A U3A Course - Current date 1999 March 1
Introduction to the Internet - 1999
Erindale Public Library,
Computer Room
Erindale College, McBride
Crescent, Wanniassa : telephone 6207 5678
Contact: Head Librarian - Annette
Rennie
on Mondays from 1999 March 1 - two 1 hourly sessions
first at 2pm the second at 3 pm.
UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE
Introduction to the Internet - 1999
Outline of course in 5 lessons
Byron Soulsby and Peter
Schmedding
Here is a brief outline of the Introduction to the Internet course for the
U3A, the underlined text are links to further information pages -
just place your cursor on them and click the mouse once to
reveal:
(i) Internet operations
overview hardware and software
connections, ISPs, help resources,
(ii) Setting up preferences,
email (using several methods and software), Hotmail and mailing
lists,
(iii) Surfing the net using Sherlock with Microsoft Explorer or Netscape
Navigator,
(iv) Chat (News Groups),
downloading files from the Internet, multimedia, and
(v) Australian WEB DIRECTORY, training sources, popular and
local sites, Home Page preparation with
various Web Page composers with a brief introduction to hypertext
mark up language (html).
The following members have contacted Des Pain and Ian Smith,
others have contacted me on February 8
regarding their actual session times at Erindale Public Library
Computer Room, as follows:
Session 1 : 7 Students from 2 to 3 pm each Monday
Molly Myers, Derek Wrigley, Barry Allen, Fabia & Aechear Borzatti, Eilleen Kirkland
and Colin McKenzie
Session 2 : 7 Students from 3 to 4 pm each Monday
Cecily Gibson, Malcolm White, Pat Garnett, Isobel Hamilton, Jill Potter, Meg Emerson and
Thelma Hunter.
Introduction to the
Internet Course leaders
Byron
Soulsby and Peter
Schmedding
Telephones: 02 6292 6591 and 02 6248 9036
For the first web browser see
Netscape 1.0N and Netscape 1.0N-2
For the latest web browser see : MS
Internet Explorer 4.5
For a description of use of a browser see :
Browser
use
For other helpful descriptions see:
History
of the Internet
NOTE
If you are interested in the course on Computer Astronomy commencing at the
Erindale Library Internet Room on September 6, please book with me
after May 1 as the number of places are strictly limited.
Send e-mail messages
to:minnah@netspeed.com.au
Introduction to the
Internet / Byron Soulsby for U3A /
revised 1999 March 1, amended 2001 April 1.