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!INTRO
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                  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                  *         ----------          *
                  *         "NOSintro"          *
                  *         ----------          *
                  *                             *
                  *    An Introduction to the   *
                  *            KA9Q             *
                  *   Network Operating System  *
                  *                             *
                  *      by Ian Wade, G3NRW     *
                  *                             *
                  *                             *
                  *  A "DOWERMAIN" PUBLICATION  *
                  *                             *
                  *      ISBN 1-897649-00-2     *
                  *                             *
                  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


                    356 pages, fully illustrated.

          UK Pounds sterling:  11.50 + packing and postage



"NOSintro", the definitive guide to the KA9Q Network Operating
System (NOS), is now available.

In "NOSintro" you'll find a wealth of practical information,
hints and tips for setting up and using the KA9Q NOS.

Ideal for beginners and more advanced users alike.

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The emphasis is on hands-on practicalities.  You'll see exactly:

**   how to install NOS on a PC.

**   how to set up the control files.

**   how to check out basic operations before going live.

**   how to use NOS commands for transferring files, logging in
     to remote systems, sending mail and so on.
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What's Inside
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1    Intro to NOSintro
2    NOSview
3    The Ground Rules
4    NOS in a Nutshell
5    Let's Meet the Locals
6    The TNC Revisited
7    A Peek at Protocols
8    Names, Domains and Addresses
9    Client/Server
10   Hands On - Hardware Checkout
11   Hands On - Software Installation
12   NOS File Compendium
13   Hands On - Session Manager
14   The NOS Command Set
15   Hands On - autoexec.nos
16   The ftpusers File
17   Hands On - FTP
18   NOS BBS - The Big Picture
19   Setting up the NOS BBS
20   The NOS BBS Command Set
21   Hands On - BBS File Server
22   Hands On - Remote Sysop
23   Forwarding SMTP Mail
24   Pop Mail Collection
25   PBBS Mail Forwarding
26   AX.25 Routing
27   Address Resolution Protocol
28   IP Routing
29   NET/ROM Routing
30   Going Live: Preparing the Files
31   Hands On - AX.25
32   Hands On - NET/ROM
33   Hands On - Ping and Hop
34   Hands On - DNS System
35   Trailing Flag

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Appendices
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1    Where to get the Software
2    NOS Command Set Reference
3    NOS Control Files
4    Character Codes
5    IP Address Coordinators
6    References


**   356 pages, copiously illustrated with over 80 detailed
     diagrams, plus countless examples of commands and screen
     displays.

**   Full listings of all the control files needed for NOS.


_________________________________________________________________

Ian Wade is well-known throughout the data communications world,
having founded "DATACOM" and "Connect International", and hosted
regular columns in the technical press (including BARTG's "Packet
International" and RSGB's "Data Comms").  He is also a frequent
lecturer on data comms, with a renowned off-beat approach
designed to stimulate interest in what could otherwise be a very
dull subject.

By profession, Ian is an independent computer consultant,
specialising in Open Systems and computer security.  He was
involved in the design of one of the world's first commercial
satellite packet networks in 1976, and has been active in amateur
packet radio since 1984.
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PRICES
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                                           approx equivalent to
                                           US$ 17.00 at today's
                                           exchange rate --
                                           30 December 1992)

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