Internet Bbss,9781884777301

Internet Bbss

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ISBN13: 9781884777301
ISBN10: 1884777309
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Pub. Date: 1996-06-01
Publisher(s): Manning Pubns Co
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Summary

Provides in-depth coverage of this new world true BBSs now available world-wide. A valuable resource for anyone currently using the Internet. Paper. 3 1/2 inch disk included. DLC: Computer bulletin boards - Directories.

Author Biography

Richard Scott Mark has been actively involved with BBSs since 1982. In 1987 he started his own BBS which became in 1994 one of the first to become accessible on the Internet. Richard is the maintainer of an authoritative, Web-based list of Internet BBSs. He is a certified network engineer and manages a large wide area network for the state of Florida.

Table of Contents

A personal history of the BBS vii(5)
Acknowledgments xii(1)
What is this book about? xiii
1 The Internet BBS
1(8)
An obligatory definition
2(1)
The real cyberspace
3(1)
BBSs and the Internet
3(2)
BBSs are the Internet's virtual communities
4(1)
BBSs join the Internet
5(1)
A look ahead
6(3)
2 Getting online with an Internet BBS
9(20)
Making the right connection
10(1)
Dial-up access
10(1)
Using telnet to access Internet BBSs
11(2)
SLIP/PPP and telnet
12(1)
Configuring Winsock
13(1)
Using a telnet client directly
14(2)
Using telnet through a Web browser
16(1)
Using telnet through a shell account
17(1)
Connecting through a special client
18(1)
Telnetting through communications software
19(2)
The Web-based BBS: The future of BBSing?
21(4)
What can you do on a Web-based BBS?
21(1)
BBSs on the Web
22(3)
Logging in to a BBS as a new user
25(4)
The new user sign-up process
25(1)
Account verification
26(1)
Becoming a full member
27(1)
Subscription plans
27(1)
Time-block plans
28(1)
3. Using an Internet BBS
29(38)
Online chat
30(9)
Private chat
31(1)
Public chat
32(2)
Chat networks
34(1)
What do people talk about?
35(1)
Chat jargon
35(2)
Chat games
37(2)
Games
39(8)
Internet and BBS games
39(1)
Game nets
40(1)
Gaming co-ops
40(1)
Commercial game connectivity
40(1)
GUI games
41(1)
Board games
41(1)
Text adventures
42(1)
Hack and slash
43(1)
Arcade-style games
44(1)
Word/knowledge games
45(2)
Files, files, and more files
47(16)
Downloading via the Internet
48(4)
The basics of downloading
52(11)
Message bases
63(4)
Getting started with message bases
64(1)
Saving time and money using offline readers
64(1)
Information and news
65(2)
4 Starting points
67(8)
Choosing your first BBS
68(7)
The general-purpose BBS: Point Blank BBS (pointblank.com)
69(3)
Special interest starting points
72(3)
5 The anatomy of a BBS listing
75(5)
A guide to the ratings
77(3)
The Internet BBS travelogue 80-312(232)
Appendix A Getting on the Internet 313(8)
Choosing an Internet service provider (ISP) 313(1)
Types of Internet access 313(2)
SLIP/PPP 314(1)
Shell 314(1)
Integrated access 314(1)
Types of Internet features and functions 315(1)
Types of Internet service providers 316(3)
Major online services 316(1)
National Internet service providers 317(1)
Local Internet service providers 317(1)
BBSs as Internet service providers 318(1)
How much does it cost? 319(1)
Making a choice 320(1)
Appendix B Internet BBS summary list 321(16)
Appendix C Internet BBSs by location 337(18)
Appendix D Top-rated Internet BBSs by category 355(10)
Appendix E Are you a newbie? 365(6)
About the author 371(2)
Index 373(9)
Index of popular games 382

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