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Q88455: Terminal Settings for Popular Online Services

Article: Q88455
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): win31
Last Modified: 03-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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This article documents the correct settings for Terminal to properly communicate
with the following online services:

- CompuServe

- BIX

- GEnie

- TymNet

- Most bulletin board services (BBSs)

MORE INFORMATION
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CompuServe
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To log on to CompuServe, do the following:

1. From the Settings menu, choose Terminal Emulation.

2. Choose DEC VT-100 (ANSI) and choose OK.

3. From the Settings menu, choose Communications.

4. Choose 7 Data Bits, Even Parity, and 1 Stop Bit. Choose OK.

NOTE: CompuServe defaults to 7 data bits, which is not compatible with XModem
file transfers. For this reason, you cannot use Terminal's XModem protocol to
transfer files with CompuServe set at 7 data bits. After you set CompuServe to
use 8 data bits, you can set up Terminal to use 8 data bits and no parity. With
this setting, you can use XModem to transfer files with CompuServe. For
information on how to set up CompuServe to use 8 data bits, contact CompuServe
support (type go help at the CompuServe prompt).

BIX ("BYTE" Magazine's Online Information eXchange Service)
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To log on to BIX, do the following:

1. From the Settings menu, choose Terminal Emulation.

2. Choose DEC VT-100 (ANSI) and choose OK.

3. From the Settings menu, choose Communications.

4. Choose 7 Data Bits, Even Parity, and 1 Stop Bit. Choose OK.

GEnie (General Electric Network for Information Exchange)
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To log on to GEnie, do the following:

1. From the Settings menu, choose Terminal Emulation.

2. Choose DEC VT-100 (ANSI) and choose OK.

3. From the Settings menu, choose Communications.

4. Choose 8 Data Bits, None Parity, 1 Stop Bit, Local Echo (from Terminal
  Preferences menu), and choose OK.

TymNet
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TymNet is a modem dial-in that provides access to Bank of America's Home Banking
Service and other host services.

To log on to TymNet, do the following:

1. From the Settings menu, choose Terminal Emulation.

2. Choose DEC VT-100 (ANSI) and choose OK.

3. From the Settings menu, choose Communications.

4. Choose 8 Data Bits, None Parity, 1 Stop Bit.

If connection is established and text is not readable, use step 1 below to clear
bad characters. If step 1 is not successful, use step 2.

1. After receiving a line of non-readable text, wait three seconds and then type
  a capital letter "A" (without the quotation marks).

2. Set modem parameters to 7 Data Bits, 1 Stop Bit, and Even Parity.

Most BBSs
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Most computer bulletin board services (BBSs) require communications settings of 8
data bits, no parity, and one stop bit. The Windows Terminal program defaults to
these settings when first opened.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.00a 3.00 3.11 timenet win31

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Keywords          : win31 
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11

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