Zen and the Art of the Internet

by Brendan P. Kehoe

Brendan Kehoe
Department of Computer Science
Widener University
Chester, PA 19013

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@dots is actually `. . . .' "I've seed de first an de last @dots I seed de beginnin, en now I sees de endin." William Faulkner The Sound & The Fury April 8, 1928

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Getting to Other Networks

Inter-connectivity has been and always will be one of the biggest goals in computer networking. The ultimate desire is to make it so one person can contact anyone else no matter where they are. A number of "gateways" between networks have been set up. They include:

AppleLink Quantum Services sells access to AppleLink, which is similar to QuantumLink for Commodore computers and PCLink for IBM PCs and compatibles. It also provides email access through the address user@applelink.apple.com.

ATTMail AT&T sells a commercial email service called ATTMail. Its users can be reached by writing to user@attmail.com.

BIX Users on BIX (the Byte Information eXchange) can be reached through the DAS gateway at user@cibix.das.net.