Terminal Settings for Popular Online Services
ID: Q88455
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11
SUMMARY
This article documents the correct settings for Terminal to properly
communicate with the following online services:
- CompuServe
- BIX
- GEnie
- TymNet
- Most bulletin board services (BBSs)
MORE INFORMATIONCompuServe
To log on to CompuServe, do the following:
- From the Settings menu, choose Terminal Emulation.
- Choose DEC VT-100 (ANSI) and choose OK.
- From the Settings menu, choose Communications.
- Choose 7 Data Bits, Even Parity, and 1 Stop Bit. Choose OK.
NOTE: CompuServe defaults to 7 data bits, which is not compatible with
XModem file transfers. For this reason, you cannot use Terminal's XModem
protocol to transfer files with CompuServe set at 7 data bits. After you
set CompuServe to use 8 data bits, you can set up Terminal to use 8 data
bits and no parity. With this setting, you can use XModem to transfer files
with CompuServe. For information on how to set up CompuServe to use 8 data
bits, contact CompuServe support (type go help
at the CompuServe prompt).
BIX ("BYTE" Magazine's Online Information eXchange Service)
To log on to BIX, do the following:
- From the Settings menu, choose Terminal Emulation.
- Choose DEC VT-100 (ANSI) and choose OK.
- From the Settings menu, choose Communications.
- Choose 7 Data Bits, Even Parity, and 1 Stop Bit. Choose OK.
GEnie (General Electric Network for Information Exchange)
To log on to GEnie, do the following:
- From the Settings menu, choose Terminal Emulation.
- Choose DEC VT-100 (ANSI) and choose OK.
- From the Settings menu, choose Communications.
- Choose 8 Data Bits, None Parity, 1 Stop Bit, Local Echo (from
Terminal Preferences menu), and choose OK.
TymNet
TymNet is a modem dial-in that provides access to Bank of
America's Home Banking Service and other host services.
To log on to TymNet, do the following:
- From the Settings menu, choose Terminal Emulation.
- Choose DEC VT-100 (ANSI) and choose OK.
- From the Settings menu, choose Communications.
- Choose 8 Data Bits, None Parity, 1 Stop Bit.
If connection is established and text is not readable, use step 1 below to
clear bad characters. If step 1 is not successful, use step 2.
- After receiving a line of non-readable text, wait three seconds and
then type a capital letter A.
- Set modem parameters to 7 Data Bits, 1 Stop Bit, and Even Parity.
Most BBSs
Most computer bulletin board services (BBSs) require communications
settings of 8 data bits, no parity, and one stop bit. The Windows
Terminal program defaults to these settings when first opened.
Additional query words:
3.10 3.00a 3.00 3.11 timenet win31
Keywords : win31 win30
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
Platform : WINDOWS
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