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                 THE ONLINE WORLD  Resources Handbook
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                    Version 2.1 - ISBN 82-7820-002-5
                       (12th release, May, 1995)


The Internet continues to move fast. Even for a handbook that appears every 
second month, we work hard to keep it current. 

Highlights of changes since the March release:
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The move from Gopher (and Telnet) to WWW continues. Many links are updated 
accordingly. A similar shift from BITNET to Internet for mailing lists is
taking place. Strong growth in offerings outside North America. 

New "After Hours" pointers are added, including: Forums for owners of pets 
(dogs, birds, cats, etc.). Links for photo enthusiasts, genealogy, popular 
mechanics, lyrics/music. Nintendo. WebMuseum. A large store for CDs, 
cassettes, videos. Chinese music, the Virtual Shareware Library.

Holiday travel: sources reorganized (by region). New links for India, China, 
other areas. Database of French art. Unesco's World Heritage list of special 
cultural and natural historic sites around the world. 

Information wanted: Recommended strategy for finding information on the Web. 
The world's largest index to online data. Hunt in over 500 databases in one 
go. Recommended Internet tools. Practical hints on the use of Internet 
browsers. Sending Internet mail to an X.400 address. Free expert assistance 
for journalists and authors.

Health: Forum for diabetes, and one all types of human allergies. New Web-
page with many health related links.

News: Commercial news at bargain prices. 20,000 stories per day from over 
500 English language sources. National Indian newspaper.

Business: Guide to international trade terms. New links to Japanese sources. 
Asian Development Bank Business Opportunities. More on China and India. Links 
to: MasterCard. Directory of commercial organizations on the Internet. 

The online hypertext version
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of the handbook was updated in average every  second  day since version 2.0.   
URL:          http://login.eunet.no/~presno/bok/i.html

The  ascii version of the handbook can be retrieved by  Web  browser  from 

     http://login.eunet.no/~presno/index.html

or by clicking on one of these URLs: 

  Ascii version
  PKZipped version    

You can also gopher to  login.eunet.no (URL: gopher://login.eunet.no/11/1), 
or send for instructions about how to retrieve it by anonymous ftp,  email,  
and download from CompuServe. Send email to LISTSERV@VM1.NODAK.EDU with the 
following command in the TEXT of your mail:       GET TOW WHERE 

Sample articles in hypertext from  The Online World Monitor  newsletter are
available at   http://login.eunet.no/~presno/monitor.html   This bi-monthly 
newsletter focuses on the changes in the online world, trends, and important 
new developments around the world. 


           Thanks,

       Odd de Presno
(Author, publisher, Norwegian)

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