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330 lines
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==Phrack Inc.==
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Volume One, Issue Nine, Phile #5 of 10
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<* *>
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<* Inside Dialog *>
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<* By *>
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<* Ctrl C *>
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<* Advanced Telecommunications Inc. *>
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<* *>
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<*************************************************>
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DIALOG is one of the largest online databases. DIALOG
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currently provides access to over 250 databases containing a
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total of over 100 Million records. The range of information
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available is enormous.
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BEGIN:
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The BEGIN command starts a search and tells Dialog which
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database you want it to check out. The BEGIN command is followed
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(without a space) by the file number of the database you want.
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Either of the following ways could get you into the file 229
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(Drug information):
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Begin229
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or
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B229
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Dialog will then put the date, the time, your user number,
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and what it costs for the database you just left. For example,
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if you move from ERIC (file 1) to Management Contents (file 75)
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it would look like this:
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? b75
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28sep86 13:59:25 User08331
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$0.10 0.00 Hrs File1
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$0.02 Uninet
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$0.12 Estimated Total Cost
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File75:Management Contents - 74-86/Sep
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(Corp. Management Contents Inc.)
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Set Items Description
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EXPAND:
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The EXPAND command is used to pick keywords for a search.
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You can search for any word; but knowing how common a word is
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gives you a good idea where to start your search.
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All databases have a index of searchable words. You can see
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if there are any words of the same spelling to a keyword you want
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to search for. For example:
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? Expand Drink
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Ref Items Index-term
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E1 1 Drina
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E2 1 Drinfeld
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E3 31 *Drink
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E4 2 Drinkers
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. . .
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. . .
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. . .
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E12 3 Dripping
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The word -more- at the bottom of the screen means that
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typing Page or P will display another screen of information.
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SELECT:
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When you find the word you want to search for, you use the
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SELECT command to tell the database what to search for. The
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SELECT command can be followed with one or more search terms.
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SELECT STEP:
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The SELECT STEP command works just like the SELECT command,
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except the files it finds are listed separately.
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? SS television? OR tv
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1 21347 TELEVISION
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2 6376 TV
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3 22690 1 or 2
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? SS s3 AND violen? AND child?
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4 1680 VIOLEN?
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5 20577 CHILD?
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6 38 3 AND 4 AND 5
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TYPE and DISPLAY:
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There are two commands, TYPE and DISPLAY, that you can use
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to look over the information you have found. The difference is
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the TYPE command causes a non-stop list of the information. The
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DISPLAY lets the information to list a page at a time, you have
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to type PAGE or P to see the next page.
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DIALOG offers nine formats to display retrieved files.
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Format Parts of Record Listed
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~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
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1 Accession Number
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2 Complete record except abstract
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3 Bibliographic citation
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4 File dependent
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5 Complete record
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6 Accession number and title
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7 Bibliographic citation and abstract
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8 Accession number, title, and indexing
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9 File dependent
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LOGOFF:
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The LOGOFF command has no abbreviation. It's self
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explanatory.
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DIALOG is has help commands, typing ?HELP, or ?EXPLAIN will
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give you help.
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? ?EXPLAIN
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Valid EXPLAIN commands are:
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Basic Commands:
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?BEGIN ?ENDSDI ?MAPRN ?SCREEN
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?COMBINE ?EXPAND ?ORDER ?SELECT
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?COST ?KEEP ?PAGE ?SFILES
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?DISPLAY ?LIMIT ?PRINT ?SORT
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?DS ?LIST ?REVIEW ?TYPE
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?ENDSAVE ?LOGOFF
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***
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News/Status:
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?DIALINDX ?FILESUM ?ONTAP ?SUBSCRIP
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?DISCOUNT ?HELP ?RATES ?SUPPLRS
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?EXPLAIN ?INSTRUCT ?SCEDULE ?TOLLFREE
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?FILES ?MESSAGE ?SDI ?TRUNCATE
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?FILESAZ ?NEWS ?SEMIARS ?UPDATE
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Telecommunication Access:
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?ACCESS ?DIALNET ?SABD ?TRANSPAC
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?DARDO ?FINNPAK ?TELENET ?TWX
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?DATAPAC ?IDAS ?TELEPAKD ?TYMNET
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?DATEX ?NORPAC ?TELEPAKS ?UNINET
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?PSS ?TELEX ?WATS
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File Information:
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?FIELDn* ?FILEn* ?LIMITn* ?RATESn*
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*Enter desired file# in place of the n
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Training (DIALOG Service):
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?TRAIN (For information on DIALOG
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training sessions, including
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descriptions of particular
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training sessions.)
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***
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Training (Database Suppliers):
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?ANZNEWS (Australia/New Zealand)
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?CANNEWS (Canada)
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?EURNEWS (Europe)
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?KINONEWS (Kinokuniya Japan)
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?MMCNEWS (Masis Japan)
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?USNEWS (United States)
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***
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Online User Group News:
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?CANOUG ?OUGNEWS MMCOUG ?USOUG
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?EUROUG
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Logging on
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For: Type:
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Telenet C 41520
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C 41548
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C 213170
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C 213236
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Tymnet DIALOG
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UNINET DIALOG
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Dialnet DIALOG
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To dial directly:
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Baud: Number:
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300 415/858-2575
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300 415/858-2461
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1200(Bell 202) 415/858-2421
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1200(Bell 212A)415/858-0511
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1200(Bell 212A)415/858-2460
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1200(VADIC) 415/858-2391
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WATS:
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1-800/847-1620
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1-800/792-6680
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When it connects type P.
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When you connect it will say ENTER YOUR DIALOG PASSWORD.
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Passwords are usually eight letters long. When you type the
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correct password you will see something like this:
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ENTER YOUR DIALOG PASSWORD
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XXXXXXXX LOGON File1 Sun 28sep86 18:35:12 Port866
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** FILES 13,104 & 139 ARE UNAVAILABLE **
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** FILE 262 SROTS ARE NOT WORKING **
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** FILES 7 AND 50 ARE NOT WORKING **
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And a bunch more shit..
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When the announcements are done, you are given a question
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mark (?). The first command you will want is to move to a
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database. This is done by typing B(no space) and a the database
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number.
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? B296
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28sep86 18:37:22 User08331
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$0.00 0.006 Hrs File1*
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$0.05 Telenet
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$0.05 Estimated Total Cost
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File296:ONTAP TRADEMARKSCAN - O.G.
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(END/SAVE, END/SDI, .EXECUTE, .RECALL, & .RELEASE invalid for file)
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Set Items Description
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I don't have a list of all the databases, you'll just have to
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play around with it.
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Here's a few I know of:
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File Database
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75 Management Contents
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201 ERIC
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204 CA Search
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205 BIOSIS Privews
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208 Compendex
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213 INSPEC
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215 ABI/INFORM
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216 PTS Prompt
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229 Drug Information
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231 CHEMNAME
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247 Magazine Index
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250 CAB Abstracts
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254 Medline
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290 Dialindex
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296 TrademarkScan
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Summary of command Abbreviations
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B=BEGIN E=EXPAND S=SELECT SS=SELECT STEP
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T=TYPE D=DISPLAY PR=PRINT P=PAGE
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Dialog Training office 1-800-227-8282 or 1-800-982-5838
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Have Fun..
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<----Ctrl C---->
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ATI!
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