[320] in OS/2_Discussion
Re: os2www
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris Shabsin)
Thu Nov 3 01:16:07 1994
To: rri0218@ibm.net, peter.bach@f347.n109.z1.fidonet.org
Cc: os2www@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of Thu, 03 Nov 1994 00:21:26.
<9411030835.AA0026@slip18-75.ga.us.ibm.net>
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 1994 01:00:15 EST
From: Chris Shabsin <shabby@MIT.EDU>
|> Dear Dave,
Well, you've reached the MIT OS/2 User Group web page maintainers
mailing list, but I think we can help you anyway.
|> I would like to ask you to help me ( a novice to the internet) out in finding things
|> related to OS/2. I don't expect along dissertation type help.
|>
|> 1. how can I find a copy of the WWW (please start from the OS/2 desktop)
Well, you don't get a copy of the web, it's stored on millions of
servers worldwide. You get a client to access the web. The IBM Web
Explorer did not ship with OS/2 3.0, because it's still in Beta. You
can get it by ftp'ing to ftp-os2.cdrom.com and getting the file
/pub/os2/32bit/network/webexpb.zip
This is the widely-available IBM Web Explorer 0.9 Beta version, and it
may have bugs. From there it should be possible to access the WWW.
|> 2. How can I find the IBM Homepage? ie, I don't see it when I use gopher.
The IBM Homepage is located at the URL (Uniform Resource Locator, i.e.
WWW address) http://www.ibm.com/
|> 3. I'm doning a demo of Warp on sunday, what would you show and how can I get there.
Well, I'd suggest http://www.mit.edu:8001/, assuming that the web
client is a good enough beta to not embarass you in front of your
audience.
|> 4. For the director of the library system I am a parton of, I would like to know the cost
|> of the internet connection and service through ADVANTIS, and where to find local dial in
|> numbers (I would think there should a list somewhere in advantis)
I'm not actually sure about anything that has to do with Advantis,
sorry. You're in a better position to know this than I; I don't even
have a copy of OS/2 3.0 yet. Actually, if you find out, can you
inform me at shabby@mit.edu, please? I'm very interested in finding
out about this service, myself, as I'm graduating MIT soon and won't
have direct net access anymore.
Thanks, and you're welcome.
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Cambridge, MA 02139 (617)253-7788 W2
