The Internet Navigator

by PaulGilster (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1993

  $15.05

  Internet ties together 5,000 educational, government and commercial computer networks, and is now accessible to virtually anyone with a computer and modem. This is a guide for new users of Internet who wants to establish their own private connections. The focus of this book is the time-and money-saving techniques for efficiently navigating the vast global network. After giving a general overview of the Internet and some of its more frequently used services (electronic mail, news and bulletin boards), the text focuses on the ways in which users can streamline their searches, download files quickly, automate the delivery of mail and otherwise reduce the time they spend lost in an immense maze of data.

• Used

  Paperback
  1994

  $3.42

  A thorough revision of its highly successful predecessor. All addresses and instructions in the first edition have been carefully checked and updated. All significant new services affecting the dial-up user are described. Includes detailed coverage regarding the expansion of Internet access by large commercial online services as well as the no frills'' approach of using mail only'' access to the net. Features an extensive list of local service providers--small companies offering low-cost access to individuals.