83 / Feb. / 15

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)

**ª IÔ IÓ VERÙ IMPORTANÔ THAÔ YOÕ REAÄ THÅ `COMM-PAC§ USER'Ó MANUAL®

DEFAULT CONFIGURATION for the modem:
   Duplex Mode           ** HALF **
   Signal Rate           300 Baud
   Protocol              X-ON / X-OFF   (1st. choice!)
      OR                 ***  NULL  ***   (NO error check!)
   Uart Mode             8 bits, NO parity, 1 Stop bit
   Filename              b:Infoglob.fil   (OR, b:any filename)
   Screen Switch         ** ON **

NOTEº  Thå Auto-Diaì featurå doeó noô worë witè thå Datapaã �
       (Canada) telecommunication network.  Dial  868 - 4000 

NOTE:  It is recommended that you use a modular plug and duplex
       modular jack (splitter and cord) to dial manually!

NOTEº  Iô ió alsï recommendeä thaô yoõ starô ofæ eacè sessioî with
       á  BLANË formatteä diskettå readù iî disë drivå  "B"® �

Follow thå AMCALÌ program'ó instructions.   Once you make a�
connection, carry out these instructions step-by-step:

(msg:)-------->   "Connection Established - Begin Communications"
(yoõ type:)---¾   <ESC¾ Ò   (press the ESC-keù, then the R-keù)
                                 to begin buffer logging.      
(msg:)--------¾   *** READY TO RECEIVE FILE ***
(then type:)-->   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,   
                  and hit the RETURN key:  aaann/PASSWORD
                  "MARKETSCAN¢ : 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.

NOTEº  Wherå á retrieveä documenô és severaì pageó iî length¬ aô �
       the END of each page, the System will PAUSE - hit the
       RETURN key tï continue tï thå NEXÔ page, until the END.

NOTEº  Thå FIRSÔ pagå oæ anù documenô wilì givå yoõ the NUMBER of
Š       PAGES:  Take note foò SAVINÇ retrievals.

         =====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:)--->   <ESC> W   (press the ESC-key, then the W-key).
(msg:)-------->   *** READY TO CONTINUE FILE TRANSFER ***

This will write the BUFFEÒ MEMORÙ tï diskettå anä automaticallù
emptù thå buffer®  Wheî thå abovå message appears on the screen,
hiô  thå <RETURN¾ keù tï continuå tï thå NEXÔ page or document.
OR, enter a NEW "rank" or "search" term.

NOTEº   Iô ió STRONGLÙ recommendeä thaô yoõ enteò an <ESC¾ ×
        commanä aô thå PAUSÅ afteò every seventè (7th.© pagå.
        Enter <ESC> W command at the END of smaller documents.


Upon completion of all searcheó/retrievaló do the following:

==============>   ("?TIME" command may be entered here).
(yoõ type:)---¾   <ESC¾ ×   (press the ESC-keù, then the W-keù).
(msg:)-------->   *** READY TO CONTINUE FILE TRANSFER ***
(theî type:)--¾   <ESC¾ Å   (press the ESC-keù, then the E-keù).
(msg:)-------->   *** 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
(msg:)-------->   DATAPAC: nnnn nnnn

Now that you are finished, disconnecô youò modeí jack-connectoò.

No÷ yoõ arå freå tï dumð thå contentó oæ youò "retrievals" file
onto a printer using ** WordStar **.  Using the ** MERGE-PRINT **
under WordStar will give you multiple copies.

                             John R. Stevenson,
                             (Osborne-1 Owner)
                            (Globe & Mail Staff)

For ASSISTANCE re above, telephone John at any of these numbers: 
                            (416) 656 - 6218  (home) 
                            (416) 585 - 5105  (work: direct)
                            (416) 585 - 5044  (    : reception)

For the COMPLETE write-up, call Info Globe:   (416) 585 - 5250