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- CONNECT Table of Contents
- May/June '93 Issue
-
- CONNECT is a new bi-monthly magazine focusing on telecommunications
- from a user's perspective. Coverage includes the major commercial
- online services, Internet/Usenet and bulletin board systems. The first
- issue of CONNECT (May/June '93 cover date) will be available in
- mid-March.
-
- Here is a list of the feature articles and columns that appear in this
- premiere issue:
-
- FEATURES
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- Telecomputing and the U.S. Constitution by Mark Leccese
- This article explores the current STEVE JACKSON GAMES v. THE UNITED
- STATES court case and its potential impact on BBS users and sysops
- across the country.
-
- History of FIDOnet by Kathleen Creighton
- An interview with Tom Jennings, creator of FIDOnet, who discusses
- how FIDOnet came into being, where it is now, and where it's going
- in the future.
-
- The Weather Underground by Ilana Stern
- How you can get current weather data and maps online, with a detailed
- look at the University of Michigan's Weather Underground.
-
- Intro to Packet Radio by Andy Funk
- This introduction to Packet Radio shows how you can get involved in
- one of the fastest growing hobbies in telecommunications...phone line
- and modem not necessary!
-
- Getting Online with a High Speed Modem by Dan Romanchik
- Some valuable tips for anyone moving up from 2400 bps or slower to
- a new high speed modem.
-
- Children and Telecommunications by Phil Shapiro
- Children can learn a lot and gain new friends online. This article
- gives tips on getting children involved in telecommunications.
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- COLUMNS
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- Connecting with CompuServe
- Columnist Jim Ness gives us the "Grand Tour" of CompuServe, touching
- on everything from 9600 baud access to recent changes in the message
- base software.
-
- Eye on America Online
- Columnist Julia Wilkinson gives an overview of America Online, one of
- the "newest" national online services with a slick graphical user
- interface.
-
- GEnie's Treasures
- Veteran GEnie "treasure hunter" Jim Mallory is your guide to the
- many hidden (and not-so-hidden) treasures waiting for you on GEnie.
-
- Telecomputing the Delphi Way
- Columnist Dick Evans shows us what Delphi has to offer, including the
- recently added Internet FTP and Telnet capabilities.
-
- The Internet Gateway
- What is the Internet and what does it have to offer? Columnist Miles
- Kehoe gives us an overview of Internet, along with a few e-mail tips.
-
- Clear To Send (CTS)
- A review of COMMO, the popular multi-tasking terminal package from
- shareware programmer Fred Drucker. Columnist Victor Volkman tells us
- why the software has created such a COMMOtion in the IBM telecom
- market.
-
- Dial M for Macintosh
- Ross Scott Rubin, CONNECT's Macintosh columnist, takes a look at
- MacIntercomm, the new multi-tasking terminal package from Mercury
- Systems.
-
- Staying Connected for about a Pound
- Palmtops can be an excellent way to stay connected when you're on the
- go. Columnist Marty Mankins shows you how to take advantage of this
- fast-growing market.
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- For more information about CONNECT, please contact Pegasus Press at 3487
- Braeburn Circle, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 or phone (313) 973-8825 voice. Or
- e-mail us at:
- CIS: 70007,4640
- GEnie: UNICORNPUB
- Delphi: UNICORNPUB
- Internet: pegasus@grex.ann-arbor.mi.us
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