What Each Dial-In Method Provides There are two different types of network services in use on campus. The other category of network services is Internet services. These two software packages deliver a complete suite of network services. Remote Access is part of Macintosh System Software versions 8.5 and higher. Kermit is freeware provided by Columbia University, and can be copied off the Bantam fileserver by anyone who wants to use it.
Serial connections provide no file or print service.
Nonetheless, electronic mail, newsgroups, gopher servers, and even a text-only World Wide Web browser are provided. Again, none of these services are as functional or useable as their counterparts running natively on Mac or PC, which is what the other connection methods provide. But the more honest answer rests in the demands that these packages place on both the computer involved, and its associated modem. The table below summarizes the resources that are needed by each dial-in method. All methods except serial connections require a hard disk.