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Foil 8 What will National Information Infrastructure(NII) give us?

From NII(Web) Services Overview CPS616 Basic Information Track for Computational Science -- Winter-Spring Semester 96. by Geoffrey Fox * See also color IMAGE

NII is/will be digital superhighway provided to you by
  • ÒOptical FiberÓ : NYNEX and Newchannels (Phone and Cable Industry)
  • ÒServicesÓ: CNN, America On-line, Prodigy, Syracuse Newspapers, Blockbuster and indeed YOU!!
Current NII is INTERNET and World Wide Web
Currently access NII through Internet directly or through an intermediary such as America On-line
Currently use a Computer and modem on POTS -- plain old telephone service
In future Computers/TV set sets will ÒconvergeÓ and access will be dedicated cable/optical fiber which will be much faster and allow high quality video delivery
ÒEveryÓ Business Office, Every doctorÕs Office, ÒEveryÓ school desk, ÒEveryÓ home(potential patient) (approximately any home on cable) will have such a two-way high speed link to the NII


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