A primer on plugging you and your PC into the on-line trend

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The online information industry, which has received extensive media attention, is composed of commercial online services, the Internet, specialized databases and local computer BBSes. The commercial services include America Online, Prodigy and Compuserve. They provide access to a large volume of generalized information via specialized software provided by the company. These services charge a monthly and usage fee for access to the networks. The commercial information service market has about five to six million subscribers, but its potential is far greater. The Internet is a loose, unregulated collection of servers run by universities, companies and government bodies. It offers access to vast amounts of data, which is usually in raw form. To access the Internet users must use a local access provider, who sometimes charge a fee. Specialized databases such as Dow Jones News Retrieval provide specific information for researchers. Local computer BBSes provide information for groups such as communities or high schools.

Information services industry, User Aids, Bulletin Board, Bulletin board services (BBS)

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Newspapers go on-line to save the industry and a few trees

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Publishers are experimenting with electronic newspapers, to be offered via online services or the Internet, as the number of readers of American daily newspapers has slowly declined, especially among young people. Younger readers appear to be more interested in reading images and text on screen. The trend for electronic newspapers is growing as all four of the nation's premiere dailies, the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, will be offered online within the first half of 1995. The Wall Street Journal's Personal Journal will cost $12.95 for one daily download. The Los Angeles Times is available on Prodigy under the TimesLink name. Prodigy members pay an additional $4.95 per month, plus the associated hourly charges. The Washington Post expects to debut its paper in summer 1995. The New York Times is available via America Online.

Newspapers, Newspaper Publishers, Publishing industry, Product development, Product description/specification, Product information, Newspaper publishing, Column, New York Times Co., The Wall Street Journal (Newspaper), Times Mirror Co., Washington Post Co., NYT, WPO, Washington Post (Newspaper), The New York Times (Newspaper), Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times (Newspaper)

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Getting out on the Net without ever leaving the comforts of AOL

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America Online (AOL) is now offering access to the World Wide Web despite predictions by analysts that the Web would help put commercial online information services out of business. AOL's new service will be called AOLnet and will be offered in 66 U.S. cities. The service is offered at an access speed of 28,800 kbps at no extra charge, which is the fastest currently available. AOLnet requires a downloaded version of AOL called the version 2.5 Preview edition for Windows and a software version is expected to be available in Jun 1995. The service does not offer as much display area as most of the stand-alone browsers and there is no discount plan for heavy Internet users, although the company says it is planning for discounts once the software is commercially available.

Computer services industry, Information technology services industry, America Online Inc., Company service introduction, Service introduction, Company services, World Wide Web

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