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The Internet is a vast global community of real people who constantly generate moreunadulterated stuff on more topics than you could ever read in your lifetime. The best part is that theInternet’s ever—expanding riches are basically free—all you have to do is get yourself there( whichisn’t free, unfortunately) and start sorting the wheat from the chaff. The worst part is that you canget lost easily, and when you discover some of the flashiest new stuff, slow performance is the rule.Until recently, most users hooked into the net through a direct high-speed connection on amainframe or UNIX-based system. Over the last few years, however, commercial Internet accessproviders such as Netcom and PSI—and on-line services such as CompuServe and America Online—have opened the net up to the rest of us via ordinary modem connections.This paper focuses on Internet tools and tricks for these dial-up connections. After reading thispaper, you’ll know what it takes to explore the newest on-line frontier without blowing a wad or agasket. If you haven’t tapped into the net yet, here’s what you’re missing:E-mail. You may use LAN E-mail systems like cc: Mail to send messages to the accountingdepartment. Internet E-mail lets you send them to Russia, Japan and so on.Mail lists. Receive regular news on thousands of topics in your mailbox—all you have to do issubscribe, which is as simple as sending an E-mail message.File Transfer Protocol( ftp) . Download files free of charge from thousands of computers aroundthe globe.Usenet newsgroups. More banter, blather, and nuggets of wisdom than you’ll ever be able toread on everything from archery to stock.The World Wide Web ( WWW ) . A fast-growing global network of graphical electronicdocuments you can browse, interact with, and even create yourself. ( 1 ) Web pages combine colordesktop publishing, hypertext linking, interactive scripting, sound, video, and even virtual reality.New technologies. Global chat, video conferencing, fax, free international phone calls, andmore.Another wonderful thing about the Internet is that once you get connected, everything you needto know to find your way around is available—that’s right—on the Internet itself. You’ll find tons of500-page Internet guides at your bookseller, but you can just as easily get started with the Internet’sown tools, toys, and resources.