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`Membership Kit & Tour Guide
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`The Official America Online® for Macintosh Membership Kit & Tour Guide
`Copyright © 1994 by Tom Lichty
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`All rights reserved. This book may not be duplicated in any way without the express written
`consent of the publisher, except in the form of brief excerpts or quotations for the purposes of
`review. The information contained herein is for the personal use of the reader, and may not be
`incorporated in any commercial programs, other books, databases or any kind of software
`without written consent of the publisher or author. Making copies of this book, or any portion
`for any purpose other than your own, is a violation of United States copyright laws.
`Library of Congress Cataloging-in—Publication Data
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`Lichty, Tom
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`The official America Online for Macintosh membership kit & tour
`guide / Tom Lichty. -- 2nd ed.
`p. cm.
`Rev. ed. of: The official America Online membership kit & tour
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`guide. c1992.
`Includes index.
`ISBN 1-56604-127-9
`1. America Online (Videotex system) 2. Macintosh (Computer)
`1. Lichty, Tom. Official America Online membership kit & tour guide.
`11. Title.
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`QA76.57.A43L523 1994
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`Book design: Marcia Webb
`Cover design: IMAGE Communications; adaptation: John Nedwidek
`Index service: Dianne Bertsch, Answers Plus
`Technical review: Tim Barwick, Ed Ferguson, Kelly Richmond, Marshall Rens: America Online
`Editorial staff: Angela Anderson, Laura Bader, Eric Edstam, Tracye Giles, Pam Richardson
`Production staff: Patrick Berry, Cheri Collins, John Cotterman, Dan Koeller, Dawne Sherman,
`Marcia Webb, Mike Webster
`Proofreaders: Eric Edstam, Sharla Green
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`theories and programs to determine their effectiveness. The author and publisher make no
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`About the Author
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`Tom Lichty is Senior Consultant and Instructor for the University of
`Oregon Portland Center, and author of six computer books, including
`Desktop Publishing With Wordfor Windows, Mac, Word 6} Excel Desktop
`Companion and The Oflicial America Onlinefor Windows Membership Kit 8
`Tour Guide, all published by Ventana Press. An enthusiastic member of
`the online community, he may be reached at MajorTom on America
`Online, or majortom@aol.com on the Internet.
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`Contents
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`- Choosing a Screen Name & Password - A Letter From the President
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`C|1aplerI0 Personal
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`Your Personal Stock Portfolio
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`Cut & Paste 0 Getting Information About People in a Room
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