//COMMODE// is essentially a //REMARK// script which prefixes the USER's name to whatever the user types.  It is used for chatting with other users, but requires that each //TERMINAL// be LINKED together.  **A regular chat is held each Saturday at 5:30PM until 7:00PM Pacific Time.** [[#world_clock|(See the World Clock section for the meeting time in your time zone.)]]  To join, run //SYSTAT// to see who is running //COMMOD// and use //SEND// to request a link.

__Setting up COMMODE__

  * [[http://wiki.twenex.org/tutorials:access|Log to your account]] (if new, please login as //NEW NEW//)
  * Each user must set //TERMINAL RECEIVE LINKS// at EXEC (the //@// prompt)
  * Users must have their terminals linked - This can be done by one user via //TALK// or via ^L in //COMMODE//


__Commands within COMMODE__

  * ^B - Blanks all linked TTYs if they are VTs and not Teletypes
  * ^L - Add another USER's terminal to COMMODE
  * ^N - Change your name
  * ^X - Push to EXEC - others can observe
  * ^Z - Break all links and exit COM MODE
  * <ESC> - Short cut for Go Ahead

__COMMODE etiquette__

In //COMMODE// it is easy to have a conversation run over itself - id est people talking over each other.  When this happens, you can yield to another user by pressing //<ESC>//.  This will print a GA or Go Ahead.  It is also best to end your side of the conversation with a GA or a double //<RET>//.  This will signal to others that you are done speaking.

__Disconnecting__

  * ^Z will break all links and exit //COMMODE//
  * Typing //BREAK// in //EXEC// will break links

===== World Clock =====

Weekly COMMODE chat local time by time zone.

(Add a line for your zone if it's not already in the table.)

^Time zone^Local COMMODE time^Location(s)^
|**UTC-8 (PST)**|**Saturday 17:30-19:00**|**Seattle**|
|UTC-7 (MST)|Saturday 18:30-20:00|Denver|
|UTC-6 (CST)|Saturday 19:30-21:00|Chicago|
|UTC-5 (EST)|Saturday 20:30-22:00|Boston|
|UTC (GMT)|Sunday 01:30-03:00|London|
|UTC+1 (CET)|Sunday 02:30-04:00|Berlin, Paris, Warsaw|
|UTC+2|Sunday 03:30-05:00|Jerusalem|
|UTC+5:30|Sunday 07:00-09:30|Mumbai|
|UTC+7|Sunday 08:30-10:00|Bangkok|
|UTC+8|Sunday 09:30-11:00|Shanghai, Singapore|
|UTC+9|Sunday 10:30-12:00|Osaka, Tokyo|
|UTC+11|Sunday 12:30-14:00|Sydney|
|UTC+13|Sunday 14:30-16:00|Wellington|