First of all you need a telephone and a suitable computer, such as a PC or a Mac, equipped with a modem. The cost is suprisingly little. Most ISPs charge around 10 dollars per month for the account, regardless of how much you use the facilities and the only additional charge is the telephone calls. Access to the Web, in our analogy above is the equivalent of your library ticket. The possibilities are endless.
Email is the postal system of the Internet.
You can send and receive email that is delivered to your ISP ready for you to collect when you are online. You can contact people all over the world just as you might by conventional letter, but much faster. You could ask about that car and get a detailed reply and even a photograph without even leaving your desk. If you wish, you could set up your own website, about anything at all that interests you, or just to tell the world that you exist. To go back to the Start page, click here.