*     * \ | / - 1 -   Welcome to FirstClass / | \ *     * If you have a Windows or Macintosh computer, you may wish to use the graphical user interface supplied with FirstClass. IMPORTANT: For best results connecting to FirstClass with a terminal emulator, use ANSI-compatible telecommunications software. Set your terminal type to VT100. FirstClass provides you with e-mail, conferencing, and file sharing features. Once you have logged in, you see a list of the items in your home directory or desktop. You can open any of these items by typing the number or name of the item. For example, to see your mail, type Mailbox. This technique works on messages as well. In your mailbox you will see a list of your private messages. To read a message just type its number (for example, for message #3, type 3). To list the available commands, type Help and follow the instructions. ____________________ Desktop items Each user has the following in his or her home directory (or desktop): Mailbox Contains your incoming and outgoing mail. Open this to read your mail and to compose new messages. News Contains items of interest to all users. Conferences Contains the publicly-available conferences. After opening Conferences, open the conference that is of interest to you.                  For help, type HELP at the > prompt. ________________________________________________________