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:WM - Welcome message Welcome to the Albuquerque ROS Serving Albuquerque and New Mexico since 1983 Steve Fox - Sysop 2400/1200/300 bps detected at connect by a Courier 2400 Modem from US Robotics No parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, full duplex Operating 24 hours at (505)299-5974 Please help keep all information and activities on this system, legal and in good taste. :GM - Goodbye message Thanks for calling the Albuquerque ROS, please call again. Adios.... :B0 - Bulletin automatically displayed at login -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=[ BULLETINS ]=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- 12/27/87 - Most archives (*.ARC) on this system have been built using PKARC since it is much faster than ARC and the archives it creates are 10-15% smaller. If you don't already have this excellent utility, it is available in the MS-LASU file area under the name PKX35A35.EXE. When this program is run, it will create PKARC, its complementary program PKXARC, and the necessary documentation. CP/M-80 files will continue to be available in libraries (*.LBR). Press "?" for menus and help, CTRL-S to pause, CTRL-Q to restart, CTRL-C to cancel, and keys within "<>" to execute commands. The number at the first of each system prompt is your access time remaining. -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- :B0A H┬ ┬ 2H ┌─┐8H┌ H│ │ 2H │ │ │ 3H│ │ H├──┤3H┌─┐7H┌─┐1H┌─┐ │ │ │ ┌─┐4H┐┌┐┌3H└─┬─┘ ┌─┐3H┌─┐ ├─┐H│ │ 2H ├─┤ │ │1H│ │ │ │ │ │ │ ├─┘4H││││4H │ ├─┘ ├─┤ │ H┴1H┴3H┴ ┴7H├─┘1H├─┘ └─┤ ┘ 5H └─┘ └─┘ └┘└┘4H ┴ └─┘3H┴ ┴ ┘ H │ │ │ ┌─┐ 5H 4H ─┘ │ 4H 0H 3H┼─ ├─┐┌─┐ ┌─┬─┐ 9H 1H 3H│ │ │ │ │ │ │ 24H ┘ ┘ └─┘ ┘ └ 3H 25H┌──────┐ ┌───┐ ┌─────┐ 1H 25H│▒▒▒▒▒▒└┐ ┌┘▒▒▒└┐ ┌┘▒▒▒▒▒└┐1H 25H└┐▒▒┌┐▒▒│ ┌┘▒▒▒▒▒└┐ │▒▒┌─┐▒▒│1H 25H │▒▒││▒▒│ │▒▒┌─┐▒▒│ │▒▒└┐└┐▒│1H 26H│▒▒└┘▒▒│ │▒▒│ │▒▒│ └┐▒▒└┐└─ 55H┘1H 25H │▒▒▒▒▒┌┘ │▒▒│ │▒▒│ └┐▒▒└─┐ 1H 26H│▒▒┌┐▒└┐ │▒▒│ │▒▒│ ┌┐└─┐▒▒└┐1H 25H │▒▒││▒▒│ │▒▒└─┘▒▒│ │└┐ └┐▒▒│2H 25H┌┘▒▒││▒▒│ └┐▒▒▒▒▒┌ 44H┘ │▒└──┘▒▒│25H│▒▒▒││▒▒│ └┐▒▒▒┌┘ └┐▒▒▒▒▒┌┘25H└───┘└──┘ └───┘ └─────┘1H :B1 - User selected bulletin -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=[ Turbo User Group ]=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- Borland International says they have distributed over 500,000 copies of Turbo Pascal. Many programs for this excellent compi- ler are stored in the TPASCAL file area. Feel free to download these files and to upload any others you have found useful. èIf you are using Turbo Pascal, you may be interested in the Turbo User Group which publishes a bi-monthly magazine of hints, bugs, insights, and tutorials. The magazine is not large, but the material is worthwhile. Membership is $22.00. The address is: Turbo User Group (TUG) P.O. Box 1510 Poulsbo, Washington USA 98370 :B2 - User selected bulletin -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- [ What's an Xmodem Anyway? ]- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- Several times a day, as I pass the system and take a quick glance just to make sure that all is well, I see some messages pertaining to file transfers and that someone is having a problem or two getting the Xmodem routines to run. So perhaps a quick review of what's SUPPOSED to happen will help those that haven't used Xmodem file transfers much. First, two definitions: Sender: the computer system which will transmit information to the receiver, much like a radio station sends a signal to the radio receiver in our car. Receiver: the computer system which will accept or receive infor- mation from the sender. Using these definitions, then, when you ask ROS, which is running on THIS system, to send a file, ROS becomes the sender and your computer becomes the receiver. To make a file available for others, such as those in the NEWIN section, you will need to make YOUR machine the sender and ROS the receiver. The Xmodem (or Christensen) protocol is designed to produce error free file transfers by locking the sending and receiving machines together in such a way that any errors in a block or record are detected. When an error is found in this way, the receiving machine asks the sending machine to try again. This may happen several times in a single block, but usually the reason for the error is noise on the phone line that is gone when the block is re-sent. Consequently, the limit of 10 errors in a single block rarely causes a premature termination. In fact, most terminations occur in the first block, usually because the two machines never got synchronized. That interlock, so critical to the success of the protocol, is established when the receiving machine tells the sender that it is ready, but the sender MUST ALREADY BE WAITING FOR THAT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. So, to get a file from ROS to your system, follow these steps: 1. Tell ROS to <S>end (from the Files sub-system). 2. Tell ROS which file you want. 3. ROS will verify that the file does exist and that you have enough access time to complete the transfer. If all goes well, èROS will announce the approximate time the transfer will take, and then say that it is ready for the transfer to begin. 4. Tell YOUR COMPUTER that you want it to RECEIVE a file. This usually involves some commands which include the file name and maybe the type of protocol (Xmodem) that will be used. The exact form of the command can be found in your documentation. 5. Your computer will then do some checking of its own. If all goes well, your computer will tell ROS that it's ready to receive and the transfer will proceed. 6. After the transfer is complete, ROS will return to normal command mode for your next instruction. To get a file from your system to ROS, follow these steps: 1. Tell ROS to <R>eceive (from the Files sub-system). 2. Tell ROS the name of the file you intend to send it. 3. ROS will make sure the file doesn't already exist and that the name is valid. If all goes well, ROS will announce the amount of disk space available, and then say that it is ready for the transfer to begin. 4. Tell YOUR COMPUTER that you want it to SEND a file. This usually involves some commands which include the file name and maybe the type of protocol (Xmodem) that will be used. Again, the exact form of the command will be found in your documenta- tion. 5. Your computer will then try to find the file. It it does, it starts waiting for ROS to say it's ready to receive. WHAT? ROS already said it was ready, right? Partially. ROS told YOU it was ready, but while you were telling your machine to send a file, ROS was counting to itself. About 4 seconds after ROS tells you it is ready, it starts sending a code that your computer will interpret as a ready signal. ROS will send this code several times before it finally gives up. 6. When your computer detects that ROS is ready, it starts sending the file. 7. When the transfer is complete, ROS will ask for a short description of the file you sent for the benefit of other users. That's where the information in the <N>ewin function comes from. While the terms "upload" and "download" aren't usually used in ROS, they correspond to <R>eceive and <S>end respectively, i.e. "upload" means to send a file from a remote system to a host (from you to ROS, so ROS is receiving), and "download" means to send a file from a host to a remote system (from ROS to you, so ROS is sending). In both cases, ROS is acting as the host sys-ètem. For those interested in the technical aspects of the error checking, I'll just say that ROS will automatically detect cyclic redundancy code (CRC) or checksum modes during send operations (as requested by your machine), and that during receive opera- tions, ROS will try both modes until something works or it times out (preference is given to CRC for accuracy). :B3 COPYRIGHTED SOFTWARE Many uploads lately have been of copyrighted material that cannot be released. This has only wasted the time of the system and the uploader. As a reminder, ALL software uploaded to this system must either be public domain or explicitly releasable in a forum such as this. Most shareware or user supported software is in the latter category but some shareware products prohibit posting on BBS'. Pirated games, especially arcade type games, seem to be the worst offender. I even had one archive of an arcade game which included the copy protection breaking software which was itself copyrighted! While uploads are very welcome, and indeed the life of the system, PLEASE screen them to ensure they can be released for other users. I don't like to think about "policies" for frequent offenders, but I simply cannot afford to risk a copyright violation on this system. Since other sysops are busy too, and since there are a few that don't worry about copyrights, simply downloading a file from another system does not automatically imply that it should be uploaded here. Please check it as well. If you know of software that is already posted here which should ènot be, please let me know - 60 Meg of software is a lot to keep track of and I can use the help. 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::: ▐ ▌ 27H/ ▐▌▐▌ 26H/ ▐▌▐▌ 33H /33H /33H /33H/36H 35H 34H 33H-──────33H/ 34H/35H/36H/36H 33H│35H 33H│34H 33H│33H▌33H /33H /33H /33H/36H 35H 34H 33H-──────33H/ 34H/35H/36H/36H 33H│35H 33H│34H 33H│33H▌33H /33H /33H /33H/36H 35H 34H 33H-──────33H/ 34H/35H/36H/36H 33H│35H 33H│34H 33H│33H▌33H /33H /33H /33H/36H 35H 34H 33H-──────33H/ 34H/35H/36H/36H 33H│35H 33H│34H 33H│33H▌33H /33H /33H /33H/36H 35H 34H 33H-──────33H/ 34H/35H/36H/36H 33H│35H 33H│34H 33H│33H▌33H /33H /33H /33H/36H 35H 34H 33H-──────33H/ 34H/35H/36H/36H 33H│35H 33H│34H 33H│33H▌33H /33H /33H /33H/36H 35H 34H 33H-──────33H/ 34H/35H/36H/36H 33H│35H 33H│34H 33H│33H▌33H /33H /33H /33H/36H 35H 34H 33H-──────33H/ 34H/35H/36H/36H 33H│35H 33H│34H 33H│33H▌33H /33H /33H /33H/36H 35H 34H 33H-──────33H/ 34H/35H/36H/36H 33H│35H 33H│34H 33H│33H▌1H > 1H█ 1H≥2H > 1H▄█ 1H█≥ 1Ho3H > 1H ▄█ 2H█≥ 1H▀ o4H > 2H ▄█ 3H█≥ 2H▀ o5H > 3H ▄█ 4H█≥ 3H▀ o6H > 4H ▄█ 5H█≥ 4H▀ o7H > 1H█5H ▄█1H█ 6H█≥ 1Ho 5H▀ o8H > 1H▀█6H ▄█2H█ 7H█≥1H ▀ o 6H▀ o9H > 1H█▀█7H ▄█3H█ 8H█≥1H o ▀ o 7H▀ o10H > 1H██▀█8H ▄█4H█ 9H█≥1H ▀ o ▀ o 8H▀ o11H > 1H ██▀█9H ▄█1H █5H█ 10H█≥1H ▀ o ▀ o 9H▀ o12H > 2H 4H█▀█10H ▄█2H █6H█ 11H█≥2H ▀ o ▀ o 10H▀ o13H > 3H 5H█▀█11H ▄█3H 7H█8H 12H█≥3H ▀ o ▀ o11H ▀ o14H > 4H 6H█▀█12H ▄█4H 8H█9H 13H█≥4H ▀ o ▀ o12H ▀ o15H > 5H 7H█▀█13H ▄█5H 9H█10H 14H█≥5H ▀ o ▀ o13H ▀ o16H > 6H 8H█▀█14H ▄█6H 10H█11H 15H█≥6H ▀ o ▀ o14H ▀ o17H > 7H 9H█▀█15H ▄█7H 11H█12H 16H█≥7H ▀ o ▀ o15H ▀ o18H > 8H 10H█▀█16H ▄█8H 12H█13H 17H█≥8H ▀ o ▀ o16H ▀ o19H > 9H 11H█▀█17H ▄█9H 13H█14H 18H█≥9H ▀ o ▀ o17H ▀ o20H > 10H 12H█▀█18H ▄█10H 14H█15H 19H█≥10H ▀ o ▀ o18H ▀ o21H > 11H 13H█▀█19H ▄█11H 15H█16H 20H█≥11H ▀ o ▀ o19H ▀ o22H > 12H 14H█▀█20H ▄█12H 16H█17H 21H█≥12H ▀ o ▀ o20H ▀ o23H > 13H 15H█▀█21H ▄█13H 17H█18H 22H█≥13H ▀ o ▀ o21H ▀ o24H > 14H 16H█▀█22H ▄█14H 18H█19H 23H█≥14H ▀ o ▀ o22H ▀ o25H > 15H 17H█▀█23H ▄█15H 19H█20H 24H█≥15H ▀ o ▀ o23H ▀ o26H > 16H 18H█▀█24H ▄█16H 20H█21H 25H█≥16H ▀ o ▀ o24H ▀ o27H > 17H 19H█▀█25H ▄█17H 21H█22H 26H█≥17H ▀ o ▀ o25H ▀ o28H > 18H 20H█▀█26H ▄█18H 22H█23H 27H█≥18H ▀ o ▀ o26H ▀ o29H > 19H 21H█▀█27H ▄█19H 23H█24H 28H█≥19H ▀ o ▀ o27H ▀ o30H > 20H 22H█▀█28H ▄█20H 24H█25H 29H█≥20H ▀ o ▀ o28H ▀ o31H > 21H 23H█▀█29H ▄█21H 25H█26H 30H█≥21H ▀ o ▀ o29H ▀ o32H > 22H 24H█▀█30H ▄█22H 26H█27H 31H█≥22H ▀ o ▀ o30H ▀ o33H > 23H 25H█▀█31H ▄█23H 27H█28H 32H█≥23H ▀ o ▀ o31H ▀ o34H > 38H█41H█44H■48H■46H▀2H▄51H▐█▌38H██44H▌48H▐52H█56H\38H█41H█44H■46H▄ 48H■52H■58H\ 38H█41H█44H■46H▀48H■52H▄52H█▌51H▐54H────────38H██44H▌48H▐52H█38H█41H█44H■46H▄48H■52H■57H/ 38H█41H█44H■46H▀48H■51H▐█▌52H▄55H/38H██44H▌48H▐52H█38H█41H█44H■46H▄48H■52H■ :ME - Sysop selected bulletin +----------------------------------------------+ | Thunderstorms in the immediate vicinity. | | Please log off now so I can shut down. | +----------------------------------------------+ :OS - Other systems -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- New Mexico Bulletin Board System Directory September 1987 prepared by Steve Fox, Sysop Albuquerque ROS (505)299-5974 This directory is a summary of all known non-commercial computerized bulletin board systems in New Mexico. Most of these systems provide message and file transfer capabilities. All have unique, interesting features. Since some èsystems may restrict first-time users, be sure to read the opening information when calling a new system. Updates to this directory will be released around the tenth of each month after all numbers have been verified, by carrier or busy. Please use the most recent to avoid poorly placed calls (midnight wakeups, long distance charges, etc.). Note especially those systems in the "Disconnected" or "No Answer" categories. Sysops, please help keep this list up-to-date by letting me know of changes to your system status, especially if your BBS is going to be down for an extended period. The next directory will be verified during the first week of October. Users, if your favorite BBS isn't listed here, ask the sysop to give me a call to register his or her system. System Name Number Bd Hours System Sysop, Notes City ------------------- --------- --- ----- ---------- ----------------- ---------- Alamo PC 437-5785$ 24 24 PC-Board Harry Bouma Alamagordo Albuquerque CoCo UG 821-6632 / 22-7 Coco II David Crouch Albuquerque RBBS-PC 275-1304$ 24 24 RBBS-PC John Maio Albuquerque RBBS-PC 296-7672 24 24 RBBS-PC John Maio Albuquerque ROS 299-5974 24 24 ROS-PC Steve Fox Albuquerque Zenith 292-6770 24 24 ROS-PC Dave Alexander Applequerque BBS 256-7357 12/ 24 Apple Belinda Board Beast's Lair 268-8960 12/ 22-9 Binary Sixx 275-0110 24 24 Apple II C64 Prog. Toolbox 268-2964 12 22-12 C-64 Steve Gryder Compumission 291-8559 24 24 Fido Religious Computer Stuff ROS 299-5982 24 24 ROS-PC Computer Stuff Dark Heart 884-7039 12 22-9 PC - Opus James Gill Data-Comm BBS 762-6982# 12-0 (24 S-S) Daniel Raneri Clovis Diner CNET 294-7713 Fast-Kode 437-2280 24 24 John Nicholson Alamagordo Grants Area PCBoard 287-8212 12 24 PC Compat Bruce Mahan Grants Hilltopper ROS 672-1118 12 24 ROS-PC Mark Wallin Los Alamos Hummingbird 984-1363 12 Santa Fe Lair of the Beast 268-4804 12 24 LL Zee-Board 865-9036 24 21-8 Bob Williams Midnight Express 836-9576$ 24 24 PC-Board Terry Stein Midnight Madness 299-4801 12/ 21-7 C-64 Midnight Thinkings 393-3385 24 24 Bill Porter Hobbs Miscellaneous Mac 898-3609 24 MacIntosh Whitney Johnson Moonlight BBS 869-6820 12 24 C-64 Peggy Fearon Moonlight Extension 869-3475 24 24 Leo Fearon NM Social Workers 646-2868 12 FidoNet Mike Connealy Las Cruces Plaza Computers BBS 888-4886 12 21-9 Chris Faehl Proline 522-1849 12 24 ROS Ray Fas Las Cruces R & R Enterprises 762-7841$ 24 PC Reids Clovis REMS-80 #001 624-0811 12 24 George Lee Roswell Santa Fe Message 988-5867 24 24 ROS-PC Christisons Santa Fe Scrap Board PBBS 891-8138 3/ 22-6 TRS Mod. 4 Brian Wham ST Extension 265-3090 Mike Holland StarSeed 822-8268 24 22-10 FidoNet Jami Morgan Zia Network 562-2224 3/ 24 ENMU, PDS:N71 Portales ======[ Disconnected ]========================================================= Please delete the following systems from any directories you might be using, including automatic dialers (the people that now have some of those numbers will appreciate it): Atari Comm ST Atari Deve, S/W Users Gp. Badstreet BBS Apple IIe Tom Griffin CBBS Coffee Shoppe ROS ROS-PC Thomas Vinyard Jesus Saves BBS Atari Bob & Rebecca Wallace Kzat BBS C-128 Master Control BBS C-64 Overboard ][ Black Bard Studio 8H '87 PC Compat MIDI Amin The Silver Dragon C-64 Silver Dragon Urban Wasteland ======[ No Answer ]============================================================ The following systems have not responded to several calls over a four week period during their advertised hours and may be down: Atari Forum 897-4080 12 24 Atari Atari Asylum BBS Christian BBS 764-2267 12 15-8 PC Compat (24 S-S), Dustin Reynolds Christian BBS 281-1491 12 9-12 PC Compat Sunday only, Dustin Reynolds CoCo Connection 883-2760 3 22-7(M-F) James Shelby DEC Users Group 831-0205 12 24 DEC VT180 Eloy Gonzales Dial-Your-Match 211 437-3749 3/ C-64 Foreign Exchange 522-8538 / Howard Great Plains 869-3773 12 24 C-128 Loyal Barber Mesilla Valley 50m 524-6920 12/ FidoNet New Horizons 437-9117 / 18- Amiga Pascal Connection 898-4741 12 21-16 Ldg Edge Darren Pettis Pirate's Heaven 821-5052 3/ 20-15 C-64 (20-9 S-S), Jason Stearns Program Exchange 299-4301 3/ 22-6 C-128 Gary Sanchez Red Dragon 266-3077 21-8 C-64 Alpha Teachers Pet 646-5194 12/ 24 Terrapin Station 865-0883 3/ Apple IIe Toltec Castle 479-2511 12 24 DTJ14 Billy Carelock Viking's Castle 885-6516 12 24 C-128 Susie McDonald ======[ Notes ]================================================================ All numbers are local to Albuquerque unless another city is listed. "$" after the phone number indicates systems that charge a fee for access. "#" after the phone number indicates "ring-back" systems. When you call, let the phone ring ONLY ONCE, hang up, and call back. If you let the phone ring more than once, the call is assumed to be for the people sharing the telephone with the computer. The number (x 100) in the "Bd" column is the maximum baud rate at which the system operates. Most systems will accept slower speeds, though the hours may be restricted. "/" after the baud rate means the system needs carriage returns to determine the speed of the connection. The "Hours" column indicates what hours the system is operational in 24 hour format. For example, "20-9" means the system will be available from 8:00 PM until 9:00 AM the next day. "24" means the system is in service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please restrict calls to the specified hours. All systems assume no parity, 8 databits, and 1 stopbit (N81) unless "PDS:xyz" is included in the "Notes" column. In these cases, Parity is defined by "x," Databits by "y," and Stopbits by "z." -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- :NF - Name search failed Old users: you may answer "N" to the following question to try again. If it has been some time since you last called, you may have been purged from the active user list, and will have to start again as a new user. New users: you may answer "Y" to the following question to be added to the user list. If you used a "handle," please answer "N" and enter your real name. :PF - Password match failed Since you have exceeded the number of attempts allowed to enter your password correctly, you will be given the opportunity to leave a message and then the system will disconnect. If you are local, leave your phone number and I will try to get in touch with you. :IN - Information for new users -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- [ Information for New Users ] -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- Please take the time to read the following carefully: The Albuquerque ROS is available 24 hours per day, primarily for computers using CP/M, MS-DOS, or PC DOS, but others are welcome. 60 Mbytes of storage are available on-line for messages and files. A Courier 2400 modem from U.S. Robotics automatically detects the transmission rate of 300, 1200, or 2400 bps at answer. This Remote Operating System (ROS) was written by Steve Fox using Turbo Pascal (from Borland International) with B+ tree indexed file support. Access to the operating system is not necessary for file transfer, since this is built into the system (see the File Transfer System menu). A user's guide to ROS is available in the LOGIN file area. This file, ROSUSR.DQC, may be either typed or downloaded using Xmodem protocol. If you have not used ROS before, please take the time to look at this file - several differences exist between ROS and other bulletin board systems. Unvalidated (new) users will be allowed 15 minutes per day. This should be enough time to get familiar with the system and deter- mine whether or not you wish to become a fully validated user. No charges are ever made for this system, nor are donations even encouraged, but because attempts have been made to use the system improperly, registration will be required for full access. Until this is done, all messages will be routed to the sysop and the number of files that can be accessed will be severely restricted (only the LOGIN file area will be available). You may register during the logout process or from the <U>tility sub-system. Only your name will be known to other users. All other information will be strictly private and will not be used for any purpose other than validation (no mailing lists or the like) which is normally done in 48 hours. I apologize for any inconvenience these restrictions might cause you, but like locks on doors, they are necessary because of the few individuals that have abused the system. The first number in each system prompt indicates the amount of time available until the system will automatically log you out. -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- -=*=- :RR - Registration request Only your name will be shown to other users. The following information will be strictly private and will not be used for any purpose other than validation (no mailing lists or the like), which is normally completed in 48 hours. :AR - Transfer from within an archive When this transfer is complete, you will have a standard archive with exactly one entry. Any archive utility may then be used to extract and decompress this entry into your file. :UD - Upload description Please enter a brief description of your file and the computer or operating system with which it runs, e.g. MS DOS, CP/M-80, etc: |------------------------------------------------| :HM - Help for message sub-system Albuquerque ROS - Message Sub-System ==== Functions ==== ==== Bulletins ==== == System Changes == <C>hange msg area <B>ulletin <F>ile Sub-System <D>irectory of msgs <1> Turbo User Group <U>tility Sub-System <E>nter a message <2> Xmodem <G>oodbye (logoff) <I>nfo for new users <3> Copyrighted files <X>pert mode toggle <O>ther systems list <R>ead messages :HMA - ANSI version ┌───┤ Albuquerque ROS - Message Sub-system ├──────────────────────────────────┐ │C│ │ C hange msg. areaCB ulletinCG oodbye (hangup)C│ │ D irectory of msgs.C1 Turbo User Group X pert mode toggleC│ │ E nter a messageC2 XmodemC│ │ I nfo for new usersC3 Copyrighted files F ile sub-systemC│ │ O ther systems listCU tility sub-systemC│ │ R ead messagesC│ │C│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ :HF - Help for file sub-system Albuquerque ROS - File Sub-System =============== Functions =============== == System Changes == <B>rief dir toggle <F>ilesize display <M>essage Sub-System <C>hange file area <N>ewin list <U>tility Sub-System <D>irectory of files <W>here is file <G>oodbye (logoff) <L>ibrary or archive open/close <X>pert mode toggle <R>eceive file using Xmodem protocol (you --> ROS) <S>end file using Xmodem protocol (ROS --> you) <T>ype ASCII or squeezed file (Xon/Xoff supported) :HFA - ANSI version ┌───┤ Albuquerque ROS - File Sub-system ├─────────────────────────────────────┐ │C│ │ B rief dir toggleCN ewin listCG oodbye (hangup)C│ │ C hange file areaCR eceive (you » ROS) X pert mode toggleC│ │ D irectory of filesCS end (ROS » you)C│ │ F ilesize displayCT ype fileCM essage sub-systemC│ │ L BR or ARC open/close W here is fileCU tility sub-systemC│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ :HU - Help for utility sub-system Albuquerque ROS - Utility Sub-System =============== Functions =============== == System Changes == <A>lter configuration <S>tatistics <F>ile Sub-System <R>egister for access <U>ser list <M>essage Sub-System <C>hat with sysop <T>ime and date <G>oodbye (logoff) <X>pert mode toggle :HUA - ANSI version ┌───┤ Albuquerque ROS - Utility Sub-system ├──────────────────────────────────┐ │C│ │ A lter configuration S tatisticsCG oodbye (hangup)C│ │ R egister for access U ser listCX pert mode toggleC│ │ C hat with sysopCT ime and dateC│ │CF ile sub-systemC│ │CM essage sub-systemC│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ :HC - Help for system configuration Albuquerque ROS - System Preferences <A>NSI graphics <H>elp level <S>hift lock <B>ell after prompt <L>ines/page <T>ransfer protocol <C>haracters/line <N>ulls after newline <D>efault areas <P>assword change Preferences are retained between calls. :HCA - ANSI version ┌───┤ Albuquerque ROS - Preferences Menu ├────────────────────────────────────┐ │C│ │ A NSI color B ell @ prompt N ullsCP assword change C haracters/line │ │ S hift lock H elp level T ransfer mode D efault areas L ines/pageC│ │C│ │ Preferences are retained between callsC│ └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ :HS - Help for sysop Sub-system Albuquerque ROS - Sysop Sub-System =============== Functions =============== == System Changes == <A>udit trail toggle <O> Macro operations <G>oodbye (logoff) <C>atalog operations <P>urge files <F>ile Sub-System <D>elete file <R>edirect file <M>essage Sub-System <E>dit user record <T>oggle printer <U>tility Sub-System <J>ump to DOS <V>ersions <X>pert mode toggle <L>ist system files :HE - Help for editing text ======= Text Editing Functions ======= === Editor Commands === CTRL-A Move cursor one word left <C>ontinue text entry CTRL-S Move cursor one character left <D>elete selected line CTRL-D Move cursor one character right <E>dit a selected line CTRL-F Move cursor one word right <I>nsert new text TAB Space to next tab position <L>ist current text Backspace, RUB, or <S>ave text to disk DEL Delete character left of cursor <Q>uit without saving CTRL-G Delete character at cursor CTRL-X Delete line left of cursor RETURN Complete line entry New characters are inserted into the existing line. If there are characters to the right of the current cursor position, they will be moved over to make space. Insertions will not be shown until the line is explicitly re-listed. :HT - Help for transfer mode selection ROS, in conjunction with your telecommunications software, sup- ports two methods of error detection during file transfers: cyclic redundancy check (CRC) and checksum. Either may be used with short (128 byte) blocks, but CRC is enforced when transfer- ring long (1024 byte) blocks. You may let ROS try to determine the best protocol, or select your preference. In either case, ROS will try to adjust if it detects incompatible modes. For example, if you ask ROS to send a file using checksum, but your system is set to use CRC, the file transfer will still succeed since ROS will switch to CRC as well. Similarly, if you tell ROS to receive using Xmodem CRC but your system starts sending long blocks, ROS will accommodate. :HP - Help for purge file command <A>ll <L>og <M>essage <N>ewin <U>ser <Q>uit :HL - Help for list file command <A>ll <L>og <M>essage <Q>uit :HR - Help for edit user record Add Delete Edit Force Next Previous Registered Select Validate Quit :HA - Help for alter message status Continuous Reply Forward Delete Next Quit :HI - Help for information displayed during user listing <A>ll <E>xceptional <Q>uick <U>nvalidated :HY - Help for catalog system Build Describe Edit Leaders Post Reconcile Quit :HZ - Help for catalog record editor Add Delete Backward Forward Previous Next Change Select Edit Hide Release Quit 
