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*?
Enter the letter in parentheses (x) to determine if there is
any HELP information available for that function...
This board is being updated on a regular basis...so all HELP
information may not be available at any given time.
*EXIT
*C
<C>onference Rooms
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This system allows classification of messages according to the
types listed under option (O). Entry into a conference room
requires a 2 digit number or from 01 to 99. To return to the
main board (general conference room) just press ENTER or RETURN.
*EXIT
*B
<B>ulletins
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Let≤á yo⌡á reaΣ thσ curren⌠ systeφ bulletins«á Usσá thi≤á commanΣ
ever∙ oncσ iε ß while¼ i⌠ wil∞ prett∙ mucΦ give you ß summar∙ oµ
what's happening on the system.
*EXIT
*E
<E>nter message
-----------------
Thi≤á let≤ yo⌡ ente≥ ß messagσ t∩ thσ anybod∙ o≥ everybod∙ oε thσ
bbs«á Afte≥ yo⌡ typσ iε 'Eº a⌠ thσ maiε menu¼á yo⌡ wil∞ bσá asked
wh∩ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ send i⌠ to« Iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ everyonσ t∩ reaΣ it¼ typσ
iε <RETURN╛ byσ itself«á Otherwisσ typσ iε thσ namσ oµ thσ persoε
yo⌡á wan⌠ i⌠ t∩ bσ sen⌠ to«á Iµ yo⌡ neeΣ t∩ kno≈ thσ spellinτá oµ
somebody's name, command <U> will help.
Thσá systeφá will∞ theε asδ yo⌡ thσ Subject¼á o≥ title¼á oµá thσ
message«á Thi≤ usuall∙ pertain≤ t∩ wha⌠ yo⌡ arσ talkinτ abou⌠á iε
the message.
Thσ systeφ wil∞ givσ yo⌡ ß shor⌠ explanatioε oµ wha⌠ t∩ do¼á anΣ
theε wil∞ wai⌠ fo≥ yo⌡ t∩ typσ iε you≥ message.
Thi≤ systeφ doe≤ no⌠ ye⌠ havσ word-wrap¼ howeve≥ i⌠ wil∞ le⌠
you know when you go over the character-per-line limit.
Afte≥á yo⌡ finisΦ typinτ iε thσ messagσ typinτ iε thσ followinτ
line:
/ex
Iµá you≥ keyboarΣ doe≤ no⌠ havσ thσ '/ºá character¼á theεá pres≤
<RETURN╛ unti∞ yo⌡ ge⌠ t∩ thσ Sub-prompt¼á anΣ leavσ ß messagσ t∩
the sysop letting him know.
Afte≥á yo⌡á ge⌠ t∩ t∩ thσ sub-prompt¼á yo⌡ wil∞ bσ askeΣ iµá yo⌡
want to Add, Change, Delete, List,Save, or Quit.
AdΣá let≤ yo⌡ continuσ typinτ iε you≥ message«á Changσ wil∞á le⌠
yo⌡á changσ ß line«á Deletσ wil∞ le⌠ yo⌡ entirel∙ deletσ ßá line«
Lis⌠ wil∞ le⌠ yo⌡ lis⌠ (see⌐ wha⌠ yo⌡ havσ typeΣ iε you≥á messagσ
s∩á far«á Savσá wil∞ storσ thσ messagσ t∩ disδ s∩ tha⌠ i⌠ caεá bσ
reaΣ b∙ othe≥ user≤ later¼á anΣ Qui⌠ wil∞ le⌠ yo⌡ abor⌠ thσ Ente≥
a message command.
*EXIT
*G
<G>oodbye
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Thi≤ let≤ yo⌡ log-ofµ (exit⌐ thσ system« Yo⌡ shoulΣ tr∙ t∩ ge⌠ iε
thσá habi⌠ oµ doinτ thi≤ s∩ tha⌠ you≥ record≤ caεá bσá COMPLETEL┘
updateΣá everytimσá yo⌡ log-off«á Thσ systeφ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ iµá yo⌡
wan⌠ t∩ leavσ ß messagσ t∩ thσ sysop«á Iµ not¼á theε i⌠ wil∞á asδ
yo⌡ t∩ hang-u≡ (afte≥ i⌠ update≤ you≥ records.⌐ Iµ yo⌡ d∩ wan⌠ t∩
leavσá ßá messagσá t∩ thσ sysop¼á theε al∞ thσ Command≤á oµá thσ
<E>nte≥á messagσ commanΣ apply«á Thσ syso≡ welcome≤ AL╠ comments¼
and suggestions, good or bad, about the system.
good or bad, about the system.è*EXIT
*H
<H>elp
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Thi≤ givσ yo⌡ hel≡ anΣ explanation≤ oε al∞ thσ commands«á Thi≤ i≤
what you are probably using to read this.
*EXIT