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          PART 1--GETTING STARTED
               Introduction
                 What is a Modem?
                 Why Modem?
                 Choosing a Modem
                 Internal Modems
                 External Modems
                 Modem Compatibility
                 Modem Speed
                    Tip
                 What Com Ports?
                   Determining COM Port Usage With MSD
                     Tips
                   Determining COM Port Usage With MODE
                   Determining COM Port Usage With DEBUG
               What's an IRQ?
                 Solving IRQ Conflicts
               Testing Your Modem
               Call Waiting
               Surge Protection
          
          PART 2--CHOOSING MODEM SOFTWARE
               What to Look for in Telecommunications Software
               Windows or DOS?
               Commercial, Shareware, or Freeware?
               Mac Software
               IBM Compatible Shareware Telecommunications Software
                 Microlink
                 Qmodem Test Drive
                 Ripterm
                 Telemate
                 Telix

          PART 3--SETTING UP THE MODEM SOFTWARE
                  Tips
               Terminal Emulation
               Local Echo
               Line Feeds
               Flow Control
               Setting Your Protocol
               Setting Up Your Download and Upload Directories
          
          PART 4--GETTING ONLINE
               Finding BBSs to Call
               Fedworld
               Logging on a BBS
               Sending and Receiving Files
               Logging Off
               Online Services
                 America Online
                 BIX
                 CompuServe Inc.
                 Delphi
                 Dialog
                 GEnie
                 The Internet
                 Lexis and Nexis
                 Prodigy
               Packet-Switching Networks
               Message Bases
                 FidoNet
                 Bitnet Usenet Newsgroups
          
          PART 5--ELECTRONIC MAIL
               E-Mail
               Internet Mail
                 Differences in Internet Mail Addressing

          PART 6--SHAREWARE JEWELS
               Shareware Jewels
                 Compressed Archived Files
               How to Unzip Zipped Files
                 Summary
                 Tip
          
          PART 7--INTERLINK
               How to use INTERLINK to Connect Two Computers
                 Preparing the Client for INTERLINK
                    Tips
                 Preparing the Server Computer
                 Using INTERLINK
                    Breaking the INTERLINK Connection
          
          PART 8--REFERENCE
               Basic AT Commands
                 S Registers
                 AT Command Set Usage
               Suggested Reading
               Books
               Magazines
               Telecommunications Terms
               Glossary of File Name Extensions
               E-mail Acronyms
               Emoticons
               Order Form