Apple Power Macintosh 9600 - Manual (Page 45)

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A world of information is now available online. By connecting your computer
to a telephone line, you can access the Internet, send and receive electronic
mail (“e-mail”) and faxes, and connect to online services like America Online
and CompuServe. You can also use a telephone line to access another
Macintosh or an entire AppleTalk network from a remote Macintosh
computer. (For example, you can telecommute by accessing a company
computer network from a remote location, such as a home office.)
To get online, you need special equipment and software. This chapter provides
a brief introduction to the equipment you need. For information about the
software you need to perform online tasks, see Chapter 6, “Using an Online
Service or the Internet.”
Read this chapter for information
about the equipment you need
to get online, such as modems
and ISDN lines.
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Connecting Your Computer to a Telephone Line