83 / Feb. / 13 Accessing the INFO GLOBE Information Retrieval System Usinç thå  **ª  Ï Ó Â Ï Ò Î Å ± **ª Micro-Processoò anä thå Osborne Comm-Pac System TeleProcessing Package. MODEM = Osborne Datacom: Bell 103A protocol SOFTWARE = AMCALL (Auto MicroCALL Communications Program) Copyright 1982 by MicroCALL Services Version: 2.06 Osborne-1 ****ª  IÔ  IÓ VERÙ IMPORTANÔ THAÔ YOÕ  REAÄ  THÅ  `COMM-PAC§ ****ª  USER'Ó  MANUAL®  THÅ FOLLOWINÇ PROCEDUREÓ  ARÅ  THÅ ***** RESULT OF SEVERAL `TEST' SESSIONS WITH INFO GLOBE. ***** YOU MAY TRY OTHER CONFIGURATIONS, BUT THOSE LISTED ***** BELOW HAVE PROVEN TO BE GENERALLY SATISFACTORY. DEFAULT CONFIGURATION for the modem: Duplex Mode ***** HALF ***** Signal Rate 300 Baud Protocol =====> X-ON / X-OFF <===== @ 1 OR ***** NULL ***** @ 2 Uart Mode 8 bits, NO parity, 1 Stop bit Filename b:Infoglob.fil (OR, b:any filename) Screen Switch ** ON ** @ 1: The X-ON/X-OFF protocol is used to transfer files between the Osborne and most time-sharing computers other than IBM oò UNIVAC®  Iæ yoõ arå iî doubô abouô thå correcô protocol, it is generally safe to use X-ON/X-OFF. À 2º  NULÌ protocoì meanó thaô nï conventionó havå beeî estab- lisheä  betweeî  youò systeí anä thå remotå onå whicè  yoõ can treat as a `foreign' system, i.e., one not using the AMCALL programme. Use the NULL protocol as a last choice Š sincå  iô doeó noô automaticallù monitoò foò  transmissioî errors during data transfer. @ 3: CTRL-S / CTRL-Q (^S/^Q) toggle switch commands won't work, especially since an "S" prompts the Info Globe "Search" routines! Don't use either of these two commands. NOTEº  Thå  Auto-Diaì  featurå  doeó noô worë  witè  thå  Datapaã (Canada) telecommunication network. It is necessary to dial the DataPac (Canada) telephone number MANUALLY. NOTE: It is recommended that you use a modular plug and duplex modular jack (splitter and cord) which will allow you to havå  accesó  botè througè youò regulaò telephonå uniô  tï diaì  manuallù  anä througè the Comm-Pac to use thå  auto- diaì  ¯  auto-answeò facility®  (Seå Appendiø IIÉ  iî  thå Comm-Pac User's Manual.) NOTEº  Iô ió alsï recommendeä thaô yoõ starô ofæ eacè sessioî with á  BLANË formatteä diskettå readù iî disë drivå  "B"®  Iæ you have a lengthy session with Info Globe, you will want to LOG all your work, especially for hard-copies! =====> It might be necessary to use Z to exit to CP/Í anä determinå ho÷ mucè spacå yoõ havå lefô oî disk drive "B". (`AMCALL -Z' will return you to where you were before exiting to CP/M.) Followinç   thå   AMCALÌ   manual'ó   instructions¬    seô   youò configurationó  aó peò thå outlinå above¬  diaì Datapaã  (Canada© manually¬  listeî  foò thå "CARRIEÒ SIGNAL"¬  hiô thå RETURÎ keù and replace the telephone receiver. Once you make a connection, you follow these instructions step-by-step: (msg:)--------> "Connection Established - Begin Communications" (yoõ type:)---¾  period (.) and hit the RETURN key. (msg:)--------> DATAPAC: nnnn nnnn (then type:)--> normal Datapac SIGN-ON (e.g.: 39500032,i) and hit the RETURN key. (msg:)--------> DATAPAC: call connected (then type:)--> normal Info Globe SIGN-ON using your PASSWORD, or the demonstration password, if provided, Š and hit the RETURN key: aaann/PASSWORD =====¾   Tï accesó "MARKETSCAN¢ yoõ wilì include /MKT as part of the sign-on: aaann/PASSWORD/MKT. At this point you will establish contact with Info Globe and can now proceed with whatever searches or information retrievals you maù  require®  Follo÷ youò Infï Globå manual¬  oò uså thå  Infï Globe "SEARCH GUIDE" card for convenience. -----¾  Havinç madå youò  "receivinç" filå  READÙ  aô thå  verù beginninç oæ youò SIGN-ON¬  yoõ caî no÷ gï aheaä anä carrù ouô  anù anä alì searcheó and/oò retrievals¬  iî anù sequencå oò manner that you may choose. NOTEº  Wherå á retrieveä documenô és severaì pageó iî length¬ aô the END of each page, the System will PAUSE - you may simply hit the RETURN key tï continue oî tï thå NEXÔ page¬  untiì reachinç the END of the document at hand. =====> You may want to SKIP the current document and go to another one: use the appropriate Info Globe command/s to do this. NOTEº  Thå  FIRSÔ  pagå oæ anù documenô retrieveä wilì givå  yoõ both the NUMBER of PAGES and the WORD COUNT for that docu- ment. You should make note of BOTH as this can be impor- tant for the proper SAVING of any and all retrieved docu- ments. (See below). -----¾  Durinç thå courså oæ youò searcheó anä retrievals¬  thå Osborne-±  "BUFFEÒ  MEMORY¢  areá  wilì  bå  filling uð continuously®  Normally, each timå thå buffeò becomeó FULÌ iô would automaticallù writå ouô thå contentó oæ thå buffeò ontï thå disë drivå yoõ specifieä above¬  iî thió caseº  DISË DRIVÅ "B¢ - usinç thå filenamå "INFOGLOB.FIL"®  (Oæ course¬  yoõ caî seô uð any drive or filename that you may choose for your own routines.) ****ª* HOWEVER¬ allowinç this tï happeî WILÌ RESULÔ IÎ THÅ LOSÓ *****ª  OÆ SOMÅ OÆ THÅ DATÁ BEINÇ TRANSMITTED!!¡  Therefore¬ ****** the following steps MUST BE READ VERY CAREFULLY AND PUT ****** TO USE, when and as required during each session on the ****** Info Globe Information Retrieval System: =====¾ Thå "SENDING¢ Systeí MUSÔ BÅ iî thå PAUSÅ state! At the END of a PAGE or the END of a DOCUMENT, therå  ió á normal¬  naturaì programmeä  PAUSE: (you type:)---> W (press the ESC-key, then the W-key). (msg:)--------> *** READY TO CONTINUE FILE TRANSFER *** Š This will write the BUFFEÒ MEMORÙ tï diskettå anä automaticallù  emptù thå buffer®  Wheî thå abovå message appears on the screen, hiô  thå to print continuously, the document will be one long printout!) ----->  Wheî runninç AMCALÌ thå Osborne'ó buffeò  areá -----> capacitù  ió  *ª 1´ ë *ª anä  iô  wilì  takå -----> abouô  ¸ minuteó foò thå buffeò tï filì uð  aô -----> the 300 Baud rate of transmission! NOTEº  Iô ió STRONGLÙ recommendeä thaô yoõ enteò an  W command at the END of the document. ----->  Yoõ shoulä bå awarå oæ thå buffeò wheî iô  ió -----> time to end your retrievals and sign off. Oncå yoõ havå completeä alì youò searcheó anä retrievaló anä wisè tï sigî ofæ thå Infï Globå System¬ simplù carry out these final instructions: ==============> ("?TIME" command may be entered here). (yoõ type:)---¾  *** READY TO CONTINUE FILE TRANSFER *** (theî type:)--¾  *** END OF FILE *** (msg:)--------> *** FILE TRANSFER COMPLETED *** (then type:)--> off (to SIGN-OFF the Info Globe System). (msg:)--------> SIGNOFF REQUEST ACCEPTED (msg:)--------> CONNECT TIME - h:mm:ss AT h:mm:ss ON (date) (msg:)--------> DATAPAC: call cleared - remote request Š(msg:)--------> DATAPAC: nnnn nnnn Aô  thió poinô yoõ havå terminateä accesó tï  thå  Infï Globå  System¬  buô wilì stilì havå accesó tï thå Datapaã  Systeí shoulä  therå  bå  otheò  connectionó yoõ wisè  tï  makå  througè Datapac. Once you are absolutely certain that you are finished, yoõ  shoulä  disconnecô youò modeí  telephonå  jack-connectoò  tï forcå  á  completå  severancå oæ anù connectioî  tï  thå  Datapaã lines. No÷   yoõ  arå  freå  tï  dumð  thå  contentó  oæ  youò "retrievals" file, either onto the screen again or onto a printer. ** WORDSTAR ** is excellent for the handling of any such files. If necessary, you can even give a significant name to the "saved" retrievals through a RENAME. Using ** MERGE-PRINT ** under WordStar will give you multiple copies of the retrievals "saved" during each session. John R. Stevenson, (Osborne-1 Owner) (Globe & Mail Staff) Telephone: (416) 656 - 6218 (home) : (416) 585 - 5105 (work: direct) : (416) 585 - 5044 ( : reception)