Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!iuvax!rutgers!ucsd!sdcsvax!ucsdhub!loral!jcb From: jcb@loral.UUCP (Jay C. Bowden) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Automated news reading software for IBM-PC Message-ID: <1880@loral.UUCP> Date: 6 Dec 88 16:40:00 GMT References:Reply-To: jcb@loral.UUCP (Jay C. Bowden) Organization: Loral Instrumentation, San Diego Lines: 35 In article dmocsny@UCENG.UC.EDU (daniel mocsny) writes: >.....assists PC-based CompuServe subscribers. ..... >... The TAPCIS user tells TAPCIS to get the article titles >in the ``forum'' (CompuSpeak for newsgroup) of interest. TAPCIS logs into >the CompuServe host, grabs the titles, and then logs off. Now, all you need for for complete automation is a device that turns your PC on every day at 3AM, gets this list, and prints it for your perusal the next morning. Real Electronic Newspaper! (Ref: LATER-ON, $139.95, from Kenmore Computer Technologies 30 Suncrest Drive Rochester, New York 14609 (716) 654-7356 ) The user then >marks the titles (s)he wants to read, then TAPCIS logs back in, downloads >them, and logs off again. The user reads them at leisure, replying or >following up as desired, and when (s)he is done, TAPCIS logs in a last >time and uploads all the replies. > >Dan Mocsny >dmocsny@uceng.uc.edu Just an excuse for a plug. - Jay ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jay Bowden, EE/Consultant; see also Bowden Engineering Currently contracted at Loral Instrumentation, San Diego {ucbvax, ittvax!dcdwest, akgua, decvax, ihnp4}!ucsd!loral!jcb