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Navigating the Internet
The single source for the information readers need to effectively use the resources of Internet. This comprehensive guide includes a complete listing of over 400 locations, groups, and other resources dealing with subjects from A to Z. Learn how to access information directly from government agencies such as NASA, the National Weather Service, and more.
Contents:
The Internet: past, present, and future --
Connections: getting to the Internet --
Where's the post?: electronic mail --
A moving experience: FTP for me --
Remotely possible: Telnet --
Finding files: Archie --
The database of databases: WAIS --
Navigating by menus: Gopher --
Global hypertext: The World-Wide Web --
Internet directory assistance: InterNIC --
Internetiquette: manners and the Internet --
Views and news: USENET --
Getting on the list: LISTSERV --
Getting resourceful: CARL, DIALOG, OCLC, and ERIC.
Contents:
The Internet: past, present, and future --
Connections: getting to the Internet --
Where's the post?: electronic mail --
A moving experience: FTP for me --
Remotely possible: Telnet --
Finding files: Archie --
The database of databases: WAIS --
Navigating by menus: Gopher --
Global hypertext: The World-Wide Web --
Internet directory assistance: InterNIC --
Internetiquette: manners and the Internet --
Views and news: USENET --
Getting on the list: LISTSERV --
Getting resourceful: CARL, DIALOG, OCLC, and ERIC.
500 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1993
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Richard J. Smith
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Smith, known for his Internet training over the Internet itself
Smith, known for his Internet training over the Internet itself
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May 13, 2021
This book literally transformed my life. Back in 1993 the UK was a bit behind the curve when it came to the Internet. The national network of Universities (JANET) was not part of The Internet, being based on a set of different technologies (all now dead, thankfully), but there were several places, known as "gateways" that allowed us to hop on to The Internet and experiment. The problem was that without The Internet it was extremely difficult to find out *about* the Internet unless you had a guide of some kind. This was my guide.
Back in 93, my friend and I "won" a chance to visit New York - my first visit to the USA - and I picked this book up in a New Jersey shopping mall along with a copy of 2600 magazine and a Cypress Hill CD. These purchases opened my mind to what was possible with this new global technology and led me to be sitting here in Philadelphia 28 years later, typing this review on a laptop like it's the most ordinary thing in the world. If I still had a copy of this book it would be hanging on the wall in celebration of its extraordinary impact.
Back in 93, my friend and I "won" a chance to visit New York - my first visit to the USA - and I picked this book up in a New Jersey shopping mall along with a copy of 2600 magazine and a Cypress Hill CD. These purchases opened my mind to what was possible with this new global technology and led me to be sitting here in Philadelphia 28 years later, typing this review on a laptop like it's the most ordinary thing in the world. If I still had a copy of this book it would be hanging on the wall in celebration of its extraordinary impact.
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