Dartmouth College Time Sharing, D1
17 Nov 98, at 19:08, 006 users.

DCTS will be available all day with no interruption.  Incremental
Backup begins at 8PM tonight until 9PM.  During that time, please
make sure you are not using any files that you want to be backed up.

Incremental Backup starts at 8pm and will be complete by 9pm.
During that time, please make sure you are not using any files
that you want to be backed up.

User number--u32002

Password--    

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PASSWORD
This program will let you change the password that you use to
sign on to this account.

Privacy Warning! Your user number will be recorded in a log file each
time you run this program. Hit RETURN to quit now.

Type in your current password:     

Type in the new password:      

        Type it in again:      

Your password has been changed.
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USERNAME
WHAT?

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USER
4 users
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HELO
WHAT?

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HELP


HELP  (22 March 1989)

There are many ways to get help.  The best are:

In person:   See the Student Assistant (SA) in the Public Terminal
---------    Room at Kiewit.  Assistants are on duty from 8 AM to 2 AM,
             Monday through Thursday; 8 AM to 10 PM, Friday; 10 AM to 10
             PM Saturday; and from noon to 2 AM Sundays.

By phone:    Call (603) 646-2999.  For more help, type EXPLAIN PHONES.
--------

By computer: Type JOIN CONSULT     (only on DCTS1) to talk to the SA
-----------       EXPLAIN TOPICS   to find out about on-line help
                  EXPLAIN MISTAKE  to see how to fix typing errors
                  EXPLAIN EXPLAIN  to find out about the EXPLAIN command
                  RUN PUBINDEX***  for index to DCTS publications
                  RUN LIBINDEX***  for index to programs in main public
                                      library

By manuals:  "Computing Services Brochure" (SP026; free) and "Introduction
----------    to DCTS" (TM022), sold at the computing services store in
              the basement of McNutt.  Type EXPLAIN PUBLICATIONS for more
              information.
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JOIN CONSULT


Conference "CONSULT" does not exist.
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EXPLAIN TOPICS


TOPICS  (3 August 1988)

Explain command format:  EXPLAIN topic1; topic2; topic3

Examples:  explain off                           [EXPLAIN and most topics
           exp off; off topics                      can be abbreviated to
           exp new command; old com                        three letters]

     Explanations are available for lots of topics about DCTS, the Kiewit
Network, and personal computers.  Here are some places to start:

     EXPLAIN TOPICS NEWUSER      if you're new to DCTS
     EXPLAIN TOPICS ASSISTANCE   general information and how to get help
     EXPLAIN TOPICS VARIETY      general grab bag
     EXPLAIN COMMANDS            useful commands for the DCTS computers
     EXPLAIN MACINTOSH TOPICS    information on Apple Macintosh computers
     EXPLAIN IBM TOPICS          information on IBM personal computers
     EXPLAIN TRANSFER            moving files between computers

To see a list of all (1800 or so) topics, type:

     CATALOG CLIMB OF :HELP

If you connected to Help at the Network level, there is no way to view
all topics.
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EXPLAIN TOPICS NEWUSER


TOPICS NEWUSER  (17 March 1983)
40-line explanation.

Explain command format:  EXPLAIN topic1; topic2; topic3

Examples:  explain commands
           explain file; old
           explain topics assistance; mistakes

     The topics suggested below will be most helpful to you who are
just beginning to use DCTS.  For other topics, type EXPLAIN TOPICS
ASSISTANCE or EXPLAIN TOPICS VARIETY.

Using the Terminal

COMMANDS    directing the computer through system commands
READY       message issued when system is ready for another command
WHAT        what the computer says when it doesn't understand a command
MISTAKES    correcting typing errors
BYE         signing off

Using Files

FILES         tells what a file is
OLD           using files that already exist
LIST          printing a file at your terminal
LIBRARY       using computer programs in Kiewit's Public Library
RUN           executing a program
GAMES         listing games to play on the computer
NEW           creating a file
FILE NAME     naming a file
BUILD         putting information into a file without line numbers
SAVE          saving a copy of your current file
CURRENT FILE  about the file you are presently using
REPLACE       changing the contents of a saved file
RENAME        changing the name of a file
UNSAVE        getting rid of a saved file
SCRATCH       erasing the contents of a file
CATALOG       about groups of saved files, such as in your user number
EDITORS       using editors to fix mistakes
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EXPLAIN COMMANDS


SYSTEM COMMANDS  (17 December 1984)
30-line explanation.

     System commands tell the computer to work for you:  to create new
files, retrieve old ones, edit files, run programs, and so forth.  You may
type a system command after any "Ready" or "WHAT?" message.  Commands may
be typed in upper, lower, or mixed case, and all but HELLO and HELP can be
abbreviated to their first three letters.

     Every command may be explained.  For example, type EXPLAIN OLD
COMMAND to learn about the OLD command.  These commands are useful for
novices:

OLD        retrieves a file already on the computer
NEW        allows you to create a new file
BUILD      lets you put information into a file without line numbers
LIST       prints the contents of a file at your terminal
RUN        carries out the statements of a program
SAVE       stores a copy of your current file
REPLACE    stores a revised version of a file in place of the old one
RENAME     changes the name of a file
UNSAVE     destroys the stored copy of a file
SCRATCH    erases the contents of a file
CATALOG    gives information about groups of saved files
BYE        signs you off of the computer

You might also want to read the "Introduction to DCTS" (TM022), which may
be purchased at the computing services store in the basement of McNutt; a
reference copy is available in the Public Terminal Room at Kiewit.  For a
more complete list of system commands, type EXPLAIN COMMANDS LIST.
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EXPLAIN COMMANDS LIST


SYSTEM COMMANDS  (12 June 1984)
82-line explanation.

     This file gives a brief description of each system command recognized
by the Simple Monitor, or SIMON -- type EXPLAIN SIMON for a description of
the Simple Monitor.  (Type EXPLAIN COMMANDS for a description of commands
most useful to a beginning user.)  For a more detailed description of many
of these commands, type EXPLAIN commandname COMMAND, where "commandname"
is the name of the command that you want described.

Command         Description

account         gives accounting (CRU usage) information
append          adds alter file to end of current file, no sorting
background      submits a job to the Background Monitor
bill            gives billing information for specified months
bind            produces a directly executable version of a program
brief           suppresses or abbreviates information from Simon
build           allows entering of information without line numbers
bye             terminates your session with DCTS
calculate       evaluates arithmetic expressions
catalog         gives information about saved files and catalogs
change          changes how files and catalogs are saved
compile         produces machine-language version of a program
create          creates files and catalogs
debug           invokes a debugger for certain programming languages
difference      compares files
direct          accepts all characters exactly as sent (see BUILD)
dump            diagnostic aid for systems programmers
edit            invokes the EDIT editor
enter           changes your current catalog
execute         runs a specified file; may change your current file
explain         gives information on specified topics
fullduplex **   tells DCTS to echo characters typed
goodbye         terminates your session with DCTS
halfduplex **   tells DCTS not to echo characters typed
hello           allows you to change user numbers
help            gives information on available help
home            shortcut for ENTER *MYCAT; re-enters user-number catalog
ignore          discards line-numbered alterations to your current file
join            connects your terminal to a multiterminal conference
keyboard        reverses the effect of a previous TAPE command
length          gives the length of your current file
link            establishes a multiterminal conference
list            lists your current file or a specified file
mail            invokes the mail program
maximum         sets resource usage limits on subsequent run activities
migrate         requests the migration of specified files
monitor         changes to a different monitor
nbrief          cancels the effect of a previous BRIEF command
new             creates a new (empty) current file
nparity **      tells DCTS not to send fill characters
old             makes your current file a copy of a saved file
perform         takes commands from the specified file
preference      changes the storage preference for your current file
punch           punches specified file onto paper tape
qed             invokes the QED editor
recover         requests recovery of migrated files
redact          invokes the REDACT screen editor
rename          changes the name of the current file
replace         replaces a saved file with your current file
run             runs a program
save            saves a copy of your current file
scratch         discards the contents of your current file or a specified file
sort            sorts the contents of your current and alters files
stringedit      invokes the STRING editor
system          changes your current system (programming language)
tape            tells DCTS that input will come from paper tape
terminal        tells DCTS what kind of terminal you are using
test            varies by programming language (see EXPLAIN TEST)
text            invokes the TEXT editor
unsave          unsaves your current file or a specified file
users           tells you how many people are using your current monitor
what            gives you information about your session
xtest           uses current catalog for Basic6 program tests
xtv             uses experimental editor for Datamedia terminals

** Soon to be removed; use the TERMINAL command instead.

You may also use the experimental version of many modules and programs by
preceding the command name with an x (for example XREDACT).
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