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Hang
up, make the change and then dial in again.
When you've connected, chances are you'll see something like
this:
Welcome to THE WORLD
Public Access UNIX for the '90s
Login as 'new' if you do not have an account
login:
That last line is a prompt asking you to do something. Since
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new
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'new'). Don't include the quotation marks. Repeat: Don't
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You might want to think about this for a second, because this
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2 for more on that).
The one exception are the various Free-Net
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In addition, they offer:
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players from around the world.
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WAIS: Wide-area Information Server; a program that
can search dozens of databases in one search.
Gopher: A program that gives you easy access to dozens
of other online databases and services by making
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