The Whole Internet for Windows 95

By Ed Krol, Paula Ferguson
January 1900
Pages: 644
ISBN 10: 1-56592-155-0 | ISBN 13: 9781565921559

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The Whole Internet for Windows 95, the most comprehensive introduction to the Internet available today, shows you how to take advantage of the vast resources of the Internet with Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Exchange, and many of the best free software programs available from the Net. Also includes an introduction to multimedia for PCs and a catalog of interesting sites to explore.
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The best book on the Internet now covers Windows 95. The Whole Internet for Windows 95 is the most comprehensive introduction to the Internet available today. For Windows users who in the past have struggled to take full advantage of the Internet's powerful utilities, Windows 95's built-in Internet support is a cause for celebration. And when you get online with Windows 95, this new edition of The Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog will guide you every step of the way. This book shows you how to use the Internet tools that Microsoft has developed for Windows 95. But it does much more. You can also take advantage of alternative popular free software programs that are downloadable from the Net. This book will show you where to find them and how to use them to save you time and money. This guide will make you an expert on Microsoft Internet Explorer (the World Wide Web multimedia browser), Microsoft Exchange (an email program), and Netscape Navigator, the most popular Web browser on the market. It also shows you how to use popular Usenet readers, file transfer tools and database searching software. You'll find our own database of databases: a wide-ranging resource index that covers a broad selection of several hundred important resources, on just about every topic imaginable, ranging from a virtual online university to travel tips. If you use the Internet for work or for pleasure -- or if you'd like to, but don't know how -- you need this book. If you've been around the Net for a few years, you'll still be able to discover resources you didn't know existed. Also includes a pull-out quick-reference card. The Windows 95 edition covers it all:

An updated and expanded, easy-to-use resource catalog. New and experienced users alike can refer to the catalog to discover what's available on the Net.
Descriptions of resources that serve as the Internet's "card catalog": GNN, Yahoo, and Almanac (what they are, what they're for).
A detailed look at Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator World Wide Web multimedia browsers.
An introduction to Microsoft Exchange, which handles Internet mail as well as Microsoft Mail.
Easy to understand discussion of MIME (multimedia mail): what it means, how to deal with it.
An introduction to how to deal with News effectively, along with details on using Trumpet, the most widely used Windows newsreader, and the newsreading features in Netscape.
Details on the Internet's older applications with an explanation of why they're still a necessary part of your toolkit: two file transfer programs, the Windows 95 FTP client and WS_FTP, the popular free software program. Also tips for using Telnet, a tool for remote login to systems on the Internet.
The low-down on WSArchie, the widely used free searching software.
New information on EINet winWAIS, a Windows-oriented public domain WAIS client.
A review of other Internet features, including Inernet Relay Chat, MUDS, and Internet FAX.
A discussion of different kinds of mailing lists.
A list of Internet access providers.
What's new in the "white pages," the Internet's telephone book.
Help with configuring Windows 95 for LAN and PPP connections.
A road map to obtaining free software.

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First Edition: January 1900
ISBN: 1-56592-155-0
Pages: 644

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"The information presented in the Windows 95 edition goes beyond the original by providing detailed instructions on how to use the Internet access tools provided with Windows 95, as well as using some of the more popular commercial windows based packages." --Computing News & Review, December 1995

"It is almost impossible to detail all of the scope of this new version of
The Whole Internet.... If you are on a Windows based machine,
The Whole Internet for Windows 95 is a necessary reference tool." --Computing News & Review, December 1995

"The most thorough UNIX-based Internet guide has been completely revamped for Windows 95. The Whole Internet for Windows 95 by Ed Krol and Paula Ferguson discusses the Netsurfing experience using Win95's built-in Internet features. It also provides a catalog of useful resources, a list of service providers and tips for getting on the Net." --Windows Magazine, April 1995

"This comprehensive, easy-to-read book offers everything from clear, careful explanations of how to get connected using the Windows 95 Internet Jumpstart Kit to how to most effectively take advantage of everything the Net has to offer." --Netguide, May 1996

"Thanks to Krol and Ferguson, getting onto the Net and using it to the fullest is now much easier than a lot of us thought." --Netguide, May 1996

"Gadzooks!! I am on my way to becoming an 'Internaut'!! Just recently purchased your outstanding publication 'The Whole Internet for Windows 95'...and am I impressed. It is a fantastic literary work and my utmost praises go to the authors and you as publishers. Great work, folks!!" --John C. Persons Sr., Owner of Bit by Bit Consulting, Blythewood, SC

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