Canon Cat Reference Manual page 138

communications mode
The manner
in which
the Cat is
prepared to communicate
over the phone. The
Cat's communications mode is deter
mined by
the
Internal Modem
screen
of
[SETUP].
computer
A
device that runs programs.
computer
bulletin board
A
computer system set up so
that you
can post messages
to
other people and
see
the
messages
they
have
lefq
an
elecffonic kiosk.
confirm
tone
A
tone
like
a beep, but
lower in pitch.
Sounded when the
Cat makes a telephone
connection
with
another
modem-
equipped machine.
control characters
Special characters
required by
some
data services.
See
SEND
CONTROL command.
COPY
An autohighlighting
command that
duplicates the
text you
covered
in your
last leap or typed since the last
time you
moved
the
cursor or
used a
command.
copy up
Using
[DISK]
to move
a
copy
of highlighted text
from
one
disk to another.
Cre,ep
Moving
the
cursor acharacter
at
a
time by tapping
a
LEAP
key. Also
used
to adjust the boundary
of
a
highlight. Does
not autorepeat.
cursor
The
blinking
object
on the screen
showing where the
next
thing you type
will
appear.
Sometimes
used
collectively to
refer to
the
cursor and the
highlight. Patent
Pending.
cursor rebound
Behavior of
the cursor when
it
cannot
find
a
leap pattern.
The cursor
retums to
the
point it
started
from and stays
there until you let go of the
LEAP
key and start
a
new leap.
data
Information.
data
services
Large
computers set
up
so
that you can, usually
for
a fee,
phone in
and
retrieve
a
wide variety
of information, includ
ing stock quotes, news, legal references,
business
directo
ries, airplane schedules, and much more.