Where is InterNet?
17-Aug-91 22:14:57
Sb: #32147-Where is InterNet?
Fm: Matthew Rimer 73500,1167
To: Gary Brusanowski 70304,2516
Their are several ways to get on the Internet. One is through a local
university with a computer science department with UNIX machines. Some
universities do allow limited public access.
Failing that, there are other public nodes available. One of the most
popular is UUNET. It offers Internet links, as well as USENET and over 600
megabytes of PD software. There is, of course, a usage fee for this :-).
UUNET can be reached at:
3110 Fairview Park Dr. Suite 570-B Falls Church, VA 22042
(703) 876-5050 FAX: (703) 876-5059
(Incidentally, if a friend can get a message through for you, UUNET's
Internet domain address for information is info@uunet.uu.net)
However, if all you need to do is send e-mail, you may not need the
Internet. A UUCP package for the Amiga (available in the public domain)
may suit you. And don't neglect CompuServe's own Internet gateway.
Instructions for using it are available from the CompuServe Mail help menu.
BTW, the May 1990 issue of BYTE (the one with the Amiga 3000 as the cover
story <grin> ) contains some good general-purpose information on this
subject in the "UNIX /BIN" column.
—Matt Rimer
73500,1167