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1.  WHAT IS TeleTalk OnLine MAGAZINE?

    TeleTalk OnLine Magazine is a online newsletter aimed primarily at SysOps
and BBSers of public electronic bulletin boards.  Each issue is packed with
articles on news, editorials, hardware/software reviews, online humor, projects
to build, and more.  Plus, monthly columns like WANDERING WANDERER, ASK DOCTOR
BOB, SYSOP'S FABLES and TELEBITS help keep the members of your board informed
and up-to-date on what's happening in the field of telecommunications.

2.  HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

    TeleTalk OnLine is free!  Although TeleTalk OnLine is copyrighted, all of
the articles in each issue, (unless otherwise noted) are considered public
domain and can be freely distributed.  The only requirement is that credit must
be given to TeleTalk OnLine and WILDCAT!  Orphanage as the source of the
material.  (See end any issue for more details.)

3.  WHAT IS T/TalkNET?

    T/TalkNET ideas was implemented to allow a means of distributing TeleTalk
OnLine to our readers and to provide a way for our readers to contact us with
messages, feedback, questions to Dr.  Bob or to upload articles for review.
Currently, the T/TalkNET boards are located throughout the United States,
Sweden, England and Peru.

4.  CAN ANY BBS BECOME A T/TALKNET NODE?

    No.  We do have minimum requirements that the board must meet in order to
be part of the T/TalkNET circuit.  They are as follows:

    A.  To help keep our costs low, the board must be accessible via Telenet's
PC Pursuit service, with the exception of overseas boards.  (See the end of
this text file for a list of authorized boards.)

    B.  There can be only one (1) AUTHORIZED T/TalkNET BBS per PC Pursuit node.

    C.  The board is online 24 hours a day, (except for normal maintenance) and
it has been in operation for a minimum of 6 months.  It is available to the
general public and it does not require the members to pay a fee to access the
board.

    D.  The SysOp agrees to insert the following somewhere in the log on
screen:

    "An AUTHORIZED T/TalkNET BBS!"

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    That's it!  In turn, we will call your board at least twice per month to
check for messages and/or articles and if needed, upload the current issue of
TeleTalk OnLine Magazine.  You just make a few modifications to the board,
we'll do the rest!

    Plus, we will print your board's name and telephone number at the top of
every issue.

6.  WHAT IF MY BOARD DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS?  CAN I STILL OFFER
TELETALK ONLINE TO MY MEMBERS?

    ANY BBS may carry TeleTalk OnLine Magazine!  If there is already an
authorized board in your calling area, great!  To get your current copy of
TeleTalk OnLine, just call the board and download the issue.  The SysOp who
receives the magazine in this method may post in the log on screen, "A TeleTalk
OnLine BBS!" if s/he so desires.

9.  I NEED A 40 COLUMN VERSION.

    TeleTalk OnLine is offered in 80 column format only.  However, each issue
has a separate file called SUPPORT.40 which has in it the header, the index and
the footer formatted for 40 columns.  You are free to re-edit TeleTalk OnLine
as you deem necessary to fit your format.

    The issue is available with three carriage returns.  The formats available
are ^M^J for the MS-DOS, IBM, Atari ST, CP/M, and Amiga boards, ^M for the
Apple and TRS-80 boards and the ACSII 155 character for the Atari 8bit boards.

8.  HOW CAN I FIND OUT MORE?

    Easy...  just call one of the these authorized T/TalkNET boards and leave a
message.

9.  ARE BACK ISSUES AVAILABLE?

    Yes.  Back issues, compressed into a easy to download ARC file is available
on our "home board," WILDCAT ORPHANAGE.  Call for more details.

                     "An AUTHORIZED T/TalkNET BOARD!"
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WILDCAT! Orphanage 3/12/24    Colorado Springs, CO      (719)392-6631
Autoline!          3/12/24    Covino, CA          [CAGLE]818/339-2085
Eight Bit Tar Pits 300/1200   Atlanta, GA         [GAATL]404/388-7482
The Graphics Dump  3/12/24    Newark, NJ          [NJNEW]201/469-0049
The Vault          300/1200   Denver, CO          [CODEN]303/796-0539
Lost Paradise      3/12/24    Washington DC       [DCWAS]   /370-7795
Modern Pastimes    300/1200   Milwaukee, WI       [WIMIL]414/384-1701
Nick At Nite       3/12/24    Salt Lake City, UT  [UTSLC]801/964-1889
North Shore        300/1200   Boston, MA          [MABOS]617/595-0211
SJAS III           3/12/24    San Jose, CA        [CASJO]408/448-7527
The Maverick       3/12/24/96 Los Angeles, CA     [CALAN]213/609-2176
ProTech            3/12/24    Everett, WA         [WASEA]206/745-4694
Bull City BBS      3/12/24    Durham, NC          [NCRTP]919/383-8707
W.C.S. BBS         3/12/24    Oakland, CA         [CAOAK]415/825-2952
Sorman's Info Exchange        Sweden                1-11-46-470-22183
Crow's Nest BBS               England              010-044-793-813633
TVS BBS                       Peru                    011-5114-479305

        Publisher / Editor ......................... John Peters
         Associate Editor ......................... Bob Connors
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