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  What is TCZ??
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  TCZ (The Chatting Zone) is a multi-user talker/BBS/adventure game on the
  Internet (Opened to the public at the beginning of December 1994.)  You
  can talk to other users from all over the world in REAL TIME, explore
  the vast modern day town that has been built up by our users or even try
  your hand at building your own place (Be it a house, or even an adventure
  for other users to play and enjoy.)

  The Chatting Zone is a FREE service  -  There are no usage charges or
  subscription fees.


  How to get there...
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  Simply open a Telnet connection to tcz.anglianet.co.uk, port number 8342
  or 194.72.92.3, port number 8342...

  *  UNIX Telnet, type:      telnet tcz.anglianet.co.uk 8342

  *  UNIX TinyFugue, type:   tf
                             /set wrapsize 80
                             /wrap off
                             /world tcz.anglianet.co.uk 8342
                             (For convenience, put the above in your .tfrc)

  *  UNIX XTush, type:       xtush  (Or tush, if using non-X version.)
                             set wrap off
                             set prompt mode off
                             open tcz.anglianet.co.uk 8342

  *  Windows Telnet client:  Enter tcz.anglianet.co.uk as the address and
                             8342 as the port number (The port number may need
                             to be entered in a separate box, or even within
                             the configuration/setup of the Telnet client.)
                             With some Windows Telnet clients, entering
                             tcz.anglianet.co.uk:8342 as the address
                             may work.

  *  Web browser/Netscape:   If the browser is setup correctly, you should be
                             able to connect by typing
                             telnet://tcz.anglianet.co.uk:8342 as the URL.
                             If this fails, you will need to use/obtain an
                             external Telnet program and use it instead.

  *  JANET PAD:              (PLEASE NOTE:  JANET PAD is fairly out-of-date,
                             and most universities are/will be replacing it
                             with Telnet.)

                             First, you need to find and connect to a guest
                             Telnet service.  Once connected, type
                             tcz.anglianet.co.uk as the address to call.
                             If this is successful, you should get a
                             'TCZ login:' prompt, at which you should
                             type tcz (NOTE:  Lowercase) followed by the
                             RETURN/ENTER key on your computer.

                             NOTE:  Most guest Telnet services are normally
                                    very slow.


  Display problems and how to fix them...
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  TCZ attempts to automatically detect your screen and terminal settings when
  you connect.  However, due to the large number of different computers,
  terminals, Telnet clients and operating systems, it may fail.

  If you find TCZ's title screen (Displayed when you first connect) is messed
  up, try first of all pressing the RETURN/ENTER key on your computer a few
  times.

  If this doesn't solve the problem, try typing either SET LFTOCR CRLF or
  SET LFTOCR LFCR.  One of these commands will usually fix the problem.

  If you still have the problem, try SET LFTOCR OFF or SET LFTOCR CR.  If
  neither of these fix the problem, disconnect and reconnect without using
  the port number (Telnet to tcz.anglianet.co.uk)  Type tcz (NOTE:
  Lowercase) followed by RETURN/ENTER at the 'TCZ login:' prompt.

  You may find that when you type, you can't see what you're typing on your
  screen  -  There are two ways to fix this problem:  Either turn the LOCAL
  ECHO option in your Telnet/communications software ON (You will usually find
  this in the software's configuration/options screen/menu), or press RETURN
  and type SET ECHO ON (This will tell TCZ to echo everything you type back
  to your computer.)

  If you always use the same computer/terminal to connect to TCZ, you can make
  your echo preference in TCZ permanent (I.e:  So you don't have to type SET
  ECHO ON every time you connect) by typing SET ECHO ON within the game (I.e:
  At the 'TCZ>' prompt.)


  Once successfully connected to TCZ...
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  Once connected, you'll be asked for your name  -  This can be up to 20
  characters long and will be who you'll be known as on TCZ.

  Providing no-one else is using the name you entered, you'll be asked whether
  you'd like to create a character with that name  -  Enter YES.

  Next you'll see our disclaimer  -  Please read this carefully, and then type
  ACCEPT to accept the terms detailed in it.

  Then you'll be asked to enter a password for your character  -  This must be
  at least 6 characters long.  Your password is used to prevent other users
  of TCZ from malliciously using your character  -  Please choose a password
  that you can remember, otherwise you won't be able to connect again as this
  character.

  You'll then be asked to enter your password again for verification  -  This
  is a safeguard in case you've typed it incorrectly the first time, or have
  already forgotten it :)

  You'll then be asked whether you can see what you're typing (If you're
  unsure, try typing something  -  If text appears on your screen as you type,
  answer YES, otherwise answer NO.

  After this, you'll be asked for your gender  -  Please be honest about this
  and enter either MALE, FEMALE, NEUTER appropriately.

  You'll then be asked for your race  -  Example races are 'Human', 'Alien',
  etc.

  You'll then be asked for your E-mail address.  This is for Admin. purposes
  only and will be kept STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL and cannot be seen by anyone
  else except the game's administators (Unless you decide to make it public
  using the EMAIL PUBLIC command  -  When you do this, any other user who
  uses the FINGER/SCAN command on you will see your E-mail address.)

  You'll then be asked a few more questions, which will help you set your time
  difference (So the times and dates used on TCZ are correct for your country,
  if you're an overseas user) and determine whether your computer is capable
  of ANSI colour and underlined text (These will make TCZ look more visually
  appealing if your computer supports them.)

  When you connect to The Chatting Zone in future, simply type in the name of
  your character and press RETURN/ENTER.  Then type their password (The one
  you gave when you created them) followed by RETURN/ENTER.


  Getting started...
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  Having done all the above, you should find yourself in our room for new
  users (Welcome to the Chatting Zone.)

  To begin with, you should read our tutorial for new users by typing
  HELP TUTORIAL (If you've used other talkers/adventure games and know what
  you're doing, just take a look at HELP CHATTING and HELP GENERAL for details
  of the main commands and talking commands.)

  Once you've read the tutorial, etc. and feel ready to enter the virtual
  world of TCZ for real, type PUB  -  This will take you to The Swan Pub,
  which is where most people meet (And you're more than likely to find
  plenty of people to talk to there.)


  If you get stuck...
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  If you get stuck, simply type ASSIST  -  This will let any connected game
  administators know that you need help, so they can come over and give you
  a hand.  If it says there are no connected Admin., try asking other users
  -  Someone should be able to give you a hand.


  Abusive users...
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  If another user starts being abusive towards you, against your will, there
  are several things you can do about it...

  (1)  Gripe a complaint about them using the GRIPE command  -  This will let
       any connected Admin. know so they can sort out the problem user, e.g:
       gripe Fred Bloggs is being really abusive  -  Please sort him out.

  (2)  If they're being really abusive, you can use the EMERGENCY command to
       log everything typed for the next 5 minutes so we have evidence and
       can take appropriate action, e.g:  emergency Fred Bloggs is being
       really abusive to everyone.

  (3)  Add them to your friends list by typing FADD <NAME> (E.g:  FADD FRED)
       and then type FSET <NAME> = ENEMY !PAGETELL !MAIL !LINK !FCHAT  -  This
       will make it very hard for them to bother you (Unless you stay in the
       same room as them (Type HELP FRIENDS and HELP FSET in TCZ for details
       of what these two commands do.)

  (4)  Go to another room, or even better, lease a flat in The Chatting Zone
       Luxury Flats (Type FLATS to go there and then LEASE to lease your very
       own flat - if you leave your flat at any time, you can get back into it
       by typing FLATS and USE) and then only let friends up by getting them
       to CALL you on the flats intercom and then typing ENTER to let them up.


  The Chatting Zone Contribution Scheme...
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  The Chatting Zone Contribution Scheme is a VOLUNTARY contribution scheme ran
  between Admin. and anyone else who'd like to help us keep TCZ up and running
  as smoothly as possible. 

  TCZ is a FREE service, so without this scheme, we cannot buy much needed
  memory and better hardware for the server machine TCZ runs on.  Any
  contributions (No matter how small or large) are welcome - if you'd like
  to help us keep TCZ running by making a contribution, please E-mail
  tczadmin@tcz.anglianet.co.uk

  PLEASE NOTE:  The contribution scheme is entirely VOLUNTARY.