One of the easiest ways to access the Internet is through graphic front ends like Mosaic that connect to the World Wide Web (WWW). WWW allows you to cruise the Internet using hypertext documents (HTML documents like the one included in this month's issue of NautilusCD). These hypertext documents look like ASCII text files until your Mosaic front end translates them into attractive, graphically interesting documents with the ability to link to other places and other files. HTML documents allow you to link directly to other computers, other HTML documents, gopher sites, FTP sites, pictures, video, and sound files.
To access WWW, you'll need a SLIP, PPP, or equivalent connection, a copy of Mosaic or other Web browser (available on many online services), and a copy of TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) which enables your computer to communicate with other computers on the Internet.
You'll find more information about the Internet in NautilusCD volume 4-6. Or stay tuned. We'll be letting you in on more Internet secrets and providing more resources in future issues.
