The Internet has put a whole new twist on communication. One can send a letter to a friend

and they will receive it within ten minutes. One can talk to people from all over the globe, without long distance charges, one can get information on any topic they choose, book reservations for a flight or dinner, purchase items from stereo systems to potato chips. It is endless to the variety of things that one used to have to put energy into which can now be done with a click of the mouse. A personal home page, which is a web site that is created for a certain individual can be produced by a beginner in five to ten minutes (assuming page is limited to basic features). Computers can be programmed to scan the net and automatically update software if newer versions become available. It would seem that the Internet is a marvelous resource, which has taken the world one step closer to the "Star Trek ideal".

All in all, it actually comes down to a personal decision. It is one's own responsibility to "carry a

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