The Silicon Jungle by David H. Rothman

This will show the contents of the =B= drive, normally used for storing data. To see =A= drive’s contents, you merely type =DIR= and hit the return. TO USE THE DIRECTORY FEATURE WHILE YOU’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A FILE YOU USE TO SAVE What if you want to save the other person’s message using the =T B:MAGIC= method—but in the middle of the conversation you also want to check the contents of your disk via the =DIR= command? How do you prevent the =MAGIC= from disappearing except for the name on your file list? After all, an electronic file is like gas inside a bottle. You must “cap” it with a =WRT= command, or the gas will leak out the top. And you can’t reenter your file by typing another =T B:MAGIC=. But you _can_ get back to =T B:MAGIC= by typing =RET= after the =DIR= command. TO GET THE MENU OFF THE SCREEN ONCE YOU KNOW THE ROPES From the main menu, type =XPR=. Hit the return. TO CHANGE THE BAUD RATE If you’re using MODEM7 with a 300-baud modem, you don’t worry; the software normally comes set for that speed. With a 1,200-baud modem, you may be able to accommodate the higher speed this way: