The Tandy Trader Bulletin for Mar. 14, 1988

     This system is designed to exchange information and public
domain software for Tandy Radio Shack Model computers. It also
provides updates and other support for the Tandy Trader
Bulletin Board System (TT-BBS) written by the SysOp.

     This BBS has a sophisticated message base divided into
several different special interest groups (SIGS). You are
encouraged to leave messages in SIGS that interest you. You may
toggle off any message bases that do not interest you, but it
is recommended that you leave on General Messages and Private
Messages. At present the other bases are: Model I/III/4, Model
100/102, CoCo 1/2/3, Tandy MsDos, Buy/Sell/Trade and TT-BBS
Support.

     New users have full use of the system except file transfer
and message entry. Please use the (R)egister BBS Users option
for the purpose of leaving your full name, address, an evening
or weekend phone number and a up to 8 character password.
Usually, you will updated in a day or so. Take some time to
look around the system to see if you are truly interested in
registering. You may log on as many times per day as you wish,
but your time your total per day must not exceed your allocated
limit which is usually 60 minutes. Ask if you need more, but
remember that uploads and chat don't count against you.

     The download catalog is divided into eleven sections at
present. You will pick a catalog then a catalog search key if
you desire or just press (Enter) for a listing of all files
available for downloading. Any alphanumeric character or space
may be entered. To list only BASIC files you would search for
"BAS" or " BAS" depending if you where trying to match any
occurrence of BAS or just the extension. To list only Model 4
programs try "4)", for Model III programs try "(3" or "3)".
Color Computer and MsDos files are labeled (CC) and (MS)
respectively. Do not type the quotes in the examples!

     Some of the extensions you will find in the catalogs:
  /ARC - Library of files. Use Archive programs to unlibrary.
  /ASC - ASCII text files.
  /BA - M100 BASIC program.
  /BAS - BASIC programs (most will be compressed format).
  /BAT - Batch files for MsDos computers.
  /CMD - Command files for Ldos/TrsDos computers.
  /COM - Command files for MsDos computers.
  /CO - M100 command files (machine language).
  /DAT - Data files.
  /DO - M100 document file.
  /DOC - Document files. Instructions for programs.
  /EXE - Command file for MsDos computers.
  /FIX - Patch file format.
  /HLP - TRSDOS 6.2 help file format files.
  /JCL - Job control files.
  /LU - Library of files. Use LU3/CMD or LU4/CMD.
  /LQ - Squeezed library of files. Use USQ3 or USQ4/CMD first.
  /PIC - Picture files. ASCII files to list on printer.
  /TXT - Text files

     The hardware on this system consists of a TRS-80 Model 4P
with 128K RAM running LDOS 5.3.0 in the Model III mode. Disk
storage consists of a 15 Meg Radio Shack hard disk and two
built-in double-sided double-density floppy disks. One is a
40-track drive with 360k and the other is a 80-track drive with
720k. The modem is Anchor Automation's Signalman Lightning 24
running 300, 1200 or 2400 baud.
