Message-ID: <19960606003645424.AAA140@BUGS> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1996 19:36:45 -0500 From: "Henry, Daniel" <mailto:dhenry@LSUMC.EDU> Subject: Re: INTERNET technology availability outside of the USA To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
>I would appreciate any information from participants of these
>lists regarding the availability of different types of INTERNET
>technologies around the world. In particular how widely available
>is access to email, gophers, ftp, nongraphical World Wide Web browsers
>(e.g. celleo, Lynx) and graphical browsers such as Netscape and
>Mosaic.
The Internet society has a rudimentary source of this information at http://info.isoc.org:80/images/mapv14.gif which gives Internet, Bitnet, Email (via UUCP/FidoNet) and non-connected countries.
I seem to remember another reference that listed a table showing similar info by country... I'll look for the reference.
> ... I am looking for help in assessing
>what types of technologies we should use to deliver information
>and access to ICSB materials to members and to the small business
>and economic development communities worldwide.
I would focus on WWW, as it is clearly going to get the most attention from other information providors and makers of software, etc. Despite it's graphical reputation, WWW can be a *very* effective means for delivering information to low-speed-connected users via analog dialup and lynx browsers. All that is necesary is one of those "useless" surplus PCs (286 and up) and a modem (2400bps and up). I've seen colleages accessing web sites with blazing speed using these tools while my graphical browser (P590 on 10M Ethernet) trudges along downloading and translating GIFs. These lynx browsers are only concerned with the text, and that transfers very quickly. Most local free-nets use lynx browsers to good advantage.
As in information provider, there are some considerations about how you present your data for lynx browsers to see documents that make sense, but that is strictly a design consideration. Web pages can be coded so that graphical browsers *and* lynx browsers can see meaningful layouts (and in most cases each is transparent to the other).
Good luck, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Dan Henry __o LSU Medical Center Computing Support _ \<,_ <mailto:dhenry@lsumc.edu> Academic Affairs (_)/ (_) (504) 568-8623
