If you look at the Internet as a single, huge library, it is reasonable to describe documents by their location because there is currently no standard way to describe them by name. This was the first Web browser which incorporated a Windows type environment including graphics. Mosaic for Windows soon followed and the revolution took off. Andreessen then left NCSA and helped form a little company called Netscape. For a more detailed account of the history of the Web see A Little History of the World Wide Web .
Most people know that it is very easy and simple to send and receive e-mail over the Internet.
In fact, this is one of the Net's best features. However, you may want to do more. Most likely you received an e-mail program with your ISP setup, Netscape Mail, Microsoft Mail or Eudora freeware. There are other e-mail programs available. Check out possibilities at Stroud's Consummate Winsock Apps List for Net applications including e-mail software.