More how to get
a good shell account...
As soon as you login, in the case of Boring Internet Services
you have a Unix shell prompt on your screen. But instead of something
this simple you may get something like:
BSDI BSD/OS 2.1 (escape.com) (ttyrf)
login: galfina
Password:
Last login: Thu Apr 10 16:11:37 from fubar.net
© 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Berkeley Software Design, Inc.
© (c) 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994
The Regents of the
University of California. All rights reserved.
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___________________ ______ ______________
___
/ ___/ ___/ \/ \/ __ / ___/
_____ / ___/\__ / /__/ / / /___/ ___/
_______ / / / / / / / / / / / /
_________ \_____/\_____/\_____/\__/___/\_/ \_____/ .com
[
ESCAPE.COM ]
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PLEASE NOTE:
Multiple Logins
and Simultaneous Dialups From Different Locations Are
_NOT_ Permitted at Escape Internet Access.
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Enter your terminal type, RETURN for vt100, ? for list:
Setting terminal type to vt100.
Erase is backspace.
MAIN
Escape
Main Menu
----[05:45PM]-----------------------------------------------------
==> H) HELP Help
& Tips for the Escape Interface. (M)
I) INTERNET Internet Access
& Resources (M)
U) USENETM Usenet Conferences
(Internet Distribution) (M)
L) LTALK Escape
Local Communications Center (M)
B) BULLETINS Information on Escape,
Upgrades, coming events. (M)
M) MAIL Escape
World Wide and Local Post Office (M)
F) HOME Your
Home Directory (Where all your files end up)
C) CONFIG Config
your user and system options (M)
S) SHELL The
Shell (Unix Environment) [TCSH]
X) LOGOUT Leave
System
BACK MAIN HOME MBOX ITALK LOGOUT
----[Mesg: Y]------------[ TAB key toggles menus ]-------[Connected: 0:00]---
CMD>
In this case you aren't in a shell yet, but you can see an
option on the menu to get to a shell. So hooray, you are in luck,
you have a shell account. Just enter "S" and you're
in.
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