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- ModemNews Reader Instructions
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- Jeff Green, Editor
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- Robert Olafson, Senior Editor
- Roger Bacon, Contributing Editor
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- Welcome to ModemNews, a new magazine dedicated to all the BBS users
- around our Nation and Canada. ModemNews can only be successful if
- you, the readers, make contributions to the cause! Keep in mind that
- ModemNews Magazine is wholly supported by YOUR efforts and
- contibutions. More on that later......
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- Hardware requirements:
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- ModemNews can be run on any IBM or true compatible with a color
- monitor, (or monochrome with a simulation program). Make sure that
- ANSI.SYS is in your CONFIG.SYS file. ModemNews has been tested with
- DOS versions 2.11 through 4.01.
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- Open your copy of ModemNews Magazine into an empty directory or onto
- a clean floppy disk. Make sure there is adequate room on your drive
- or diskette. Exclusive of the original archived file, ModemNews
- usually runs a hefty 225-250K per issue.
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- Now What ?
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- Now, once you are set up and comfortable, just type
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- " NEWSxx "
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- and you'll be up and running.
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- Hitting "F1" will bring you a help screen, and "F2" will allow you
- to copy articles from the magazine to your drive. It's easy!
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- Contributions
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- Contributions are always welcome to ModemNews in the following
- categories
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- Humor: Anything! Puzzles, games, jokes, you name it! Because
- of space limitations, contributions here will be
- entered on a juried basis. Only the best will end up
- in our column.
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- Stories: Feel a bit like Stevenson or Thoreau? Got that
- & 'special' writers touch? Send us your very best works,
- Poems and see yourself published in a nationwide magazine.
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- Letters: Letters to the editor will be accepted from any reader,
- and if space permits, letters will be answered.
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- Recipes: Recipes will be gladly accepted by this food-aholic!
- All ingredients should be listed, along with exact
- directions for mixing and cooking instructions.
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- News & Views: Anything you think is news, and should be covered
- by ModemNews will be considered for publication.
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- Messages: If you come across a message thread on your favorite
- BBS, and you think we should all be able to see it,
- just capture it and send it our way. We're always
- looking for the unusual and interesting.
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- Fillers: Anything that has not been covered above will be
- considered for inclusion in the next issue of
- ModemNews. Take a chance and send it our way!
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- Make sure your submissions have been spell and grammer checked, in
- pure ASCII text and set in lines no longer than 72 columns, and you're
- on your way!
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- If you have anything you'd like to contribute to us here at
- ModemNews Magazine just upload it to your nearest ModemNews NewsStand
- and leave a message asking the sysop to send it to us! Or, you can
- always call us at ModemNews OnLine, the central library for the
- magazine at (516) 679-0674 at any time.
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- Enjoy!
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