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First Steps Amiga Surfin'
by Karl Jeacle

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Copyright (c) 1996 by Karl Jeacle
Book design by Jeff Walker

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Table of Contents

    Foreword
    Introduction
      How to read this book
Making the right choices
    Amiga requirements
      Operating system
      Hard drive
      Memory
      Processor
      Graphics
    Choosing the right modem
      Modem speed
      Modem type
      Serial cables
      Compatibility
      Buying second-hand
    Fitting the equipment
      Making the right connection
      Choosing the right cable
      Data compression and serial port settings
      Lost?
    Buying the software
      Internet software stack diagram
      Email
      Usenet News
      File Transfer Protocol
      Internet Relay Chat
      World Wide Web
      Terminal programs
      Magic User Interface
      TCP/IP software
      Archivers and encoders
    Finding the software
      CD-ROM
      Bulletin boards
      PD distributors
      Use the net
        Table of programs, filenames, directories
      Ask a friend
      Buy it new!
Making the software work
    Understanding your modem
      Making a call
      What if it just doesn't work?
    Hayes commands and S-Registers
      Table of most important AT commands
    Installing Internet software
      Installing AmiTCP
      What protocol are you using?
      Your IP address
      Netmask
      Broadcast address
      Gateway
      Nameserver
      Domain name
    AmiTCP step-by-step installation guide
    PPP step-by-step installation guide
      PPP installation for AmiTCP 4.0 demo
      For amitcp:bin/startnet you should:
      For amitcp:bin/stopnet you should:
      And lastly
    Dialscripts
    Testing your connection
    Your first file transfer
    Configuring email and usenet news
Getting the right service
    Joining the Internet
      Choosing the right Internet Service Provider
      Telephone costs
      Subscription fees
      Online charges
      Technical support
      Modems
      Access
      Email addresses
      Newsgroups
      Personal Web page
    How much will it cost?
      Internet Service Providers (UK and Ireland)
    How does it work?
      Who's in charge?
    Getting Internet streetwise
      Netiquette
      Smileys
      FAQs
      TLAs
      Foobar
      The obligatory history lesson
Running the best software
    Electronic mail
      AmigaPine
      Voodoo
      AmigaElm
    Usenet news
      Tin
      Thor
      Grn
    File transfer
      DaFTP
      GUI-FTP
      AmFTP
    Internet Relay Chat
      Grapevine
      AmIRC
    Gopher
      Gopher
    Aminet tools
      MuiADT
    Conferencing
      AmiTalk
      ACUSeeMe
The World Wide Web
    The World Wide Web
      So exactly what is it?
      History
    The browsers
      ALynx
      AMosaic
      IBrowse
      AWeb
      Mindwalker
    HTML
      HTTP
      The URL
    Creating a Web page
      Guide2HTML
      HTML-Heaven
      Webmaker
    Recommended Web pages
      Search engines
      General interest
      Amiga sites
      Miscellaneous
Bits that didn't fit
    HTML tutorial
      Basic document tags
      Headings
      Basic formatting
      Images
      Lists
      Styles
      Special characters
      Links
      Netscape extensions and HTML 3
      Tables
    Guide to usenet news
      The hierarchies
      Moderation
      Netiquette
      Amiga newsgroups
    Usenet growth and readership
      The old saying
    Serious surfin' with ISDN
      What do I need?
      What about my telephone?
      What can I use it for?
      Where now?
      The verdict
    Software checklist
    The future
      Electronic cash
      Video conferencing
      Virtual reality
      The set-top box
    Internet domains
    And finally
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