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- --You Can Receive the Registered Version of the Internet Pearls Database-------
-
- The Internet Pearls (tm) Database, the registered version, has over 100
- additional pages that cannot be included in the download version due to
- size. The registered version boasts over 1.5 megabytes of Internet Pearls,
- special sites of interest, their addresses, and methods of access.
-
- Receive a compression utility that allows you to optionally work with the
- database in compressed form, taking up only 50% of the size of the original
- database.
-
- Learn which are the "Hot Spots" and "Cool Sites" on the net, and how to find
- them. Expanded coverage of the WorldWide Web.
-
- Game information is included, including the DOOM [(tm) of Apogee and Id
- Software] pages and the sites devoted just to the DOOM (tm) game. Learn
- about MUDs, MUSHes, MOOs,and other games played on the net, including
- traditional sites, such as Chess Servers.
-
- Other topics include: the latest Government sites to go online, expanded
- University coverage, more commercial sites on the Internet, as well as access
- providers. Science, Astronomy, Geology, Biology, NASA, and Medicine are all
- covered in greater detail in the registered version of the program.
-
- Of course, you still have the ability to add or delete whatever entries you
- choose, including the pages that come with the program. You can totally
- customize the Database, so that it represents YOUR interests and objects of
- pursuit.
-
- In addition, receive definitions of over 11,000 Internet, computer, and
- scientific acronyms and abbreviations accessible from within the Database
- program, as an acronym database.
-
- ------The Internet Pearls (tm) Collection--(Freely Distributable)----------
-
- Internet Pearls - Viewer/TSR Documentation
-
- Current Internet Pearls include: [Note that Iperls-1.zip and Iperls-2.zip
- come with this Shareware Version, free.]
-
- Iperls-1.zip Yanoff's "Guide to Internet Services".
- Iperls-2.zip John December's "Computer-Mediated Communications List".
- Iperls-3.zip EFF's "Guide to the Internet", version 2.3.
- Iperls-4.zip EARN Associations's "Guide to Network Resource Tools".
- Iperls-5.zip Directories of Site "ftp.uu.net".
- Iperls-6.zip Highlights of Files of Site "ftp.uu.net".
- Iperls-7.zip Listing of "OAK.Oakland.Edu" SimTel msdsos Files.
- Iperls-8.zip Listing of Site "wuarchive.wustl.edu" msdos Files.
- Iperls-9.zip Healthtel's "Guide to Online Medical Resources".
- Iperls-10.zip Matthew Gray's "Ton of Web Sites" listing of Web addresses.
- Iperls-11.zip Listing of Federal Government Gophers with URL addresses.
- Iperls-12.zip Current List of Names of All the World's Gophers.
- Iperls-13.zip Index to RFC's (Request for Comments).
- Iperls-14.zip Listing of Files in Archive at "nic.merit.edu".
- Iperls-15.zip Entire listing of "What's New" on the WWW since June 1993.
- Iperls-16.zip "Hitchiker's Guide to the Internet".
- Iperls-17.zip Listing of Files in Archive "wiretap.spies.com".
- Iperls-18.zip Games, MUDs, and MOOs on the Internet.
- Iperls-19.zip Outline of Contents of Library of Congress's "LC Marvel".
- Iperls-20.zip Electronic Frontier Foundation's ftp Site Files .
- Iperls-21.zip List of Sites that Send a Report with the Finger command.
- Iperls-22.zip Over 11,000 Computer & Internet Acronyms and Abbreviations.
- Iperls-23.zip Listing of Usenet Newsgroups, including "Alt" groups.
-
- The Internet Pearls Collection consists of at least 23 different sources
- of information that are helpful when using the Internet. Each "iperls-x.exe"
- file is a viewer program that displays the text information and makes it
- easy to search, view, and print the desired text. It can be installed
- as a pop-up TSR program, or run just from the command line. The
- program can be "popped-up" by the use of a combination of "hot-keys"
- that you choose from a menu at the time of installation. This allows you
- to pop-up the program and look-up the desired information without
- leaving your favorite application, such as your word processor or
- communications program. Up to four different files can be loaded at a time,
- each with its own Hot-Key combination.
-
- PROGRAM OPERATION:
-
- This version of the program can be installed by typing "iperls-x" at the DOS
- prompt and pressing [Enter], where "x" is a number between 1 and 23. Choose
- either "View Document" or "Install as TSR" from the menu presented. "View
- Document" accesses the document and allows searching and viewing immediately.
- The [Esc] key will take you back to the menu, and when pressed again, will
- take you out of the program, back to DOS.
-
- Choosing "Install as TSR" will take you to a menu that allows you to
- select the "hot-key" combination that will allow your program to pop
- up instantly. A message will be given confirming that the program has
- been installed to memory, along with which hot-key combination you
- selected to pop-up the program. After popping up the program, the [F10]
- key will take you out of the program, back to your application. Using
- this key saves your place in the database and will return you to that
- spot the next time you "pop-up" the program.
-
- The "Print Document" menu selection lets you print all or certain
- portions of the database to either your printer or to a file on your
- disk. This selection takes you to a menu where you enter your choices.
-
- The "Device or File Name:" menu item is used to specify the device to be
- printed to. The default is "PRN" for the default printer but may be
- changed to any device or file name. This means that you can supply a
- name in the usual DOS format (eight characters max) and the printing
- will go to this file on your disk instead of the printer.
-
- The "ASCII or IBM Char Set" field is an option to convert the IBM
- line drawing characters to standard ASCII characters suitable for
- printing on ANY printer. The default is "I" for the IBM
- character set and should be used in most instances.
-
- "Left Margin" is the number of spaces to add to each line when
- printing. The default is 3.
-
- "First Page" specifies the page to start printing. This can be 1 or a
- page number of your choosing. Setting the First Page and Last Page to
- the same number allows you to print just one page.
-
- "Last Page" specifies the last page to print and it defaults to
- the number of pages in the file.
-
-
- Pressing [F1] for "Help" will give you the following instructions for
- moving around in the database. Typically, you would use the [F3] key to
- search for an item, but you may scroll through the program with either
- the Up and Down arrow keys, or Page Up and Page Down keys to scroll
- through the database quickly. The [Home] key jumps to the beginning of the
- database and the [End] key jumps to the end of the database.
-
- Up - Moves up one line
- Down - Moves down one line
- PgUp - Moves up one screen (23 lines)
- PgDn - Moves down one screen (23 lines)
- Home - Moves to the start of the document
- End - Moves to the end of the document
- Left - Scroll screen left
- Right - Scroll screen right
-
- Ctrl+Left - Scroll left to column 1
- Ctrl+Right - Maximum scroll right
-
- Tab - Move screen right 5 spaces
- Shift-Tab - Move screen left 5 spaces
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-
- The "Help" menu also explains the following function keys:
-
-
- F1 - Displays the "Help" screen.
-
- F2 - Prints current page or complete document.
-
- F3 - Allows you to enter the text to search for.
-
- Pressing the SPACE BAR after a match has been found will
- continue the last search. Note that the case of
- the text is not important and that ESC will cancel
- a search in progress.
-
- F4 - Jumps directly to a specified page number. Note that
- page numbers are given to each set of 58 lines, and
- that you may jump to a certain page with [F4]. You
- can reverse the jump with the Backspace key.
-
- F5 - Sets a bookmark. This is a "place-holder" in the
- document that you can return to later by pressing the
- [F6] key. Up to 5 book marks can be set.
-
- F6 - Uses a bookmark, by displaying a list of bookmarks
- and letting you choose which one to jump to. These
- bookmarks are saved and remain until changed, even
- if you exit the program or turn your machine off.
-
- F9 - Allows selection of print size on the view screen.
- [F9] toggles between 25, 43, and 50 line modes. The
- 43 line mode is used with EGA systems and the 50 line
- mode is used with VGA systems. The default is 25
- lines.
-
- F10 - Returns to the underlying program if the viewer has
- been installed as a TSR. This allows you to
- return to the exact spot when you pop up again.
-
- Backspace - Returns from any previous jump when using
- search, jumping to a page number, or bookmark.
-
- F - Changes foreground color. Cycles colors 0-15
- B - Changes background color. Cycles colors 0-7
-
- Big [+] - Starts auto scrolling (forward)
- Big [-] - Starts auto scrolling (backwards)
- (0-9) - Sets auto scroll speed. When auto-scrolling, the
- process will stop when you press any key.
-
- ESC - Exits back to the main menu or DOS.
-
-
- The Backspace key is important in that it allows you to always jump back
- to your previous place in the database. In fact, you can jump backward
- up to 10 previous jumps forward. If you use the [F3] key to search, [F4]
- key to go to a page number, or [F6] to go to a bookmark, then the
- backspace key will move backwards for up to 10 jumps previously made.
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- Current Internet Pearls include:
-
- Iperls-1.zip Yanoff's "Guide to Internet Services".
- Iperls-2.zip John December's "Computer-Mediated Communications List".
- Iperls-3.zip EFF's "Guide to the Internet", version 2.3.
- Iperls-4.zip EARN Associations's "Guide to Network Resource Tools".
- Iperls-5.zip Directories of Site "ftp.uu.net".
- Iperls-6.zip Highlights of Files of Site "ftp.uu.net".
- Iperls-7.zip Listing of "OAK.Oakland.Edu" SimTel msdsos Files.
- Iperls-8.zip Listing of Site "wuarchive.wustl.edu" msdos Files.
- Iperls-9.zip Healthtel's "Guide to Online Medical Resources".
- Iperls-10.zip Matthew Gray's "Ton of Web Sites" listing of Web addresses.
- Iperls-11.zip Listing of Federal Government Gophers with URL addresses.
- Iperls-12.zip Current List of Names of All the World's Gophers.
- Iperls-13.zip Index to RFC's (Request for Comments).
- Iperls-14.zip Listing of Files in Archive at "nic.merit.edu".
- Iperls-15.zip Entire listing of "What's New" on the WWW since June 1993.
- Iperls-16.zip "Hitchiker's Guide to the Internet".
- Iperls-17.zip Listing of Files in Archive "wiretap.spies.com".
- Iperls-18.zip Games, MUDs, and MOOs on the Internet.
- Iperls-19.zip Outline of Contents of Library of Congress's "LC Marvel".
- Iperls-20.zip Electronic Frontier Foundation's ftp Site Files .
- Iperls-21.zip List of Sites that Send a Report with the Finger command.
- Iperls-22.zip Over 11,000 Computer & Internet Acronyms and Abbreviations.
- Iperls-23.zip Listing of Usenet Newsgroups, including "Alt" groups.
-
- The Internet Pearls (tm) Collection is free and freely distributable. This
- pertains to the collection above and not the Internet Pearls Database. With
- the Registered Version of the Internet Pearls Database, you will receive
- these all as one collection. This hopefully will save you the time and
- expense of downloading each of these from your favorite BBS.
-
- William Hogg M.D.
-