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- ftp.eff.org, /pub/Net_info/EFF_Net_Guide/
- gopher.eff.org, 1/Net_info/EFF_Net_Guide
- gopher://gopher.eff.org/11/Net_info/EFF_Net_Guide
- http://www.eff.org/pub/Net_info/EFF_Net_Guide/
-
- [and misc. links, such as /pub/Publications/EFF_Net_Guide/, etc.]
-
- To get the Net Guide via email, send any message to netguide@eff.org
-
-
- The EFF's Guide to the Internet (EGttI) [formerly Big Dummy's Guide to
- the Internet (BDGttI); hardcopy printed by MIT Press as Everybody's
- Guide to the Internet] home archive site.
-
-
- Other_versions
- A directory of other versions of EGttI, including an extended ASCII
- version (you might like that!), PostScript, Macintosh HyperCard,
- AmigaGuide, Windows .HLP help file hypertext, .html WWW, VMS, DeVice
- Independent .dvi, GeoWorks Write, GNU info, and many more, including
- a split multi-file version for mailing and other special versions. For
- full information see the README file in that directory or the
- netguide.faq in this directory.
-
- Updates
- Directory containing the Everybody's Net Update newsletters (monthly
- supplements to the Guide. You can get these via email subscription,
- by sending a message body of "subscribe net-update" [no quotes] to
- listserv@eff.org
-
- README*
- Various README files. You should do what they say, and read them.
-
- bdgtti.gif
- The original Big Dummy's Guide logo in GIF format. (of primarily
- historical interest, since the name has changed.)
-
- bigdummy.txt
- Link to netguide.eff for those that may look for it under the old name.
-
- netguide.eff
- The one you are probably looking for. This is the basic Unix text file
- version of BDGttI. If you are using DOS this will probably work for
- you too. If you have line length problems, get the ZIP'd version below.
-
- netgd?_?.zip
- A ZIP'd-up DOS text version of EGttI. Differs from netguide.eff only
- in that each line ends with a cr/lf character pair, instead of just lf.
- May make it easier to view it on a DOS system. Intended mainly for
- BBS sysops, as the filename contains the current version number (eg.
- version 3.0 will be netgd3_0.zip). Feel free to post it on your BBS!
-
- netguide-?.?.txt
- A link to netguide.eff for those that like long names. Incidentally,
- gives the current version number for your convenience. Especially
- intended for sysadmins and other Internet redistributors, as well as
- Mac and Amiga users (see also Other_versions subdirectory for "fancy"
- formatted versions of the Guide.)
-
- netguide.faq
- This is Joke's Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (FAQ) document
- about EGttI. It should answer almost any query about EGttI as it is
- very in-depth, covering the purpose, creation, and location of EGttI
- including all versions/formats and multiple archive sites. Get it!
- READ it!
-
-
- EFF's Guide to the Internet - Misc. Versions.
- (formerly The Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet, published in hardcopy by
- MIT Press as Everybody's Guide to the Internet)
-
- Index of:
- ftp.eff.org, /pub/Net_info/EFF_Net_Guide/Other_versions/
- gopher.eff.org, 1/Net_info/EFF_Net_Guide/Other_versions
- http://www.eff.org/pub/Net_info/EFF_Net_Guide/Other_versions/
-
-
-
- [NOTE: the versions below with bigd* and bdgtti-* names will have
- netgd* and edgtti-* names when updated to the current version; at present
- they are slightly outdated and have names that refer to the older title of
- the Guide, Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet (BDGttI).]
-
-
-
- Old - Directory containing obsolete versions that are otherwise unique.
- Old versions of material available in a newer version are not kept,
- only old versions in formats that are no longer produced (e.g. because
- the volunteer producing them has stopped doing so) are archived here.
- Ex: Mac HyperCard format.
-
- Split - Directory containing the ASCII text version split into small pieces.
- This is used for mailing the guide from the netguide@eff.org infobot
- (split so that it is not truncated by misbehaving mail gateways.)
- It is made publicly accessible for download as well, just in case
- someone finds a use for it in this condition.
-
- README* - misc. readme files. You should do what they say, and read them.
-
- bigd-geo.zip - GeoWorks Write format of the Guide.
-
- bigdchap.zip - Similar to the contents of the Split directory - the Guide
- split into parts. In this case, the Guide is split by chapter
- rather than specific-byte or -line chunks, and ZIP archived.
- Of especial use for those creating their own misc. format
- hypertexts, and for other special uses, as well as text
- editors/viewers limited to small files (not to mention
- computers with low amounts of memory) since you don't have to
- load the entire guide at once.
-
- bigdummy.wp5 - Word Perfect 5.2 (DOS) version of the Guide. Easily converted
- to WinWord, MacWord, and many other formats.
-
- netgd-dw.zip - a DOS and Windows hypertext version of the Guide, with viewer.
-
- netgddos.zip - a DOS hypertext version of the Guide, with viewer (SAGE.EXE).
-
- bdgtti-2.3.tar.gz - Texinfo sources for all of versions of the Guide below
- (principally for Unix systems with TeX, and for those
- wishing to produce specialized Info, DVI, PS, etc.
- versions, e.g. legal size, custom typeset versions, etc.)
-
- bdgtti-2.3-us.dvi.gz - Device Independent (DVI), US letter size, version of
- the Guide.
-
- bdgtti-2.3-us.ps.gz - PostScript (PS), US letter size, version of the Guide.
-
- bdgtti-2.3.amiga.lha - AmigaGuide version of the Guide, for the Commodore
- Amiga
-
- bdgtti-2.3.dvi.gz - Device Independent (DVI), European A4 size, vers. of
- the Guide
-
- bdgtti-2.3.html.tar.gz - HTML (Word Wide Web) hypertext version of the
- Guide, for placing for public view on WWW servers,
- and for personal viewing with HTML browsers like
- Mosaic, Cello, MacWeb and Lynx.
-
- bdgtti-2.3.info.gz - Gnu Info version of the Guide (for Unix).
-
- bdgtti-2.3.ps.gz - PostScript (PS), Eur. A4 size, version of the Guide.
-
- bdgtti-2.3.txt.gz - ASCII text version derived from the Texinfo sources
- (differs from "official" text version in that it includes
- some extra intro material and appendices.)
-
- bdgtti.etx - Setext version of the Guide. Setext is an ASCII text markup
- format (plain text, using indentation, bulleting, and other
- techniques like underlining to make ASCII text more readable.)
- -----------
- Very nice even in plain ASCII, may also be used with fancy
- Setext browsing programs like EasyView that can treat it almost
- like a hypertext document.
-
- bdgtti.hqx - accessory file for bdgtti.etx for Mac users. This is a
- config file for the EasyView Mac Setext browser for use with
- bdgtti.etx, above. Of no use to DOS, Amiga, Unix, etc. users.
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