12 December 1994 /introducing.the.internet/INDEX.introducing.the.internet Merit Network Information Center Services NIC.MERIT.EDU FTP.MERIT.EDU FTP.MICHNET.NET NIS.NSF.NET (35.1.1.48) Merit's Network Information Center host computer, accessible via anonymous FTP, contains a wide array of information about the Internet, NSFNET, and MichNet. The intent of this directory is to provide recent information resources which will help the network novice become familiar with the Internet, including its associated networks, resources, and protocols. This directory has been developed in cooperation with the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) User Documents Working Group. More information about the directory is available in the document access.guide. access.guide Access Guide to Introducing.the.Internet Hoffman, E. 381 lines, 15,659 bytes Mar 1994 answers.to.new.user.questions FYI on Questions and Answers: Answers to Commonly asked "New Internet User" Questions. Malkin, G.S., Marine, A. (RFC 1325) 2,354 lines, 91,884 bytes May 1992 how-to-get.companion How to Get "The Internet Companion" from the Online Bookstore. LaQuey, T., Ryer, J.C. 54 lines, 2,248 bytes Jan 1993 how-to-get.cruise How to Get Merit's computer based tutorial "Cruise of the Internet". 64 lines, 3,047 bytes Aug 1993 how-to-get.resource.guide Overview: The Internet Resource Guide and the InterNIC Directory of Directories. 279 lines, 11,182 bytes Apr 1993 information.sources Information sources: the Internet and Computer-Mediated Communication. December, J. ~4500 lines, ~250,000 bytes Updated Regularly internet.basics.eric-digest Internet Basics. Tennant, R. 242 lines, 12,265 bytes Sep 1992 internet.books Recent Internet Books. Quarterman, J. (RFC 1432) 843 lines, 27,089 bytes Mar 1993 internet.tools.summary Internet Tools Summary. December, J. ~1000 lines, ~65,000 bytes Updated Regularly intro.internet.biblio FYI on Introducing the Internet--A Short Bibliography of Introductory Internetworking Readings for the Network Novice. Hoffman, E., Jackson, L. (RFC 1463) 226 lines, 7,116 bytes May 1993 intro.to.ip Introduction to the Internet Protocols. Hedrick, C. 1,702 lines, 91,214 bytes Jul 1987 network.gold There's Gold in them thar Networks! Searching for Treasure in all the Wrong Places. Martin, J. (RFC 1402) 2,186 lines, 71,176 bytes Jan 1993 users.glossary Internet Users' Glossary. Malkin, G. & T. LaQuey (RFC 1392) 2,970 lines, 104,624 bytes Jan 1993 what.is.internet FYI on "What is the Internet?" Krol, E. & E. Hoffman (RFC 1462) 618 lines, 27,811 bytes May 1993 where.to.start FYI on Where to Start: A Bibliography of Internetworking Information. Bowers, K.L. (RFC 1175) 2,412 lines, 95,238 bytes Aug 1990 zen.ps Zen and the Art of the Internet. Kehoe, B.P., 1st edition PostScript, 102 pages, 492,397 bytes Feb 1992 zen.txt Zen and the Art of the Internet. Kehoe, B.P., 1st edition 4,709 lines, 183,742 bytes Feb 1992