Atari XM301 Owner's Manual page 4

INTRODUCING THE XM301 MODEM
AND XE TERM
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Your ATARI XM301 Modem and XE Term communications program
transform your ATARI Computer into a powerful communications
station that links you to an almost infinite variety of information
resources. Databases, business and financial services, bulletin
board systems, and even other personal computers are all
available to you through your XM301 Modem.
How do you link up with another computer or information system?
Easy-just type in the correct phone number that connects you
to the other system. Your modem and communications software
handle the rest for you. Once you have your modem set up, you
have instant access to the Atari Bulletin Board System and a free
online tutorial from The Source™.
Your XM301 Modem is the hardware that links your ATARI Com¬
puter to another computer system through the telephone lines. The
word "modem" is a shortened form of the words Modulation and
DEModulation which describe how your modem transfers the
digital electrical signals used by the computer to the analog
signals used by the telephone. The XE Term communications
program is the software that makes your modem "smart", giving
it the intelligence to understand and manipulate the information
into a form you can use.
HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
This manual is arranged for easy access to all the information you
need to set up your modem and go online. Spend a few moments
to look over the manual, then set up your modem and take advan¬
tage of the free access to the information services included with
your XM301 Modem. It is especially important that you follow the
instructions in Chapter 1 on making a back-up copy of your XE
Term Program Disk and look over the FCC Requirements for your
modem in Appendices E and F.
Chapter
1
,
Getting Started, shows you how to hook up your
modem, load the XE Term program, and make a back-up copy of
the XE Term Program Disk. The main menu of the XE Term
program is also introduced.
Chapter 2, Going Online, gets you connected to another
computer. The process of dialing and connecting with another
computer system is explained in detail.