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excerpt: "Introduction to the free Tymnet online information service as a safe testing ground for beginning modem users. Explains connection procedure (terminal ID 'A', login 'INFORMATION') and provides a list of local Bay Area Tymnet access numbers for cities including Oakland/Alameda, Belmont, Burlingame, Concord, Fremont, Los Altos, Napa, Pleasanton, and San Francisco."
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# Tymnet Information Service

Introduction to the free Tymnet online information service as a safe testing ground for beginning modem users. Explains connection procedure (terminal ID ‘A’, login ‘INFORMATION’) and provides a list of local Bay Area Tymnet access numbers for cities including Oakland/Alameda, Belmont, Burlingame, Concord, Fremont, Los Altos, Napa, Pleasanton, and San Francisco.