Welcome to the World of RCP/M
What is an RCP/M
How to return to the message system
What can you do with this system
What you cannot do with this system
What happens to the good guys
What happens to the bad guys
How do you get off the system without trouble
:Welcome to the World of RCP/M
     If this is your first visit, you should be 
saving all of the information that is passing on 
your screen to either a printer or to a disk file.  
The methods vary with the software you are using and 
the hardware you have available.  If you did not do 
this and you are not familiar with RCP/Ms and RBBS 
systems, be sure you find out how to get a copy of 
all this good information.
     One way to do this is to read the HELP file 
about XMODEM.  Then you can download all of the 
files with a .HLP extension.  Once you have saved 
all of these files to your disc and have departed 
from this system, you can use WordStar to print them 
out.
:What is an RCP/M
     RCP/M stands for Remote CP/M system.  This 
means that you can control most of this system from 
your keyboard.  You can read information file by 
"typing" it.  You can run programs (those with a 
".COM" extension) just as you do on you computer.  
You can transfer most of the files and programs from 
this system back to your computer for later reading 
or using.  You can also transfer files from your 
disks to this system.
     Unfortunately, there are limitations on some of 
these functions.  These limitations are necessary 
because some people find it amusing to "crash" this 
system, thus stopping further use of it by any other 
users.  More information on these operations and 
restrictions can be obtained from other menu 
selections.
:How to return to the message system
     Just enter:
                     METAL<cr>
at any CP/M prompt.
:What can you do with this system
     You can find out what files are on the system 
by typing:  FILE<CR> at the A>.  All files on all 
drives and all users will then be listed.
     If you are looking for a specific type of file 
(for example:  all .COM files that you can transfer 
to your discs) then type:  FILE *.OBJ<CR> at the A>.
     NOTE:  This systems renames all .COM files to 
 .OBJ if you are allowed to download (transfer to 
your disks) them.  The files with the extension .COM 
are only for use on this system.  This is some of 
the restrictions necessary to prevent the bad guys 
from having too much fun.  More info on that later.
     To see what is on the particular drive and user 
level you are currently on, type: DIR<cr> at the A>.
     To see if the sysop is nearby and can 'talk', 
just type: CHAT<cr> at the A>.  If the sysop is 
available,  you will be able to 'talk' via your 
keyboard.  This is a great way to get online 
assistance.  However, please do not expect the sysop 
to always be available.
     To change user levels, type: USER #<cr> at the 
A>.  NOTE: Replace the # with the actual number you 
wish to go to -- under CP/M, you may  select from 0 
to 15 but on this system you  are restricted to a 
much smaller range of  user levels.  Again, this is 
part of the  protections against the bad guys.
     To disconnect from this system, just type:
                      BYE<cr>
at any CP/M prompt (like A>).
:What you cannot do on this system
     You cannot use the resident commands such as:
                        ERA
                        SAVE
                        REN
     Trying to use these command will cause the 
system to immediately hang up on you.
:What happens to the good guys
     The good guys are FOG members who respect the 
system and do not deliberately attempt to crash this 
system.  Goofs are accomodated and can seldom cause 
any problems for the system.
     The extra good guys are FOG members who 
remember that sharing is a two way street.  They use 
this system to upload (transfer files and programs 
from their disks to this system) about as often as 
they download (transfer files and programs from here 
to their disks).
     The good guys will be allowed access to a major 
part of this system.  The extra good guys will be 
allowed access to additional areas.
:What happens to the bad guys
     The bad guys are those who waste their time 
finding new ways to spoil the efforts of the 
majority.  Hopefully, we will never find any FOG 
members in this category.
     The common name for these people is "TWIT".  
This systems has been designed to hang up on 
"TWIT"s.  
:How do you get off the system without trouble
     When you are finished and want to hang up, you 
must set up the system so that the next user can get 
on.  You do this by typing: BYE<cr> at the A>.  The 
system will then say good bye.
