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The following information has been captured from the Net Exchange BBS, which is PcPursuit's main information BBS for PcPursuit subscribers. The information presented is current as of November 23, 1991. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PC PURSUIT ---------- With PC PURSUIT, you can explore a wealth of free resources and even discover more uses for your PC. In any of the locations accessible to PC PURSUIT, you have the ability to: * communicate with friends and associates on-line, * download and upload public domain software from thousands of Bulletin Board Systems in the 44 PC PURSUIT cities, * research professional projects and personal hobbies through free databases, and * shop and advertise in electronic catalogs. The features and benefits offered by PC PURSUIT SERVICE include: Portability: ------------ Because the service is widely accessible, you can use PC PURSUIT at home, at the office, or traveling. Accessibility: -------------- The service can be accessed from nearly 9000 local telephone exchanges via the Sprint network. You can dial thousands of free databases at 300, 1200, and 2400 bps in 44 major cities across the nation, 24 hours a day. Convenient Billing: ------------------ All PC PURSUIT service charges are billed directly to your VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER or AMERICAN EXPRESS account; or automatically debited from your checking account. Nonstop Support: --------------- As with all other Sprint services, The Sprint Network Control Center provides 24-hour management to ensure reliable data transmission. Customer Service is available to handle problem system problem reports 24 hours a day at 1-800-336-0437. START SAVING TODAY AND JOIN THE THOUSANDS OF PC USERS FROM COAST TO COAST WHO ARE ALREADY ENJOYING THE COST-EFFECTIVE WORLD OF PC COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH PC PURSUIT. CALL TO REGISTER AT 800-736-1130 (voice) OR 800-877-2006 (modem). ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equipment and Software Requirements ----------------------------------- To use PC PURSUIT, all you need are -- - a telephone line - a modem - 300 or 1200 bps - a terminal or a PC with asynchronous communications software ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PC PURSUIT AND SPRINTNET LOCAL ACCESS NUMBERS FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE LISTING OF THE PC PURSUIT U.S. ACCESS TELEPHONE NUMBERS, DO THE FOLLOWING: 1. USE A MODEM TO DIAL 1-800-546-1000 WITH PARAMETERS SET AT 7-E-1. 2. TYPE THREE CARRIAGE RETURNS (CR) (CR) (CR) 3. INPUT YOUR AREA CODE AND LOCAL EXCHANGE 4. YOU WILL THEN RECEIVE THE PROMPT SIGN "@" 5. THEN, TYPE: MAIL (CR) USER NAME: PHONES (CR) PASSWORD: PHONES (CR) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PC Pursuit Rate Schedule Effective July 1, 1989 Administrative Charges: Registration Fee Payable on a one time basis when Telenet receives and processes your order. $30/order Password Change Fee Payable each time a new password is issued. $5/password Membership Fees: Regular Membership Includes up to 30 hours of non-prime time usage. $30/month Family Membership Includes up to 60 hours of non-prime time usage. $50/month Handicapped Membership Includes up to 90 hours of non-prime time usage. $30/month Access Charges: Non-Prime Hours Usage exceeding membership limits. $3/hour Prime Hours $10.50/hour Notes: 1) Non-Prime Time hours are: 6:00 P.M. - 7:00 A.M. local time Monday through Thursday; 6:00 P.M. Friday to 7:00 A.M. Monday. All day, New Year's Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. 2) Prime Time hours are: 7:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. local time Monday through Friday. 3) Usage is rounded to the nearest minute for purpose of calculating total usage on each connection. All calls are subject to a minimum call duration of two minutes unless they are 90 seconds or less. Calls of 90 seconds or less are not billed. 4) Any portion of a call to Pursuit during prime time will result in the entire session being billed at prime time rates. 5) Sales tax will be billed as applicable and is not included in the fixed monthly fees. 6) A Regular Membership will allow access for one subscriber at the Regular Membership rate using single ID and password. Family Membership will allow one subscriber, or one subscriber and their immediate family members, access at the Family Membership rate using a single password and ID. 7) Handicapped membership guidelines are posted to the NetExchange Bulletin Board System and are available upon request from Sprint. 8) All of Sprint's PC Pursuit charges will be billed the month following actual usage. 9) There may be charges to you for the use of the online computer systems to which you gain access through PC Pursuit. These charges, if any, will be billed to you by those operating the online computer systems and not by Sprint. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE FOR PC PURSUIT(R) ACCESS SERVICE These terms and conditions govern your use of Telenet's PC Pursuit(R) access service: 1. PC PURSUIT (A) The PC Pursuit(R) access service allows you to use Telenet's Public Data Network (PDN) 24 hours a day to access any domestic database, bulletin board system or other online computer system which is accessible via the PC Pursuit network, and as listed on the Schedule titled Current Access Codes. (B) The PC Pursuit Network includes those Hosts, "Outdial Cities" (as listed on the Schedule titled Current Access Codes) and supported local exchanges. The Netline Exchange provides a listing of the local exchanges supported out of each "Outdial City" and is updated from time to time. (C) You agree to access and use these databases, bulletin boards and other online systems only in the manner permitted by them. (D) Telenet is not liable or responsible for any claim or other action against you by a third party, including owners of online computer systems that you are not authorized to access or other action taken against Telenet by a third party based on your unauthorized use of or access to any database or bulletin board. 2. COST OF PC PURSUIT ACCESS SERVICES (A) There is a one-time registration fee and a fixed monthly membership fee based on the membership selected (please refer to the current PC Pursuit Rate Schedule) for PC Pursuit(R) access service billed when Telenet receives and processes your order for the service. You will be billed on a prorated basis for the monthly membership fee for the month in which your order is accepted and for each month that you have PC Pursuit(R) access service. An individual may not hold more than one membership. (B) The monthly membership fee entitles you to use PC Pursuit(R) access services, not to exceed the membership limit, between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M., prevailing local time, determined by the location of the Telenet access centers used to access the networks, Monday through Thursday, and from 6:00 P.M. Friday to 7:00 A.M. Monday, and all day New Year's Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. The prevailing local time designated above may not be the same as that in which the caller is located. Non-prime time charges will apply for usage at the cost indicated on the PC Pursuit Rate Schedule. Usage is rounded to the nearest minute for purposes of calculating the total usage on each connection. (C) Non-prime usage exceeding the hours associated with the membership selected by the user and prime-time PC Pursuit usage between 7:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M., prevailing local time, Monday through Friday, will be billed at the rates indicated on the PC Pursuit Rate Schedule. (D) There will be a fee for issuing a new ID/password, to replace your original one. (E) The registration fee and monthly membership fees will be billed according to the payment option selected at the time of registration provided to you by Telenet when you signed up for PC Pursuit. Your use of PC Pursuit is subject to approval of the payment option selected. (F) There may be charges to you for the use of the online computer systems to which you gain access through PC Pursuit. These charges, if any, will be billed to you by those operating the online computer systems and not by Telenet. 3. HARDWARE To use PC Pursuit, you must have a modem and either a computer or a terminal. You are responsible for obtaining and maintaining the appropriate equipment. Telenet is not responsible for the proper functioning of your equipment. 4. TERM OF AGREEMENT This Agreement will be effective from the date you are assigned an ID/password by Telenet. Either party may cancel the use of PC Pursuit service and terminate this Agreement by giving the other party thirty (30) days written notice as described in Section 8.(F) or you may cancel by calling the number listed in Section 8.(G). 5. TERMINATION Telenet shall have the right to terminate your use of PC Pursuit immediately and without notice to you in the event: (A) Telenet has been notified that your credit card has been suspended or revoked; (B) you have used or your PC Pursuit account has been used in a fashion injurious to other PC Pursuit or Telenet customers, to violate any of Telenet's Rules and Regulations, or in violation of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement; (C) you have attempted or your PC Pursuit account has been used to attempt to access or has accessed an address or exchange which is outside of the PC Pursuit Network; (D) you have assigned or transferred your ID/password to another; (E) you have loaned the use of the ID/password to another, unless that user is qualified under the membership plan selected; (F) you have resold or attempted to resell or further distribute PC Pursuit access services without written authorization from Telenet. 6. USE OF PC PURSUIT(R) ACCESS SERVICE (A) You are responsible for all charges to your account, including charges incurred by authorized users or third parties who have gained unauthorized access to your ID/password. Telenet will change your ID/password immediately upon receipt of notification of unauthorized use. (B) PC Pursuit access services are furnished to you under the condition that you will not abuse them or fraudulently use them. Such use of the service, to be determined in Telenet's sole discretion, constitutes a violation subject to the termination rights set forth in paragraph 5. of this Agreement. (C) The services furnished under this agreement shall not be used in any way which would be a violation of any law or which would assist anyone in the violation of any law. (D) All inquiries with regard to service malfunction shall be via the Netline Exchange bulletin board which is routinely reviewed by PC Pursuit product management. Response to such inquiries shall be provided through the bulletin board as soon as reasonably possible. 7. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITIES; INDEMNIFICATION (A) Telenet makes no warranties of any nature or kind, whether express or implied for the service provided by Telenet or its equipment, facilities or capacities. TELENET SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THE AVAILABILITY OF PC PURSUIT(R) ACCESS SERVICE. Telenet is not responsible for the inability to access the service at any time. Telenet shall not be responsible for any damage you suffer, whether it is direct, incidental or consequential, and whether it is caused by mistake, omission, interruption, deletion of files, errors, defects, delays in operation or transmission, failure of performance, negligence or otherwise. (B) You agree to indemnify and hold Telenet harmless against any claim arising from the use of your ID/password which causes damage to any other party. (C) The information appearing in the bulletin boards, data bases and other online computer systems are provided by persons who are not affiliated with Telenet. You use this information at your own risk. If you provide information for others, you agree to indemnify and hold Telenet harmless from all claims with respect to the information provided. Telenet reserves the right to prohibit access to any bulletin board. (D) Telenet's liability for damages to you under this agreement shall be limited to the total monthly charges paid by you for the six months following the date the damages were incurred. THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, FOR THE PC PURSUIT(R) ACCESS SERVICE. 8. OTHER PROVISIONS (A) Telenet is not responsible for any loss, including loss of data resulting from delays or interruption, due to mechanical or communications defects or outages, or trouble due to fires, storms, floods, strikes or other labor interruptions, acts of God, power shortages or outages. (B) If any part of this agreement is held by a court to be unenforceable for any reason, the remaining parts of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. (C) This Agreement contains the entire agreement between you and Telenet relating to the use of PC Pursuit. (D) Telenet reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including pricing changes and any sales and use taxes, duties, or levies imposed by any authority, government or government agency in connection with the usse of PC Pursuit, on thirty (30) days' written notice. (E) This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. (F) All notices pertaining to this Agreement and your use of PC Pursuit must be in writing and must be sent, postage prepaid, to the following address: Telenet Communications Corporation 12490 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston, Virginia 22096 Attention: Telemarketing (G) Questions regarding PC Pursuit service registration can be directed to Telemarketing at: 1-800-Telenet (835-3638) Effective July 1, 1989 and supersedes all other versions of this agreement ------------------------------------------------------------------------- How To Use PC Pursuit Service ----------------------------- Placing a PC Pursuit Call ------------------------- * Use a modem to dial your local SprintNet access telephone number with parameters settings of 8-N-1. * Type the hunt/seek sequence: @ D (CR) Telenet Prompt User Input Comments ====================================================================== (1) Terminal = D1 (CR) Input Terminal ID. D1 is typical for PC's. If not known, type CR. (2) @ C D/NYNYO/24,YOUR ID (CR) Type area code desired, modem speed and your user ID. (Note that /3 = 300 bps, /12 = 1200 bps, /24 = 2400 bps). (3) PASSWORD = PASSWORD (CR) Enter user Password (4) D/NYNYO/24 Connected to target CONNECTED city outdial modem. (5) ATZ Type ATZ (in upper case) (6) OK Modem responds as cleared. (7) ATDT 7654321 Type ATDT (in upper case) and the 7-digit number you wish to dial. (8) CONNECT (CR) (CR) You are now connected to the computer that you dialed. Procees as if the number was dialed directly. NOTES: ----- 1. If the connection was not made, a BUSY will be seen within 30 seconds. The BUSY message means that the number dialed was either busy, not in service, or an invalid attempt to dial more than 7 digits. A BUSY will also be seen after disconnecting from the host computer, but you can dial another number by starting again at the fifth step and typing ATZ and dialing the number. 2. PC Pursuit uses standard HAYES dialing commands, which enable you to type the A/ (no CR) command to redial the previously dialed number. 3. When a typing mistake is made in the second and third steps, the log-on must be re-entered. To Disconnect from PC Pursuit ----------------------------- Telenet Prompt User Input Comments ====================================================================== (CR) @ (CR) Escape to SprintNet command level. @ D (CR) At the @ sign,issue disconnect command. D/NYNYO/24 Disconnect from the DISCONNECTED target city complete. User is still connected to SprintNet at the local dial-up city. A PC Pursuit can now be placed to another city. NOTES: ------ 1. To DISCONNECT FROM SPRINTNET, log off your computer as usual, or hang-up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PC Pursuit Service Availability -------------------------------- PC Pursuit can be used to access local numbers in the following cities. Note that not all exchanges in a given area code are accessible via PC Pusuit! For a list of exchanges in the individual cities, please see the exchange lists. Example of use: C D/DCWAS/12,<id>,<pw> City Code City Entries -------------------------- ---- ------------- Ann Arbor, MI 313 D/MIAAR/12 D/MIAAR/24 Atlanta, GA 404 D/GAATL/3 D/GAATL/12 D/GAATL/24 Austin, TX 512 D/TXAUS/12 D/TXAUS/24 Boston, MA 617 D/MABOS/3 D/MABOS/12 D/MABOS/24 Chicago, IL 312 \ D/ILCHI/3 708 > D/ILCHI/12 815 / D/ILCHI/24 (for 708, must use 1708 + phone number) (for 815, must use 1815 + phone number) Cleveland, OH 216 D/OHCLE/3 D/OHCLE/12 D/OHCLE/24 Colton, CA 714 D/CACOL/3 D/CACOL/12 D/CACOL/24 Columbus, OH 614 D/OHCOL/12 D/OHCOL/24 Dallas, TX 214 \ D/TXDAL/3 > D/TXDAL/12 817 / D/TXDAL/24 (for 817, must use 817 + phone number) Denver, CO 303 D/CODEN/3 D/CODEN/12 D/CODEN/24 Detroit, MI 313 D/MIDET/3 D/MIDET/12 D/MIDET/24 Glendale, CA 818 \ D/CAGLE/3 > D/CAGLE/12 213 / D/CAGLE/24 (for 213, must use 1213 + phone number) Hartford, CT 203 D/CTHAR/3 D/CTHAR/12 D/CTHAR/24 Hempstead, NY 516 D/NYHEM/12 D/NYHEM/24 Houston, TX 713 D/TXHOU/3 D/TXHOU/12 D/TXHOU/24 Indianapolis, IN 317 D/ININD/12 D/ININD/24 Kansas City, MO 816 \ D/MOKCI/3 > D/MOKCI/12 913 / D/MOKCI/24 Los Angeles, CA 213 \ D/CALAN/3 > D/CALAN/12 818 / D/CALAN/24 (for 818, must use 1818 + phone number) Miami, FL 305 D/FLMIA/3 D/FLMIA/12 D/FLMIA/24 Milwaukee, WI 414 D/WIMIL/3 D/WIMIL/12 D/WIMIL/24 Minneapolis, MN 612 D/MNMIN/3 D/MNMIN/12 D/MNMIN/24 Newark, NJ 201 \ D/NJNEW/3 > D/NJNEW/12 908 / D/NJNEW/24 (for 908, must use 1908 + phone number) Memphis, TN 901 \ D/TNMEM/12 601 / D/TNMEM/24 (for 601, must use 1601 + phone number) New Brunswick, NJ 908 D/NJNBR/12 D/NJNBR/24 New Orleans, LA 504 D/LANOR/12 D/LANOR/24 New York, NY 212 \ D/NYNYO/3 516 \ D/NYNYO/12 718 / D/NYNYO/24 914 / (for 516, must use 1516 + phone number) (for 718, must use 1718 + phone number) (for 914, must use 1914 + phone number) Oakland, CA 415 D/CAOAK/3 D/CAOAK/12 D/CAOAK/24 Orlando, FL 407 D/FLORL/12 D/FLORL/24 Palo Alto, CA 415 D/CAPAL/3 D/CAPAL/12 D/CAPAL/24 Philadelphia, PA 215 D/PAPHI/3 D/PAPHI/12 D/PAPHI/24 Phoenix, AZ 602 D/AZPHO/3 D/AZPHO/12 D/AZPHO/24 (Some exchanges must use 1602 + phone number please check AZPHO.xch for details) Pittsburgh, PA 412 D/PAPIT/12 D/PAPIT/24 Portland, OR 503 D/ORPOR/3 D/ORPOR/12 D/ORPOR/24 Research Triangle Park, NC 919 D/NCRTP/3 D/NCRTP/12 D/NCRTP/24 Sacramento, CA 916 D/CASAC/3 D/CASAC/12 D/CASAC/24 (Some exchanges must use 1 + phone number please check CASAC.xch for details) Salt Lake City, UT 801 D/UTSLC/3 D/UTSLC/12 D/UTSLC/24 San Diego, CA 619 D/CASDI/3 D/CASDI/12 D/CASDI/24 San Francisco, CA 415 D/CASFA/3 D/CASFA/12 D/CASFA/24 San Jose, CA 408 \ D/CASJO/3 > D/CASJO/12 415 / D/CASJO/24 (for 415, must use 1415 + phone number) Santa Ana, CA 714 \ D/CASAN/3 > D/CASAN/12 213 / D/CASAN/24 (for 213, must use 1213 + phone number) Seattle, WA 206 D/WASEA/3 D/WASEA/12 D/WASEA/24 St. Louis, MO 314 \ D/MOSLO/3 > D/MOSLO/12 618 / D/MOSLO/24 (for 618, must use 1618 + phone number) Tampa, FL 813 D/FLTAM/3 D/FLTAM/12 D/FLTAM/24 Washington, DC 202 \ D/DCWAS/3 703 > D/DCWAS/12 301 / D/DCWAS/24 (for 703, must use 703 + phone number) (for 301, must use 301 + phone number) Note: /3 = 300 bps, /12 = 1200 bps, /24 = 2400 baud -------------------------------------------------------------------------