Project Gutenberg 1994-03-01 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 594 Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF Gaffin, Adam Kapor, Mitchell Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet "Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet" by Electronic Frontier Foundation is a guidebook intended for readers with little to no experience in network communications, written during the early 1990s. The book aims to introduce newcomers to the vast online landscape and provide them with the skills necessary to navigate and utilize the Internet effectively. The opening of the guide sets a welcoming tone for its readers, positioning the Internet as a frontier of communication and information. It opens with a foreword by EFF co-founder Mitchell Kapor, emphasizing the need for accessibility to these emerging technologies. The preface by Adam Gaffin encourages readers to embark on a learning journey, comparing the experience of accessing the Internet to navigating a foreign country. The guide details essential steps for connecting to the Internet, such as setting up hardware and software and introduces the basic concepts of file transfer and online communication. Central to this opening section is the idea of fostering a sense of community, encouraging users to seek help and actively participate in the evolving digital landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Internet Computer networks TK Text Browsing: Computers & Technology 489836 489845 2024-09-01T04:23:01.161633 2023-10-01T04:17:18.649935 text/html text/html 489829 489838 2024-09-01T04:23:01.424602 2023-10-01T04:17:18.970921 text/html text/html 215914 2024-09-01T04:23:09.374539 application/epub+zip 225292 2024-09-01T04:23:03.171596 application/epub+zip 225291 2024-09-01T04:23:02.147243 application/epub+zip 430716 2024-09-01T04:23:13.970568 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394907 2024-09-01T04:23:08.486576 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394875 2022-09-01T04:20:59.177206 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423568 423596 2024-09-01T04:23:00.782613 2023-10-01T04:17:18.320931 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 424836 2012-02-09T15:04:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142271 2012-02-09T15:04:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17478 2024-09-01T04:23:14.128517 application/rdf+xml 13968 2024-09-01T04:23:02.487607 image/jpeg 3459 2024-09-01T04:23:02.315599 image/jpeg 209552 2024-09-01T04:23:01.457579 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia