Introducing the Software 2-13
Official Airline Guide (OAG)
The Official Airline Guide is an online service that gives you access to flight
details for all commercial airlines worldwide. NEC provides a sample of the
monthly data that OAG provides. (You can call the software company for a
free copy of the most current information.) OAG offers NEC Versa owners
a special rate when they subscribe to OAG for monthly updates.
OAG is an invaluable service for anyone who travels on a regular basis. All
you have to do is enter your departure city, destination city, and date. If you
have a preferred airline, you can also enter its name. The service then lists
all the flights available from the departure city, the times, and the flight
numbers. You can also check on seat availability and prices.
Access OAG as follows.
1.
Connect an optional modem to your system and to a phone line.
2.
Start OAG as follows:
From the Program Manager in Windows for Workgroups, locate and
double click on the OAG program icon.
In Windows 95, press
Start
, slide to the Programs group, and open
the OAG FlightDisk group. In the group, highlight “OAG FlightDisk
Worldwide Edition” and release the mouse button.
3.
The first time you open OAG, an agreement screen appears. Read the
agreement and press Continue to accept the agreement. Press Continue
again to access the trip plan screen.
4.
In the Trip Plan screen, fill in the fields with the trip information re-
quested. Press
Enter
after making selections from the available drop-
down lists.
5.
To retrieve seat availability and price information, press the appropriate
button and follow the on-screen instructions to register for a free trial of
the OAG travel service.
