This tape is one of a 13-part television series covering aspects of the Internet in 1996 to introduce to a general audience. Called "Life on the Internet", the series was hosted by Scott Simon, sponsored by Sun Microsystems, and covers the state of online life at the time.
Episode 111: Electric Mail
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particular software author helped make it easy for millions of people to communicate with each other.
Like a digital freight train, the Internet has roared into the American consciousness, bombarding us with new words and ideas; web sites, home pages, cyberspace. But for all the spark and sparkle of this high-tech world, the big question is how does the Internet affect ordinary people? National Public Radio's Scott Simon hosts this series presenting the human side of this global technology, a series about how people use the Internet to make a difference in their lives.