<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Candid Candice: What is the Internet?</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="FFFFFF"> <IMG WIDTH=221 HEIGHT=391 SRC="http://files.moo.ca/pics/cmib.jpg" ALIGN="left" ALT="[Cool Candice]"> Ask Candid Candice a question about Moo Canada:<BR> <FORM ACTION="http://www.moo.ca/candid"> <INPUT NAME="q" SIZE="60"> <INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Ask!"> </FORM> <HR> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> <!-- if (location.search.indexOf("?q=") == 0) { q = unescape(location.search.substring(3)); while ((plus = q.indexOf("+")) != -1) q = q.substring(0, plus)+" "+q.substring(plus+1); document.write("<I>> "+unescape(q)+"</I>\n");} // --> </SCRIPT> <H1>What is the Internet?</H1> <!-- Warning, this file is automatically generated, modifications to this file will be lost next time Candid Candice reboots. --> <!-- INTER*NET* SERVICES* --> <!-- WHAT* INTER*NET* --> The Internet is a global network of computer networks. It is a distributed system, meaning that there is no central computer, and nobody controls it. The Internet serves as the platform upon which several very useful communications applications are run: <DL> <DT><B><A HREF="i_email.html">E-Mail</A></B> <DD>Electronic mail. Person to person, or via mailing lists. <DT><B><A HREF="i_www.html">World Wide Web</A></B> <DD>Very popular hyperlinked graphical interface. <DT><B><A HREF="i_usenet.html">Usenet</A></B> <DD>Newsgroups about every possible topic. <DT><B><A HREF="i_ftp.html">FTP</A></B> <DD>Upload and download files between computers. <DT><B><A HREF="i_telnet.html">Telnet</A></B> <DD>Simple text-only connection to programs like MUDs and MOOs. <DT><B>Other</B> <DD>Less commonly used services such as <A HREF="i_finger.html">Finger</A>, <A HREF="i_irc.html">IRC</A>, RealAudio, IPhone, Cu-See-Me and ICQ. </DL> <!-- Warning, this file is automatically generated, modifications to this file will be lost next time Candid Candice reboots. --> <HR> This page was created and is maintained by <a href="http://www.moo.ca/wizzen">The Wizzen</a>, © 2002. <P ALIGN="center"><CENTER><A HREF="http://www.moo.ca/candice/toolbar"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="http://files.moo.ca/pics/tool.gif" WIDTH="494" HEIGHT="19" ISMAP USEMAP="#toolbar" ALT="English toolbar"></A><BR> [ <A HREF="http://www.moo.ca/">home</A> | <A HREF="http://www.moo.ca/help?%23555">help</A> | <A HREF="http://www.moo.ca/who">who</A> | <A HREF="http://www.moo.ca/search">search</A> | <A HREF="http://www.moo.ca/candid/setup">setup</A> | <A HREF="http://www.moo.ca/candid.:!">code</A> ]</CENTER> <MAP NAME="toolbar"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" HREF="http://www.moo.ca/" COORDS="0,0,80,18" ALT="Home"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" HREF="http://www.moo.ca/help?%23555" COORDS="81,0,161,18" ALT="Help"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" HREF="http://www.moo.ca/who" COORDS="166,0,246,18" ALT="Who"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" HREF="http://www.moo.ca/search" COORDS="247,0,327,18" ALT="Search"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" HREF="http://www.moo.ca/candid/setup" COORDS="332,0,412,18" ALT="Setup"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" HREF="http://www.moo.ca/candid.:!" COORDS="413,0,493,18" ALT="Code"> </MAP> </BODY> </HTML>
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