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Title

The Internet companion : a beginner's guide to global networking / Tracy LaQuey with Jeanne C. Ryer ; foreword by Al Gore.

Author

LaQuey, Tracy L., 1963-

Publication

Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, [1993], ©1993.

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Additional Authors

Ryer, Jeanne C.

Description

x, 196 pages : illustrations; 21 cm

Subject

• Computer Simulation
• Computer Systems
• Computers
• Internet
• Software

Note

• Includes index.
• "An Editorial Inc. book."

Contents

• Ch. 1. Why You Should Know About the Internet. Instantaneous Information and Communication. From Whence It Came. Bigger, Faster, Better. The Network Community. Becoming Part of the Internet. The Future -- Ch. 2. Internet: The Lowdown. A Network of Networks. How Computers Talk. Who Runs the Internet? Acceptable Use. Internet Concepts -- Ch. 3. Communicating with People. All (or Almost All) About Electronic Mail. Conferencing: Groupspeak. Interactive Discussions. Netiquette, Ethics, and Digital Tricks of the Trade -- Ch. 4. Finding Information. Using Online Resources and Services. Accessing Interactive Services. Online Resources. Transferring Information. Finding Resources and Files -- Ch. 5. Internet In-the-Know Guide. Legends on the Internet. Games. UNIX on the Internet. Security Issues. Internet Organizations. Finding Email Addresses: The Sequel. Help! Getting More Information -- Ch. 6. Getting Connected. All You Need to Get Started. Types of Individual Connections.
• Choosing an Individual Access Provider. Connecting Your Business or Organization -- Appendix: Resources.

ISBN

0201622246

LCCN

92031691

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries