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Well I went in a little different direction for this text file but it should be very informative. BIX has a great many conferences and many include discussions on the packet networks themselves. BIX is currently working on connecting themselves through Internet...but as of the time of this article, the connection is very shaky.
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LOG ON INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1: Set your computer's telecommunications program for full duplex
using 7-bit words, even parity, and 1 stop bit, or 8-bit words, no parity,
and 1 stop bit. You may call at either 300, 1200, or 2400 baud.
Step 2: To reach BIX via Tymnet
BIX is accessible from within the U.S., some of its territories and
possessions, and major Canadian cities through local Tymnet numbers. If you
don't know the Tymnet phone number(s) for your area, contact the BIX
Customer Service Line (see below). At other times, numbers can be obtained
by calling Tymnet at 800-336-0149.
Some Tymnet callers outside the continental U.S. may be charged higher
telecommunications rates. See the `bix.business' conference for details.
Call your local Tymnet number.
Depending on your baud rate, Tymnet will respond with "garble" or request
a terminal identifier. Enter the letter A.
Tymnet will ask you to log in. Enter BIX and a carriage return (CR). You
will then be at the door to the BIX computer.
If after you enter the letter A, your terminal is still unreadable, you
must change your settings from 8 bits, 1 stop bit, no parity to 7 bits, 1
stop bit, even parity, or vice versa.
Step 3:
You should see the BIX welcome screen and a prompt asking you to
enter your name. Respond with the BIX user name that you selected during
registration. When prompted, enter your password.
If you are registering, respond to the name prompt with the word new.
Accessing BIX from Outside the U.S.
To reach BIX from outside the U.S., you need a packet network account with
your local Postal Telephone & Telegraph (PTT) company. From your PTT, enter
310690157800. Then follow instructions starting at Step 3. A list of PTT
addresses and contacts for most countries is available by calling or
writing BIX. (See "Problems," on page 206 for the address and telephone
number of BIX.)
Direct Dialing
BIX has a direct-dial number in suburban Boston. The number is 617
861-9767. Enter the word BIX at the prompt. Then follow the instructions
starting at Step 3.
Problems
If you follow these instructions but still are unable to log on to BIX,
callers from the U.S. and Canada can telephone the BIX Customer Service
Line for assistance at 1800-227-2983 between 8:30 a.m. until 11 p.m.
eastern standard time (New York City time) weekdays. In New Hampshire and
outside the U.S. or Canada, call 603-924-7681.
The mail address is BIX, One Phoenix Mill Lane, Peterborough, NH 03458.
X.25 Parameters and Overseas Users
BIX supports the X.25 communications protocol according to the latest CCITT
specification. Overseas users should be aware of the parameters BIX has set
and adjust their PAD accordingly. To see your PAD settings as BIX
understands them, from the main system prompt ( : ) enter:
opt pad q
This will produce a numbered list. For example:
1.1
2.1
3.126
and so on. The number on the left is the parameter; the number on the
right is its value.
Here are the parameters that BIX sets, their values, and an explanation:
Parameter Value Explanation
1 16 DLE escape to PAD
2 1 Echo function enabled
3 126 PAD forwarding characters:
Bit values (current value
2+4+8+16+32 +64=126)
1 A-Z, a-z, 0-9
2 * CR (M)
4 * ESC (^[), BEL (^G), ENQ (^E), ACK (^F)
8 * DEL, CAN (^X), DC2 (^R)
16 * ETX (^C), EOT (*D)
32 HT (^H), LF (^J), VT (^K), FF (^L)
64 All other characters less than decimal 32 and
DEL
4 0 No forward on timeout
5 1 XON XOFF of Terminal
6 1 Only PAD service signals sent to user
7 21 Send INT packet on BREAK
8 0 PAD sends data to user's device
9 0 No PAD after CR
10 0 No line folding
11 3 Speed of User Port:
0 110 baud
1 134.5 baud
2 300 baud
3 1200 baud
4 600 baud
5 75 baud
6 150 baud
12 2400 baud
13 4800 baud
14 9600 baud
12 1 XON XOFF of PAD
13 4 PAD transmits LF to user port after echoing a CR
14 0 No PAD after LF
15 1 Line editing available
16 8 Character Delete (127 decimal=del)
17 21 Line Delete (21 decimal = ^U)
18 0 Line Display (0 decimal = nul)
When you order BIX to transfer a file to you, the following adjustments are
made:
Parameter Value Explanation
1 0 No DLE escape to Pad
3 0 No data forwarding characters
4 1 Forward on timeout (1/20 of a second)
5 0 No flow control between PAD and user's device
7 0 No BREAK operation
9 0 No PAD after CR
10 0 No line folding
12 0 No XON XOFF of PAD
13 0 No LF insertion
14 0 No PAD after LF
15 0 No line editing
When the file transfer is completed, the parameters are returned to their
original settings.
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GUIDE TO
BIX COMMANDS
Main System Prompt Commands
COOkie Displays pithy saying.
DOWnload Receive (i.e., download) data stored in your scratchpad.
JOIn CBix Enter the main CBix area.
OPT PAD Q Display your PAD settings.
OPTion Enter Option subsystem.
SHOW OPTS Displays Option settings.
STAtus Display statistics on mail, conferences, and amount of
time on line.
TIMe Current time on east coast of U.S.
UPLoad Send (i.e., upload) data from your computer up to
your scratchpad.
WHO Show who is on-line.
WHO [conference] List names on line in a conference CBix area.
WHO ALL List names in all CBix areas.
WHO LISt List names of CBix users on-line in any conference
that you belong to.
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Conference Commands
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null line/return See next message.
number See message number.
number TO number See messages in that range.
AGAin Redisplay last message.
ALL See all new messages
BACkward Read in reverse direction; disengage reference.
BACkward number
TO number See messages in that range in reverse order.
BYE Log off (works immediately).
CLEar Empty scratchpad.
COMment Make a comment on the message you have just read.
CURrent TO LASt Read first unread message to end of topic.
DATe [date] TO
DATe [date] Read messages added on day(s) specified. Format:
date 24jun85.
DOWnload Receive (i.e., download) data stored in your
scratchpad.
FILe [option] Write result to scratchpad.
FIRst Read first message in topic.
FIRst TO LASt Read every message in a topic.
FORward Read forward direction (default); disengage reference.
HEAder
message number See message header and first line only.
HEAder number
TO number See message headers for specified range.
HELp Display help message.
JOIn conf topic Leave current conference, join another.
LASt Read last message. Also "skip to last."
MAIL Leave conference, enter Mail subsystem.
NEXt Jump to the next topic on your conference list.
OPTion Enter Option subsystem.
ORIGinal See message to which current one is a comment.
QUIt Return to main level; no more of current message.
REFerence Read by reference.
ROOt See the message that started a thread.
SAY To enter an original note.
SEArch `word' List all occurrences of search word in topic.
SEArch number TO
number `word' List all occurrences of search word between message
numbers in topic.
SHOw [option] Any show option (e.g., all, participants, who, profile,
conference name, scratchpad).
SKIp [option] Skips messages forward or backward and by date.
TOPic When followed by a topic name, you jump to that topic.
Entered alone, it produces a list of topics in that
conference. Note: This command cannot be used to
move to another conference.
UPLoad Send (i.e., upload) data from your computer up to
your scratchpad.
WHO Show who is on-line.
WHO [conference] List names on-line in a conference CBix area.
WHO ALL List names in all CBix areas.
WHO LISt List names of CBix users on line in any conference
that you belong to.
WIThdraw message
number Retract your comment number.
NOTE: Number can be a number, the words "CURrent," "FIRst," or "LASt" or
the command DATe followed by the date you specify.
"FORward" and "BACkward" remain in force until you leave the topic. To
disengage them, enter either one, whichever is the opposite setting.
"REFerence" is "sticky"; that is, it remains in force until you enter the
command "FORward" or "BACkward."
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Add/Action: Commands
After typing in the text of your message, you have the following options:
ADD Add the text as a message or comment, and clear the scratchpad.
CLEar Clear the scratchpad, do not add message to conference, return to
Read: prompt.
EDIt Invoke the text editor.
HELp Display this message.
LISt Show the message in the scratchpad.
QUIt Leave scratchpad intact, do not add message to conference, return to
Read: prompt.
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Mail: Commands
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TO [username] New message to person(s).
null line/Return Read first unread message.
number Read message number.
BYE Log off.
DELete number Delete message number.
DOWnload Receive (i.e., download) data stored in your scratch-
pad or a binary mail attachment.
FILe [option] Write result of option to your scratchpad.
INBASKET Displays your inbasket.
JOIn [conference] Leave Mail and join the conference specified.
OPTion Enter Option subsystem.
OUTBASKET Displays your outbasket.
QUIt Return to main level.
REAd Enter conferencing area.
SHOw [options] Use any show option.
STAtus Lists both of your mail baskets.
UPLoad Send (i.e., upload) data from your computer up to
your scratchpad.
UNRead Display only the unread messages in your inbasket.
WIThdraw
message number Retract message number.
NOTE: Number can be either the large absolute or the small relative number.
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Send/Action: Prompt Commands
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ATTach Upload a binary mail attachment.
CC [names] Send copies to names.
CLEar Empty scratchpad.
EDIt Edit the text of the message.
HELp Display this message.
LISt Show the message in your scratchpad.
QUIt Leave scratchpad intact and return to Mail without
sending the message.
SENd Send the message; clear scratchpad.
SHOw [options] Use any show option.
SUBject Re-enter the text to appear on the "Subject:" line.
TO Re-enter or add new name(s) to the TO: field.
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Read/Action: Prompt Commands
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AGAin Redisplay last mail message.
DELete Remove the message.
FORward [name] Forward the message to name.
HELp Display this message.
REPly Start a new message to the sender of the message you
have just read.
ORIGinal If you have just read a reply to a message, this dis-
plays the original message.
LEAve Leave the message in the inbasket, return to Mail.
QUIt Same as Leave.
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Option Subsystem Commands
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BLInk Yes Make BIX send full packets with Show Scratchpad.
BLInk No Disengage Blink Yes.
DOWnload [protocol] Set download protocol.
EDIt [editor] Set your editor to the one specified.
FILTer No Pass control characters through without change.
FILTer Yes Make control characters printable.
HELp Display this message.
MAILcall [yes/no] Set Mailcall on or off.
NAPlps [yes/no] Turn NAPLPS on or off.
QUIt Exit the Option subsystem.
RECent
maximum number Set the maximum number of messages to see when
you first join a conference.
RECent
minimum number Set the minimum number of messages to see when
you first join a conference.
RECent days number Set the number of days' worth of data you want to see
when you first join a conference.
SYNonym Make synonym for a command.
TERse Use the abbreviated form for prompts and message
headers.
TERM pagelength n Send n lines between .More.. prompts.
TERM ANSI ANSI terminal emulation.
TERM TTY TTY terminal emulation.
TERM VT52 VT52 terminal emulation.
TERM VT100 VT100 terminal emulation.
TERM Width n Send n characters per line.
UPLoad [protocol] Set upload protocol.
VERbose Use the long form for prompts and message headers.
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Glossary
of BIX Commands
A
ADD
PROMPT COMMAND
Add/action: add
When you have written a conference message, typing "add" at the add/action:
prompt will post the message. If you wish to edit your message instead,
type "edit" instead of "add." To discard your message, type "clear." You
may leave the message in the scratchpad, without discarding or posting it,
with the "quit" command.
"List" is another option at the add/action: prompt. Before you add or
edit your message, you can read it over using "list."
You can get help at the add/action: prompt by typing "?" or "help."
This command's abbreviation is ADD.
AGAIN
PROMPT COMMAND
Read: again
Read/action: again
In a conference, the command "again" at the Read: prompt will redisplay the
message you have just read. In mail, if you have just read a message and
want to review it, type "again" at the read/action: prompt to redisplay
that message.
This command's abbreviation is AGA.
ALL
PROMPT COMMAND
Read: all
Typing "all" at the Read: prompt displays all unread messages in the topic
in chronological order. When you finish reading all messages in the topic,
you will be "joined" to the next topic automatically.
If you decide to abort the "all" listing, use <CONTROL-C> or your
software's Break key.
A good alternative to the "all" command is to specify a block of messages
(e.g., Read: 5 to 20).
This command's abbreviation is ALL.
ATTACH
PROMPT COMMAND
Send/action: attach
The "attach" command lets you append a binary file, such as a Quattro
spreadsheet, to a mail message. To do so, write your message and exit the
writing mode. At the send/action: prompt, enter "attach" followed by the
name of the file that you want to send. For example: attach filename.com
BIX then prepares to receive your file using the upload protocol
specified in your profile (see Chapter 8). The default protocol setting is
XMODEM. When the upload is completed, the send/action: prompt is
redisplayed. Enter "send" to mail your message with the file attched to
your correspondent.
You can not attach more than one file to a message. To send more than one
binary file to the same recipient, upload and mail each file separately. If
you "list" your message before sending the file, you will not see your
binary attachment. Make sure that your correspondent's equipment can accom-
modate a file as large as you are sending.
This command's abbreviation is ATT.
B
BACKWARD
PROMPT COMMAND
Read: backward # to #
BIX offers three ways to read messages in a conference: forward, backward,
and by reference. The "forward" mode displays messages in chronological
order, that is as they were entered. The "backward" mode displays messages
in reverse chronological order. "Reference" mode links original messages
with comments to those messages.
To read only the last few messages in a conference, you can type "skip to
last, backward" at the Read: prompt. You will begin reading at the last
message. Each time you hit<RETURN> you will move back one message. When you
have read enough, you can turn "backward" mode off by typing "forward" at
the Read: prompt. All messages in the topic will be marked as read, since
you skipped to last (which marks everything as read).
When you are reading backwards, your prompt changes to Read Bckwd:.
This command's abbreviation is BAC.
BLINK
PROMPT COMMAND
Opt: blink y
Opt: blink n
The "blink" option optimizes packets for overseas BIXen logging in via an
X.25 packet network. When "blink" is set to yes, it tells the "show
scratchpad" command (see below) to send full packets whenever possible.
To turn it on, type: blink y
To turn it off, type: blink n
To make these features permanent, edit your profile to include the "blink"
option. See Chapter 8, "Personal BIX," for details on editing your profile.
This command's abbreviation is BLI.
BYE
PROMPT COMMAND
Main (:) bye
Read: bye
Mail: bye
When you finish your session with BIX, log off using the command "bye."
This ensures that BIX remembers which messages you have read and which you
have not. "Bye" logs you off immediately, without asking for confirmation.
To prevent accidents, "b" by itself generates a query: "bye? (y/n)."
If you type "by" BIX accepts it as "bye."
BIX displays your total connect time as you log off.
This command's abbreviation is BYE.
C
C
PROMPT COMMAND
Command-> c
Within the verbose editor, you may clear your scratchpad (that is, erase
the message) by typing "c" at the Command-> prompt.
PROMPT COMMAND
E: $,C
Within the Quiet editor, you can change a line using C. It must be preceded
by a line number or a range of line numbers. For example, 1c, 1,5c, 8,$c
CLEAR
PROMPT COMMAND
Add/action: clear
Send/action: clear
Main ( : ) clear
Read: clear
Mail: clear
If you have typed a message to add to a conference, but change your mind
and wish to discard it, type "clear" at the add/action: prompt. The message
will be purged from your scratchpad and will not be posted in the confer-
ence.
"Clear" will discard any mail message you have written when it is entered
from the send/action: prompt.
From the main ( : ), Read:, or Mail: prompts, "clear" will empty the con-
tents of your scratchpad.
This command's abbreviation is CLE.
COMMENT
PROMPT COMMAND
Read: comment
The "comment" command allows you to enter a message in a conference in
response to another message. Your comment will be "chained" to the message
you have read most recently and will have a header that says "This is a
comment to message #."
If you want to make a comment to a message other than the one you have
just read, and if you know its number, the fastest way to do that is to
type "com" followed by the message number. See also "say" and "reference."
This command's abbreviation is COM.
COOKIE
The "cookie" command will display an epigram, homily, or pithy saying. It
can be added to your profile. See Chapter 8.
CURRENT
PROMPT COMMAND
Read: current to #
"Current" eliminates the need for you to remember where you last were in a
topic. Typing "current" at the Read: prompt allows you to read the first
unread message in the topic. For example, header current to last
will display the headers for all the unread messages in the topic beginning
where you left off until the end. See also "header."
This command's abbreviation is CUR.
D
D
PROMPT COMMAND
Command-> d line #, line #
E: line #, line # d
Within the Verbose editor, you may delete a line by typing "d" followed by
the line number at the Command-> prompt. For example, to delete line 10,
enter d10.
To delete several lines, type "d" followed by the line numbers separated
by a comma. For example, if you wish to delete lines 5 through 8 in your
text, type d5,8.
In the Quiet editor, the syntax is reversed. For example, you could delete
line 5 by typing "5d" from the E: prompt. To delete a range of lines, type
a range of numbers separated by a comma with "d" attached. For example, to
delete lines 7 through 10 from your text, type 7,10d.
DATE
PROMPT COMMAND
Read: date 24jun88 [to date 27jun88]
Read: skip to date 24jun88
The "date" command allows you to jump directly to messages in a conference
that were entered on a particular day. Valid formats include:
date 23jun88
date 1988feb27
date 88Dec2
Note that the word "date" must always be included in the command.
When you use the "skip to date" command, all messages before the first
message found are marked as unread. This is consistent with the "skip"
command.
This command's abbreviation is DAT.
DELETE
PROMPT COMMAND
Read/action: delete
Mail: delete message #
In Mail, when you have read a message and wish to discard it, use the
"delete" command at the read/action: prompt. The message will disappear
from your inbasket and from the sender's outbasket.
If you have read a message and left it in your inbasket, you may delete
it at a later time by typing "delete" followed by the message number at the
Mail: prompt. You will see an identification line to assure that this is
the message you want to delete. If you confirm that it is, the message will
disappear from your inbasket.
You can delete a range of messages from your inbasket. For example,
del 1-4,5,8,11-15
This will delete messages 1 through 4, messages 5 and 8, and messages 11
through 15. Note that there are no spaces between items to delete.
You may delete messages from your outbasket using "delete" followed by the
message number. You will not be asked to confirm this action.
Note: Deleting messages from your outbasket does not delete the message
from the recipient's inbasket.
This command's abbreviation is DEL.
DOWNLOAD
PROMPT COMMAND
Main (:), download
Read: download
Mail: download
After you have selected a communications protocol, use this command to
receive messages that you have filed into your scratchpad. The default
setting is XMODEM with checksum.
See Chapter 10, "Advanced BIX Techniques," for details.
This command's abbreviation is DOW.
E
ECHO
Use the "echo" command to customize your log-on screens. "Echo [text]" -
inserted in your profile will cause BIX to display the [text] at log on.
For example, you might add echo ---Conference Messages--- to your Profile
just above the "show new" command. The next time you log on, ---Conference
Messages--- will appear as a header to your new message summary.
EDIT
If you have just typed a message and wish to edit it, type "edit" at the
add/action: or send/action: prompt and hit your Return key. Then type "h"
for a list of your options.
From the Read:, Mail:, or main (:) prompts, the "edit" command allows you
to edit several sorts of files and to set your default editor. The "Edit"
commands available from these prompts are:
<RETURN> If no option is listed, "scratchpad" is assumed.
profile Edit your log-on profile.
resume Edit your resume file.
set Set default editor, prompts for V or Q.
set quiet Set default editor to Quiet editor.
set verbose Set default editor to Verbose editor.
See also "profile," "resume," "set." See also Chapter 5, "Editing
Messages."
EXIT
PROMPT COMMAND
Command-> x
E: w<RETURN>q
Within the Verbose editor, when you have finished editing your message and
wish to return to the add/action: or send/action: prompt, type "x," which
stands for "exit." This saves your message and exits the editor.
In the Quiet editor, save your work and exit the editor by typing "w"
followed by a carriage return and "q" (quit).
F
FILE
PROMPT COMMAND
Main (:) file any BIX command, such as
Read: show part, message #, all
Mail: mail message #, all
The "file" command allows you to copy messages, lists, or the result of any
command to your scratchpad, where you can edit and incorporate it into mail
or conference messages. For example, to insert the list of conference
participants into your scratchpad, you would enter from a Read: prompt in
that conference, "file show participants."
Note that there is no indication on the screen that something has been
filed. You will not see your filed text until you enter your scratchpad.
You can see it immediately by typing "show scratchpad" or "edit" then "l"
(if you use the Verbose editor). See Chapter 10, "Advanced BIX Techniques,"
for details.
This command's abbreviation is FIL.
FILTER
PROMPT COMMAND
Opt: filter no
Opt: filter yes
In the Option subsystem, you can specify that BIX should pass control
characters through without change ("filter no") or make control characters
printable ("filter yes").
To make these features permanent, edit your profile to include the
"filter" option. See Chapter 8, "Personal BIX" for details on editing your
profile.
FIRST
PROMPT COMMAND
Read: first to #
Read: skip to first
Typing "first" at the Read: prompt allows you to read the first message in
the topic (that is message number 1). "Skip to first" will mark all the
messages in the topic as unread, so that BIX will treat them as if you had
not seen them and will present them as new messages.
See also "current" and "last."
This command's abbreviation is FIR.
FORWARD
PROMPT COMMAND
Read ref: forward
Read bkwd: forward
Read/action: forward
If you have been reading messages in a conference by "reference" or "back-
ward," you can return to reading messages in chronological order (the order
in which they were submitted) by typing "forward." "Forward" is the default
setting.
PROMPT COMMAND
Mail: forward
In the Mail subsystem, "forward" is the command that allows you to take a
message you have received from someone else and forward it to a third party
(or parties).
To do this, type "forward" at the read/action: prompt. You will be
prompted for names. After you have entered the names of the people to whom
you are forwarding the message, you will see the fwd/action: prompt. You
may "send" or "quit" here. (Type "?" at the fwd/action: prompt for a
complete list of commands.) You will see a "Message forwarded..." note,
then the read/action: prompt. BIX is asking what you want to do with the
original message (delete or leave) now that it has been passed on to
others.
This command's abbreviation is FOR.
H
HEADER
PROMPT COMMAND
Read: header # to #
A conference message's header lists the conference and topic names, message
number, author, character count, date submitted, whether the message is a
comment and whether there are any comments on the message.
You can scan quickly through a range of messages using the "header"
command. For example, typing "header 5 to 15" at the Read: prompt will list
headers and first lines for messages 5 through 15.
Each message whose header has been scanned is marked as having been read.
"Header" works well with the BIX specifiers "current," "first," and
"last."
This command's abbreviation is HEA.
HELP
There are several ways to get help:
1) Type "help command" for general help on that command.
2) At most prompts,"help," "h," or "?" produces a list of your options at
that spot.
3) If you type any BIX command followed by a question mark, you get a list
of valid arguments or subcommands to that command.
4) For a list of the commands for which help is available, type "help
hfiles."
5) Call the BIX help line at (800) 227-2983 or (603) 924-7681, Monday
through Friday from 8.30 a.m. until 11 p.m. (eastern standard time).
6) Send BIXmail to helper.
I
INBASKET
PROMPT COMMAND
Mail: inbasket
This command displays all the mail messages you have received, both read
and unread.
This command's abbreviation is INB.
J
JOIN
PROMPT COMMAND
Main (:) join "conference name" or
Read: join conference name/topic
Mail: join conference name/topic
To enroll in a new conference or see what's occurred in a conference you
have already participated in, type the command "join" followed by the
conference name at the Main (:), Mail:, or Read: prompt.
This command's abbreviation is JOI.
L
L
PROMPT COMMAND
Command-> l
E: 1,$p
In the Verbose editor, typing "l" at the Command-> prompt will display your
entire message in one long scroll. You should be able to stop the scrolling
by typing Control-S. To resume scrolling, type Control-Q.
In the Verbose editor, you can list a range of lines by entering "x,xl,"
where "x,x" is the range of lines to be displayed. For example, 5,10l. In
the Quiet editor, you can see your message by typing "1,$p."
LAST
PROMPT COMMAND
Read: last
Read: # to last
Read skip to last
Read Bckwd: last to #
If you type "last" at the Read: prompt, BIX jumps to the last message in
the topic. Press your Return key to go back to the first unread message.
To scroll through a range of messages, you can type "message # to last."
"Skip to last" takes you directly to the last message in the topic and
marks all earlier messages as read. This means that BIX assumes that you
have read these messages and will not show them to you automatically.
See also "skip," "header," "current," and "first."
At the Read Bckwd: prompt, "last to #" will show you new messages in
reversed order, beginning with the last message in the con`erence and
continuing backwards to the message number specified.
This command's abbreviation is LAS.
LEAVE
PROMPT COMMAND
Read/action: leave
In Mail, after you have read a message, you can leave it there for later
action. To leave it, enter the command "leave." The message will be marked
as "read" (indicated with an R after the message number).
To see the message at a later time, type its number at the Mail: prompt.
To delete the message that you have read and left in your inbasket, type
"delete" followed by the message number from the Mail: prompt. You will see
a confirmation line to make sure that it is the message you want to delete.
When you confirm that it is, the message is removed from your inbasket.
This command's abbreviation is LEA.
LIST
PROMPT COMMAND
Add/action: list
Send/action: list
If you are adding a message to a conference, the "list" command at the
add/action: prompt prints a copy of your message on the screen so that you
can check it before you post it.
In Mail, the command performs a similar function when entered from the
send/action: prompt.
See also "L."
This command's abbreviation is LIS.
M
MAILCALL
PROMPT COMMAND
Opt: mailcall yes
Opt: mailcall no
Opt: mailcall verbose
"Mailcall" notifies you when a mail message arrives in your inbasket while
you are on line. It does this by transmitting a beep and a message that
says "*New mail from: ...*"
The default setting is "Yes." To turn off this feature, enter from the
Opt: prompt: mailcall no.
"Mailcall verbose" produces the message "*New mail from: ...*" and
includes the Subject: line. To engage this feature, enter from the Opt:
prompt: mailcall verbose.
N
NAPLPS
PROMPT COMAND
Opt: naplps [y/n]
Use the "naplps" option if you find that a message is terminating
prematurely. Add it to your profile to make it a permanent feature. See
Chapter 8, "Personal BIX," for details.
NAPLPS is anoacronym for North American Presentation Level Protocols. PDI
stands for Picture Description Instructions. NAPLPS facilitates the
interchange of text and graphical information.
BIX does not offer graphical screens at this time.
NEW
PROMPT COMMAND
Main (:) [show] new
Read: [show] new
Mail: [show] new
When used in conjunction with the "show" command, "new" will list all your
conferences that have unread messages. This is the list you see when you
log on.
NEWLINE
PROMPT COMMAND
Main (:) newline
If your text is writing over your lines and you have been unable to adjust
your communications software, enter this command from the main system
prompt. It should take care of your problem.
Add it to your profile to make it a permanent feature. See Chapter 8,
"Personal BIX," for details.
NEWS
The "news" command in your profile displays the bulletin message, if any,
when you log on.
See also "profile."
NEXT
PROMPT COMMAND
Read: next
The command "next" moves you from one topic into the nearest topic on your
conference list that contains an unread message.
See also "topic."
NONEWLINE
PROMPT COMMAND
Main (:) nonewline
If you receive double line spaces whenever you press Return and you have
been unable to adjust your communications software, enter this command from
the main system prompt. It should take care of your problem.
Add it to your profile to make it a permanent feature. See Chapter 8,
"Personal BIX," for details.
O
ORDER
PROMPT COMMAND
Main (:) order conference1 conference2
Read: join order conference1 conference2
Each time you log on, BIX automatically shows your conferences in the order
in which you joined them. The "order" command allows you to rearrange this
list.
Type "order conference1 conference2" to place conference1 before
conference2.
You may use "first" or "last" as an argument. For example, "order confer-
ence1 first" will place conference1 first on your list.
Placing a conference last on your list, however, is a little more complex.
"Order last conference" will simply put whatever is last above
"conference." "Order conference last" will put "conference" just above the
last entry on the list. So, to put a conference last on your list, you must
use the two in conjunction: "order conference last; order last conference."
This command's abbreviation is ORD.
ORIGINAL
PROMPT COMMAND
Read: original
Read/action: original
While reading messages in a conference, you will often see the statement
"Comment to #" in a message header. To see the message commented on, type
"original."
In Mail, if the message you're reading is a reply, "original" will show
you the message that inspired the reply.
This command's abbreviation is ORI.
OUTBASKET
PROMPT COMMAND
Mail: outbasket
This command displays all the mail messages you have sent, both read and
unread. If a recipient has read and deleted your message, it disappears
from your outbasket.
This command's abbreviation is OUTB.
P
PARTICIPANTS
PROMPT COMMAND
Main (:) show participants
Main (:) show participants conference name
Read: show participants
Read: show participant [conference] [user name]
For a list of the members of a conference, type "show participants" fol-
lowed by the name of the conference. Note that you must be a member of the
conference to see this list.
To see the participants from within a conference (that is, at the Read:
prompt), type "show participants."
For a list of all BIX users type "show participants" at the main system
prompt (:), but be prepared for a long list. You can type "quit" at the
.More.. prompt to abort the list.
To see if someone is a member of a particular conference, from a Read:
prompt type "show participant" followed by the conference name and the
person's BIXname.
This command's abbreviation is PAR.
PASSWORD
PROMPT COMMAND
Main (:) password
Read: password
The "password" command allows you to change your password. BIX will ask for
your old password. BIX will then prompt you for the new password, and you
will be asked to enter it a second time for verification purposes.
When you are prompted for a password, you must type something, or BIX will
simply discard your password. If you decide against changing your password,
simply type your old one again.
It is a good idea to change passwords regularly, to prevent any
unauthorized use of your BIX account. A password must have at minimum four
characters and no more than eight characters.
BIX passwords must be used exactly as you entered them, observing case
and special characters. See Chapter 10 for more details.
PROFILE
PROMPT COMMAND
Main (:) edit profile
Main (:) show profile
Your profile tells BIX what options you wish to use. To change your op-
tions, enter "edit profile" from the main system prompt. See Chapter 8,
"Personal BIX," for more details.
To see your current profile settings, enter "show profile" from the main
system prompt.
PROMPTS
Each area of BIX has its own prompt so that you can identify where you are.
These are the prompts you will see:
Prompt Explanation
: Main level prompt
Read: Conferencing subsystem prompt
Read Bkwd: Read messages backward
Read Ref: Read messages by reference
Add/action: Add, clear, or edit a conference message
Mail: Mail subsystem prompt
Send/action: Send, clear, or edit a mail message
Read/action: Delete or leave mail message received
Opt: Option subsystem prompt
Command -> Verbose editor prompt
E: Quiet editor prompt
If you have the "terse" mode set, you will see shorter versions of some
prompts. Read: becomes R:; Read Ref: becomes Rf:; add/action: is simply A:
and Mail: is M:.
The Listing area has a distinctive command line. You can identify the
area you are in by referring to the upper left-hand corner of the command
line.
Q
QUIT
The "quit" command usually gets you out of whatever you are doing. For
example, if you are reading a long message, "q" at the .More.. prompt will
let you bypass the rest of the message.
"Q" does not work when you use the "all" command. Use Control-C in this
situation.
Type "q" to leave the Mail and Option subsystems and return to the main
( : ) prompt.
In a conference, "q" at the Read: prompt will get you out of a topic and
return you to the main system prompt ( : ).
If you are adding a message to a conference, "q" at the add/action:
prompt will return you to the Read: prompt without posting the message. The
message remains in your scratchpad. This works the same way at the
send/action: prompt in Mail.
In Verbose and Quiet editors, "q" will "undo" your latest editing
session.
The editors work on a copy of what is in your scratchpad. When you "quit"
the copy is discarded and you leave the editor. Any previously filed and
saved data is left unaltered. To save your editing session and leave the
editor, use "x" in the Verbose editor, and "w <RETURN> q" in the Quiet
editor.
To LOG OFF FROM BIX, the command is "bye." "Bye" works from the main (:),
Read: and Mail: prompts. BIX will log you off immediately, without request-
ing a confirmation.
This command's abbreviation is Q.
R
READ
"Read" is one of BIX's most important functions. You will rarely have to
type "read" because it is automatically invoked with a carriage return
whenever there is a conference message to read.
BIX offers you many ways to "read" through a conference. These include
reading by "reference," "backward" or "forward," and reading a particular
message (by number) or a range of numbers. You may also "skip" messages.
From the Read: prompt you can add your comments to a conference. For a
complete list of Read: options, type "read ?" at the main prompt (:) or
"help" at the Read: prompt.
RECENT
PROMPT COMMAND
Opt: recent maximum
Opt: recent minimum
Opt: recent days
The "recent" command sets the default number of unread messages that BIX
shows you when you join a conference for the first time. There are three
separate parameters: "maximum," "minimum," and "days." The default
settings are: maximum, 50; minimum, 25; and days, 30.
When you first join a topic, BIX uses "recent" to set your pointers to
show you only those messages that are newer than the current date minus the
"days" setting. If that results in more than "maximum" setting, your
pointers are set so that there are only the "maximum" number of unread
messages.
To start a conference with fewer messages or nearer to the present date,
adjust the "maximum" parameter to a smaller number. For example, "recent
maximum 25" or "recent days 10."
To start a new conference with more messages, set "maximum" to a larger
number. For example, "recent maximum 150" or "recent days 40."
If there are fewer messages than the "minimum," your pointers are set so
that there are the "minimum" number of unread messages regardless of the
"days" setting.
NOTE: The "recent" option limits the number of messages displayed only when
you initially join a conference. This option does not limit the number of
messages displayed when you enter a conference you are already joined to.
All messages that do not fall within the "recent" range are still available
to you. See the commands "backward" and "skip" to see how you can access
older messages.
REFERENCE
PROMPT COMMAND
Read: reference
The "reference" command helps you follow the thread of a discussion in a
conference. Instead of seeing messages in the order in which they were
entered, you see a message and the comments it has generated.
Once invoked, reference mode will stay in force until you enter the
command "forward" or "backward" or until you log off BIX.
This command's abbreviation is REF.
REPLY
PROMPT COMMAND
Read/action: reply
If you read a mail message and wish to respond immediately, type "reply" at
the read/action: prompt. You will enter your scratchpad, where you can type
your reply.
When you end your note, you will encounter these three prompts one after
another:
1) Attach original message? Default is No;
2) Send/action: Edit or send this reply;
3) Read/action: BIX is asking what you want to do with
the message you just read.
If you want to respond to a message that you have previously read, and if
you know its number, the fastest way to do this is to type "rep message #."
This command's abbreviation is REP.
RESIGN CONFERENCE
PROMPT COMMAND
Main (:) resign conference name
Read: resign conference name
You can resign from a conference at any time. To resign from the Macintosh
conference, you would enter "resign macintosh" from the main prompt ( : )
or from a Read: prompt. BIX will ask for a confirmation. Answer "y" for
yes; "n" for no.
Once resigned from a conference, BIX will no longer notify you of any new
messages in that conference.
If you rejoin the conference later, BIX assumes you have read none of the
messages in the conference.
This command's abbreviation is RES.
RESIGN TOPIC
PROMPT COMMAND
Main (:) resign conference topic name
Read: resign conference topic name
To resign from a topic without resigning from the whole conference, use the
"resign" command followed by both the conference name and the topic name.
For example to resign from the topic `babbage' in the conference `history,'
type: resign history babbage.
This command's abbreviation is RES TOP.
RESUME
PROMPT COMMAND
Main (:) edit resume or show resume [BIXname]
Read: edit resume or show resume [BIXname]
Mail: edit resume or show resume [BIXname]
The command "resume" must be used in conjunction with another BIX command.
The name and address that you typed into BIX when you first signed on are
listed in your resume. Your phone number is not listed. To edit your
resume, enter "edit resume" from the main ( : ) system prompt.
To see a resume, type "show resume" followed by a BIXname at the main
( : ), Mail:, Read:, read/action: or send/action: prompt.
This command's abbreviation is RES.
ROOT
PROMPT COMMAND
Read: root
The command "root" will display the message that instigated a thread of
messages. Where "original" will display the message that has been commented
on, "root" will display the message that began a thread. Enter "reference"
at the Read: prompt immediately after reading the root message to follow a
thread from its beginning.
See also "
original."
The command's abbreviation is ROO.
S
SAY
PROMPT COMMAND
Read: say
To add a message to a conference, type "say" at the Read: prompt. You will
enter your scratchpad, where you can compose your note.
Messages added to a conference using "say" are not identified as com-
ments. If you want your message to be associated with one already posted,
use the command "comment" instead of "say."
This command's abbreviation is SAY.
SCRATCHPAD
Your scratchpad is like a pad of paper upon which you can write notes for
any purpose. You can reach your scratchpad from the Read: prompt by using
the command "comment" or "say." From Mail, you enter into your scratchpad
using the commands "to" or "reply." From the main ( : ) prompt, you can
enter "edit scratchpad."
When you use the "file" command, the text that was specified goes to your
scratchpad. To reach it, enter the scratchpad as described above or by
entering "show scratchpad" from the main ( : ), Read:, or Mail: prompt.
The abbreviation for "scratchpad" is SCR.
SEARCH
PROMPT COMMAND
Read: search `string'
The "search" command allows you to search for any occurrence of a series of
letters within a conference topic. "Search" `string' will display a list
including the message number and the line of text in which the string
occurs for each instance.
The syntax for the search command is search [low] to [high] string. The
item sought must be defined through single quote marks. For example,
search 15 to 100 `modem'
will search for the word "modem" in messages 15 through 100.
A search can use any of the normal BIX message specifiers, like "date" or
"first" or simply a message number. For example,
search date 30apr88 to date 4july88 `modem'
will search every message entered between April 30, 1988, and July 4, 1988,
for the word modem.
NOTE: Case is not distinguished.
This command's abbreviation is SEA.
SET
PROMPT COMMAND
Main: (:) edit set
Read: edit set
Mail: edit set
You may choose the editor you prefer using the "edit set" command. The de-
fault editor is the Verbose editor. The alternative is the Quiet editor, an
adaptation of the Unix editor "ed."
SHOW
The "show" command gives you access to many kinds of information. You can
call up lists of groups, conferences, or participants; you can see the
contents of your scratchpad, your resume, or someone else's resume; and you
can find someone's BIXname using "show." Show options are:
<no option> List the conferences you have joined.
ALL List all BIX conferences.
ALL `string' List all conference titles with `string'.
Conference name List conference details.
GROups Display list of conference groups.
GROup group name List conferences in a group.
NEW List conferences with new messages.
PARticipants List members of the conference you are reading
when entered from a Read: prompt.
PARticipants List all BIX participants if entered from the main
prompt ( : ).
PARticipants
conference List participants in specified conference. You must
be a member of the conference to get this list.
PARticipant
[conference] [user name] See if user name is a conference member.
OPT Q Display Options settings.
RESume BIXname Show resume of a BIX participant.
SCRatchpad Display contents of scratchpad.
STAtus List of conference members; last log-on for each.
Entered from a Read: prompt.
STAtus conference List of members of specified conference and latest
log-on for each.
WELcome Display welcome message for current conference.
WHO name Find BIXname for name. Use any part of the person's
name, BIXname, or geographic location that you happen
to know.
This command's abbreviation is SHO.
SKIP
PROMPT COMMAND
Read: skip #
Read: skip to #, first, or last
Read: skip back #
The "skip" command allows you to bypass messages in a topic. BIX will
assume that you have read any messages you skip, and will not show them to
you again, unless you ask for them explicitly or skip back to them.
For example, if you type "skip 10" at the Read: prompt you will skip over
10 messages. "Skip to last" puts you at the end of the topic. "Skip to
first" puts you back at the beginning of the topic and "unmarks" all
messages in the topic. (That is, BIX will now show them to you as if you
had never seen them.)
If you want to reread messages you have already seen or skipped, you can
"skip back" any number of messages. If you want to reread the message you
have just read, use "skip back 0" or "again." "Skip back 0" has the effect
of resetting your message pointer back one message.
Skip can also be used with the "date" command. For example, "skip to date
23aug88" will mark all messages written before August 23, 1988 as read.
This command's abbreviation is SKI.
STATUS
PROMPT COMMAND
Main (:) status
Mail: status
Read: show status
At the main (:) prompt, "status" displays the number of messages in your
inbasket, the number of conferences of which you are a member, your total
connect time for the present session, and the number of bytes in your
scratchpad.
In the Mail subsystem, the "status" command will show you your
correspondence lists (From and To).
Within a conference, typing "show status" at the Read: prompt will display
a list of all conference participants, showing when each person last logged
onto BIX.
This command's abbreviation is STA.
SUBSTITUTE
PROMPT COMMAND
Command-> s line #
E: line # s/old text/new text/
Within the Verbose editor, you may substitute one string for another using
the command "s" followed by the line number. The editor will prompt for the
old and new text, in the format: "/oldtext/newtext/." The backslashes are
delimiters.
In the Quiet editor, the format is line number followed by "s" and then
the old and new strings delimited by slashes. If you do not specify a line
number, the current line is the default.
T
TERM ANSI
PROMPT COMMAND
Opt: term ansi
"Term ansi" sets your terminal type to ANSI emulation. This is used for the
McGraw-Hill News Service and to determine how to clear your screen in the
Listings menu mode. It serves no other function at this time.
CBix supports ANSI terminal emulation. The /terminal command in CBix is
used to set this. See Chapter 9 for details.
TERM TTY
PROMPT COMMAND
Opt: term TTY
"Term tty" sets your terminal type to TTY emulation (that is, no emula-
tion). This is used for the McGraw-Hill News Service and to determine how
to clear your screen in the Listings menu mode. It serves no other function
at this time.
CBix supports TTY terminal emulation. The /terminal command in CBix is
used to set this.
TERM VT52
PROMPT COMMAND
Opt: term VT52
"Term vt52" sets your terminal type to VT52 emulation. This is used for the
McGraw-Hill News Service and to determine how to clear your screen in the
Listings menu mode. It serves no other function at this time.
CBix supports VT52 terminal emulation. The /terminal command in CBix is
used to set this..
TERM VT100
PROMPT COMMAND
Opt: term VT100
"Term vt100" sets your terminal type to VT100 emulation. This is used for
the McGraw-Hill News Service and to determine how to clear your screen in
the Listings menu mode. It serves no other function at this time.
CBix supports VT100 terminal emulation. The /terminal command in CBix is
used to set this. See Chapter 9 for details.
TERMINAL
PROMPT COMMAND
Opt: terminal page length
Opt: terminal width #
You can let BIX know how long and how wide your screen is using the
"terminal" commands in the Option subsystem. To set page length, type
"terminal pagelength" followed by a number and then "q." BIX will send the
specified number of lines per screen, then a .More.. prompt.
To suppress the .More.. prompt, set the page length to zero (0).
Set the number of characters BIX sends per line with "terminal width"
followed by a number and "q" (for quit). BIX will send the specified number
before breaking the line.
To make the terminal specifications a permanent part of your BIX
environment, change the commands in your profile. See Chapter 8, for
complete instructions.
TERSE
PROMPT COMMAND
Main (:) terse
Opt: terse
In "terse" mode you see a shortened version of all prompts and message
headers. There are two ways to set "terse" mode. If you type "terse" at the
main system prompt, you will have shortened prompts and headers until you
log off. The next time you sign in you will have the full, or "verbose,"
prompts and headers.
You can set "terse" as your permanent default mode by changing the line in
your profile that reads "opt verbose" to "opt terse." See Chapter 8, "Per-
sonal BIX," for instructions on editing your profile.
TIME
PROMPT COMMAND
Main ( : ) time
"Time" displays the time of day based on eastern standard time (U.S.). It
can be appended to your profile so that it appears whenever you sign in.
See Chapter 8, "Personal BIX," for details.
TOPIC
PROMPT COMMAND
Main ( : ) conference topic
Read: topic
Conference messages are divided into topics; each topic has its own set of
message numbers. When you have read the last message in a topic, you will
see the message "No more unread." BIX will then automatically join you to
the next topic on your conference list that has unread messages.
You can jump from one topic to another using the command "topic" entered
from a Read: prompt. To do this, enter "topic" followed by the topic name.
If you do not know the topic name, BIX will display a list of applicable
topics for that conference. Respond to the prompt with the name of the
topic you want.
At the Topic? prompt, entering a "q" or "quit" will let you exit from the
prompt without selecting a topic.
To resign a topic while maintaining your membership within a conference,
type in the command "resign" followed by the conference name and topic
name. For example, "resign music vivaldi" will resign you from the topic
`vivaldi' in the `music' conference while retaining your membership in all
other topics.
U
UPLOAD
PROMPT COMMAND
Main (:) upload
Read: upload
Mail: upload
Use "upload" to send files up to BIX. Uploaded files are deposited into
your scratchpad from where you can mail or post them. The default upload
protocol is XMODEM with checksum.
See Chapter 10, "Advanced BIX Techniques," for details.
This command's abbreviation is UPL.
UNREAD
PROMPT COMMAND
Mail: unread
This command displays the unread messages in your Mail inbasket.
This command's abbreviation is UNR.
V
VERBOSE
PROMPT COMMAND
Main ( : ) verbose
Opt: verbose
Opt: verbose
Verbose is used two ways in BIX: with prompts and with editors.
You can see prompts and message headers in two forms: in "Verbose" mode
you see the long form; in "Terse" mode you see the short form. Verbose is
the default.
To change temporarily from "Verbose" to "Terse" mode, type "terse" at the
main (:) prompt. To change modes permanently, edit your profile. See Chap-
ter 8, "Personal BIX," for instructions on editing your profile.
BIX offers a choice of text editors: the Verbose editor and the Quiet
editor. The default editor is the Verbose. You can change editors from the
Option subsystem. See Chapter 5, "Editing Messages," for more on the
editors.
W
W
PROMPT COMMAND
Command-> w
E: w
Within the Verbose and Quiet editors you can save your work without leaving
the editor using the "w" command.
"W" stands for write.
WELCOME
Most BIX conferences have a welcome message that you will see when you
first join a conference. If you would like to see the message again later,
type "show welcome" from a Read: prompt.
WHO
PROMPT COMMAND
Main (:),
Read:, Mail: who
Main (:),
Read:, Mail: show who name
Main ( :),
Read:, Mail: who conference
Main ( :),
Read:, Mail: who all
Main ( : ),
Read:, Mail: who list
The command "who" will show you the names of people logged onto BIX at the
same time as you.
From the main (:), Read: or Mail: prompts "show who" followed by a name
will list the real name and BIX nickname for anyone with that name or
BIXname. This is useful when you need to find someone's BIX nickname in
order to send mail. Type "show who" and whatever part of the person's BIX
name or real name you happen to know.
The "show who" command string will also pick up references to city, state
and country. So, for example, if you would like to know who is on BIX from
San Francisco, type "show who francisco."
The command string "who conference" will tell you if anyone is in that
conference's CBix area.
The command string "who all" will tell you if anyone is in a CBix area
anywhere on BIX.
The command string "who list" will display any CBix users in only those
conferences in your conference list.
WITHDRAW
PROMPT COMMAND
Read: withdraw
Use the "withdraw" command to retract a message you have posted. Position
yourself in the conference topic where you posted the message to be with-
drawn. Enter "withdraw" followed by the message number.
If entered immediately after you have posted a message, it will withdraw
the current message.
This command is abbreviated WIT.
WITHDRAW
PROMPT COMMAND
Mail: withdraw
You can withdraw a mail message you sent to someone else only if that
person has not yet read the message. To do this, enter "withdraw" followed
by the message number. You can use either the relative or absolute
outbasket number.
BIX tells you when a message has been successfully withdrawn and removes
the message line from your outbasket and from the recipient's inbasket.
If the message has already been read, BIX informs you that it cannot
remove the message and leaves the message line in your outbasket.
Messages sent to multiple recipients are handled on a case-by-case basis.
If one person has read the message and two have not, the message is removed
from the inbaskets of the two who have not read it, but not from the one
who has. In this case, the message line will be left in your outbasket.
This command's abbreviation is WIT.
X
X
PROMPT COMMAND
Command-> x
Within the Verbose editor, when you have finished editing your message and
wish to return to the add/action: or send/action: prompt, type "x," which
stands for "exit." This saves your message and exits the editor.
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1 amiga.exchange Amiga Exchange: Everything for Amiga users
2 bix.byte BIX conferences and BYTE Magazine
3 e.and.l Entertainment and Leisure Exchange
4 ibm.exchange Complete information about IBM computers and workalikes
5 mac.exchange Everything you want to know about the Macintosh
6 other Computers, news, technology, society, and anything else
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8 programmers Programmers Exchange
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4 o amiga.hw Amiga hardware design, use, and hookup
5 o amiga.arts Artistry using the Amiga
6 o amiga.special Special guests and events
7 o amiga.unix Unix on the Amiga
8 o amiga.vendors Support from various Amiga vendors
9 o amiga.games Games on the Amiga
10 c amiga.com Commodore's conference for commercial developers
11 o amiga.dev Commodore's conference for developers
12 o amiga.world Amiga World magazine
13 o aw.techjournal Amiga World Technical Journal
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5 o cineman Cineman Syndicate: movie and video reviews and trivia
6 o demolink BIX/BYTE DemoLink -- demo files from BYTE advertisers
7 o learn Quick tutorial on using BIX
8 s listings Programs from BYTE and from the public domain. You
9 o system.news Pointers, news of changes, and announcements
10 o unclassifieds Buy, sell, and swap stuff
11 o user.manual The on-line BIX Subscriber Manual
12 o byte.92 Full texts of BYTE -- 1992
13 o byte.91 Full texts of BYTE -- 1991
14 o byte.90 Full texts of BYTE -- 1990
15 o byte.89 Full texts of BYTE -- 1989
16 o byte.88 Full texts of BYTE -- August through December 1988
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18 o byte.reviews BYTE Reviews Up to February 1988
19 o byte.reviews92 BYTE Hardware and Software Reviews, 1992
20 o byte.reviews91 BYTE Hardware and Software Reviews, 1991
21 o byte.reviews90 BYTE Hardware and Software Reviews, 1990
22 o byte.reviews89 BYTE Hardware and Software Reviews, 1989
23 o chaos.manor Jerry Pournelle's BYTE column
24 o microbytes Daily news briefs about technology and computing
25 o microbytes.hw New hardware products
26 o microbytes.sw New software products
27 o print.queue Hugh Kenner's Print Queue column
28 o reviews.hw BYTE Hardware Reviews, March -- September 1989
29 o reviews.sw BYTE Software Reviews, March -- September 1989
30 o round.table BYTE Roundtable discussions
31 o sw.corner BYTE's Software Corner
32 o short.takes Hands-on looks at new products
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5 o boating Salty mariners meet and swap tales
6 o britain Life and computing in the British Isles
7 o chess About the game of chess
8 o comm.gaming The Commercial Gaming Conference
9 o d.horizons Interactive role-playing games; no fantasy
10 o digital.gaming Computer gaming
11 o food From the gourmet cook to bread-and-butter basics
12 o fun.n.games Fun, games, group activities
13 o gaming.college Learn about role-playing games
14 o graffiti Open discussions
15 o hobby Discuss your hobbies
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18 o midwest For our Midwestern friends
19 o music Digital music and Bop to you drop
20 o new.england On and about New England
21 o office.at.home How to set up and run your office at home
22 o other Topics not covered elsewhere
23 o other.times Fun, relaxation, and games. Come, set a spell.
24 o outdoors Outdoor experiences and tips
25 o pets The conference for discussing your pets
26 o photo Conference for photographers
27 c recovery Friends helping in recovery. BIXmail: silverlock
28 o southwest For Southwestern US BIXen
29 o switzerland Swiss BIXen and friends
30 o the.realms Fantasy role-playing games
31 o town.square On-line meeting place
32 c vets For Veterans of all wars. BIXmail: silverlock
33 o war.and.peace Left meets Right; military history
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3 o ibm.at The AT series and workalikes
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5 o ibm.os2 OS/2 operating system
6 o ibm.dos PC/DOS & MS/DOS operating systems
7 o ibm.utils Utility software for IBM computers
8 o ibm.repairshop Garage and Tune-up Shop
9 o ibm.exchange IBM Exchange clearinghouse
10 o ibm.listings An index to all Listings files in the IBM Exchange
11 o ibm.other Apps, printers, modems, etc.
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6 o chips Explore semiconductor technology
7 o commodore Commodore computers other than the Amiga
8 o comp.chron Computer Chronicles
9 o conferencing Computerized conferencing: art and theory
10 o cpus Microprocessor chips
11 o current.events Discuss the news of the day
12 o digital DEC computers conference
13 o environment Environmental issues
14 o graphic.disp Graphic displays
15 o ham.radio Computing, digital electronics, amateur radio
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18 o laptops Small, battery-powered portable computers
19 o lans The conference on local-area networks (LANs)
20 s listings Listings from BYTE and the public domain
21 o libertarian The Libertarian Party conference
22 o multimedia Computer-generated sights and sounds
23 o networks Information networks
24 o next The NeXT computer conference
25 o other.brands The conference on brands of computers not covered elsewher
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26 o other.radio Commercial use of radio: cellular phone, digital radio, et
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27 o packet.nets Packet-switching networks
28 o pen.computing Pen-based computing
29 o philosophy For philosophers
30 o protocols Computer communications protocols
31 o sun Sun workstations; Sparc
32 o telecomm.tech Telecommunications technology
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6 c bcs.activist BCS Activists
7 o consultants The art and business of consulting
8 o data.center Data center managers and supervisors
9 o dasnet.info Information on connecting to other e-mail services
10 c dasnet.users For DASnet subscribers only
11 o engineering Engineering issues
12 o financial Financial news, advice
13 c hubb Hagen Graphics Users Group
14 c indtypassoc Assoc. of Independent Typesetting Dealers & Technicians
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18 o security Computer security issues
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22 o vesa Video Electronics Standards Association
23 o women Issues of concern to professional women
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3 o ai.theory Artifacial mn ell gence and expert system theory
4 o algorithms Using algorithms to solve problems
5 o assembler Assembly language
6 o basic Your BASIC conference
7 o c.language C programming language
8 o c.plus.plus Discuss the C++ programming language
9 o cad Computer-aided design
10 o clipper On Nantucket's Clipper
11 o cobol COBOL language conference
12 o cpm Discussions of CP/M and other Digital Research products
13 o cubicomp Cubicomp's PictureMaker and other products
14 o dbms Database management programs
15 o editors The Programming Editors Conference
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18 o games Game programming and design
19 o graphic.pgms Programming and graphics
20 o hypertext Hypertext publishing
21 o lisp LISP language conference
22 o modula.2 Modula-2 language conference
23 o neural.nets Neural Networks
24 o ood Object-oriented development and programming (oop)
25 o other.dos Operating systems without their own conference
26 o other.lang Languages without their own conference
27 o pascal Pascal language conference
28 o pick The PICK operating system
29 o postscript Postscript
30 o rwars Great Operating System Debates
31 o smalltalk Smalltalk language conference
32 o soft.eng Efficient and reliable software design
33 o spreadsheets Using spreadsheets efficiently
34 o tech.notes Collect and discuss useful programming code
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5 o contact Science fiction meets science
6 o disasters Natural and man-made disasters
7 o education Computers in American classrooms
8 o elections Events and issues in contests for democratic power
9 o mathematics Talk about high-level mathematics
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4 o lexicon About words
5 o new.writers Getting started in the writing business
6 o poetry.prose Writing both types of English
7 o sf For Science Fiction, Star Trek, and fantasy fans
8 c sfwa Meeting place for the Science Fiction Writers of America
9 o word.processor Word-processing programs
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5 o borland Borland International
6 o circuit.cellar Ciarcia's Circuit Cellar and The Micromint
7 o comeau Comeau Computing
8 o css Computer Service Supply Corp.
9 o desqview Quarterdeck Office Systems
10 o digitalk Digitalk Incorporated
11 o focus Information Builders
12 o generic Generic Software
13 o gibsonresearch Gibson Research
14 o golddisk Gold Disk Incorporated
15 o hamilton Hamilton Laboratories
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19 o inovatronics Inovatronics, Inc.
20 o j.and.l J. And l. Consulting
21 o jlblink Support for JLBlink
22 c lds.reg LDS Inc.
23 o leland Leland Enterprises
24 o logitech Logitech
25 o magma Magma Systems
26 o mansfield Mansfield Software group
27 o manx.aztec Manx Software Systems/Aztec C
28 o media.cyber Media Cybernetics
29 o microcode Microcode Consulting
30 o microbotics Microbotics Inc.
31 o mks Mortice Kern Systems
32 o mwc Mark Williams Company
33 o newtek NewTek Inc.
34 o oakland.group Linat Software Corp. (formerly The Oakland Group)
35 o ntergaid Ntergaid, Inc.
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38 o qualitas Qualitas, Inc.
39 o radical.eye Radical Eye Software
40 o rational.ic Rational Systems
41 o roundhill Roundhill Computer
42 o rtis.af Real-time Intelligent Systems Corp.
43 o ryan.mcfarland Ryan McFarland
44 o sas.c SAS C Complier
45 o streport ST Report Magazine
46 c summit Summit Computer Systems, Inc.
47 o supra.corp Supra Corp.
48 o tab.book.clubs Tab/BYTE Book Clubs
49 o ti.graphics The TI graphics chip conference
50 o tops Sitka (formerly TOPS), A Sun Microsystems Company
51 o ttr.support TTR Development Inc. tech support
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