[cisb102su01] Lesson 4 Question 4
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- Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 21:11:56 EST
4. The original purpose of telnet was to connect computers to one another
before the technology was available for graphical connections. The purpose
of telnet is to allow someone to log in to a machine that they don't know and
aren't near and do commands on it. Telnet is widely used to connect to
libraries today even though it is not widely used in other fields. It is
also used in online databases, email and statistics programs, and MOO and
MUSH environments. I learned this information at
http://edt.uow.edu.au/elec195/group-projects-2k/group10/hostory.htm.
I practiced telnet at telnet://140.147.254.3 . This is the Library of
Congress. When I used this site I searched things on copyrights because
files stored in braille and audio were frozen along with government
legislation. I learned the commands for browsing (BRWS, COHM), beginning a
new search (BGNS, word or phrase), ending a search (END). I ended up
searching for things about Orson Scott Card's copyrights and everything. It
was interesting.
Elizabeth Ebersole
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