Members are likely to find many others in similar situations who can offer advice, give technical assistance, or point you in the right direction. BIX is divided into areas called conferences, each devoted to a particular area of interest. They range from algorithms to windows, from writers to amiga. Conferences are categorized into groups, usually referred to as exchanges, so that members can browse through whatever exchange groups interest them and see a list of the conferences each group contains. This is the program that was a precursor to such packages as Mosaic and NetScape.
Lynx supports forms in addition to plain text, and is very fast.
TIN another Usenet newsreader with a diferent feel than 'nn'. Some telnet'able resources include Freenets, interactive games, chat servers, and information databases. You can send and receive electronic mail to anywhere on the Internet from your BIX account. Archie a searchable database of FTPable files from many Internet sites which is updated monthly. Finger a quick way to get basic information on an account on an Internet host.