Operator`s manual
1
GENERAL
DESCRIPTION
Telelink™ I
is
a
program
cartridge
that
enables
the
user
to
communicate
with
another
computer
over
standard
telephone
lines
when
used
with
the
AT ARI® 830™ Acoustic Modem. The
AT
ARI 830
Modem
is
fully
compatible
with
the
Bell
103A
Modem
and
other
similarly
operated
modems
. To use
the
Telelink
I
cartridge
,
connect
the
ATARI 850™ Interface Module and
the
ATARI
830
Modem
to
either
the
AT ARI 400™
or
AT ARI 800™ Personal Computer System.
This
cartridge
can
be
used in
conjunction
with
any
of
the
AT
ARI Printers (820™,
822
™,
or
825™)
to
provide
a
hardcopy
printout
of
your
system's
telephone
con-
versation
with
a
remote
system.
The
word
modem
stands
for
modulator-demodulator
. Its
function
is
to
convert
data
you
type
on
the
AT
ARI
Computer
into
signals
that
can be sent
over
standard
telephone
lines. As
data
is
received
at
the
other
end
of
the
telephone
line,
the
modem
on
the
remote
system
demodulates
(converts)
the
signal
back
into
data
that
the
remote
computer
can
understand
.
Telelink
I
provides
a
direct
link
to
time-sharing
systems,
computer
data
bases,
and
information
utilities
such
as
CompuServe,
Tymnet,
The
Dow
Jones
Informa-
tion
Service, and The
Source
(see
Section
7
Helpful
Definitions)
.
Once
you
have
established
the
connection
with
another
computer,
a
conversation
may
begin
.
Each
of
these systems has its
own
set
of
procedures
for
signing
on
,
signing
off
,
running
programs,
backspacing,
and
other
functions
unique
to
each
environment.
The
Telelink
I
package
includes
free
access
time
on
several
of
these systems
and
the
special
instructions
necessary
to
carry
on a
conversation.
After
properly
end
-
ing a
conversation,
simply
switch
the
ATARI
830
Modem
to
OFF
and
hang
up
the
telephone
.
General
De
scription 1