The Internet: Tools for Efficient Usage
From: FOCUS, a publication of the Mathematical Association of America
Author: Bert G. Wachsmuth, Seton Hall University
1. Introduction
What is the Internet
What's in a Name: Addresses and IP Numbers
2. Selected Services
Basic Connections: Telnet and Ftp
Worldwide Bulletin Board: Usenet
Finding Information by Keyword: Gopher
Finding more Information: WAIS
Talking across the World: Internet Relay Chat
Miscellaneous: Talk, Archie, Finger, Library Access, SCV Library
3. Case Studies
ICPSR Data, SPSS Analysis in Statistics
AMS Gopher Access
Derive Manual for Calculus
E-Mail Addresses: Netfind
Chess on IRC
Usenet on Fermat's Last Theorem
4. Technicalities
Requirements for your Machine
Where to Get the Software
Where to Find the Servers
How to Learn about more Services
Bert G. Wachsmuth
(wachsmbe@lanmail.shu.edu)