All free ISPs work Windows 95 and Windows 98. Windows 95 users must have Internet Explorer 4.x or higher installed on their machine. Macintosh versions are currently being developed. For more information check one of the websites listed below. Each company listed above has free dialup access in Charlottesville and other cities in Virginia and the U.S. Check each website for details.
Files are accessible from multiple locations.
You can write a paper when dialed in at home, save it to your Home Directory Service account, and edit or print it later from your office without saving to a floppy disk or having to use a file transfer program. Files are secure in case of hardware failure. If your personal files are saved to your Home Directory Service account and the hard disk on your computer crashes, you will have copies of your work. Publishing your home page on the World Wide Web is easier. Accessing and editing a home page stored on your Home Directory Service is as easy as booting up your personal computer and logging in.