Lecture 1 Notes and On-Line Materials

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Lecture 1 is designed to introduce

  1. The very basics of the Windows NT operating system (basics.ppt)
  2. The big picture - networks, multi-user systems and an answer to the questions how can my files be in two places when I not anywhere at all? (big picture.ppt)
  3. Windows, their care and feeding, program groups (what's behind those icons and how to find out) (windows.ppt)
  4. File manager, (its in the main program group) - how to figure out what files you have and where (filemgr.ppt)
  5. Netscape and the Web - how to set up local Netscape parameters and all that stuff (netscape.html)
  6. How do I find anything? Search engines, web resources (search.html)
  7. Anthropological, bio-anth and archaeological resources(sources.html)
  8. You mean I can make one of these web pages