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Dvorak, John.

Dvorak's guide to PC telecommunications / - 2nd ed. - Berkeley : Osborne McGraw-Hill, c1992. - xxv, 1128 p. : ill. ; 1 computer disk (3 1/2 in.).

System requirements for computer disk: IBM PC, XT, AT, or PS/2 compatible system; 1.4 MB disk space; 3 1/2 in. floppy system; 640 K of memory; MS-Dos 3.0 or higher; Hayes-compatible modem, and telephone line. Includes index.

Introduction to telecomputing --
Beginning telecommunications concepts --
Installing modems and software --
Telecommunications programs --
Electronic mail (E-mail) --
Free access E-mail --
User-oriented information utilities --
Business information utilities --
Independent information utilities --
Minitel and videotex --
International telecommunications --
The BBS scene --
Running a BBS --
BBS software --
Virus and protection --
Shareware --
Advanced operating environments --
Macintosh telecommunications --
Communicating by Amiga --
Micro-to-mainframe connection --
How a modem works --
File transfer protocols --
Troubleshooting your modem --
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) --
Portable computing --
Telecommuting --
Wireless communications --
Important technologies and advancements --
Telix SE --
SHEZ : the compression companion --
PKware --
Mcafee Associates antivirus software : Scan, Clean-up, and Vshield --
QEdit --
LIST --
Miscellaneous software documentation.

ISBN: 0078817870 :

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Telecommunication
Microcomputers.
Communications software.

Dewey Class. No.: 005.71 / DVO