More than just virtual communication

<h1>More than just virtual communication</h1>

<p align=right>by Ingo Heldt</p>

<div align=justify><P>It dates back to summer of '69 - not only the hit song of Bryan Adams, but also the dawn of modern internet. The US ministry of defence started their project of cross-linking computers of universities and research establishments. Their goal was to save resources - first only in their own country, later all over the world. The first application that became commonly used was e-mail. It proved to be a revolution to a world that had so far communicated by mail, fax and telephone. During the nineties the most important application was being invented that made the internet useful for the public: A web browser that was able to surf the world wide web. Computers with internet access were established in companys before the web reached public households. The digital revolution was first slowed down by slow access to the web until <A href="http://www.dsl-hilfe.org/>DSL</a> (broadband) became available to the public. </p><br /><br /><p>Today many providers offer a DSL access, often in connection with a phone flatrate. Even DSL flatrates have become a usual application, so providers have to fight for customers by lowering their rates. Whereas most customers have started browsing the web with a modem, most of them have realised the blessings that DSL offers: quick DSL connections, the possibility to download video and audio clips, even telephoning via the internet has become a common (and exceptionally cheap) activity. DSL has also launched the latest revolution of the so-called " fixed="fixed" for="for" available="available" is="is" this="this" all="all" flatrate="flatrate" dsl="dsl" a="a" with="with" virtual="virtual" in="in" part="part" take="take" views="views" their="their" exchange="exchange" and="and" films="films" download="download" the="the" dominate="dominate" users="users" web="web"></A>p> </P></div>

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