, ASK!!!
-
- 2 - The program must not perform any graphics or escape
- sequences. This allows the program to be used
- by the majority of packet users.
-
- If you want to talk to the SYSOP, use the TALK utility.
- To exit talk hit CTRL-Z. You may have to get the SYSOP's attention
- somehow, Try hitting a few control-G's. If you get no
- response in a short time, be sure and exit with CTRL-Z!
-
- When done with any of the programs, PLEASE be sure
- you are at the operating system level (you will see the
- DOSGATE prompt) so that the next user will enter at the
- same place that you did. Also, BE SURE YOU GET A PROPER
- DISCONNECT message!!! If you do-not, this system will not allow
- the next user on line.
-
- Enjoy the system . . .
-