ing and talk
to
someone
who
already
is
familiar
with
using a modem.
You
will find
that
modem
owners are
usually very enthusiastic
about
their
hobby, and
they
will be glad
to
lend
you
a help-
ing hand.
COMPUTER NETWORKS
Commercial computer networks act
as
huge
electronic libraries
of
information,
which
you
can
access
in a matter
of
minutes. On-line encyclo-
pedias, electronic versions
of
newspapers, bank-
by-computer, and games are
just
a
few
of
the services available through commercial
computer networks.
CompuServe and
The
Source are
just
two
of
the
commercial information services available
to
modem owners. When
you
subscribe
to
one
of
these services,
you
pay
an
annual
fee
to
join,
plus a fee for each minute
you
talk
to
the net-
work
.
You
are then able
to
access
volumes
of
in-
formation and communicate
with
other com-
puters-even
non-Atari
brands-as
well
as
send
your
own
messages.
Of
the commercial
networks
available, Com-
pUServe
is
often the choice
of
Atari owners
because
it
maintains a popular section specifical-
ly
for Atari owners.
You
can
get
more informa-
tion
about
CompuServe
by
calling 1-800-848-
8199 (Ohio
users
must call 1-614-457-8650j. For
information about
other
commercial computer
networks,
see
your
local computer dealer
or
users'
group
.
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