InfoPop: A Windows Guide to the Internet

摘要

There are many electronic guides to Internet resources. Some are about the Internet itself, and some are designed to be used "locally" (i.e., on your own PC). This month we'll look at an example of a local guide named InfoPop. InfoPop for Windows is an interesting freeware utility. It has addresses and descriptions for a wide range of Internet hosts including bulletin board systems, library catalogs, FTP sites, gophers, etc. Unlike other Windows Internet tools such as Mosaic, InfoPop is an "offline" guide—it provides information about many resources but does not actually connect the user to them. Nevertheless, InfoPop is invaluable for many situations, such as Internet training, as an introduction for people who do not yet have Internet access, and as a quick reference guide.