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//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.**  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 =====

(Fill-in the local time in your time zone.)

^Location^Time zone^Local COMMODE time^
|**US West Coast**|**UTC-8 (PST)**|**Saturday 17:30-19:00**|
|Japan|UTC+9 (JST)|Sunday 01:30-03:00|
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