Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!lll-winken!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!princeton!njin!birchall From: birchall@pilot.njin.net (Official Random) Newsgroups: comp.edu Subject: Re: Is There A Guide Book On Using the Internet For Beginners ? Keywords: internet, help Message-ID: Date: 23 May 91 21:29:14 GMT References: <9019@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> Organization: New Jersey Intercampus Network Lines: 39 Lisa - You might want to ask one of the operators or assistants at your college. Several universities I've visited have a variety of pamphlets or xeroxed pages giving help on various topics. Also, if you have a question about a specific function or command on your machine and don't mind putting up with a bit of technical jargon, you can probably access manuals on the machine itself using the command: 'man '. Other than that, I'm sure something is available somewhere from FTP... This group being the group that it is, I'd also heartily suggest checking yourself into one of the Internet BBSes and reading discussions there about the net, we do speak normal coherent English, for the most part. On Quartz I know there are rooms for FTP, IRC, MUDs, Telnet, and several other tech-y subjects (and quite a few non-technical ones as well.) If you'd like to take a look: 'telnet quartz.rutgers.edu' login: 'bbs' Be forewarned that it's very busy and hard to get onto since it only supports 8 or 10 users at a time. Another system like it, ISCABBS, can be accessed as follows: 'telnet isca01.isca.uiowa.edu' login: 'iscabbs' Good luck with your quest for knowledge [And hey, I'll answer any question sent to me in e-mail to the best of my ability, if all else fails.] and happy netting! :-) -sh -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dan Birchall [ Shag ] birchall@njin NJIN Official Random birchall@pilot.njin.net Promoting Alt.BBS.Internet, QuartzBBS/QuartzParadise, and clues for sale cheap.