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Title	The Internet for Everyone: A Guide for Users and Providers (Jay Ranade Workstation)
Author(s)	Richard W. Wiggins
ISBN	0070670196
Language	English
Published	January 1995
Publisher	Computing McGraw-Hill

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Reviewer Rob Slade wrote:
I am not certain that this *book* is for everyone, but there are a number of distinctives which make it stand out from the plethora of Internet guides. The book is academic in tone. While many may not consider this an accolade, this work does delve deeper into the question of what the Internet is and how it actually works. Most introductory guides stick to a "button pushing" level, and answer all "how" questions with the same irritating nostrum preferred by one of my colleagues: "By magic." The coverage of the client/server model is particularly good, and trainers and the more interested users should seek out this book. (By the way, the academic tone does not preclude humour. Note the LISTSERV subscription example of one Liz Windsor from castle...uk, or the "loose translation" of RTFM as "The answer to your question appears in the documentation.") The usual Internet tools are dealt with well. I cannot recall a better discussion of mailing list programs. One other academic practice creeps in here: the use of "guest written" chapters. While these do provide an alternative perspective on specialized topics, they do so at the expense of some coherence in the text. The "Everyone" of the title seems to refer to the major distinguishing feature of the book: the chapters addressed to potential providers, as well as users. When I present an Internet seminar for a business audience, I always point out the business benefits of providing information. Now, at last, I have a specific reference for those who want to become involved in this way. Wiggins covers not only the various means of providing information but also gives details, down to some sample HTML text for World Wide Web servers. There is not, perhaps, sufficient guidance to use this as a sole source for server setup, but it certainly provides a solid background and starting point. Trainers and inquisitive users will likely want to consider this along with "The Internet Book" by Comer (see reviews). (Interesting that they should be published so close together.) Those interested in providing information on the Internet should definitely consider this as a first source. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1994
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This easy-to-use guide explains exactly what Internet is, how to get connected, how to communicate with others, and how to navigate and mine it for information. The Internet for Everyone is a comprehensive introduction and overview that covers all the basic concepts of Internet and its technologies... a hands-on user's guide that describes how to find people on the network, communicate with others, connect to Internet resources, and provide data on the Internet and a complete reference to current lists of resources, including a complete catalog of Internet resources organized by subject and showing the access method and Internet address of each resource.