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Using a Modem

*Appendix C. Technical Details of an Internet Connection

Appendix D. Just Enough UNIX

Appendix E. The Ten Best Things To Get If You Only Have E-Mail

<Chapter 1> The Past and Future of Internetworking

There is an old fashioned way to connect with other computers and shareinformation and there is a modern way. It is helpful to compare the twomethods briefly in order to make contact with methods you may alreadyknow and to show off the advantages of using the Internet.

The old fashioned (ca. 1980) method of making contact with othercomputers is through a bulletin board service (BBS). Bulletin boardservices grew up in the late 70s as a method for sharing software,talking, playing games, etc. with a personal computer. They range insize from small special interest Bulletin Boards with a local followingto giant national boards like CompuServe, GEnie, and The Source. Youaccess a bulletin board with a modem and communication software bydialing a telephone nu

Using a Modem

*Appendix C. Technical Details of an Internet Connection

Appendix D. Just Enough UNIX

Appendix E. The Ten Best Things To Get If You Only Have E-Mail

<Chapter 1> The Past and Future of Internetworking

There is an old fashioned way to connect with other computers and shareinformation and there is a modern way. It is helpful to compare the twomethods briefly in order to make contact with methods you may alreadyknow and to show off the advantages of using the Internet.

The old fashioned (ca. 1980) method of making contact with othercomputers is through a bulletin board service (BBS). Bulletin boardservices grew up in the late 70s as a method for sharing software,talking, playing games, etc. with a personal computer. They range insize from small special interest Bulletin Boards with a local followingto giant national boards like CompuServe, GEnie, and The Source. Youaccess a bulletin board with a modem and communication software bydialing a telephone nu