Hello Treggers! Excerpted from the Scout Report, 9 August:
(For more information, consult http://www.cs.wisc.edu/scout) _Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Communications Terms_ http://www.ora.com/reference/dictionary/ Extracted from the printed book of the same name (O'Reilly and Associates, 1996), this web-based dictionary presents the user with a simple form interface for entering a search term. The definitions provided vary greatly in length and depth of coverage, ranging from a terse expansion of an acronym (the entry for "NIC" simply states "Network Information Center," and offers no additional detail) to a table describing DOS file extensions for TrueType fonts, to a lengthy essay on the structure and function of T1 circuits. Each definition page is linked to those of related terms, and also to other sites that contain more detailed information about a particular topic. While there is much here that will be of use to networking professionals in need of a quick reference, those new to the net can also find answers to their basic questions about the terminology they've run across. Online Seminar on Universal Service http://info-ren.pitt.edu/universal-service/network-democracy.html The Telecommunications Act of 1996 provides universal service subsidies for schools and libraries. This seminar, to be held online, will inform participants about those provisions, and how they can help their school or library secure needed funding under the Act. Participants' contributions to the seminar will be made available to the Federal Communications Commission as it plans for implementation of the universal service provisions of the Act. Information Renaissance, the non-profit organization responsible for the seminar, has also made available a repository of all comments and replies submitted to the FCC during the rule-making process. The seminar will take place during the five week period from August 26 - September 27, 1996. Registration will be open starting August 12, 1996.
