PSINet uses a unique IBM software package that allows a user to run the network server computer from one's own microcomputer with greatly decreased on-line time. Typical daily phone calls between the user and the server last less than two minutes. These systems have many international connections and can link a user with a variety of resources such as databases, library holdings, and other networks. The computer networks mentioned in this digest are only the tip of the iceberg. There are hundreds of local, regional, national, and international computer networks.
Most computer networks can set up an account and a password over the telephone.
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