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REPORT - 66.

"CLASSIFIED ON LINE ELECTRONIC BULLETIN BOARD"

The July 25 issue of TIME Magazine devoted its cover story to a

new medium that is currently being used by over 25 million

people and is growing by 2 million new subscribers every single

month.

This new medium is at the core of what are called Electronic

Bulleting Boards - a system by which people with computers can

get entertainment programs, make travel reservations, play

games, get stock market reports, watch the news, and even buy &

sell products - using a computer.

All computers that has a modem can access any Bulletin Board by

simply plugging an ordinary telephone line to the computer. Take

note of the following:

* With a regular telephone line, people can (using a standard

telephone) send and receive spoken words and sounds.

* With a regular telephone line, people can (using a fax

machine) send and receive copies of printed images,

whether text, photos, or or designs.

* With a regular telephone line, people can (using a computer

with a Bulletin Board system in it) send and receive

text data, graphics, pictures, motion and sound - like

television.

TYPES OF BULLETIN BOARDS There are bulletin boards for nearly

every conceivable subject matter. There are bulletin boards for

pet owners, bulletin boards for school teachers, for doctors,

lawyers, entrepreneurs and many other fields of interest.

Of course, the most popular type of commercial bulletin boards

are those that accept advertising where people from all over

the country buy & sell a variety of products and services.

In fact, one of the fastest-growing bulletin board services in

the market today is called the Classified On-Line, a

multi-category service filled with classified ads placed by

individuals and businesses.

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