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On Fri, 28 Apr 1995 Peter911SC@aol.com wrote:

> Re: Bulletins. I think we're living in the present...but the future will be
> here shortly. Lots of programs put a signal on screen when something happens
> -- I'm thinking of cc:mail right now, which produces a blinking icon when
> mail has arrived.
>  How difficult will it be for the Internet to send a similar signal to those
> eager to receive it? Maybe not today. But soon, I betcha.

It's already here!

Find documents on Internet Relay Chat (IRC).  This is a means by which 
private or public conversations can be broadcast across the net in 
real-time.  It's like "E-Mail in real-time".  Just as we send mail to 
Steve and he forwards it to us, we can send IRC bulletins and pick them 
up in real-time with a "Clipping" filter.  A good cut-and-paste utility 
makes it very easy to send bullitins.

	Rex Ballard


From rballard@cnj.digex.net Mon May  8 02:43:37 1995