>>*<<›       A NOVICE ON THE INTERNET›       ------------------------›   by JIM CUTLER, an ENGLISH member of›   the OL' HACKERS AUG.›› A NEW WORLD!››   With the OHAUG's recent items on the› Internet  maybe  my own experiences on› it will encourage others,  young   and› not so young to get involved. It opens› a whole new world for you.›› MA BASIC SETUP››   My setup is of  the  most  basic.  A› 130XE  standard,  1050   drive,   mono› monitor  or TV. You will also need the› following:›› An RS232 connection -an 810,  MIO,  or› Blackbox  etc.  I  use  the   DATATARI› Rverter(SIO  to  RS232  cable> plugged› into my 1050 serial socket. The 25 pin› D-plug RS232 connects to your MODEM. I› also use a US ROBOTICS  modem  set  to› 9600bps BITS PER SECOND (aka as BAUD),› my Terminal software is BOBTERM  (from› OHAUG PD LIBRARY) ›› WHATS NEXT?››   Connect  MODEM to power and to phone› line, on BOBTERM screen type "AT", you› should  then see "OK" letting you know› all is well.››               THE NET›               ********›   You   need   a   provider-    Either› AOL,GENIE,DELPHI.THE WELL etc and once› signed up your software BOBTERM  dials› in to the net.›› WHAT YOU CAN ACCESS:›› E-MAIL   Your  own  private electronic› mailbox.  FASTER  THAN  THE  SPEED  OF› LIGHT and cheaper.› TELNET    A   direct   link  in  to  a› board.example:››   I log in  to  my  provider  CIX  ,go› internet,which brings up an IP>prompt.› I tap in "TELNET  WELL.COM" and  I  am› on THE WELL in San Francisco. COST is,› phonetime from my computer to  CIX  in› LONDON,  plus  any  charges  the  WELL› makes.  NOT   CHARGED   is   PHONETIME› LONDON/SANFRANCISCO.›› IRC-›› This one is INTERNATIONAL RELAY CHAT a› sort of addictive CB radio thing›› GOPHER and  ARCHIE-  Ultra  quick  NET› search tools.›› FTP  FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL›› A  universal system to download from a› distant computer.ONLY SNAG I  HIT  WAS› TO  DOWNLOAD .ZIP files, a sort of ARC› file  but  thats  mainly  due  to  the› memory limit of my computer.›› WWW › The   WorldWideWeb.  Atari  users  can› access Web pages if their provider has› a  web  browser  called LYNX it's text› only so you can't  get  those  naughty› obscene  porno  pics  so  beloved   by› Senate/Congress!    NOT    THAT    ANY› OL'HACKER WOULD WANT TO? <GRIN>››   So my friends,that's the minimum you› need.››   THE WELL is like  my provider CIX in› London-a          board           with› conferences.Internet and LYNX. ›› --------------------------------------››   Two Web sites of interest:››   ATARI 8BIT HOMEPAGE:› http://pmwww.cs.vu.nl/home/ipoorten› /Atari.8bit.Homepage/index.html››   Comprehensive set of docs on  design› of  old  hardware,   vaporware   stuff› promised but never released››   Dutch archive.› --------------------------------------›   FTP SITE:› MIRROR OF ATARI 8BIT SOFTWARE:› ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/computing› /systems/atari/umich/8bit››   Site has a  considerable  amount  of› interesting    software    -archivers,› telecom  progs,adv. games, programming› languages etc.›› **************************************›     My      email      address     is:› jcutler@cix.compulink.co.uk› (›› WHY NOT CONTACT ME, LOVE TO HEAR  FROM› YOU!››   Snailmail address-› Jim Cutler› 44 Water Street› GREAT HARWOOD› Lancashire BB6 7QR› United Kingdom›                **end**››