The Online World by Odd De Presno
Chapter 8: Free expert assistance
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This may sound too good to be true. Many computer experts are ready
to help YOU without asking a dollar in return. The same is the case
with experts in other areas.
You have an impossible decision to make. A lawyer has a dotted
line that requires your signature, or a surgeon has a dotted line
in mind for your upper abdomen. You're not comfortable with the
fine print or the diagnosis and wonder if a second opinion is in
order. Just ask, and get help.
If you have problems with your communications program, post a
message on a bulletin board. Do the same thing if you want to sell
equipment. Learn from other people's experiences with computers or
software that you plan to buy.
You will get a reply - if the subject or you attract interest.
In the process, you'll get new friends, and be able to follow the
development in a dynamic marketplace.
The following message from CompuServe is typical:
16-Nov-91 15:16:14
Sb: Back & Forth software
Fm: Joan Healy
To: John Nelson
Changed my mind about GrandView:
Chapters
- Chapter 1 Ch.1
- 1992. 220 pages. Phone: +47 22 63 61 62. Fax: +47 22 63 60 09. Ch.2
- 1. Going online will make me rich, right? Ch.3
- 2. The online world Ch.4
- 3. How to use online services Ch.5
- 4. Hobbies, games, and fun Ch.6
- 5. Home, education, and work Ch.7
- 6. Your personal healthnet Ch.8
- 7. Electronic mail, telex, and fax Ch.9
- 8. Free expert assistance Ch.10
- 9. Your electronic daily news Ch.11
- 10. Looking for a needle in a bottle of hay Ch.12
- 11. Getting an edge over your competitor Ch.13
- 12. Practical tips Ch.14
- 13. Cheaper and better communications Ch.15
- 14. Keep what you find. Ch.16
- 15. You pay little for a lot! Ch.17
- 16. Automatic communication Ch.18
- 17. Gazing into the future. Ch.19
- 2. How to get started Ch.20
- 3. Your first online trip Ch.21
- 8. How to register Ch.22
- Chapter 1: Going online will make me rich, right? Ch.23
- Chapter 2: The online world Ch.24
- 1. Database producers and information providers. Ch.25
- 2. Online services Ch.26
- 3. Gateways and networks Ch.27
- 4. The services Ch.28
- 1. Menus for novices. The user can select (navigate) by Ch.29
- 2. Short menus or lists of commands for the intermediate user. Ch.30
- 3. A short prompt (often just a character, like a "!"), which Ch.31
- 4. Some services offer automatic access without any menus or Ch.32
- 1. Noise on the line, which may result in unreadable text or Ch.33
- 2. Expensive long distance calls Ch.34
- Chapter 13.) Ch.35
- Chapter 3: How to use the online services Ch.36
- 15. Federation II, the adult space fantasy........................FED Ch.37
- Chapter 4: Hobby, games and fun Ch.38
- 2. Mix onions, green peppers, mushrooms, green CHILIES, taco Ch.39
- 5. In crock pot or dish, layer meat mixture, cheese, and Ch.40
- Chapter 5: Home, education and work Ch.41
- 4. What can I do Now to make this come true? Ch.42
- Chapter 6: Your personal HealthNet Ch.43
- Chapter 7: Electronic mail, telex, and fax Ch.44
- 1990. Mail through the Internet and grassroots services on free Ch.45
- 105. This node has an automatic gateway to the Internet. Ch.46
- 2. The address to his system is: 2:480/10. His user name is Jan Ch.47
- Chapter 8: Free expert assistance Ch.48
- 1. Learning curve like Mt. Everest. Give me intuitive or give me Ch.49
- 4. It may be unsuited for what I wanted (outlining a book). Since Ch.50
- Chapter 9: Your electronic daily news Ch.51
- Chapter 13). The total cost for seven minutes was US$6.00, which Ch.52
- Chapter 10: Looking for a needle in a bottle of hay Ch.53
- Chapter 7. If your name is Jens Jensen, and you want to subscribe Ch.54
- Chapter 11: Getting an edge over your competitor Ch.55
- Chapter 11 Update (FI82) Ch.56
- Chapter 12: Practical tips Ch.57
- chapter 16 for more about this. Ch.58
- 1. Transferring files from a remote data center to your local Ch.59
- 2. Transfer from your local mailbox host to your personal Ch.60
- 1. Logon to your local email host and enter 'FTP remote- Ch.61
- 2. When connected to the remote center, you can request transfer Ch.62
- 3. The file will be transferred to your local mailbox computer Ch.63
- Chapter 13: Cheaper and better communication Ch.64
- Chapter 14: Keep what you find Ch.65
- Chapter 15: You pay little for a lot! Ch.66
- Chapter 16: Automatic communication Ch.67
- Chapter 17: Gazing into the future Ch.68
- 9962. In North America: InfoPro Technologies. Tel.: +1-703-442-0900. Ch.69
- 8446. Fax: +44-81-390-6561. NUA: 2342 1330 0310. Data: +44-81-390- Ch.70
- Chapter 9 for more information. Single-user (individual) prices Ch.71
- 7543. In Europe, contact British Telecom. Ch.72
- Chapter 4 for more about how to get these files.) Ch.73
- 9315. 1200 bps, 8,N,1. Your communications system must be able to Ch.74
- 2400. This tells that a connection has been set up at 2400 bps. Ch.75
- chapter 16, this chapter may not be that important. Your program Ch.76
- 1. Disconnect the phone cable from the telephone. Insert the Ch.77
- 2. You may be able to connect the phone to the modem using the Ch.78
- 1. Ask the bulletin board to send text only (select U for Ch.79
- 2. Set your computer for colors and graphics. This feature is Ch.80
- 1. Navigate to the file area. Tell SHS what you want by using Ch.81
- 2. Press PgUp, select XMODEM, enter a file name (TEST.TXT), and Ch.82
- 3. When the transfer is completed, my board will ask for a Ch.83
- 1991. US$24.95. Paperback, 520 pages. Ch.84