This is a collection of links to introduce you to what the internet is, where it came from, what's available now and what the issues are for its future.
If you're not familiar with using the World-Wide Web, click here for a quick introduction.
This guide assumes you are using Netscape for Windows to view it. If you are not using Windows, or are using a different Web browser program, some functions will not work exactly as specified here.
After you have followed a link to a different document from this introduction, click on one of the topics to the left to return to where you were in this guide. Note that, depending on the web browser you are using, the back button
may not work as usual within the frames used in this guide. If you are using an older web browser like Netscape 2.0, you must hold down the right mouse button to go back within a frame.
To continue, choose one of the topics in the menu on the left of the screen, or click on the button below to go to the next section.