StorySpace Macintosh-based hypertext software developed by Eastgate Systems, Inc . Telnet A remote login application that allows users to connect to any computer on the Internet which allows remote logins, and for which the user has an account and password. URL Uniform Resource Locator. Usenet News A bulletin board system that is subscribed to by millions of users across the Internet. Originally a Unix users network, Usenet now encompasses nearly the full range of every possible topic of human discourse.
Users can read and reply to postings in each newsgroup, or post new queries or comments.
WAIS Wide Area Information Service. A service which allows users to intelligently search for information in databases distributed throughout the Internet. WAN Wide Area Network. See Tharon Howard's glossary for an in-depth treatment of WAN and network terminology. Mosaic World-Wide Web browser in February of 1993.