System
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Generic name for a computer with connected equipment or for an
online service or bulletin board.
Talk
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A command on the Internet, which may remind of IRC, but is a single
link between two parties only.
TAPCIS ——— A program for automatic access to CompuServe. It lets callers read and respond to personal email and forum message threads offline, and download files. Contact: Support Group, Inc., Lake Technology Park, McHenry, MD 21541, U.S.A. Also: TAPCIS Forum. Internet mail: 74020.10@compuserve.com. On CompuServe: 74020,10. Registration: US$ 79.00.
TCP/IP ——— Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. Set of communications protocols that internetwork dissimilar systems connected to the Internet. TCP/IP supports services such as remote login (telnet), file transfer (FTP), and mail (SMTP).
Telnet ——— A program on the Internet that allows logins to another computer to run software there. Telnet allows a user at one site to interact with a remote system at another site as if the user's terminal was connected directly to the remote computer. With telnet, you can browse menus, read text files, use gopher services, and search online databases. Sometimes, you can join live, interactive games and chat with other callers. Usually, you cannot download files or list file directories. Telnet is not available to users who have email only access to the Internet. To telnet a remote computer, you must know its name. This can either be in words, like "vm1.nodak.edu", or a numeric address, like "134.129.111.1". Some services require that you connect to a specific "port" on the remote system. Enter the port number, if there is one, after the Internet address. For a list of SPECIAL INTERNET CONNECTIONS, send email to bbslist@aug3.augsburg.edu. You can also get it by ftp or gopher to csd4.csd.uwm.edu, and through alt.internet.services on Usenet.
Terminal emulator ————————- A program that allows a computer to emulate a terminal. The workstation appears as a given type of terminal to the remote host.
TRICKLE
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Servers on the Internet offering the SIMTEL20 shareware and public
domain files by email (uuencoded). These servers include:
TRICKLE@TREARN.BITNET (Turkey)
TRICKLE@BBRNSF11.BITNET (Belgium)
TRICKLE@TAUNIVM.BITNET (Israel)
TRICKLE@IMIPOLI.BITNET (Italy)
TRICKLE@DB0FUB11.BITNET (Germany)
TRICKLE@AWIWUW11.BITNET (Austria)
TRICKLE@UNALCOL.BITNET (Colombia)
For more information and a list of TRICKLE servers, send a message to one of these addresses with the command "/HELP" in the body of your text.
TTY
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Abbreviation for TELETYPE, a special type of writing terminal
(electrical/mechanical). Also, known as 'dumb terminal'.