Internet Digest #6 for 1996-02-05

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Murdoch Says The Internet Will Overwhelm Online Services
ATLANTA - News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch says online personal computer services are losing heavily to networks that offer easy and direct access to the Internet.

Apple Sees Role Of PC Diminishing
CANNES, France - The personal computer is on the way out and the computer industry has to offer new products to tempt ever demanding customers, a senior Apple executive said today.
Computers of the future will be part and parcel of appliances such as televisions or play stations and will no longer be the worktool which the personal computer mainly is.

The Computer Is Going To Get Even Better
Digital Equipment Corp. launched on Feb. 5 what it
called the first microprocessor to have the speed of a supercomputer but that
runs on AA batteries and sells for less than $50.

CompuServe Launches New Internet Service
http://www.sprynet.com
CompuServe and its Internet subsidiary, Spry, Tuesday took the wraps off their long-expected Internet-only service, dubbed SpryNet. In a conference call with reporters, CompuServe CEO Bob Massey said, ``What we now have is a convergence of the Internet with the online world, with a very powerful synergistic relationship between the traditional online environment and the exciting new power and content of the Internet.''

Synergies not withstanding, SpryNet is intended for power users of the Internet who don't want or need the bells and whistles of CompuServe's online content. SpryNet offers unlimited surfing for a flat fee of $19.95 a month. Pricing plans for casual cruisers are set at $9.95 for 7 hours or $4.95 for 3 hours per month. The company promises 24-hour online customer support, as well as 3-D chat forums and home page creation tools.
CompuServe says it will offer 28.8-kbps, point-to-point-protocol connections from its 480 point-of-presence access locations by June.

Netscape Says Internet Changing The World
SINGAPORE - The Internet is changing the world and will become indispensable to all competitive societies, Netscape chairman James Clark said today.
"The Internet will be to data what the telephone system is to voice," said Clark, whose company provides Navigator, the leading browser software for the Internet.

Andreessen Discusses Netscape'S Real-Time Audio, Video
Netscape Communications Corp.'s recent announcement that it plans to embed a real-time audio and video framework into its product line finds the company setting major new targets in its sights: local and long distance telephone companies,

Articles

@Home's Internet-Over-Cable Venture http://pubs.iworld.com/ww-online/96Feb/news/internet-over-cable.html

Netscape Switch Has Chief Yahoo Upset :-( http://pubs.iworld.com/ww-online/96Feb/news/nosmileys.html

For Business, The Internet As Magic Bullet http://nytsyn.com/live/Features1/038_020796_224830_10139.html

Info Highway: Companies At A Glance And Their Plans http://nytsyn.com/live/Features1/029_012996_220834_14524.html

Best Sites of the Week

General Accounting Office http://www.gao.gov/
You can now keep a closer eye on how the federal government is spending your money.

Supermodel.com http://www.supermodel.com/rainforest/index.html
It's not just another bikini page because of a "rainforest connection." You see, the models were photographed in the lush woodlands of Costa Rica.

MapQuest http://www.mapquest.com/
Let the cutting-edge interactive mapping service be your guide.

Frontline http://www.wgbh.org/frontline
Hard-hitting documentaries you see on PBS

The blue dot http://www.razorfish.com/bluedot/
Some of the finest HTML design and photography in New York

Birdie's Virtual Salon http://www.pcnet.com/dpcc/assoc/lpetix/birdie/

HTML Help

"Freebie" Icons http://www.callamer.com/~custserv/images/icons.html
A great assortment of unique and colorful Icons to dress up your Web site!

Internet Search - From Netscape Communications http://www.netscape.com/escapes/internet_search.html

Index - Internet Directory - From Netscape Communications http://www.netscape.com/escapes/internet_directory.html

Netscape HTTP Cookie Notes http://www.illuminatus.com/cookie
Helpful tips and code on setting HTTP Magic Cookies, code in MacPerl and Applescript. Special notes about MS Internet Explorer.

A Guide through the UNIX World http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Udo_Munk/
A collection of pages with links to UNIX vendors, organizations working on UNIX clones,magazines, software and general informations about UNIX.

Cable Modem Resources on the Web http://rpcp.mit.edu/~gingold/cable/
Manufacturers, trials, publications, and more....

Official FVWM page http://www.hpc.uh.edu/fvwm/
FVWM is an ICCCM compliant window manager for X11 created by by Robert Nation and derived originally from twm code.

Ultimate Search Page http://ngwwmall.com/frontier/jon/search/
Gives you easy access to Excite and Yahoo with no graphics and no advertising.

Information Locators' Reference Page http://soli.inav.net/~johnwill/
Thousands of technical, news, legal, full text, library and religious links.

UNGI Un Nouveau Guide Internet http://www.imaginet.fr/ime/
30 chapters in French about Internet Email, Web, HTML, CGI, PERL

Georgian TrueType Fonts http://www.sanet.ge/temuri/geottf/geottf.html
13 free Georgian TTFs available with preview and friendly user interface.

Icons 'n Stuff http://www.xs4all.nl/~arjenvm/pics/index.html
Icons, bullets and bars, as well as links to other sites.

NetPet's Ultra-Bookmark http://www.netpets.com/searchit.html
For direct search submissions to the major search engines.

Barn Sides Links http://barnsides.com/links.htm
Lists sites that will list your site for free.

Marketing Articles and Sites

Online Marketing Advisor http://intele.net/~johnc/
Weekly look into issues of Internet Advertising and Marketing with site evaluations and related links.

It's becoming a small World Wide Web after all http://www.adage.com/bin/viewdataitem.cgi?opinions&opinions149.html

Web video hype outruns reality -Ad Age http://www.adage.com/bin/viewdataitem.cgi?opinions&opinions150.html

Taking Your SOHO Online http://www.zdnet.com/zdil/content/profit/soho/soho4.html

The 10 Biggest Blunders That Businesses Make On The Web http://www.gigaplex.com/wow/10top/10blund.htm