The Internet guide for new users / Daniel P. Dern.

Author/creator Dern, Daniel P.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : McGraw-Hill, ©1994.
Descriptionxxvii, 570 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Internet.

Contents Ramping up, getting started -- Internet history and technology: a brief introduction -- Internet on a dollar a day: how to get a user account and plug in -- Internet naming and addressing -- Enough Unix to survive as an internet user -- Electronic mail, usenet, remote login, and file transfer: the four basic internet food groups -- Electronic mail: how to exchange messages with other internet users and other exciting things you can do -- Usenet: the bulletin board of the internet -- Remote login with telnet -- Transfering files with FTP -- Navigating the internet -- Internet dashboard: navigating the internet rapids -- Gopher, archie, WAIS, and others: meet the navigators -- Help, problems, security, and other aspects of being an internet citizen -- Being an internet citizen -- Help! -- Commercial services, archives, communities, and miscellany -- Communities of interest: a look at who's using the internet -- Commercial and other information services on the internet: databases, libraries, and other info-mongers -- Anonymous-FTP and other archives on the internet: gigabytes for the taking.
Contents (cont) Electronic mailing lists: how to join, read, and participate in them -- BITNET: another network worth knowing about -- And away you go: tips, toys, and suggestions -- Third-party TCP/IP software for your computer -- Common editors on Unix systems and how to exit them -- InterNIC access information -- Free! a simple internet front-end Unix shellscript -- Internet-related organizations worth knowing about.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 535-537) and index.
LCCN 93025649
ISBN0070165106 :
ISBN0070165114 (pbk.) :

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks TK5105.875.I57 D47 1994 ✔ Available Place Hold