An Introduction to Concentric Network

Congratulations! You've made a great choice in subscribing to Concentric Network. Now for the fun part. You'll find Concentric's low-cost connections offer a full pipeline to Cyberspace from more than 200 local access sites nationwide! Plug in, and the full scope of the World Wide Web is yours. Visit our exciting multiplayer gaming center, or surf the Web for the latest...on business, vacations, news, education, real estate, dining, computers -- you name it; it's there!

Your basic Concentric Network account gives you:

• Full access to the World Wide Web.
• Full access to the other parts of the Internet (including USENET Newsgroups, Gopher, and FTP). Internet services such as TELNET and WAIS are also accessible using your own software.
• The much-acclaimed Netscape Navigator Web Browser FREE.
• The powerful and user-friendly Netscape electronic mail (e-mail) FREE.
• Space (5 megabytes) on Concentric's servers to create your own web pages FREE.
• Nationwide access to Concentric's network from over 200 local telephone numbers, or 800-number access for everyone else.
• A national network of chat groups on hundreds of topics using the real-time IRC (Internet Relay Chat) program FREE.
• World-class Customer Support, including special developer documents such as tips on creating your own Web pages, pre-developed CGI scripts, and extensive links to Web development resources.

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E-mail

• Keep in touch with business contacts, friends and family members with Electronic Mail, the most popular use of any software tool! With e-mail as your outward persona, you can send and receive messages all over the world. You can even attach your word processing files, spreadsheets, graphics, sounds, or video. With Netscape's integrated e-mail program, you can also send links to files that are on someone else's computer!

World Wide Web Access

• Surf's up on the World Wide Web, and with Concentric Network's Internet Access Kit installed on your computer, you've now got everything you need to catch the Internet wave. Join the millions out trolling for the Web's best and brightest, or set out on a journey for what's cool, light, or fun.

  Do you want to see museum paintings, read scientific papers or scan political statements? Start right here! Perhaps you're taken with daily farmers' market prices, stock quotes or street maps of stores in your neighborhood? Interested in pictures and prices of houses for sale in an area of your choosing? Or do you want to know what libraries across the country have available? Are games to your liking? Or restaurant reviews? Jump into the Web for all this and more!

Create Your Own Web Site

• Make your mark on the Internet by posting your own Web site. The Web Catalog is a list of World Wide Web pages here at Concentric. It is organized by subject, divided into general categories such as Computers, Entertainment, the Arts, Business and Politics, Education, Hobbies, Science and Technology, Travel, and Regional Information.

Internet Gateway Access

• Before the World Wide Web, there was the Internet. Lots of the "Net's" treasures are still unavailable through the Web. Concentric Network opens this world to you through the Internet Gateway.

Newsgroups

• Get wired into newsgroup services that will keep you up-to-date on everything from software or concert reviews to business and social tips. Jump into a fray on a hot scientific debate, or just scan others' comments on hundreds of topics.

Customer Support

• Concentric Network has one of the best Customer Support departments in the industry. If you're still stuck after reviewing this handbook, call for help at 1-800-745-2747. Happy Surfing!