John Carlson @ 1:346/2 wrote on 01-14-98 16:55 about *New to the Internet*
 JC> I am new to the internet, and would like to know the names of any
 JC> good books that are worth buying that will help me understand how
 JC> everything works..
Howdy John..........can't really suggest any books off hand but you might 
just want to check out your local BBS for help files regarding the internet.  
Here's some of the ones I offer my callers:
BGI20.ZIP    "The Beginner's Guide to the Internet" is a +full-color, 
computer-based tutorial about +the Internet. It covers E-mail, ftp, telnet, 
+gopher, Archie, Veronica, WAIS, World Wide +Web, newsgroups, mailing lists, 
IRC and more. +It is the only computer-based tutorial t
BIGDUM20.ZIP The Big Dummys'Internet guide (text file)
DLYNX.ZIP    Lynx demo/tutorial for browsing World Wide Web
INTDUMY1.ZIP The internet for dummy's text.
ROADMAP1.ZIP This file contains the Complete "Roadmap for +Superhighway" 
Internet training workshop offe 
TUTORIAL.ZIP A Cruise of the Internet - Requires Windows +Computer-based 
tutorial for new as well as +experienced Internet "navigators." Introduct +to 
Internet resources as diverse as supercomp +minorities, multimedia, and even 
cooking. +It will also provide information about t
WHIZBANG.ZIP How to " InterNet " using email facilities only
ZNINTRNT.ZIP Zen and the Art of the Internet text file
You might also want to just consider grabbing the bull by the horns and 
signing up for access to the net through a local ISP (Internet Service 
Provider)..........once a person has actual access to the net, all this 
information can be had by by either doing searchs for need information and/or 
experimentation (also known as playing.......grin).  Your ISP should be able 
to provide you with all the needed software and access information you need 
to get going.......if they don't go and check out another ISP.  (If in fact 
you do actually need extra software to get started, this depends on which 
operating system you are using, what release version it is and age of 
computer you're running. Eg: A Win95 system for instance, already has the 
basic tools installed for internet access and all the ISP has to do is 
provide you with some pertinent bits of information to type into the software 
configuration.) 
 JC>  I am also wondering about telnet, what it is, what it does, and
 JC> how to use it. thanks john
One use of telenet is to allow access to a BBS system which has access to the 
internet; eg: By logging onto your ISP, you could then initiate a telenet 
session (either via the ISP's terminal server or via your own telenet 
software program/SLIP or /PPP ) which would allow you to log onto a BBS 
system that is also on the internet and use it's menus just as if you had 
logged onto it as you would when logging onto your local BBS system.
 JC> ... Who Killed Superman?
Darned if I know but you could probably find out on the net! 
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