online14.zip
Vladimir Vrabec
vrabec at cs.felk.cvut.cz
Tue May 3 12:36:43 CEST 1994
>From: Perla at infima.cz
>To: net at cs.felk.cvut.cz
>Subject: Re: online14.zip
>Date: Fri, 29 Apr 94 21:02:04 EST
>
>
> IV> Presno vydal novou verzi sve elektronicke knihy "The Online World".
>
> Rad bych si to precetl. Protoze o techto vecech nevim skoro nic.
> To znamena, ze ani nevim, jak se k tomuto textu dostat!
:-) Co takhle zakladni kurzy OMICRONu ? :-)
> IV> ... je jiz v CESNEtu na plzenskem
> IV> FTP serveru (280 kb). Jeji URL je:
>
ftp://ftp.zcu.cz/pub/.1/info/online14.zip
> Prave tam nemam pristup. Ale skutecne mam zajem. Nedal by se
Pristup mate pomoci mailserveru "ftpmail at ftp.vslib.cz". Poslete si na
tuto adresu dopis s prikazem HELP a podle zaslaneho navodu si
"online14.zip" z "ftp.zcu.cz" prekopirujte. Pokud prekazky jsou jineho,
nezvladnutelneho druhu, dejte mi vedet primo a neco s tim udelame.
> "The Online World" umistit na INFIMU? Mozna se ptam naivne
> a vubec to nejde, nebo by to bylo drahe ...
> Kazdopadne by mi tato knizka udelala velkou radost. A urcite
> nejen mne. Myslim, ze by tady nasla spoustu ctenaru.
Knizka je shareware, to znamena, ze autor Vam povoluje si ji
prohlednout pouze proto, abyste se rozhodl, zda se Vam hodi.
Pokud ano, tak mu musite zaplatit pozadovany poplatek, pokud ne,
tak knizku nesmite pouzivat. Jako prilohu prikladam uvodni cast knihy
a text souboru register.doc z distribuce knihy. Nic technicky nebrani
online14.zip k Vam na INFIMu prekopirovat a postupovat dle pozadavku
De Presna.
>
> Predem diky alespon za odpoved.
> Na INFIME mam ID Perla, jinak Lubor Vyskoc ve FIDU.
Prosim, neni zac.
Vladimir Vrabec
****************************** UVOD KNIHY ********************************
SHAREWARE
If you READ or use this book, then you
must pay the registration fee.
*********************
* THE ONLINE WORLD *
*********************
Version 1.4 - March 1994
(Version 1.0 was released in Aug. 93)
By Odd de Presno
4815 Saltrod, Norway (Europe)
Voice (registrations only): +47 370 31204
Internet mail: opresno at extern.uio.no
Data/BBS: +47 370 31204
FAX: +47 370 27111
PREFACE
=======
This is the ASCII online distribution of the Online World. It deals with
practical aspects of using the rapidly growing global on-line information
resource.
The book is distributed in a form that is designed to be easily accessible
with the maximum range of computers, printer types, and search programs. In
this way, it is also compatible with most electronic reading devices for
the blind. Many frills, such as fancy formatting, extraneous characters or
tags, have been omitted to achieve this.
The main subject of the book is what you can get out of the global online
resource.
Expect an outline, not a comprehensive list or directory of all available
offerings. We will explore selected applications across network and service
boundaries, to show how selected needs may be satisfied.
In the process, it provides information about how to access a large number
of specific offerings.
Our applications range from entertainment and the bizarre to databases and
special services for professionals and organizations.
You are not expected to live in the United States or in Norway. Emphasis is
on international offerings available through major services and networks
like the Internet, BITNET, Usenet, FidoNet, CompuServe, Echo, Dialcom, Dow
Jones/News Retrieval, MCI, NewsNet and UUCP. These services can be accessed
from almost anywhere.
Talking about the Internet, we still have to assume that many readers are
unable to get full interactive access at an affordable price, and that they
therefore only have access to these offerings by electronic mail.
I wrote The Online World for anybody interested in knowing more about the
"Global Village" of today, they be parents or youth, teachers, students,
business people, social workers, psychologists, young, or old.
You can read the book like a novel, to get an idea of what is going on. It
can be used as a practical guide book to online databases and news sources,
or as a book of reference.
You do not have to be a computer expert or an experienced "onliner" to find
it useful.
While not a textbook on data communications, it contains much information
to help novices get started. For an introduction to telecommunications,
read appendix 2 and 3 before continuing with Chapter 1.
Finally, one word of warning: New online offerings are born every day,
while others are closing down. Chances are that most services in this book
are still around when you read it, but the text certainly needs to be
updated regularly. Therefore, all feedback is welcomed with thanks!
Please tell me what you like, what you don't, and what you think I have
missed -- or have gotten hopelessly wrong. Send by electronic mail to me at
opresno at extern.uio.no .
This book is not free
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The book is NOT public domain. It is copyrighted material, and may be
distributed only pursuant to this license.
You are granted a limited read and use license of the book to see if it is
for you. Unregistered use other than to determine if the book meets your
needs is a violation of this license and is forbidden.
If you decide to read or use the book, you must register your copy. The
rate (excluding shipping and handling) is
NOK 105.00 for payment by credit card
(around US$ 15.00)
US$ 20.00 for all other types of payment
Your contribution will support further research, and maintenance of the
text.
To stay current, you can also register for six updates per year. Details
are given in appendix 9.
Note: I do not receive any compensation from vendors of shareware disks.
You must register your copy to have a legal license for use of the book
beyond an evaluation period.
Please give to others
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Permission is granted to reproduce and distribute the Online World book so
long as:
(1) No remuneration of any kind is received in exchange.
A distribution fee may be charged for the cost of a
diskette, shipping and handling, as long as the total
(per disk) does not exceed US$8.00.
(2) Distribution is without ANY modification to the contents
of all accompanying text files, including the copyright
notice and this license. All files in this package are to
be distributed together.
(3) No publication of the book or individual articles from the
book in print is permitted, in any language, without the
express written consent of the author.
Any other use, including bundling of any of the book's chapters or
appendixes for your own distribution, is prohibited without express,
written permission in advance.
If archiving this book for use on a BBS or in a library, please include all
files. Use the name ONLINE14, as in ONLINE14.ZIP, or ONLINE14.LZH. This
will provide consistency for future updates.
Information about where to get the latest version of the book can be
retrieved from TOW, a mailing list set up to support the project. For
information, send electronic mail to LISTSERV at vm1.nodak.edu
(LISTSERV at NDSUVM1 on BITNET) containing the command: GET TOW MASTER
How to read the book
--------------------
You may read the book using any ASCII viewing or text searching program. My
favorites are:
LIST - Shareware MS-DOS file viewing program,
LOOKFOR - Shareware boolean text search program.
Print versions of The Online World
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The Online World shareware book is not meant for any specific area of the
world. Local versions will be printed and published in various countries
through local partners. These versions of the book are be adapted to local
conditions, and contain many local examples and references.
The following local versions of the book is available:
Norwegian
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"Ut i verden fra egen skjerm," Norwegian text, Dataforlaget A/S,
1992. 220 pages. Phone: +47 22 63 61 62. Fax: +47 22 63 60 09.
Price: NOK 245.-. ISBN: 82-90628-67-6.
Local language versions of the book are being published by partners in
Germany:
German
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"ONLINE-world," by Dr. Karl Sarnow and Odd de Presno. Publisher: Verlag
Heintz Heise GmbH & Co KB, Helstorfer Strasse 7, D-3000 Hannover 61,
Germany. Fax: +49-511-53 52-129.
Email to Dr. Karl Sarnow: karl at dadoka.h.ni.schule.de .
Do you want to be a partner?
----------------------------
If you are interested in becoming the co-author of a local language version
of the book for your country, please write me at opresno at extern.uio.no to
discuss the possibility.
Saltrod (Norway), March 10, 1994
Yours,
Odd de Presno
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The Online World book's text on paper, disk and in any other electronic
form is (C) copyrighted 1994 by Odd de Presno. All rights reserved.
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************* SOUBOR REGISTER.DOC Z DISTRIBUCE *********************
HOW TO REGISTER YOUR COPY OF THE ONLINE WORLD
=============================================
The online world is dynamic. Services and offerings come and go. Your
registration will support further research, and production of updates.
You can register your current copy, or sign up for six updates of the book
during one year. Details are given below.
==============================================================================
Please send to:
Odd de Presno
4815 Saltrod
Norway (Europe)
Please add me as a supporter of the Online World book:
Name ______________________________________________________________
Company ______________________________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
City ________________________________State _______ Zip ____________
Country ________________________________
Email address ______________________________________________________
Please mark off your selections with (x) below:
Basic Registration for individuals
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( ) NOK 105.00 For payment by credit card.
(around US$ 15.00)
( ) US$ 20.00 For all other methods of payment.
(or, in Norwegian currency: NOK 140.00.)
Option (for Basic Registration)
-------------------------------
( ) US$ 2.00 Add to have a copy of the most recent version of the
book sent you on diskette. Only with registration!
(In Norway, NOK 10.00)
( ) 5.25" MS-DOS disk ( ) 3.5" disk 720KB MS-DOS
Registration of Six Updates - for individuals
---------------------------------------------
( ) US$ 80.00 For all methods of payment (includes shipping and
handling).
Six updates of the book will be sent you by mail
during the next 12 months.
( ) US$ 76.00 For all methods of payment. (No shipping.)
The reader retrieves all new updates by modem.
Six updates.
US$ 60.00 when renewing this option for another
year.
Registration for businesses
---------------------------
All Corporate site licence options include six updates during the
next 12 months.
( ) US$ 500 Distribution for up to 100 people on a single network
( ) US$ 3.000 Distribution for up to 2500 people on a single network
( ) US$ 10.000 Distribution for over 10000 people on a single network
( ) Deduct 5 percent if the company retrieves all new updates by modem.
( ) Deduct another 20 percent when renewing this option for another
year.
Discounts for schools and public libraries
------------------------------------------
Special rates available for schools and public libraries. For details,
send a message to LISTSERV at vm1.nodak.edu (BITNET users can send it to
LISTSERV at NDSUVM1). In the text of the message, use the command:
GET TOW SCHOOLS
GET TOW LIBRARY
( ) Please identify what type of discount you are taking advantage of:
Ref: ______________
Description: ____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Amount ____________________ Date _______________
( ) Check or money order payable to Odd de Presno in U.S. funds enclosed
( ) SWIFT transfer to 6311.05.27189 (Kredittkassen 4800 Arendal, Norway)
( ) VISA ( ) MasterCard ( ) American Express
Credit card number __________________________________ Exp date _______
Note: You should not send your credit card number by email, unless
the data is sent in PGP encrypted form. For information about
how to do this, read the instruction at the end of this
If you already have an evaluation copy of the book, where did you get it?
________________________________________________ Version number: ____
Comments or suggestions for improvement of The Online World __________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Date ___________________
Signature _________________________________
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How to send your registration using PGP encryption
--------------------------------------------------
To use this method, you must have a copy of the freeware program PGP
(Pretty Good Privacy) by Philip Zimmermann. It is available for MS-DOS,
VAX/VMS, Unix, and other computers.
Various versions of this program can be retrieved from online services all
over the world. If you have access to the Internet, use Archie to locate a
recent version. I am currently using version 2.3a.
Version 2.3a is available by anonymous ftp from ftp.eunet.no . The file name
is pgp23a.zip . You will find it in the /pub/msdos/misc directory.
Follow these steps to encrypt your registration form (you may be able
to do this _without_ reading the documentation):
Step 1
------
Store your completed registration form on your disk using the file name
ORDER.FRM.
Cut out the text below, and store it using the file name ONLINE.ASC.
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: 2.3a
mQBNAi0jCjcAAAECAKBK1u0JZHZSEh50P3TdgSApuZCEWQh2Nsxw1pYrC4bgy/md
bAN3UFrkgwShtnpPIjm+GcXFBiKpZ5kDuT9T9x0ABRG0FW9wcmVzbm9AZXh0ZXJu
LnVpby5ubw==
=AXgT
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Step 2
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Add ONLINE.ASC to your public keyring using the command:
pgp -ka online.asc
Step 3
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Encrypt ORDER.FRM using the command
pgp -ea order.frm opresno at extern.uio.no
The resulting file will be called ORDER.ASC.
Step 4
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Send ORDER.ASC by email to opresno at extern.uio.no .
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