Future Visions

The Internet is the computing phenomenon of the 1990s. Having begun as a US military network designed to survive a nuclear war, it is now used by private users and remains, as yet uncensored. It is a "virtual world" populated by individuals, special interest groups and commercial organizations. There are also many educational sites offering a range of reference information. The "Future Visions" series is an Internet guide. With the advent of the World Wide Web and the latest generation of technical browsers, users no longer need to struggle with technicalities and can communicate across the globe in seconds, read files and converse with other net users. This series aims to provide the answers to users' queries with illustrated tours of the Internet. This book focuses on the Sci-fi information available on the Net.