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-- eegtti/$Id: README.EFF,v 2.3 1994/08/14 13:24:41 joke Rel $
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.)
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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.