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- The National CP/M RoundTable on GEnie
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- CP/M is very much alive on GEnie. The CP/M RoundTable software
- libraries have over 240 million bytes online in over 4000 files
- of the latest public domain software. This includes over 200
- SIG/M user group "disks".
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- The purpose of the CP/M RoundTable is to share knowledge and
- experience, and to enhance the use of the CP/M operating systems
- from Digital Research and the other operating systems of similar
- design and function (such as ZRDOS and TurboDOS) for Intel 8080
- and 8085, Zilog Z80, and Hitachi HD64180 Microcomputers. The
- CP/M RoundTable also supports callers using CP/M emulators, such
- as on the IBM-PC and on the Atari ST.
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- The Bulletin Board is the place to discuss CP/M issues, to get
- information about the latest versions of commercial, public
- domain, and user-supported CP/M software and CP/M maintenance
- utilities, to get info on the latest CP/M publications and
- commercial products, to receive help with the operating system
- and software and hardware associated with the operating system,
- and to meet other CP/M callers.
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- The Software Library is the place to download the latest versions
- of public domain and user-supported CP/M software and CP/M
- maintenance utilities. Also information files, reviews, and
- articles are available here. This is also the area to upload
- your favorite files to share with the other members. Uploads to
- GEnie are free of charge during non-prime time hours.
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- Any modem program capable of XMODEM or YMODEM protocol (CheckSum
- or CRC validity checking) may be used to upload or download the
- files in the library. There are several good Public Domain modem
- programs available.
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- The CP/M RoundTable has been online with GEnie for two years. We
- have collected a large data base of Public Domain software and
- information files. The Bulletin Board area has several user
- groups to answer machine-specific questions for the TRS-80 using
- CP/M, Heath/Zenith, Kaypro, Osborne, Visual-1050, Commodore C128
- using CP/M, Apple using CP/M, Atari using CP/M, and a category to
- discuss ZCPR3, ZRDOS, and the Z-SYSTEM.
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- The RoundTables on GEnie can be a valuable resource for you, they
- offer games, software, technical advice, information, and
- discussions. You also get to interact with a group of people who
- share your interests. RoundTables are formed for any special
- interest topics. GEnie organizes its RoundTables be grouping
- these into three categories: GEnie PC RoundTables (these are
- Roundtables that deal specifically with computers, software and
- related topics), Product Support RoundTables (these cover topic
- areas such as MicroSoft Windows); and other RoundTables (these
- include groups of a non-computer nature such as the Electronic
- Hobbyist and the Non Profit Connection).
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- GEnie offers you a variety of choices in entertainment,
- information and software exchange, communications, shopping - all
- from your computer. By using simple menus and/or a few easy
- commands, you can talk to a friend across the country one minute;
- go on an electronic shopping trip the next, try your hand at a
- few games, and finish up by attending an electronic meeting with
- software developers to discuss new programs for your computer.
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- In order to work with GEnie you will need a computer or terminal,
- an asynchronous modem (either 300 or 1200 baud), and you'll need
- a telephone access number and your GEnie user identification
- number (also called a user id) and password. You will also need
- one of the many available communication software packages, many
- of which are available in the public domain.
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- GEnie is available 24 hours a day. The least expensive time to
- use GEnie is from 6 p.m. until 8 a.m. local time plus all day on
- Saturday and Sunday and national holidays (this is called Non-
- Prime Time). The cost is higher for Prime Time (8 a.m. to 6
- p.m.).
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- You can sign up for the GEnie service using your computer, by
- calling 1-800-638-8369 (toll free). Set up your modem program
- for either 300 or 1200 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no
- parity. If you are using a terminal, you may also use 300 or
- 1200 baud, 7 bits, 1 stop bit and even parity.
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- Dial the access number, and when communication is established
- (indicated by either a light on your modem, or the "CONNECT"
- prompt on your screen) enter "HHH" and press the Return key.
- Next you will see the "U#=" prompt. Now enter a "^R" (control R)
- to signal GEnie that you want Host Echo mode (full duplex
- operation) (Most CP/M callers will prefer this to Local Echo mode
- (half duplex operation) which you can use be not entering the
- "^R"). At this point enter the special user id and password,
- separated by a comma and press the Return key, like this:
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- ^RXJM11890,GENIE
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- Next you will have to answer a few questions (name, address...
- stuff like that) and electronically agree to the terms of the
- service agreement.
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- The next business day, a GE representative will call you with
- your new GEnie user id and password which will allow you to use
- the GEnie system. Shortly thereafter, you will receive a copy of
- this user's guide and some other useful information.
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- See you on GEnie!
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- Keith Petersen, SysOp
- National CP/M RoundTable on GEnie