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Skylink Communications
======================
This text file was written by a Skylink member and not by any employee of
Skylink.
What is Skylink?
Skylink is a service that sends the latest shareware files over a satellite
and into your computer. It requires that you buy a data demodulator, which is
like a modem, but instead of using telephone lines to receive data, it receives
data from your satellite dish. It hooks to your serial port and to the base
band out or composite video out on your satellite receiver. The demodulator
cost $139 and the subscription is $50 a year. You receive files at 9600 baud,
and you can leave it on as long as you want. There are no time limits!!!
File transmission:
There are many types of files out there, so there is monthly scheduled files
list that is transmitted. Example of the monthly schedule:
.............................................................................
: FILE SCHEDULE FOR JULY 1992 :
..............................................................................
: SUN : MON : TUES : WED : THUR : FRI : SAT :
:..........:..........:..........:..........:..........:..........:..........:
: : : : 1: 2: 3: 4:
: : : : : : : :
: : : : : : : :
:..........:..........:..........:..........:..........:..........:..........:
: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11:
: : : VARIETY : VARIETY : KEYBOARD UTILITIES : VARIETY :
: : : : :(Not sent because of): :
:..........:..........:..........:..........:move.Will be resched.:..........:
: 12: 13: 14: 15: 16: 17: 18:
: VARIETY : VARIETY : DISK AND DOS : WINDOWS GAMES : VARIETY :
: : : UTILITIES : : : :
:..........:..........:..........:..........:..........:..........:..........:
: 19: 20: 21: 22: 23: 24: 25:
: VARIETY : VARIETY : PRINTER UTILITIES : GAMES : VARIETY :
: : : : : : : :
:..........:..........:..........:..........:..........:..........:..........:
: 26: 27: 28: 29: 30: 31: :
: VARIETY : VARITEY : VARIETY : VIRUS PROTECTION : SOUND : SOUND :
: : : : : : : :
:..........:..........:..........:..........:..........:..........:..........:
Skyboard:
Skyboard is Skylink's BBS. This is a option and you don't have to call it.
If you call Skyboard, you can send messages (E-MAIL) to other members over
the satellite via the Skymail.qwk file that is transmitted on Skylink. After
a member receives this file, they can read the mail with an off-line mail
reader and read the messages you have sent to them.
Hardware requirements:
C-band satellite capable of receiving high quality picures from Satcom 4,
transponder 15. Skylink Data Demodulator (Available from Shop at Home
1-800-366-4010) IBM compatible computer with hard disk, serial port,
640k memory.
I did have more information about Skylink in my original doc, but it was lost
when the power went out and I never had time to save it.
For more information watch the live computer show on Satcom 4, transponder 15
every Tuesday at 8:00 P.M. (EST).
This doc was written by Brian Sparks, the son of a Skylink member.