The Online World resources handbook

Selected online services http://home.eunet.no/~presno/bok/v1.html
Minitel
French videotex service marketed in several countries by France Telecom. It was
originally based on a special videotex graphics display format (Teletel), had over 25,000
services, and appeared like a large French online hypermarche. In October 1998, it
claimed over 35 million users. Access required software for emulating Minitel menus
and function keys, or any VT100 compatible terminal.
NEC PC VAN
Used to be Japan's next largest online service with around 1,77 million users by the end
of 1996.
Newsbytes News Network
Brainwave for NewsNet
In 1997, NewsNet was taken over by Telebase and integrated with its Brainwave
service.
The Brainwave database of newsletters contains the full text of specialized industry
newsletters that provide information on companies, products, markets, and technologies;
trade and geopolitical regions of the world; and government funding, rulings, and
regulation and other legislative activities which impact the industries and regions
covered. It provides searchers with facts, figures, analysis, and current information
affecting a broad range of industries and sectors.
The database includes more than 650 specialized industry newsletters published,
with additional titles added on a regular basis. Sources include such varied titles as
Air/Water Pollution Report, Asian Economic News, BOC Week , Communications
Daily, Defense Daily, Inside R&D, NTT Topics, and The Private Placement Letter.
For a fee, you can read individual newsletter issues, and search back issues of
individual newsletters or publications within an industry classification.
NIFTY Serve
had 2 million subscribers by September 1996, and is Japan's largest online service. To
use it, your communications system must be able to display Japanese characters. Offers
Newsbytes in Japanese.
Nifty Serve is jointly operated by Fujitsu and Nissho Iwai Trading in a licensing
agreement with CompuServe.
OCLC
Online Computer Library Center, Inc. is a nonprofit computer library service and
research organization whose computer network and products link more than 21,000
libraries in 63 countries and territories (1996). It serves all types of libraries, including
public, academic, special, corporate, law, and medical libraries.
Questel Orbit
Specialized in patent and trademark information.
RelayNet
Also called PcRelay Net. An international network for exchange of email and
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