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CLASSIFIED ON LINE ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD
The July 25 issue of TIME
Magazine devoted its cover story to a
new medium that is currently
being used by over 25 million
people and is growing by 2
million new subscribers every single
month.
This new medium is at the
core of what are called Electronic
Bulleting Boards - a system
by which people with computers can
get entertainment programs,
make travel reservations, play
games, get stock market
reports, watch the news, and even buy &
sell products - using a
computer.
All computers that has a
modem can access any Bulletin Board by
simply plugging an ordinary
telephone line to the computer. Take
note of the following:
- With a regular telephone
line, people can (using a standard
telephone) send and receive spoken words and sounds.
- With a regular telephone
line, people can (using a fax
machine) send and receive
copies of printed images,
whether text, photos, or or
designs.
- With a regular telephone
line, people can (using a computer
with a Bulletin Board system
in it) send and receive
text data, graphics,
pictures, motion and sound - like
television.
TYPES OF BULLETIN BOARDS
There are bulletin boards for nearly
every conceivable subject
matter. There are bulletin boards for
pet owners, bulletin boards
for school teachers, for doctors,
lawyers, entrepreneurs and
many other fields of interest.
Of course, the most popular
type of commercial bulletin boards
are those that accept
advertising where people from all over
the country buy & sell a
variety of products and services.
In fact, one of the
fastest-growing bulletin board services in
the market today is called
the Classified On-Line, a
multi-category service
filled with classified ads placed by
individuals and businesses.
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