Bulletin Boards and Beyond is the first comprehensive Macintosh telecommunications guide. Two years in the making, it was developed based on thousands of questions asked on the BMUG Helpline. As a result it is oriented toward the day to day problems of the telecommunicator.
After reading Bulletin Boards and Beyond you will be able to:
• Understand telecommunications jargon.
• Purchase an inexpensive high speed modem that will give you years of service.
• Protect yourself against viruses.
• Cut through the hype to find out which telecommunications products cut the mustard.
• Log on to some of the nation’s most popular Macintosh bulletin boards.
• Convert files from PC formats to Mac formats, and back.
• Transfer files over a modem or cable between Macs, PCs, and UNIX.
• Compress and decompress files on your Mac in a plethora of formats: .zip, .arc, .arj,
.pit, .sit, .cpt, .lha, .Z, .tar, etc.
• Log in to online libraries, containing incredible treasure troves of information, including
online periodicals, journals, and texts.
• Use the Internet to send mail all over the world, access gigabytes of files libraries,
chat online with people thousands of miles away, and get help with your
computer problems.
• Save money on your phone bill by choosing a calling plan or packet switching
network.
• Know where to look for software and help on setting up your own BBS.
• Find out more information on your own. Bulletin Boards and Beyond includes a full
annotated bibliography.
• Find a bulletin board connected to a global network in your area. A list of networked
