CONNECT Magazine -- Table of Contents Vol. 1, No. 4 November/December 1993 On Sale November 1st! FEATURES White House Connections by David Noack The Clinton Administration has opened connections with the online community in a big way. This article shows how you can get involved in the discussions and often directly contact the White House via the commercial online services, the Internet, Fidonet and compatible networks, and federally-run or organization-sponsored bulletin boards. ONE BBSCON Briefs by Clint Bradford One of the over 100 vendors attending the recent ONE BBSCON convention shares his experiences and observations concerning the show. Sysops Invade Colorado Springs! by Steve Richardson Another ONE BBSCON attendee gives his impressions of the four-day "COMDEX, but for sysops." ONE BBSCON -- Adult Images Conference Focus by Jim Mallory Discussion of adult images online, sysop liabilities, and what constitutes pornography were discussed in detail at one of the 137 educational conference sessions held at ONE BBSCON. This article condenses that discussion, along with a look at what some of the other sessions had to offer. Fighting the Good Fight, A Look at WWIV BBS by Wayne Heyward A review of WWIV BBS, an IBM-based shareware bulletin board package from Wayne Bell. Includes discussion of enhancements to be included in the next release, as well as a focus on networking with WWIV. In the Grove with Ruby Begonia by Del Freeman Digital publishing is at its literary best in the antics and escapades of Ruby Begonia, a fictional character who appears regularly in the electronic magazines Ruby's Pearls and Smoke & Mirrors. This article introduces CONNECT readers to Ms. Begonia and gives some insight into the character's popularity. The Online Reference Shelf by Thomas Pack From encyclopedias and dictionaries to movie reviews and consumer product reports, users of online services have a wealth of reference materials available to them 24 hours a day. This article shows you the most popular reference works available on CompuServe, Prodigy, GEnie, DELPHI and America Online. Is a GUI BBS in Your Future? by Brian Cummings RIP graphics is taking the BBS community by storm, and this article focuses on current RIPscrip support in terminal packages, BBS software, and paint programs from major commercial and shareware developers in the PC and Macintosh markets. The Automatic Internet by Peter Plantec With resources like Hytelnet, the focus of this article, getting around the Internet has never been easier. The author shows you how Hytelnet functions and provides a list of Hytelnet servers you can access if your current Internet provider doesn't offer this resource directly. The FedWorld BBS by Kathleen Creighton Many agencies of the federal government make information publicly available via bulletin board systems, and this article tells you how the FedWorld BBS lets you access these systems easily and efficiently. COLUMNS The Inside Line Editorial Staff Columnist Michael A. Banks takes a look at shareware, unscrupulous shareware distributors, and the Association of Shareware Professional's efforts to protect buyers and programmers. Eye on America Online Your America Online guide, Columnist Julia Wilkinson, takes you on a tour of AOL's Travel & Shopping offerings. Connecting with CompuServe Columnist Jim Ness shows you CompuServe's Electronic Mall, where you can spend money online, and then stops off in the Financial Services area, where you can possibly make money online. Telecomputing the DELPHI Way The stores available in DELPHI's main shopping area are introduced by Columnist Dick Evans, who also points you to other places on DELPHI to search for bargains. GEnie's Treasures Columnist Jim Mallory takes you on a shopping spree through GEnie's online mall, which includes a new German import store carrying German software, toys, books and clocks you'll be cuckoo for. The Internet Gateway Downloading files from the Internet using anonymous FTP is covered step-by-step by Columnist Paul Gilster, who also points you to a couple good sites for graphics on the Internet. Clear To Send (CTS) RIPterm, the freeware RIP terminal package from TeleGrafix Communications, Inc., is reviewed by PC Columnist Victor Volkman. Dial M For Macintosh Macintosh Columnist Ross Scott Rubin shows you the "remote possibilities" offered by AppleTalk Remote Access (ARA) when combined with third-party ARA tools. Staying Connected For About A Pound Palmtop Columnist Marty Mankins discusses "Communicating the Infrared Way" with palmtops from Hewlett-Packard, Sharp, Apple, Casio and Tandy Corp. ----- CONNECT magazine is available at the following magazine outlets: B.Dalton Bookseller, Bookstop, Bookstar, Barnes & Noble, Doubleday, Scribner's, Crown Books, Tower Books, Little Professor, Lichtman's News and Books, Coles Book Stores, CompUSA, Computer City and Software Etc. chains, as well as other chains and independent newsstands, book stores and computer dealers in the U.S. and Canada. Call (313) 973-8825 to find the magazine dealer nearest you who carries CONNECT. CONNECT is a bi-monthly magazine covering the major commercial online services (such as America Online, BIX, CompuServe, DELPHI, GEnie and Prodigy), the Internet, and bulletin board system networks (such as Fidonet, WWIVnet, and GlobalNet). The magazine is platform-independent, with columns focusing on PC-specific (DOS and Windows), Macintosh-oriented, and Palmtop/PDA-related topics. Each issue also contains an editorial column by renowned telecomputing author Michael A. Banks.