Internet
Daniel … the Internet is a big communications system that links computers
all over the world together. Many of the computers on the Internet are
academic institutions, but there are others too.
CompuServe has the ability to send electronic mail to these other systems,
provided that you know their address. For instance, I use a system in
London called CIX (Compulink Information eXchange), and it is connected to
the Internet. I can send myself mail on CIX through CompuServe by using the
email address: >INTERNET:miketodd@cix.compulink.co.uk … AP has a button
which is a shorthand way of accessing this mail facility.
Unless you actually know someone on a computer addressable through
Internet, then you are not likely to find a use for it.
CompuServe is very limited in the access it gives you to Internet .. only
mail. However, other systems (like CIX) can use the network to browse
directories on remote computers, download files and use specialise online
facilities. For instance, I just used CIX's Internet facility to research
some medical book titles through the Thomas Jefferson University in the US,
for the cost of a London phone call plus normal connect charges on CIX. But
this is a whole new ball game 🙂
Mike (from the UK)