Microsoft KB Archive/88455

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Terminal Settings for Popular Online Services

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Q88455

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

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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)

CompuServe
To log on to CompuServe, do the following:


 * 1) From the Settings menu, choose Terminal Emulation.
 * 2) Choose DEC VT-100 (ANSI) and choose OK.
 * 3) From the Settings menu, choose Communications.
 * 4) 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 (&quot;BYTE&quot; Magazine's Online Information eXchange Service)
To log on to BIX, do the following:


 * 1) From the Settings menu, choose Terminal Emulation.
 * 2) Choose DEC VT-100 (ANSI) and choose OK.
 * 3) From the Settings menu, choose Communications.
 * 4) 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:


 * 1) From the Settings menu, choose Terminal Emulation.
 * 2) Choose DEC VT-100 (ANSI) and choose OK.
 * 3) From the Settings menu, choose Communications.
 * 4) 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:


 * 1) From the Settings menu, choose Terminal Emulation.
 * 2) Choose DEC VT-100 (ANSI) and choose OK.
 * 3) From the Settings menu, choose Communications.
 * 4) 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.


 * 1) After receiving a line of non-readable text, wait three seconds and then type a capital letter A.
 * 2) 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

Issue type :

Technology : kbWin3xSearch kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311