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ERIC Number: EJ413610
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1962
The Electronic Bulletin Board: Appropriate Technology.
Hudspeth, DeLayne
Educational Technology, v30 n7 p40-43 Jul 1990
Discussion of electronic mail and computer-mediated communication focuses on local bulletin board systems (BBSs) that run on microcomputers. Uses in education and businesses are described, computer requirements and costs are outlined, bulletin board software is discussed, and echo networking is explained. (Four references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Costs, Databases, Electronic Mail, Information Networks, Microcomputers, Modems, Teleconferencing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Computer Mediated Communication; Computer Selection