Communication between Individuals Groups & other Computers

Electronic Mail

Electronic Mailing lists

USENET Newsgroups A series of global notice boards that individual post email messages to. Developed in 1979 at Duke University, North Carolina

Telnet Software that allows users to use computers from remote locations.

Transfering Information

FTP or File Transfer Protocol is a "language" which allows computers to send files over the Internet.

Anonymous FTP. A special type of FTP server that allows any one to login and copy files.

Searching for Information

FAQs...ordinary text files of Frequently Asked Questions

ARCHIE, database and search system for locating files in surrounding anonymous FTP sites. Developed in 1989 at McGill University, Quebec, Canada.

Organising Information

Gophers A hierarchical menu system each menu item linking either to another menu or a text file of information.

WAIS databases

VERONICA

The World Wide Web has developed into an hypertext based interface for many of these Internet facilities and so some degree makes them easier to use.