Welcome to the Vancouver Turbo BBS! (up since Dec. 14, 1984)
Sysop is Bob Maxwell...

NOTICE
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Th� Vancouve� Turb� BB� wil� ceas� operation� o� o� befor� �
Decembe� 30� 1986� Thi� (barrin� � rescue� wil� b� � PERMANEN� �
shutdown. So much for a happy 2nd birthday, huh?

Control Characters:
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To skip any function or menu, use "C" or control-C.
To abort multiple message reading (Fast mode), use control-K.
T� paus� display� us� "S� o� control-S� an� ke� restart�.
Th� [W]elcom� comman� reprints thi� fil� afte� sign-on.

Thi� syste� i� usin� � U� Robotic� Courie� 240� modem� Informatio� o� thi� �
mode� i� availabl� fro� U� Robotic� usin� thei� toll-fre� lin� (U.S� only� �
800-DIAL-USR� o� 312-982-501� fo� u� Canadia� types� Zentronic� i� th� �
loca� distributo� a� 273-5575.

General Info:
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300, 1200 and 2400 baud are supported.
Syste� u� 2� hour� (excep� whe� th� Syso� need� th� computer).
Th� syste� expect� � bits� n� parity� othe� configuration� ma� experienc� �
problems.
This system has 8 megabytes of public domain files online.

Special Interests:
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Turbo Pascal, C� AI, CP/M� MS-DOS, 650�, 6809, 68000 (amon� othe� things).
(This BBS is written entirely in Borland International's Turbo Pascal)
Th� file� an� messag� system� contai� "sections� whic� ar� use� t� grou� �
file� an� message� accordin� t� th� interes� the� concern� Althoug� th� �
section� reflec� som� interest� o� thi� board� the� ar� no� exclusiv� �
(That'� wh� there'� Sectio� 1� General!).

Intent and Policy�
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Thi� boar� i� mean� a� � foru� fo� peopl� intereste� i� hardwar� an� �
softwar� applications� I� i� NO� mean� fo� th� exchang� o� proprietar� �
software� non-publicize� phon� numbers� persona� ID� o� passwords� � wil� �
tak� grea� pleasur� i� makin� thi� perfectl� clea� t� transgressor� i� an� �
wa� � se� fit.

User Hints�
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Tr� th� [H]el� file� [S]ca� th� message� fro� numbe� 1� an� [R]ea� messag� �
numbe� � fo� hel� i� usin� th� messag� system� Whe� th� syste� offer� � se� �
o� option� a� � promp� (suc� a� "Y/N/Quit")� ente� onl� ON� lette� a� you� �
response� don'� typ� QUIT� jus� typ� Q� Th� syste� buffer� input� an� wil� �
attemp� t� execut� th� U� I� an� � a� othe� commands.

Note to New Users:
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Yo� mus� leav� you� name� address� an� phon� numbe� i� � commen� usin� th� �
[A]ppl� command� i� yo� wan� t� b� abl� t� leav� message� o� uploa� files� �
I� woul� b� appreciate� i� yo� use� you� rea� nam� o� thi� system� 

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