Expanded Index

Chapter 2: Structure and contents of the online world

Chapter 3: Using online services

Part 3: APPLICATIONS

Chapter 4: Hobby, games and fun

Chapter 5: Home, education and work

Chapter 6: Your personal HealthNet

Chapter 7: Electronic mail, telex, and fax

Chapter 8: Free expert assistance

Chapter 9: Your electronic daily news

Chapter 10: Finding a needle in a bottle of hay

Chapter 11: Getting an edge over your competitors

Chapter 12: Practical tips

Chapter 13: Cheaper and better communication

Chapter 14: Keep what you find

Chapter 15: You pay little for a lot!

Chapter 16: Automatic communication

Chapter 17: Gazing into the future

Appendix 1: Selected online services

Appendix 2: Getting started

Appendix 3: Online with the world

Appendix 4: Some frequently used terms
Access number, Acronym, Address, ANSI, ASCII, ASCII_download, Asynchronous_transfer, Autodial, Bandwidth, BBS, Big5, Binary, Binhex, Bits, Bits per second (bps), Boolean, Bounce, Bps, Browse, BTW, Bulletin board, Carrier, Character, CCITT, COM port, Compress, Conference, Connect time, cps, Cryptography, Cyrillic, Data, Database, DCE/DTE, Decompression, Default, Dial-up access, Downloading, DTR, Duplex, ECHO, Email, Ethernet, File Name ExtensionsFile server, File transfer, Flame, Freeware, Full duplex, Full-text_database, Gateway, GuoBiao, Half_duplex, Ham, Handle, Header, Host, Intranet, ISDN, ISO, ITU, JIS, , JPEG_(JPG), KB, Kbits, LAN, LDAP, Leased-line, Library, Login, Lurking, Mail_Gateway, Mail_server, Megabit_(Mb), MHS, MIDI, Modem, Moderator, Mojikyo, MPEG, MUD, No>m, NAPLPS, Netiquette, Network, Nodes, NUA, NUI, Offline, Offline_Reader, Online, OSI, Packet, Packet_data_networks, Packet_radio, Packet_switching, Password, PDF, Petabit, Port, Prompt, Protocol, PTT, Public_domain, Qalam, QWK, Real-time, Router, Routing, Script_files, Search_engines, Server, Shareware, Snail_mail, , Spam, String_search, Sysop, System, T1, T3, TAR, Terminal_emulator, Unicode, Unix, Uploading, Virus, VRML, X.25, X.400, X.500

Appendix 5: Books, newsletters, etc.

Appendix 6: Web/Internet tools & pointers

Appendix 7: SERVICES OFFERING ACCESS TO INTERNET

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