Students at Millsaps, for example, can dial into the Millsaps system and access any of the mainframes with a proper account. Electronic mail is message distribution on computer. With e-mail, you can communicate with people in a local organization, throughout the country, or even throughout the world. D. Computer Bulletin Boards Computer bulletin boards are an extension of e-mail. They provide a forum for messages to people of common interests.
Many local organizations maintain bulletin boards.
E. Commercial Information Services Commercial information services provide a wide variety of computer telecommunication services for a fee. Examples include CompuServe, Prodigy, America Online, and Dialog. Today, they also include Internet access. The most exciting developments in computer communications today surround the Internet. Originally created for defense purposes, the Internet is now a major research and education communications tool, and it is rapidly becoming an important commercial vehicle as well.