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TIPS AND TRICKS FOR THIS SYSTEM
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NOTE: This article gives some detailed information about this system. It will
enable you to do things faster and with less effort. However, this article
does not cover techniques for composing messages. If you want to learn more
about that subject, please refer to the GIMMICKS article.
In any case ... here are a few pointers to help you use this system...
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COMMAND COMPLETION
------------------ You don't have to type the whole command. Just type
enough to be recognizable. As an example: to use the READ command, you
only have to type "R".
NOTE: Sysop-level commands are evaluated last, after the regular commands and
any door commands.
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MESSAGES
-------- Messages and time on this system are identified by a DAY TIME
combination. For example, if you wrote a message at noon on day 1000, the mes-
sage would be known as 1000 12:00.
By the way, the DAY value is the number of days since Jan. 1st, 1988. We keep
track of our messages this way because it's a little more meaningful than an
arbitrary "bulletin ID number".
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READING TEXT
------------ You can halt the output of messages and other text (such as
this article) by pressing either CTL-S or the P key. To re-start, press any
key.
Whenever you're reading, you can also "gear-shift" the speed of the output by
typing a number. 0 is "Top Speed", while 1 to 9 give you speeds between
"Slow and Fast".
You can also cancel output altogether by pressing some other key.
When reading messages, however, the spacebar has a special function: it
will skip what you're reading, and jump to the next message. For informatory
text (like this), it will cancel the print-out.
In fact, ANY text on this system that runs on for a while can be skipped over
with the spacebar. This includes the message you see when you first connect.
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TEXT, NAMES & SET
----------------- These powerful commands enable you to restrict how much
text you'll get when you do a READ. The NAMES command can be used to limit
the messages to only those that were written by certain people. TEXT can be
used to limit the messages to only those that contain certain text. Using
all the message selection commands, you can greatly reduce the amount of read-
ing you must do. For example:
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==> NAMES MARY/HARRY/JOHN
==> TEXT PIANO/PIZZA/HOT DOG/CABBAGE
==> SET 150 0
==> READ B
The above commands, if used together, result in the command, "Show me all the
messages in the Basic Membership base, in which Mary or Harry or John happened
to mention, since midnight of day 150, a piano, or several types of food."
In fact, NAMES, TEXT and SET, used in combination, affect many of the com-
mands that are available.
LEARN TO USE THEM. They will give you an enormous amount of control over the
information you get from this system!