This system of ten educational laboratories across the country is funded by the office of Educational Research and Improvement. You need access to either a color Macintosh or a 386 or higher computer with 8 mb of memory, Windows, and connection to telephone lines. You also need an Internet account or access to the World Wide Web. The vast resources of the Pathways server are yours for free. You do need a connection to the Internet.
Many schools gain access through local universities and others turn to commercial providers.
Thus, the bill may vary from month to month, depending on how heavily the service is used., just like a phone bill. First, get on the Internet or connect to your Internet host. Select a WWW browser. Netscape is the browser I like best but any browser, even Lynx will do. With Lynx you will miss the great graphics but the text will still be the same.