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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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- ^RXJM11999,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
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