On a roll Insiders say they can't remember a time when things were more exciting at the National Capital FreeNet. No doubt about it, the community network is on a roll. Starting with a newly designed home page, FreeNet has staked out its claim on the World Wide Web with confidence. They've renovated, they've cleaned and they've opened their doors to the world. Much that lies inside the bustling cyber-city is comfortably familiar.
Users can still point and click their way through the traditional menus.
The massive storehouses of text-based information still exist and they're easier to get to, now, from the Web using the site's search engine or patented 'go commands'. At the same time, completely new services are being added services that are based on Web technology rather than a repackaging of what already exists. My personal favourite among these is Chat Street, a remarkably different-looking area on FreeNet sponsored by Magma Communications Inc., who donated the WebChat software. There are five Chat rooms to visit on the Street, each with its own name, style and character. Someone has obviously had a lot of fun putting this together.