Mosaic is more than just an easy-to-use graphical interface—it's a whole new way of getting information from the Internet. You can browse through documents that are linked with hypertext. You can download brilliant graphics and sound files. And with the right equipment, you can even access and play back full-motion video clips! What makes Mosaic really special, though, is that it lets you set up your Internet connection just the way you want it—with built-in links to other Internet sites, with colorful graphics, and with as much on-line multimedia as your hardware can handle. Let bestselling author Paul Gilster show you just how amazing this new Internet tool can be:
- Where to get hold of Mosaic—either free from NCSA, or from the growing number of companies selling commercial versions
- How to install the program and tailor your hardware and system setup on either Windows-based PCs or Macs
- Customizing Mosaic to suit your needs, including the fundamentals you have to master to build your own Home Page
- The best and brightest World Wide Web sites, including sources of brilliant images, dazzling sound files, and full-motion video clips
- Using related programs, including Lview (to view GIF and JPEG images), WHAM (for audio files), GhostScript (to read PostScript documents), and MPEGPLAY (to play back video)
With a detailed explanation of the World Wide Web, the underlying communications system on which Mosaic is based, as well as descriptions of the standard Internet tools now available via Mosaic (including Telnet, FTP, Gopher, and Veronica), this book shows you just how to unlock the power of this amazing new Internet tool.
