Welcome updated 09/12/92; CBBS(R)/Chicago (312) 545-8086
YOU CAN SKIP TO LOGON by hitting ctl-K - view WELCOME later with W command!

** WELCOME TO WARD AND RANDY'S CBBS(R)
** (COMPUTERIZED BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM (R))
** (In operation since 2/16/78 except for a few "outages"...)
   (Therefore, the worlds first, and oldest micro based BBS)
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   CBBS is a MESSAGE-ONLY system catering to advanced hobbyists, etc
     (see details in the (B)ulletin)
----> PRESS "S" TO STOP OUTPUT, "S" TO START IT AGAIN <----
	(NO DATA WILL BE LOST)

CONTROL CHARACTERS ACCEPTED BY CBBS:
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ASCII  CTL
CHARS  CHARS (^ means "control key" with letter key)
-----  ----- While CBBS OUTPUTS to you:
 DEL	^H   Character delete
  C	^C   Cancel output
  K	^K   Function abort
   	^N   Send 5 more nulls
  S	^S   Stop/start output
-----  ----- On INPUT:
	^I   Tab (Tabs set every 8)
	^R   Retype input line
 ESC	^U   Line delete
	^W   Video Word backspace
	^X   Video line delete

 >> We do NOT use BREAK!  Modem may disconnect if you use it.
	Use ^C or ^K instead! <<
If you get stuck, try:  Ctl-K then C/R 
	until you bail out back to the main menu.

Whenever we refer to "C/R", we mean your "return" key!!

]Use ";" to separate multiple answers, i.e.
	n;firstname;lastname;x;p;
would log you in, set video mode, expert mode, no prompt bells.

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