The Online World resources handbook
The Online World resources handbook
The Online World resources handbook
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Online</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>resources</strong> <strong>handbook</strong><br />
Chapter 4:<br />
Hobby, games and fun<br />
Locating game software<br />
Computer viruses<br />
Chess<br />
Bridge<br />
Agreeing on a time for your meeting<br />
Other online games<br />
Chat<br />
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Jokes<br />
My hobby<br />
Music<br />
Pets<br />
Wine and food<br />
Outdoor life<br />
Roots<br />
Him and Her<br />
Other hobbies and interests<br />
Programs for hobbyists<br />
<strong>Online</strong> shopping<br />
Planning your vacation<br />
Politics<br />
<strong>Online</strong> services have one thing in common with newspapers, magazines and books. <strong>The</strong>ir<br />
offerings vary from provider to provider. <strong>The</strong> next chapters will focus on the contents of<br />
the offerings. Appendix 1 has details about how to access the major service providers.<br />
Often, small online services have interesting offerings in specialized areas, and<br />
especially when they are based on local phenomena or events. <strong>The</strong>se services tend to be<br />
more personal. <strong>The</strong>y often present their 'wares' in a local language, and offer large<br />
collections of free software.<br />
<strong>The</strong> larger online services have hundreds of thousands of users. Activity is often<br />
high. <strong>The</strong>y usually attract interesting (and competent) participants to their conferences<br />
and forums, have more free software for download and more news sources and<br />
databases to search. In short, they generally give you a wider choice.<br />
In this <strong>handbook</strong>, we focus on the larger international services, and the Internet in<br />
particular. <strong>The</strong>se services are generally available from anywhere without too much<br />
effort, and using them comes surprisingly cheap. <strong>The</strong>refore, please remember that this<br />
book just covers the top of the iceberg. Cheaper services may be found elsewhere, and<br />
they may even be better tuned to your particular areas of interest.<br />
Locating game software<br />
<strong>The</strong>re's an overwhelming number of game programs for all types of microcomputers on<br />
BBSes, commercial online services, and in Internet archives.<br />
Many games are free. We call them "Public Domain" or "Freeware" programs.<br />
Others are distributed free. You do not have to pay to get and try them out. If you want<br />
to use them, however, the copyright owner expects you to pay a fee. We call them<br />
"shareware" or "user supported" programs.<br />
When the game program has been transferred to your personal computer, you can<br />
play without worries about communications costs, or the busy signal on your phone line.<br />
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