The Online World by Odd de Presno (find a book to read txt) 📕

Soviet Union Still used. SV El Salvador SY Syria SZ Swaziland TC Turks & Caicos Islands TD Chad TF French Southern Terr. TG Togo TH Thailand TJ Tadjikistan Ex-USSR TK Tokelau TM Turkmenistan Ex-USSR TN Tunisia TO Tonga TP East Timor TR Turkey TT Trinidad & Tobago TV Tuvalu TW Taiwan TZ Tanzania UA Ukraine Ex-USSR via .su domain UG Uganda UK United Kingdom ISO 3166 code is GB UM US Minor outlying Isl. US United States UY Uruguay UZ Uzbekistan Ex-USSR VA Vatican City State VC St.Vincent & Grenadines VE Venezuela VG Virgin Islands (British) VI Virgin Islands (US) VN Vietnam VU Vanuatu WF Wallis & Futuna Islands WS Samoa YE Yemen YU Yugoslavia ZA South Africa ZM Zambia ZR Zaire ZW Zimbabwe

Some other top level codes being used:

ARPA Old style Arpanet COM Commercial EDU Educational GOV Government INT International field used by Nato MIL US Military NATO Nato field being replaced by .int NET Network ORG Non-Profit Organization

The codes (domains) in this section are special in that some of them are used in more than one country.

Appendix 7:

About the author

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Odd de Presno (born 1944) lives in Arendal, a small town in Norway, with his computers and modems. He has written twelve books. Half these focus on various aspects of the Online World. The rest is about practical applications of MS-DOS based personal computers. Published in Norway and England. His book "The Online World" is distributed globally as shareware.

Over 700 of his articles have been published in management and technical magazines in Scandinavia, England, Japan, and the U.S. Writer. International public speaker. Consultant. Operates an English-language bulletin board system in Norway (since 1985). Area of special expertise: applications of global sources of online information, computer conferencing, global electronic mail, automation of information retrieval, MS-DOS computer applications. Founder and Project Director of KIDLINK, an international non- profit organization promoting a global dialog among the youth of the world. Since its start in 1990, KIDLINK has involved over ten thousand kids in the 10 - 15 years range in over 50 countries. Educational background includes a Diploma Degree in Business Administration from Bedriftsoekonomisk Institutt (Norway). He founded the software company Data Logic A/S (Norway) in 1967 and was president for five years. Sales manager Control Data Corp. seven years (in charge of CYBERNET/Norway, an international online service). Marketing manager IKO Software Service A/S, two years. Currently running his own business. Member of the Computer Press Association (U.S.A.) since 1983, and NFF (Norway). Listed in Marquis' "Who's Who in the World" from

Appendix 8:

HOW TO REGISTER YOUR COPY OF THE ONLINE WORLD =============================================

The online world is extremely dynamic. Services and offerings come and go. Your registration will support further research, and production of updates.

You can register your current copy, or sign up for six updates of the book during one year. Details are given below.

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Please send to: Odd de Presno 4815 Saltrod Norway (Europe) Please add me as a supporter of the Online World book: Name ______________________________________________________________ Company ______________________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ City ________________________________State _______ Zip ____________ Country ________________________________ Email address ______________________________________________________ Please mark off your selections with (x) below: Basic Registration for individuals ---------------------------------- ( ) NOK 105.00 For payment by credit card. (around US$ 15.00) ( ) US$ 20.00 For all other methods of payment. (or, in Norwegian currency: NOK 140.00.) Option (for Basic Registration) ------------------------------- ( ) US$ 2.00 Add to have a copy of the most recent version of the book sent you on diskette. Only with registration! (In Norway, NOK 10.00) ( ) 5.25" MS-DOS disk ( ) 3.5" disk 720KB MS-DOS Registration with Six Updates for individuals --------------------------------------------- Six updates of the manuscript will be sent you during the next 12 months. ( ) US$ 60.00 For all methods of payment. Registration for businesses --------------------------- All Corporate site licence options include six updates during the next 12 months. ( ) US$ 500 Distribution for up to 100 people on a single network ( ) US$ 3.000 Distribution for up to 1000 people on a single network ( ) US$ 6.000 Distribution for up to 2500 people on a single network ( ) US$ 10.000 Distribution for up to 5000 people on a single network ( ) US$ 15.000 Distribution for up to 10000 people on a single network ( ) US$ 25.000 Distribution for over 10000 people on a single network Discounts for schools and public libraries ------------------------------------------ Special rates are available for schools and public libraries. For details, send a message to [email protected] (BITNET users can send it to LISTSERV@NDSUVM1). In the text of the message, use the command: GET TOW SCHOOLS GET TOW LIBRARY ( ) Please identify what type of discount you are taking advantage of: Ref: ______________ Description: ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Amount ____________________ Date _______________ ( ) Check or money order payable to Odd de Presno in U.S. funds enclosed ( ) SWIFT transfer to 6311.05.27189 (Kredittkassen 4800 Arendal, Norway) ( ) VISA ( ) MasterCard ( ) American Express Credit card number __________________________________ Exp date _______

If you already have an evaluation copy of the book, where did you get it?

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