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To start ITS, type `./start`. If you see `KLH10#`, type `go` and
Enter. If you see the `DSKDMP` prompt, type `its`, press Enter, and
-then `ESC g`. If you use the `pdp10-kl` emulator there is no prompt
-and you need to type `Esc L ITS`, press Enter, and then `ESC g`.
+then ESCG. If you use the `pdp10-kl` emulator there is no prompt
+and you need to type ESCL `ITS`, press Enter, and then ESCG.
Eventually, you will see `SYSTEM JOB USING THIS CONSOLE`. You are now
-ready to log in, so type Control-Z. See [doc/DDT.md](doc/DDT.md) for
+ready to log in, so type CTRLZ. See [doc/DDT.md](doc/DDT.md) for
a list of useful commands.
+Alternatively to logging in directly in the system console window,
+which will always be displaying daemon messages, you may prefer to
+use a seperate terminal session for logging in. To do this just
+run `telnet localhost 10003` from another shell window and press
+CTRLZ to log in there.
+
To shut down ITS, type `:lock` and then `5down`. Log yourself out to
avoid the 5 minute grace period: type `:logout`. When ITS writes
-`SHUTDOWN COMPLETE`, it's safe to stop the emulator.
+`SHUTDOWN COMPLETE`, it's safe to stop the emulator. Press CTRL\\
+to escape to the simulator command prompt and `quit` to close it. If
+you had a separate telnet user session running you can similary
+press CTRL\[ and then exit telnet.
ITS can optionally use some additional peripheral devices. To attach
a simulated GT40 graphics terminal, type `./start gt40`. If you run
the KA10 emulator, you can use the Knight TV raster display by typing
-`./start tv11 tvcon`. On a TV, type F1 instead of Control-Z.
+`./start tv11 tvcon`. On a TV, type F1 instead of CTRLZ.
To install your personal user files, add a subdirectory under `user`
with your files inside. They will be copied to ITS. The directory