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- IBM NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON EBBS
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- Today, April 2, 1987, IBM announces IBM Personal System/2(TM), a
- new family of systems with enhanced displays and adapters,
- expanded communications and network adapters, expanded memory
- adapters, new features and input output devices; an enhanced
- version of the IBM Disk Operating System, and new software
- support for host terminal emulation, networking and
- communications. New applications are also being announced.
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- IBM is also announcing Operating System/2, a new
- comprehensive operating system which includes a Presentation
- Manager, a Communications Manager, and a Database Manager.
- Operating System/2 is backed by a three month warranty, and
- a central service support program.
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- These systems, along with IBM's options, including new
- monochrome and color monitors, expanded memory adapters,
- personal printers, an optical disk drive, tape backup,
- connectivity cards, and many more, are designed to meet
- computing needs, now and for many years to come.
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- All of the information material for this announcement may be
- retreived from the IBM User Group Support Electronic Bulletin
- Board System (EBBS). EBBS maintains detailed information of
- all IBM Personal Computer Product Announcements.
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- Electronic Bulletin Board Board System (305) 998-EBBS
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- The IBM PC User Group Support Electronic Bulletin Board System (EBBS),
- located in Boca Raton, Florida, can be used to obtain all announcement
- information about IBM Personal Computer products.
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- The system is available to all users 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- To allow multiple users to access the system at the same time, the
- Electronic Bulletin Board System consists of ten IBM Personal Computer
- XTs connected to a Personal Computer AT using the IBM PC Network.
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- Everyone is welcome to access the system by calling 305-998-EBBS using
- their PC and an attached modem.
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- The IBM PC User Group Support Electronic Bulletin Board System can be
- called using most communications programs (such as IBM's Personal
- Communications Manager, PC-TALK, QMODEM, PC-DIAL, etc.). To use the
- EBBS:
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- Set your program with the following parameters:
- o 300, 1200 or 2400 baud
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- o 7 data bits, even parity, 1 stop bit
- or
- 8 data bits, no parity, one stop bit
- (for binary data transmission)
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- o Dial 305-998-EBBS.
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- o Enter your name as prompted.
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- You will be asked to enter your name and where you are calling from.
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- Once your session has begun, you will be guided through a series of
- command menus. Each command in a menu may be selected by pressing one
- of the keys shown in brackets.
-