If you are a regular user of the Compulink BBS you will doubtless be
    that we hold the listings from BYTE magazine.   BYTE  realised  a  long
    time ago that printing pages of code related to an article was bound to
    cause a great deal of unnecessary work  for  a  reader  who  wanted  to
    experiment.   Byte  themselves  run a Fido bulletin board system in the
    USA and Fido was an ideal alternative to their printed listings.   It's
    almost  a  year  now  since we started holding the Byte Listings on the
    Compulink BBS and we are  delighted  to  be  able  to  offer  you  this
    service.

       We  update  the  Byte  area  on the BBS monthly each time the latest
    listings arrive.  We currently hold the Byte  listings  from  mid  1984
    when  the  service  started and it now takes up three file areas on the
    BBS.  If you read Byte Magazine and haven't  tried  the  Byte  Listinge
    service then you're missing something really special.

       When  the  new  BYTEnet  Listings  disks  arrive,  there is always a
    message from Tony Lockwood (the BYTEnet coordinator).  We  thought  you
    might like to read this one.........

            Friends,  I  apologize  for  the  lateness  in your recent
         shipments.   We  had  a  new  fellow   coordinating   BYTEnet
         Listings, and I'm afraid it just didn't work out.  Your disks
         will be arriving in better time from now  on.   I'd  like  to
         take  this  opportunity  to answer some of the questions that
         I'm most frequently asked.  Feel free to post my response for
         your callers.

            Many  of  your  callers  have  asked for information about
         subscribing to BYTE.  Here's what I hope you want to know.

            Air mail has the advantage of getting  BYTE  delivered  to
         your  address  by  the  the third week of the month of issue.
         Surface delivery, on the other hand, will get BYTE  delivered
         to your address up to 3 months after the date of publication.

            $37   --  surface-mail  delivery  anywhere  in  the  world
         Prepayment is required on overseas orders.  Visa, MasterCard,
         or  checks  drawn in U.S.  funds on a U.S.  bank are accepted
         forms of payment.  In Europe, air- and surface-mail delivery,
         one-subscriptions can be purchased in pounds sterling (46 and
         25,  respectively)  by   writing   to   BYTE   Subscriptions,
         McGraw-Hill   International  Publications  Ltd.,  McGraw-Hill
         House, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 2Ql, England.

            Many of you have wondered why BYTE costs so much  in  your
         country.   The reason is the strong U.S.  dollar and currency
         conversion rates

            Many have inquired about BIX.   If  you  are  thinking  of
         joining BIX, you must establish an account with your national
         packet-switching network.  Inquire with that service to  find
         out how much it will charge you for using its lines to access
         Tymnet in the U.S.  The international access code for BIX  is
         310600157878

            You will see a prompt that says:  "Lexington Data Services
         is  On  Line.   BIX  login:" Respond with BIX.  Your national
         packet-switching network will bill you for Tymnet.  BYTE will
         bill  you  for the time you spend on BIX.  All BIX billing is
         figured out by the second in your local  time.   BIX  divides
         time  into  two  parts:   peak  and  off  peak time.  Peak is
         defined as 7 a.m.  to 6 p.m.,  Monday  through  Friday.   Off
         peak  is all other times and weekends and holidays.  The peak
         hourly usage rate is $12.  The off-peak rate is $9  an  hour.
         Overseas  parties  are encouraged to telephone (603) 924-7681
         to get answers to any question about  BIX.   The  hours  that
         line is staffed are 8 a.m to 11 p.m., Monday through Friday.

            I  guess that's about it for the business stuff.  I hope I
         have answered most of your questions.   Finally,  I  want  to
         thank  all  of  you  for your support.  We as a group are now
         nearly  30  strong.   We  represent  a  wide  assortment   of
         nationalities.

            BYTEnet   Listings   members  are  in  Australia,  Canada,
         Denmark, England, France, Japan, Hong Kong, Italy, Mala ysia,
         Nigeria,    Norway,    Saudi   Arabia,   Singapore,   Sweden,
         Switzerland, The Netherlands, and West Germany.  Soon we will
         be  joined  by new friends in Argentina, Austria, and Brazil.
         BYTE cannot thank you enough for your support,  and  we  look
         forward to the future.

            Regards, Tony Lockwood