the system.
If
you
have trouble figuring these
out, the people
at
CompuServe's toll-free num-
ber can help.
Once in
the
network,
type G
PCS
-
132
and
press the
RETURN
key.
This
transfers
you
im-
mediately from the
CompuServe main menu
to
the Atari section.
You
can take time
to
read the
other options
CompuServe provides later; going
straight
to
the Atari section
saves
both
time and
money. When the
list
of
Atari options appears,
choose the one
of
interest
to
you, and
you're
on
your
way
to
accessing the information
you
need.
BULLETIN
BOARD
SYSTEMS
In addition
to
commercial computer networks,
there are private electronic bulletin boards dedi-
cated
to
Atari computing.
These
are called elec-
tronic Bulletin Board
Systems,
or
BBSs
for short.
A
BBS
is
simply
an
Atari computer
that
is
used
as
a bulletin board for computer and modem users
from
all over the country.
You
can post personal
messages into the system
by
typing
them
on
your
computer keyboard, or
you
can read mes-
sages
left
by
other callers.
Anyone
with
a com-
puter and a modem can
call into a
BBS
to
read
and/or leave messages.
Most
of
these bulletin boards are run
by
users'
groups.
And
one
of
the benefits
of
using a
BBS
is
the cost: there
is
no charge!
The
only
expense
you'll
have
is
the cost
of
your
telephone calls
to
the
BBS
.
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