Module 1 Task A

Have just logged into Deakin library using Telnet. Seemed simple enough although had to ask for help with the commands. Next screen asked me

What kind of Terminal are you using?
V > VT100
W > NCSA VT100
Choose one ( V,W )

Not sure which so I chose V which got me in - still not sure what that meant however.

Typed in Bennahum as the author and found two titles and successfully sent them to my Curtin e-mail.

The process was very speedy however there was no confirmation that it was successfully sent so I didn't know it worked until I checked. Telnet reminded me of when I used to use DOS commands to save and copy files before Windows came along. Not very pretty and you had to know what you were doing or it felt like you were flying blind. It occurs to me that the graphics and navigation tools offered by today's web pages really just make the system friendlier - kind of takes you by the hand, so to speak. The output is the same - I found the books I was looking for but getting there in Telnet had me looking for the manual.