If they do not provide you with software, you should ask them for a recommendation. This will ensure compatibility between your computer, modem, communication software, and the Internet service provider. The drawback to this method is that such connections only allow command line interactions. Figure 1 shows my shell account here at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and the commands I'll need to access the TIP homepage with Lynx. If you compare these figures to those figures in my last TIP article you'll see a dramatic difference between the interfaces.
Hyperlinks are in bold .
To navigate the page you can use the arrow keys on your computer to scroll down or up. To jump directly between links you need to press the tab key. For example, pressing the tab once takes you to the first hyperlink, Overview of the TIP homepage . Pressing the return key will then take you to the linked text file. Also note that there are some help instructions at the bottom of the screen.