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- QUICK.DOC (CHS, 4/19/82)
-
- How to get to CP-MIG with the least fuss and muss:
-
-
- The Compuserve Information System makes a number of
- assumptions about a user when he initially logs in to the
- system under a new PPN (account number). We will go through
- a procedure to change these so that you can easily enter
- CP-MIG and later on explore other facets of the service if
- you so desire.
-
- The top "page" presented to a user at login is CIS-1,
- the main table of contents. Choose item 5, User
- Information, to get to page CIS-4. Choose selection 4 to
- call up page DEFALT-1. This default program is all we need
- be concerned with to tailor the user profile to our needs.
-
- Item 1, terminal type, is initially set to selection 4,
- "other". Do not alter at this time.
-
- Item 2, initial page, should be changed to MicroNet.
- MicroNet is the old name Compuserve used for what is now
- called the personal computing area. In actuality, it allows
- entry to the command monitor (the "OK" prompt), similar to
- the familiar A> in CP/M.
-
- Item 3, EMAIL waiting action, should be changed to
- automatically run EMAIL if any messages are waiting. EMAIL,
- incidentally, is Compuserve's electronic mail facility, and
- is totally independent of CP-MIG. It is possible that some
- members will want to contact you through EMAIL, and in this
- mannner you will be able to automatically retrieve waiting
- mail.
-
- Item 4, terminal parameters, is a rather involved
- procedure in which you define the hardware parameters of
- your data terminal equipment. Items such as case, line
- length and nulls after <CR> are handled here.
-
- Item 5 allows you to set a brief mode to supress many
- menus. If the menu is required, responding with a <CR>
- rather than a choice will bring it up.
-
- Item 6 enables an optional auto-run of a program. You
- may plug CP-MIG in here if you so desire.
-
- Lastly item 7 will summarize your newly created
- defaults. Note that the system will store this information
- associated with your account number and it need not be
- re-entered unless you want to change a default.
-
- Note that there is also an OP command in CP-MIG (OPtion)
- which should also be used once in the SIG and which makes
- some related requests. Luckily you need only go through
- this once!