AS MOST OF YOU ALREADY KNOW, TYMNET IS AN INFORMATION SYSTEM ACCESSABLE
BY COMPUTERS WITH MODEMS FROM ALMOST ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY. TYMNET
INCLUDES MANY SUB-SYSTEMS OF INFORMATION WHICH CAN BE USEFUL FOR BUSINESSES
OR JUST PHUN. ONE SUB-SYSTEM WHICH I WILL WRITE A SEPARATE ARTICLE ON IS
THE ATP CO'S ELECTRONIC TARIFF SYSTEM. BUT FOR NOW, I'LL MAKE ALL OF YOU
EXPERTS IN TYMNET SO YOU CAN HAVE AS MUCH PHUN AS YOURS TRUELY.
ACCESS NUMBERS
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FOR YOUR LOCAL ACCESS NUMBER YOU COULD CALL THE NICE PERSON AT
800-336-0149 AND REQUEST IT FOR YOUR AREA. IF YOU LIVE NEAR A METROPOLITAN
AREA ASK FOR THAT AREA CODE SINCE THEY RARELY HAVE ACCESS NUMBERS FOR
OUT-OF-CITY AREAS. FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE 914 AREA YOU CAN USE:
POUGHKEEPSIE : 914-473-0401
WHITE PLAINS : 914-684-6075
LOGGING IN TO TYMNET
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1. WHEN YOU HAVE CONNECTED WITH THE NETWORK, THE FOLLOWING REQUEST WILL BE
DISPLAYED:
PLEASE TYPE YOUR TERMINAL IDENTIFIER
ENTER YOUR TERM. IDENTIFIER ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING CHART:
IF THE MESSAGE DOES NOT APPEAR JUST WAIT A FEW SECONDS THEN ENTER IT.
NOTE THAT ONLY P IDENTIFIERS NEED A <R> THEM BUT SINCE MOST OF YOU WON'T BE
USING P FORGET IT.
2. TYMNET WILL THEN DISPLAY THE NUMBER OF THE REMOTE ACCESS NODE TO WHICH
YOU ARE CONNECTED, FOLLOWED BY THE NUMBER OF YOUR PORT ON THE NODE, AND
WILL DISPLAY THIS REQUEST:
-NNNN-PPP-
PLEASE LOG IN:
3. TYPE YOUR USER NAME AND <R> THIS USER NAME SEEMS TO BE THE ABBREVIATION
FOR THE COMPANY WHO OWNS THE SUB-SYSTEM. FOR EXAMPLE, FOR ELECTRONIC
TARIFF THE USER NAME IS ATP WHICH STANDS FOR AIRLINE TARIFF PUBLISHING,
THE COMPANY THAT RUNS THE ELECTRONIC TARIFF.
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4. TYMNET WILL THEN REQUEST:
PASSWORD:
TYPE YOUR PASSWORD AND <R>. THE PASSWORD MAY NOT BE DISPLAYED ON YOUR
SCREEN.
5. TYMNET WILL THEN DISPLAY SOME CHARACTER OR MESSAGE INDICATING THAT YOU
HAVE LOGGED ON.
SINCE BUSINESSES DON'T REALLY GET COMPLICATED WITH PASSWORDS AND THE
SUCH, JUST ENTER VALID USER NAMES AND FOR PASSWORDS YOU CAN FORGET
CTRL-CHARACTERS. PASSWORDS HAVE A LENGTH OF 8 CHARACTERS (AS FAR AS I KNOW).
TYMNET CONTROL CHARACTERS
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CTRL-CHAR OPERATION
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. H HALF-DUPLEX
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. P EVEN PARITY
. R ALLOWS THE TERMINAL TO
. CONTROL THE INCOMING FLOW
. OF DATA WITH X-ON/OFF
. CHARACTERS (SEE BELOW)
. S X-OFF CHARACTER
. Q X-ON CHARACTER
ACCESSING DATAPAC
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THE STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR ACCESSING A HOST ON THE DATAPAC NETWORK IS
DESCRIBED BELOW. TYMNET'S INFORMATION DIRECTORY INCLUDES FILES OF MATERIAL
ABOUT DATAPAC AND TYMNET'S INTERNATIONAL SERVICES.
LOGGING IN TO DATAPAC
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1. DIAL-UP TYMNET (SEE ABOVE)
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2. ENTER YOUR TERMINAL IDENTIFIER
3. AT THE "PLEASE LOG IN:" PROMPT, ENTER THE LOG-IN COMMAND, SPECIFYING:
THE DATAPAC NETWORK (DPAC), A SEMICOLON (A SECOND SEMICOLON WILL ECHO AT
YOUR END) , THE DATAPAC NETWORK IDENTIFICATION CODE (3020), THE 8-DIGIT
HOST ADDRESS AND <R>.
E.G., DPAC;;3020HOST ADDRESS <R>
IF YOU NEED TO ENTER FUTHER USER DATA ENTER A COLON AFTER THE HOST
ADDRESS THEN A <R>.
E.G., DPAC;;3020HOST ADDRESS:USER DATA
<R>
5. DATAPAC WILL THEN DISPLAY A MESSAGE OR CHARACTER TO SHOW THAT YOU ARE
ON-LINE.
THIS LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION SHOULD GET SOME OF YOU GOING. MY
EXPERIENCES WITH TYMNET HAVE BEEN MAINLY RESTRICTED TO THE ATP CO SYSTEM SO
COMMANDS MAVI
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OF COURSE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS LEAVE ME MAIL:
