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-**COM MODE** 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.+//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 COM MODE__+__Setting up COMMODE__
  
-  * Each user must set //TERMINAL RECEIVE LINKS// +  * [[http://wiki.twenex.org/tutorials:access|Log to your account]] (if new, please login as //NEW NEW//) 
-  * Users must have their terminals linked - This can be done via //TALK// or via ^L in //COMMODE//+  * 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 COM MODE__+__Commands within COMMODE__
  
-  * ^B     Blanks screen +  * ^B - Blanks all linked TTYs if they are VTs and not Teletypes 
-  * ^L     Add another USER's terminal to COM MODE +  * ^L - Add another USER's terminal to COMMODE 
-  * ^N     Change your name +  * ^N - Change your name 
-  * ^X     Push to EXEC - others can observe +  * ^X - Push to EXEC - others can observe 
-  * ^Z     Break all links and exit COM MODE +  * ^Z - Break all links and exit COM MODE 
-  * <ESC>  Short cut for Go Ahead+  * <ESC> - Short cut for Go Ahead
  
-__COM MODE etiquette__+__COMMODE etiquette__
  
-In COM MODE it is easy to have a conversation run over itself - IE 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.+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__ __Disconnecting__
  
-  * ^Z will break all links and exit COM MODE+  * ^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|
tutorials/commode.txt · Last modified: 2014/01/11 03:20 by papa

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