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The Australian
Farmer's Guide
to the Internet
- Second edition

The second edition of The Australian Farmer's Guide to the Internet is now available from The Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. 

Click here to purchase your copy online NOW! 

Or you can place an order by phone (02 6272 4819) - or fax RIRDC this order form

The Australian Farmer's Guide to the Internet - Second Edition will provide the essential information you need to access and benefit from the Internet. 

The guide provides agricultural communities with all the information needed to get started on the Internet. It is based on a solid understanding of Australia's rural and remote telecommunications environment and the experiences of over 1000 farm families connected to the Internet since 1996. 

The guide will assist you in learning how to use many of the features of the Internet including electronic mail, the World Wide Web, newsgroups, chat rooms and even how to develop your own Web site. 

Also included are reviews of over 500 Web sites, which are updated on a regular basis through this Web site. These sites are of particular interest to agriculture and cover subjects such as the weather, commodity prices, production information, banking, commercial services, government services and home shopping. 

The Australian Farmer's Guide to the Internet CD
The Australian Farmer's Guide to the Internet CD contains Internet Starter Kits from OzEmail, Telstra Big Pond and TPG Internet. It also introduces you to some useful shareware for you to trial. This CD has been designed for the Windows 95/98/NT operating systems. 

The CD contains... 

Internet starter kits:

  • OzEmail
  • Telstra Big Pond
  • TPG Internet

    • Free Software:

  • Internet Explorer 5: web browser
  • Netscape 4.6: web browser
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader: for reading files saved in the pdf file format
  • Microsoft Media Player: for accessing audio and video files. 

    • Shareware:

  • CuteFTP: a File Transfer Protocol program for transferring files (e.g. uploading Web pages to the Internet);
  • Hotdog Express: makes building your first Web page a breeze;
  • mIRC: allows you to chat to people on the Internet;
  • Paint Shop Pro: graphics design program handy for building Web page images;
  • Vet Anti-Virus: protects your PC from viruses;
  • Winzip: file compression/decompression program. 

    • ISP Directory:
    The names and telephone numbers of dozens of the Internet Service Providers offering Internet access throughout rural and regional Australia. 

    Order now...
    To place an order for your copy, simply print out the order form, fill it in and fax it back to RIRDC on (02) 6272 5877 

    Or contact:
    The Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
    Level 1, 10 Macquarie Street
    Barton ACT 2600
    Tel: (02) 6272 4539
    Fax: (02) 6272 5877