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- AUGUST 1986
-
- Welcome to PC Pursuit! - and here is your copy of the first PC Pursuit
- newsletter. We have now formed a PC Pursuit User Group, and all
- PC Pursuit subscribers are charter members. You will receive this
- newsletter at least 6 times a year and it will keep you updated on
- PC Pursuit - ie. adding new cities, adding 2400 bps and other
- enhancements, and good BBS/database numbers to dial.
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- HEADLINE NEWS MACRO & COMMAND FILES
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- Several good command files and
- * Ports expanded macro's have been developed
- * Local exchange list available to make logging on to PC
- * More cities coming Pursuit even easier. Most
- * 2400 bps available soon require that you just edit in
- * Improved response codes your personal ID and PW and
- * Improved protocols for file transfer then away you go. A good one
- * We will be visiting several for Procomm users is called
- User Groups Pursuit.cmd and is available
- on the Net-Exchange BBS at
- (see below for more details) (703) 689-3561. (Accessible
- also thru PC Pursuit 202 area).
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- WE NEED A NAME! A contest is now underway to select a good name for
- this newsletter - and the prize will be a $25 credit on your next
- month's PC Pursuit bill. So get creative - and earn that credit!
- You can either input your entries on the On-line User Guide (in a
- message to the sysop - and leave your name & phone), or you can
- mail your entries to: Telenet, PC Pursuit - HQ24E, Sunrise Valley Drive,
- Reston, Va. 22096. All entries must be received no later than
- September 15, 1986.
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- EXPANDED PORTS
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- When we announced the enhanced PC Pursuit service in June, 1986, we
- suddenly were flooded with many new registrations, which resulted in
- much more traffic and sometimes the requested city was "busy".
- So, from July 23 to Aug 13, we expanded the PC Pursuit ports in each
- city. It takes us about 3 weeks from the time we identify a busy
- location to expand capacity there -- but we are regularly watching
- the traffic patterns and volumes in each city to provide you the
- best possible service performance.
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- MORE IMPROVEMENTS COMING LOCAL EXCHANGE LIST AVAILABLE
-
- You will be pleased to know that A list of the outward dialing
- this Fall, several additional local exchanges for each of
- improvements will be coming: the 14 PC Pursuit cities is
- now available. Call the
- - 2400 bps service On-line BBS at (800) 835-3001
- - Improved outdial response messages or the Net-Exchange BBS at
- (ie. No Answer, No Carrier, ...) (703) 689-3561 and d-load the
- - Improved protocols for file transfer EXCHLST1 and EXCHLST2 file today.
- - More cities -- tell us on the We hope to keep this list up to
- User Guide which ones you want date based on the info we get
- to dial to! from the telephone companies.
- Let us know if you find any
- corrections.
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- SOME GOOD BBS #'S TO TRY FACTS - DID YOU KNOW ??
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- 212 989-2696 N.Y. MICRO CONNECTION * Telenet handles over 10 million
- 213 694-2044 MISSION CONTROL BBS data calls per month, with over
- 201 330-0613 PLEASURE DOME (300 BPS) 1 million connect hours/month.
- 312 280-8764 INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS
- 312 598-0525 SPORTSFIDO * Each month, Telenet transmits
- 415 322-3213 CHANNEL 64 BBS over 1 billion packets of data,
- 617 536-1917 PC WEEK BBS or the equivalent to 28 million
- 617 489-4930 BOSTON CITINET typed pages.
- 703 689-3561 NET-EXCHANGE
- 202 377-3870 U.S. DEPT OF COMMERCE * PC Pursuit uses the same high-
- 213 474-0270 WHAT TO DO/BUY IN L.A. quality X.25 data lines in
- 212 696-0360 PC MAGAZINE the Public Data Network as used
- 703 698-8230 ARQUIMEDES by Telenet's other major
- 404 928-1876 ATLANTA GETAWAY corporate customers.
- 202 775-6738 NAT'L GEOGRAPHIC BBS
- 215 276-5177 GARDEN WORKS
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- GIVE US YOUR QUESTIONS/COMMENTS -- NUMBERS TO CALL FOR INFO/HELP:
-
- --> What additional cities do you (800) 835-3001 - On-line BBS
- want to dial to? User Guide (24 hrs)
-
- --> What are your favorite BBS's (800) 368-4215 - PC Pursuit info,
- or databases accessible registrations (voice, 8-5pm)
- across PC Pursuit?
- (800) 336-0437 - Customer Service
- --> ENTER YOUR COMMENTS ON THE - for help with accessing and
- ON-LINE USER GUIDE. THANKS! using the Telenet Network
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- BEST FROM THE BBS ON-LINE GUIDE -- (800) 835-3001
-
- "I've been a subscriber to PC Pursuit for several months now and find
- the service fantastic... my BBS addiction has never been so well fed."
- - Clifford Gilmore
-
- "Hey--things are looking up! Congratulations! I left you a few messages
- about busies, but now it seems with the additional ports that it works
- much better. Keep up the good work.
- I recently started using the Y-modem protocol and it runs about 95% of
- the calculated speed. You might suggest to your users that they use
- Y-modem anytime they can because it is MUCH faster than X-modem. The
- reason is that Y-modem sends 1024 byte blocks instead of the 128 byte
- blocks of X-modem. Thus, there is much less need for hand-shaking
- between the two computers. Y-modem is available on QMODEM and PROCOMM
- comm. software, and also on many BBS's."
- - Birk Binnard
-
-
- "I am from Milwaukee and my wife is going to kill me if she sees
- another $200 phone bill. I have friends facing the same predicament.
- Pursuit is just what I need!"
- - (name withheld to protect the husband...)
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- * *
- * AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY PC PURSUIT. ON AUG. 7, 1986, PC PURSUIT WAS *
- * ONE YEAR OLD - AND IT IS GROWING AND EXPANDING MORE! *
- * *
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- FILE TRANSFERS - BITS & BYTES TECHNICAL QUESTIONS ?
-
- You have probably learned by now that Call the NET-EXCHANGE BBS at
- to access the Telenet network, you need (703) 689-3561 for some good
- to use parameter settings of 7 data bits, messages from/to other PC
- Even parity, and 1 stop bit,... but you Pursuit users and also to
- can STILL do 8-bit file transfers across ask questions to the PC
- PC Pursuit. You can switch to 8 data Pursuit team. Questions are
- bits, No parity, and 1 stop bit if needed read and responded to at least
- to do file transfers with XMODEM or other weekly on that BBS, and it
- 8-bit protocols. The best place to change is a great place to exchange
- your parameter settings is just after you good info about other BBS's
- get the DIALXXX/XX CONNECTED response from accessible through PC Pursuit.
- PC Pursuit; you will then be logging on to
- your target BBS at the parameter settings (The Net-exchange BBS can
- required by that BBS. Some communication also be accessed through
- packages, such as Procomm, will automatically the PC Pursuit 202 area at
- change your parameters once the file transfer 689-3561).
- is initiated.