> hey just a thing i am working on and need some input so here it goes:
>
> If some total computer dummie asked you what is the "internet" how would
> you describe it to a total novice?
I like using the analogy of comparing the network as a roadway system in
a city type environment. ie. a car is "information" which you send out.
If a car comes from your house, it is your data, etc.. The interstates are
MCI and ANS, LA traffic is Sprint.. etc.. =]
Services such as lynx, gopher, etc. could be considered libraries, the coffee
house as a small bbs environment, FTP sites as supermarkets, and a
stadium as IRC.
Hope this helps.. I thought up of the idea a while back when a person
thought IRC _was_ internet.. =]
-Chuck
<lag is traffic congestion.. =] >