"EXPLORING THE INTERNET" FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP PREVIEWS THIS FALL

July 31, 1995 -- Unleash the power of your modem and discover valuable
resources on the Internet in a four-week online workshop that is free to
the public.

"Exploring The Internet" is aimed at beginning and intermediate users.
Learn the ABC's of FTP, IRC, and SLIP/PPP; discover useful tips and
shortcuts on surfing the World Wide Web. Find out how to save money with
"offline" news and mail readers, and learn about low-cost alternatives to
Prodigy and America Online.

The workshop is being sponsored by Spectrum Virtual University, which
recently established an online campus on the World Wide Web and is now
conducting a summer workshop on dream analysis that has attracted more
than 5,000 participants from around the world.

"Exploring The Internet" starts in September and will be hosted by
author/editor Richard De A'Morelli, who formerly served as a by-lined
member of Irving Wallace's editorial staff and has been roaming the Net
since the early 1980's.

"People are hearing that the Internet is full of pornography and
paramilitaries but the fact is, virtually all of the knowledge that our
civilization has amassed since the dawn of history is now accessible on
the Internet, if you know where to look for it," De A'Morelli said.
Colleges, libraries, museums, magazine and music publishers, government
agencies, and major businesses are now providing scores of useful services
on the Internet, he added.

The four-week course will help newcomers get plugged in. Workshop
participants will receive free software; and in some cities, such as Los
Angeles, Spectrum is arranging for new users to receive up to one month of
free Internet access during the workshop.

Besides helping newcomers get plugged in, the workshop will offer tips on
using popular tools such as FTP, which stands for "File Transfer Protocol"
and, simply put, allows PC users to download free software programs,
electronic books and magazines, famous art replicas, even tax forms and
samples of hot new music from virtual libraries all over the world.
Literally millions of such items are now online and free for the asking.

Other topics will include Usenet, the enormously popular network of nearly
14,000 public news groups; and "mailing lists", which are a cross between
a news group and an electronic magazine. Some 30,000 mailing lists now
exist on the Internet covering every conceivable topic. Many lists are
moderated which means incoming messages are filtered and junk mail is
purged before reaching your mailbox.

"A Question & Answer forum will provide step-by-step assistance throughout
the workshop to those who need help installing or using a program or
accessing particular features. A 24-hour telephone helpline may also be
established.

Enrollment deadline is Friday, September 29. Those wishing to join the
class can e-mail Spectrum@PacificNet.Net to request a registra- tion form
and further details. Those who don't have Internet access can register
using a touch tone phone by calling Spectrum's 24-hour registration line
at (818) 899-7888.
 
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