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- Krol - The Whole Internet User's Guide...
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- [Copy of a PR announcement distributed over libref-l list. This sounds
- good, albeit a bit massive. Appears to be the Tech Manual vs. the User's
- Manual approach. Also seems to be highly cost-effective, at $25 for
- 400 pages, indexed. - E. Perez]
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- Date: 24 Aug 92 13:03:42 GMT
- From: brian%ora.com@Kentvm.Kent.edu (Brian Erwin)
- Subject: THE WHOLE INTERNET
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- MOST COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE INTERNET TO BE PUBLISHED BY O'REILLY
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- On September 13, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. will publish the most
- comprehensive guide to the Internet, THE WHOLE INTERNET USER'S GUIDE &
- CATALOG. Written by Ed Krol, assistant director for LAN Deployment at
- the University of Illinois, this 400-page book covers the basic utilities
- used to access the network and then guides users through the Internet's
- "databases of databases" to access the millions of files and thousands
- of archives available.
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- To help users maneuver smoothly through the system, THE WHOLE INTERNET
- USER'S GUIDE & CATALOG presents:
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- * The History of the Internet
- * How the Internet Works
- * What's Allowed on the Internet
- * How to Remote Login, Use Electronic Mail, and Move A File
- * How to Find Software or Someone
- * How to Deal with Network Problems
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- An added bonus of Krol's work is a resource index that covers a
- broad selection of several hundred important resources available on the
- Internet, ranging from the King James Bible to archives for USENET news.
- In addition, Krol uses commands that can be used on almost any computer,
- be it a PC or an open system.
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- THE WHOLE INTERNET USER'S GUIDE & CATALOG
- by Ed Krol
- ISBN 1-56592-025-2
- Publication Date: September 13, 1992
- 400 pages; indexed
- $24.95
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- Brian Erwin, brian@ora.com
- Public Relations, O'Reilly & Associates
- 103A Morris Street, Sebastopol CA 95472
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