Software And Instructions
For a basic connection to the Internet you will need three pieces of software.
- A dialer with a TCP/IP stack. This software uses your modem to dial into
your Internet Service Provider and provides your connection
to the Internet. Once the connection is established, you can run any
TCP/IP complient application including web browsers and email software..
- A Web Browser. The World Wide Web has become the most popular way to
publish and find information on the Internet. The web browser uses your
internet connection to connect to computers around the world.
It retrieves HTML coded information, interprets it,
and displays it on your screen in an eye catching graphical format.
- Email software. Studies have shown the biggest use of the Internet is to
send and receive email. Email sent to you is stored on your Internet
Service Providers server until you use your internet connection and your
email software to reteive it. Email software also lets you answer email
or compose new email messages to others. When you are ready the email
software uses your Internet connection to send it on it's way to the
recipients.
Windows 3.x
Windows 3.x users need all three pieces of software. Perhaps the best
solution when starting out is Microsoft's version of Internet Explorer
that includes a dialer with a TCP/IP stack and email. This can be found at
http://www.microsoft.com/ie/download/ ( cost is free ).
Dialers with a TCP/IP stack ( also called winsock software ) are available at
http://tucows.com/ .
Eudora Light is a popular
email program and is also free.
Netscape is the most popular web browser
on the Internet. It is shareware and runs about $50.00.
A good source for additional software is
http://tucows.com/ .
Windows 95
Windows 95 comes with it's own dialer and TCP/IP stack. Here are
step by step instructions for installing and setting
it up.
Netscape is the most popular web browser
on the Internet.
Microsoft's Internet
Explorer has the advantage if being free.
Eudora Light is a popular
email program and is also free.
A good source for additional software is
http://tucows.com/ .
Macintosh
Macintosh also comes with it's own dialer and TCP/IP stack. Here are
step by step instructions for installing and setting
it up.
There are many web browsers available.
Netscape is the most popular web browser
on the Internet. It is shareware and runs about $50.00.
Microsoft's Internet
Explorer has the advantage if being free.
Eudora Light is a popular
email program and is also free.
A good source for additional software is
http://wwwhost.ots.utexas.edu/mac/internet.html .
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