Dvorak's guide to PC telecommunications /
John C. Dvorak and Nick Anis.
- Berkeley : Osborne McGraw-Hill, 1990.
- xlvii, 1053 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 1035-1037) and index.
Part One: A layman's view -- Introduction to telecomputing -- Getting started with the modem tutor -- Installing modems and software -- Telecommunications programs -- E-mail -- Information utilities -- The BBS scene, teleconferencing and multiuser games -- Running a BBS -- BBS software -- The software virus and you -- Telecommuting -- Notebook computers -- Communicating by Macintosh -- Micro-to-mainframe connection -- International telecommunications: calling from Europe -- International videotex: minitel and prodigy -- Part Two: A technical view -- How a modem works -- File transfer protocols -- Integrated service digital network - ISDN -- Important technologies and advancements -- Troubleshooting your modem -- Shareware -- Part Three: User guides -- Telix SE -- CED: DOS command editor -- SHEZ: The compression companion -- Pkware -- Modem tutor -- Qedit -- List -- Miscellaneous software documentation.