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C00002 00002 There is now a program on the system to connect to the IMSSS computer.
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There is now a program on the system to connect to the IMSSS computer.
To invoke it type:
R IMSSS
and wait. It will come back with either a lose message saying that
they are not responding, or that the link is already in use or will
connect you to their TENEX. Once you are connected, you are talking
to their EXEC as if you had typed ↑C on one of their free terminals.
If you are at a display terminal you may type control characters as
for TELNET, that is, hold down the control key and type the character.
If you are on a non-display (also the network) then control-↑ is a
buckifier. That is, each succeeding control-↑ gets you another bucky
bit. For example, ↑↑ ↑↑ ↑↑ D is the same as control-meta-D.
There are two ways of typing commands at the IMSSS program. One
way is similar to the form used by TELNET, that is, meta-char or
control-meta-char. The other way is by means of extend mode commands.
Extend mode is invoked by typing meta-X or control-meta-X. In the
following table, ⊗ signifies meta or control-meta, α signifies
control, β signifies meta.
Command Extend mode Command Action taken
βD SAVE or OUTPUT Start saving output in a file
αβD CLOSE or FINISH Finish saving output in a file
⊗E Send EDIT bit with next character
βL Turn on line editor
αβL Turn off line editor
⊗Q QUIT or BYE Break connection and close all files
⊗R RETRIEVE Begin file transfer them to us
⊗S STORE Begin file transfer us to them
βV Turn on DM simulator
αβV Turn off DM simulator
⊗Z RESET Reset the connection
⊗Z aborts the file transfer too
ROLL Put DM in roll mode
It is preferable that you type ⊗Q or the extend commands QUIT or
BYE to break the connection, rather than just calling out, because
this informs IMSSSS that you are through with the link and lets
someone else use it immediately.