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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
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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

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Jay Bowden, EE/Consultant; see also Bowden Engineering
Currently contracted at Loral Instrumentation, San Diego
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