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<H1> <IMG ALIGN=MIDDLE SRC="../gx/ecame/3w.gif">Web Surfing News</H1>
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Copyright (c) 1996 Ed Cameron
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<A HREF="mailto: ecame119@ecity.net"><ecame119@ecity.net></A>
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Welcome fellow intrepid surfing type dudes! Well, last month was a
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slow one surfing wise. I've been hard at work trying to fix several
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problems which croped up while doing last issues' Web and Caldera
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articles. Let's see; <B>Perl</B> quit working; my e-mail system had a
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problem; right smack in the middle of working on that my ISP underwent
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some major revisions which took time to complete, <B>and</B>
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My Netscape trial period also had to expire.
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When it rains.......
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<P> I want to give a big hearty welcome to Laurie who is doing a monthly
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column devoted to Q&A.
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Big Tip Laurie: BACKUP your machine!! Often.
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For this months <B>Cool Sites</B>, I plugged my grandsons into the
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keyboard and they found a place to visit and talk about their favorite
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video games. I had to ummm...well, you know!...HEY! they would've
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<B>hogged</B> my computer all night! Anyway, Cool Sites is devoted to
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children and video game stuff for both big and small kids. Enjoy.
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<H3>TkNet</H3>
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<IMG SRC="../gx/ecame/tknet.gif">
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Nope, not another service provider or network thingy; TkNet is a
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utility to manage a PPP/SLIP dialup account with the emhasis on
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<I><B>ease of use and maintainability.</I></B>
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Is TkNet easy to use? Yes. I was able to set the program up for
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PPP simply by entering the name of the script file I normally use as
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root whenever I want to dial up the ol'ISP. E-Mail routines can be
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configured as well. TkNet includes an application launcher which is also
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easy to configure.
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<STRONG> The Launcher Setup </STRONG>
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<IMG ALIGN=MIDDLE SRC="../gx/ecame/tknet_launch.gif">
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<CENTER>Global and local save options. Nice touch!<BR>
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<IMG ALIGN=MIDDLE SRC="../gx/ecame/tknet_save.gif"></CENTER>
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One minor complaint: I don't 'get' the <B>QUIT</B> button. Not only does it Quit TkNet, but also kills the ppp daemon.
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Hmmm...thought killing the ppp daemon was the job of the <B>Disconnect</B> button.
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<H3><IMG SRC="../gx/ecame/eyeball.gif"> Cool Sites <IMG SRC="../gx/ecame/eyeball2.gif"></H3>
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<P> Got kids? Yep, your superhero web surfer type dude has
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<I>grandchildren</I> of the male variety and of course, the toys are
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still comming into our house! (You know, I may <B>never</B> run out of
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excuses to buy a new toy!) Anyway, webhead gramps has a <B>Sega</B>
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game machine and the boys got to tune into the Sega web page. Check out
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<A HREF="http://www.segaoa.com">Sega Online</A>
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<CENTER><IMG SRC="../gx/ecame/sega.gif"></CENTER>
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Check out <IMG ALIGN=MIDDLE SRC="../gx/ecame/sega_sports.gif"> for that perfect game.
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<CENTER><IMG ALIGN=MIDDLE SRC="../gx/ecame/sega_inside.gif"> And there's some Sega news type stuff</CENTER>
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<STRONG>Another way cool site is:</STRONG> <IMG ALIGN=CENTER SRC="../gx/ecame/soulpatch1.gif">
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<P> SoulPatch is not strictly for kids; SoulPatch has something for both parents and children.
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Here is some eye candy from SoulPatchs' home page.
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<IMG ALIGN=CENTER SRC="../gx/ecame/soulpatch2.gif"> Check out the 'scoop' on a video movie.
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Books, video and CD news for kids <IMG ALIGN=CENTER SRC="../gx/ecame/soulpatch3.gif">
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SoulPatch can be reached at <A HREF="http://www.soulpatch.com">WWW.SOULPATCH.COM</A>
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<IMG SRC ="../gx/ecame/3do.gif">
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3DO. Gotta get this machine. Check out <A HREF="http://www.3do.com">3DO's home page</A> and you can find out
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what makes this a 'must have' toy. MPEG video, 3-D video, <B>and</B> surround sound all make the other game machines seem a
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little flat. <B>3DO</B> was founded in 1994 and is the largest software development company focusing on 32/64 bit programing.
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I also love the ability to download video clips of <B><I>Blade Force</B></I>. WOW. Too way cool game.
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Speaking of games, check out the games price difference between any system and 3DO. 3DO prices are a lot cheaper, sometimes <B>$18.00</B>
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cheaper!
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<CENTER> simple eye candy</CENTER>
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Maybe I don't have to buy the machine, maybe I can just buy the software and pop it into the computers CD-ROM.
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Huh? Has Ed spent too many nights staring at the screen? Finally unable to tell the televisions' remote from the mouse?
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<B>Nope!</B> Check out the 3DO web site and find out what I'm talking about.
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<STRONG>Turtle <IMG SRC="../gx/ecame/turtle_trax1.gif "> Trax</STRONG>
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Seems like you can't talk about kids and computers without talking about education. Stumbling around cyberspace, the boys
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found this way cool site about <A HREF="http://www.io.org/~bunrab/">Marine Turtles.</A> Turtle Trax, located on the island
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of Maui Hi, is devoted to marine turtles. Drop in somethime and say howdy.
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<IMG SRC="../gx/ecame/cattales1.gif">
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From turtles to...<B>lions, tigers and ....</B> Next stop on the cybersafari turned out to
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contain lions and tigers. (no bears) Want more? Check out <A HREF="http://www.spokane.net/cattales/">Cat Tales,</A>
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the Endangered Species Conservation Park located in Spokane Washington.
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BTW: It's not polite to say "here kitty, kitty" to a bob cat.
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<H3><IMG ALIGN MIDDLE SRC="../gx/ecame/gameover.gif"> Ending bits n'pieces</H3>
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Lets' see, we have visited Mars, Venus and Jupiter. Dived 20,000 legueas under the sea
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and played with turtles. Visited some lions, tigers and lepards.
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Going to the Rain Forest next month, care to come along?
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<I><B>Ciao bella</I></B>
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<H3><A HREF="./lg_issue8.html">Back to Linux Gazette Issue #8</A></H3>
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