Pioneer 2 / PeopleBot - Manual (Page 8)

Congratulations
! Serial cables for external connections
! Many more…
User-Supplied Components / System Requirements
! Client computer: 586-class or later PC with Microsoft Windows© 9x/ME, or
RedHat © Linux operating system
! One RS-232-compatible serial port
! Four megabytes of available hard-disk storage
Additional Resources
New ActivMedia Robotics Pioneer 2 and PeopleBot customer get three additional and
valuable resources:
! A private account on our Internet server for downloading software, updates, and
manuals
! Access to private newsgroups
! Direct access to the ActivMedia Robotics technical support team
Software
We maintain a 24-hour, seven-day per week Web server where customers may obtain
software and support materials:
http://robots.activmedia.com
Some areas of the website are restricted to licensed customers. To gain access, enter
the username and password written on the Registration & Account Sheet that
accompanied your robot.
Newsgroups
We maintain several email-based newsgroups through which ActivMedia robot owners
share ideas, software, and questions about the robot. Visit the support
http://robots.activmedia.com
website for more details. To sign up for pioneer-users,
for example, send an e-mail message to the –requests automated newsgroup server:
To: [email protected]
From: <your return e-mail address goes here>
Subject: <choose one command:>
help (returns instructions)
lists (returns list of newsgroups)
subscribe
unsubscribe
Our SmartList-based listserver will respond automatically. After you subscribe, send your
email comments, suggestions, and questions intended for the worldwide community of
Pioneer users: 1
To: [email protected]
From: <your return e-mail address goes here>
Subject: <something of interest to pioneer users>
Access to the pioneer-users newslist is limited to subscribers, so your address is safe
from spam. However, the list currently is unmoderated, so please confine your
comments and inquiries to issues concerning the operation and programming of Pioneer
or PeopleBot robots.
1 Note: Leave out the –requests part of the email address when sending messages to the newsgroup.
2