Any computer running the Macintosh, Windows, or DOS operating system. An internal or external modem connecting your computer to a phone line. A printer if you want paper output. You can print from WYLD Cat, magazine databases, and ERIC, but are limited to print screens from CARL and the Lynx Browser. Please see Specific Tips below for more information.
Color display requires a color monitor.
Your communication software must be configured appropriately as well. This is NOT E-Mail software. Every modem is shipped with communication software that is already configured to initialize it correctly. Your computer will send this initialization sequence to your modem to establish a connection between your computer and the modem. If you use other communication software, you will need to determine the initialization sequence that works with your modem.