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W can a be like a stroll through a well laidout n garden. You are enticed from place to d place by the ever-changing vistas! However, for a user in a hurry, for example e on a quest for a specific piece of r information, the tree-like structure can i become tangle of brambles constantly n catching you up in irrelevant g frames or, even more infuriating, a leading you back over well-trodden paths and displaying frame r you have already seen three times o over! u For instance, if you GOTO 1CPUG n in search of a bit of hazilyremembered d software, you would be lucky i to fi nd it by explosing the directories. There is, for example, and excellent n little utility called ISOLATOR C (194624) which lets you cut o and paste sections in and out of mBasic programs. You might be tempted p to look for it in the directory labelled "SOFTWARE" on the u opening list of ICPUG frames. n This is well worth an examination eincidentally, but you won't find the tISOLATOR program there. To find it by trial and error, you would have to look at the following directories in turn: GENERAL INFORMATION, TECHNICAL TIPS, C64, SOFT- WARE. and SHORTS64: your chance of hitting that particular sequence is about the same as the proverbial combination of monkeys, typewriters and the works of Shakespeare. There is, however, an easier way. Editors of sections such as ICPUG and L ICC put a lot of time into making information accessible. Both these areas have indexes; in the case of , ICPUG the frame labelled CONTENTS gives you a fair idea of what the item is about, as well as its , location. GOTO INDEX gets you to a i directory frame of indexes for a wide . range of topics. The most general of LI COMPUNET 13 lub 128 Your Commodore and Compunet keep 128 owners in touch with each other and with what's going on on line. By Neil Day these indexes is the "HIGHLIGHTS INDEX": an II page summary of the main topics covered on Compunet, with the frame number or word you need to type after selecting GOTO on the duckshoot menu. You'll probably be referring to this index so frequently, that a printed copy is a must. One potential trap with these very helpful lists is due to the rapidity with which things change on Compunet. Be prepared for occasional "RECORD DOES NOT EXIST" messages. These frames may have expired, or the number may have been changed to a more easily remembered word. A recent news item about Alphabetic GOT0s, as these are called, suggested that you type in a few guesses: having tried this new form of combined cryptic crossword and mind-reading exercise I warn you it is not easy! An excellent source of information about recently uploaded material will be found in the GOTOS directory. Select GOTO on the duckshoot the type "GOTOS". People who actually want their uploads read are taking advantage of this innovation by uploading a short notice in the GOTOS directory telling users that their offering is available. Another way to find out about recent additions to Compunet is to read the excellent "newsletters" that give a review of what is available. "The Jungle Now" or "Wino's Jungle" will YOUR COMMODORE november 1986:53 2 provide, in a few pages, enough suggestions to set you off happily exploring. Wino (GE81) seems to spend a lot of time looking out for esoteric uploads in the Jungle and his recommendations are always worth checking, GOTO NEWS will find you these "newsletter" frames. GOTO COMMS and read the Comms news pages. These get updated about once a week by GE81 and are a similar source of interesting recent uploads. With a little perseverance the initial hassles of finding your way around fade: but remember often it is exciting just to explore the huge amount of information at random. When you find something particularly good or bad, remember that the uploader has put a delicate ego on the chopping block hoping to have it stroked: a vote of 9 can work wonders! But even a swift kick is preferable to being ignored!! CRJT85 has come up with a very novel use for the interactive side of Compunet. Under the "News Update" directory in the YOURI28 area you'll find some Opinion Polls (172255). You show your opinion on a range of proposals by voting: Compunet's version is popular democracy at work. The idea has met with a mixed reception: one 'netter mailboxed CRJT82 saying "Club 128 is about computers not politics, there's no place for politics here"... looks like we'll just have to stick to sex and religion. The opinion poll questions for rating computer magazines seem to have drawn more votes, and less disapproval: relax Mr Editor, Your Commodore had straight nines the last time I looked! While on the topic of Computer magazines, be sure to look into the Your Commodore directory (GOTO YRCBM) for some very welcome additions: more programs listings from the magazine are being uploaded.
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