PRIMER: Overview Netiquette E-mail/Chat Mailing Lists Newsgroups FTP File Transfer Telnet Gopher Websites/Web Search Cite Sources Make A Bookmark Page Create A Home Page

Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County, Michigan, Inc. The Genealogist's Internet Primer, by Sharon L. Brevoort Telnet Telnet makes it possible for any computer to function as if it were a terminal attached directly to a remote computer in order to access databases, library card catalogs, and other information. Telnet is a great way to prepare for a research trip to an out-of-town library! To use telnet, you will need to install and configure telnet software. Some telnet sites allow you to log in using a generic user id and password; others require that you become a member or registered user by first logging on as a guest in order to register. To run a program on a host computer, first log on to that computer through telnet software which must be installed on your PC. Once connected, your PC can be used as if it were a directly connected terminal. Log on according to the instructions given on the organization's Internet home page. You may need a numeric IP address or an alphabetic domain name address which identifies the host computer. If the site does not have a default, you may also need a port number. Use the logon command for that location. Most systems will give you a list of commands when you type "help" or "?". When finished, disconnect using the command for that site, usually quit, bye or off. An easy way search for telnet locations is by using the Galaxy search engine on the Web. Mark the telnet radio button (and turn of the world-wide web). There are also websites that specialize in library and telnet resources; some of those listed below also give details about logging on and off. Telnet access information, if available, may also appear on the home page of a particular library. AOL: select "Internet", "Internet Extras", "Telnet" for instructions on installing and running telnet under the AOL browser. Lists of Telnet Sites Gen. Resources on the Internet Christine Gaunt's Telnet Sites GSWC: Online Catalogs NGS NetGuide (section I.4.) Billy Barron's List of Online Card Catalogs http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cgaunt/ gen_tel.html http:/www.hvcn.org/info/gswc/ links/linklib.htm#Catalog http://www.genealogy.org/~ngs/netguide/ gopher://gopher.utdallas.edu/11/internet/ Libraries/Libraries/List/ Search for Telnet Sites Galaxy Search Engine http://galaxy.einet.net/cgi-bin/wais-text-multi/

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