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In article <37voop$t9@ionews.io.org>, Nigel Allen <ndallen@io.org> wrote:
>Here is a press release from the White House.
>
>An Interactive Citizens' Handbook."  This new White House service
>is available on the Internet, and will make the resources of the
>federal government available to all Americans.

available to all americans?  does this mean that suddenly all
americans will have access to the internet and the tools required
(such as mosaic)?

why don't they just come out and say "available to that small part of
the population with full internet access"?

if you ever wondered why innocent-sounding bills get vetoed, watch
c-span when they're doing live coverage late at night.  all sorts of
strange amendments get made to bills, amendments which have little to
do with the main bill.

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Tom Glaab (tglaab@nooster.navy.mil) wrote:
: In article <37voop$t9@ionews.io.org>, Nigel Allen <ndallen@io.org> wrote:
: >Here is a press release from the White House.
: >
: >An Interactive Citizens' Handbook."  This new White House service
: >is available on the Internet, and will make the resources of the
: >federal government available to all Americans.

: available to all americans?  does this mean that suddenly all
: americans will have access to the internet and the tools required
: (such as mosaic)?

: why don't they just come out and say "available to that small part of
: the population with full internet access"?

I never thought I'd take the side of the gov't in a discussion...  but here goes:-)
It's true that the WWW is available only to a small portion of people in the
US (or the world for that matter), but things are changing for the better.
FreeNets are popping up (we just got one in Columbus, Ohio) and anyone can
get an account.  No fees (though you are asked for a $20 donation).  These
can typically access the web with lynx and I'd bet that most of the info
in the Whitehouse Page will be text.  Of couse I haven't seen it, in fact
I don't even have the URL.  Can someone post it?  Thanks!

- Steve Driscoll

In article <385oi8$fok@oclc.org> sdriscol@oclc.org (Steve Driscoll) writes:

>can typically access the web with lynx and I'd bet that most of the info
>in the Whitehouse Page will be text.  Of couse I haven't seen it, in fact
>I don't even have the URL.  Can someone post it?  Thanks!

I wrote the contact about the URL not being mentioned in the release 
yesterday, he wrote back:

>  That is because you received a media advisory.  Press release goes 
>  out tomorrow.

So consider yourself advised, but not yet informed.

--chris

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> In article <37voop$t9@ionews.io.org>, Nigel Allen <ndallen@io.org> wrote:

> available to all americans?  does this mean that suddenly all
> americans will have access to the internet and the tools required
> (such as mosaic)?
> 
> why don't they just come out and say "available to that small part of
> the population with full internet access"?
> 

And will there be a special edition, one that caters to the unique /net
needs of African Americans?

ckolar@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Christopher Kolar) writes:

> I wrote the contact about the URL not being mentioned ...

The kind souls at the Boston Globe had a short blurb about the
new service; apparently there was an "unveiling" this morning,
then the server started responding in the afternoon.  The
URL is http://www.whitehouse.gov.  Rather glitzy, many of the
pointers are offhost to other well-known resources,
but it's a reasonable start.

Cheers,
Peter Monta   monta@image.mit.edu
MIT Advanced Television Research Program

The URL is www.whitehouse.gov

- Michele Hales


>I never thought I'd take the side of the gov't in a discussion...  but here goes:-)
>It's true that the WWW is available only to a small portion of people in the
>US (or the world for that matter), but things are changing for the better.
>FreeNets are popping up (we just got one in Columbus, Ohio) and anyone can
>get an account.  No fees (though you are asked for a $20 donation).  These
>can typically access the web with lynx and I'd bet that most of the info
>in the Whitehouse Page will be text.  Of couse I haven't seen it, in fact
>I don't even have the URL.  Can someone post it?  Thanks!

>- Steve Driscoll

In article <388ve5$c9q@iaehv.iaehv.nl> rob@iaehv.iaehv.nl (Rob J. Nauta) writes:

>>And will there be a special edition, one that caters to the unique /net
>>needs of African Americans?

>What the hell are you talking about ?? What unique needs ? What would that
>special edition be, what would be the difference ? Define this first, nobody
>can make a product that nobody can think of in the first time.

This was a humorous reference to an ongoing thread in the 
comp.infosystems.www.* groups.  At least it made me laugh.

The thread itself ranges from the thoughtful to the ludicrous to the pathetic. 
Sic transit newsgroupia.


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Michele Hales (mhales@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca) wrote:
>The URL is www.whitehouse.gov

Or to be complete, the URL is http://www.whitehouse.gov

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In article <388qha$40o@canton.charm.net>, laurent@charm.net (Hal Laurent) writes:
|> Michele Hales (mhales@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca) wrote:
|> >The URL is www.whitehouse.gov
|> 
|> Or to be complete, the URL is http://www.whitehouse.gov
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Or to be REALLY complete 

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V-X <vx@teleport.com> writes:

>> available to all americans?  does this mean that suddenly all
>> americans will have access to the internet and the tools required
>> (such as mosaic)?

>And will there be a special edition, one that caters to the unique /net
>needs of African Americans?

What the hell are you talking about ?? What unique needs ? What would that
special edition be, what would be the difference ? Define this first, nobody
can make a product that nobody can think of in the first time.

Rob
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In Article <mhales.53.00091AA7@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca>,
mhales@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (Michele Hales) wrote:
>The URL is www.whitehouse.gov

    It also doesn't work. At least, not on my server.

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In article <388ve5$c9q@iaehv.iaehv.nl> rob@iaehv.iaehv.nl (Rob J. Nauta) writes:
>>And will there be a special edition, one that caters to the unique /net
>>needs of African Americans?

>What the hell are you talking about ?? What unique needs ? What would that
>special edition be, what would be the difference ? Define this first, nobody
>can make a product that nobody can think of in the first time.

Rob, I believe this is what civilians call a joke, i.e.humor, a prevarication 
for the purposes of amusement, not intended to be taken seriously.

Take some Prozac and call us in the morning....



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I am a beginner in understanding www or mosaic etc. Does anyone have anytime 
to give me some info about these. And if I want to access these facilities
what I have to do in my system. Any advice, anything related will be most
welcome.

Thanx in advance.

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Nagoya Inst. of Tech.
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In article <385oi8$fok@oclc.org>, sdriscol@oclc.org (Steve Driscoll) writes:
|> Tom Glaab (tglaab@nooster.navy.mil) wrote:
|> : In article <37voop$t9@ionews.io.org>, Nigel Allen <ndallen@io.org> wrote:
|> : >Here is a press release from the White House.
|> : >
|> : >An Interactive Citizens' Handbook."  This new White House service
|> : >is available on the Internet, and will make the resources of the
|> : >federal government available to all Americans.
|> 
|> : available to all americans?  does this mean that suddenly all
|> : americans will have access to the internet and the tools required
|> : (such as mosaic)?
|> 
|> : why don't they just come out and say "available to that small part of
|> : the population with full internet access"?
|> 
|> I never thought I'd take the side of the gov't in a discussion...  but here goes:-)
|> It's true that the WWW is available only to a small portion of people in the
|> US (or the world for that matter), but things are changing for the better.
|> FreeNets are popping up (we just got one in Columbus, Ohio) and anyone can
|> get an account.  No fees (though you are asked for a $20 donation).  These
|> can typically access the web with lynx and I'd bet that most of the info
|> in the Whitehouse Page will be text.  Of couse I haven't seen it, in fact

Plus, I believe all the major on-line services such as Compu$erve & AOL
have said they will provide WWW service in 1995.

|> I don't even have the URL.  Can someone post it?  Thanks!

	http://www.whitehouse.gov/
|> 
|> - Steve Driscoll

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>>>>> On 19 Oct 1994, tglaab@nooster.navy.mil (Tom Glaab) wrote:

  tglaab> available to all americans?  does this mean that suddenly all
  tglaab> americans will have access to the internet and the tools required
  tglaab> (such as mosaic)?

  tglaab> why don't they just come out and say "available to that small part
  tglaab> of the population with full internet access"?

Why be so negative?  Here the administration is doing something that can only
be said to be a *good* thing, and some people *still* have to find something
to criticize.  This kind of thing reminds me of a columnist in a local
newspaper who cannot seem to find it in her miserable little conservative
heart to acknowledge anything positive about the present administration.

  tglaab> if you ever wondered why innocent-sounding bills get vetoed, watch
  tglaab> c-span when they're doing live coverage late at night.  all sorts
  tglaab> of strange amendments get made to bills, amendments which have
  tglaab> little to do with the main bill.

And what led to this non sequitur?  (I happen to agree with you about this,
but I don't understand what this has to do with the rest of the message.)
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   Mike Hucka (michael.hucka@umich.edu)
   University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.

My question is....

Where's Brian Redman in this debate?
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