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DS004 - Connect to IOHK UNIX Shell for Win3.1 

For Windows 3.1 users, you can use "Terminal" in the "Accessories" group
to connect to IOHK UNIX Shell.

Configure Terminal before Making a Connection Session
1.) Open the "Accessories" group
2.) Double-click on "Terminal" icon to start the program
3.) Select menu "Settings" - "Communications"
        
    Baud Rate: <select the speed of the connection>
    Data Bits: <select 8>
    Stop Bits: <select 1>
    Parity: <select None>
    Flow Control: <select Hardware>
    Connector: <select the port your modem connected to>
               (Please ask your hardware vendor for information)
4.) Click on "OK" button after finished

Making a Connection to IOHK UNIX Shell
1.) Select menu "Phone" - "Dial"
    
2.) Enter phone number 23143123
3.) Click on "OK" button to dial to IOHK

Logging On to IOHK UNIX Shell
After your modem is connected, you will see the following display.  

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Internet OnLine HONGKONG Limited                                      |
| Port pm1s17                                                           |
|                                                                       |	
| Please enter:  'iohk' for Interactive UNIX Shell Login                |
|                'slip' for SLIP Connection                             |
|                'ppp' for PPP Connection                               |
|                                                                       |
| host:                                                                 |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

Enter "iohk" for the "host:" prompt and then enter your login id and 
password to log on to IOHK UNIX Shell.  A "bash$" prompt will then 
display showing that you are now in the UNIX Shell.  You can then try
the following utilities at the "bash$" prompt or enter "exit" to close
the connection.

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   COMMAND              DESCRIPTION                                    |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------       |
| 1.  tin     for USENET NetNews reading/posting                        |
| 2.  news    Two-Star Edition newspaper Clarinet News                  |
| 3.  pine    User friendly E-Mail reader/editor                        |
| 4.  pico    Simple & easy to use text editor                          |
| 5.  irc     Internet Relay Chat                                       |
| 6.  ytalk   Multi-user chat program  (CTRL-C to quit)                 |
| 7.  lynx    Gopher, HTTP, WAIS, FTP and Hytelnet client               |
| 8.  passwd  Change your login PASSWORD                                |
| 9.  actime  Time log report, takes 30s or more to compile             |
| a.  menu    Display this menu                                         |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------      |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

For more UNIX commands, please refer to Data Sheet
DS009 - How To Use The UNIX Shell - A Brief Introduction