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Subject:Re: Internet Usage By Tech Writers From:Ian Macdonald <imacd -at- PC -dot- JARING -dot- MY> Date:Mon, 18 Mar 1996 07:32:02 -0500
At 02:10 PM 14/3/96 -0700, Mark 2 Merkow wrote:
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>From: Mark 2 Merkow at PHXASC02
>Date: 3/14/96 8:56AM
>To: LISTSERV -at- listserv -dot- okstate -dot- edu at Internet
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>I'm interested in finding out the ways writers (especially technical writers)
>are using the Internet. I see references on this list for other listservs from
>time to time, but little else.
>Just how does everyone make use of some of the other services (WWW, usenet,
>telnet, etc.)
>I hope this topic is interesting enough for everyone to answer directly to the
>list, otherwise, feel free to send a private message.
>Thanks...
>Mark Merkow, CCP
>Sr. Software Engineer
>American Express Company
>Phoenix, Arizona
>email: Mark -dot- 2 -dot- Merkow -at- aexp -dot- com
I use Internet to:
1. Email -- communicating with clients, some of which are 12 time zones
away.
2. Email -- chating with family and friends.
3. FTP -- transfering files to/from clients.
4. FTP -- downloading shareware/freeware and other files of interest.
5. TELNET -- logging on to clients machines for reseach/testing of
documentation that I am working on.
6. TELNET -- occasional use for searching databases.
7. WWW -- research, technical support, soon will for marketing!
8. Email -- mailing lists (like TECHWR-L) that are a valuable source of
information and a chance to share knowledge.
Essentially, I use Internet to telecomute to various parts of the world, and
keep in contact with family and friends scattered around the globe.
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