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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=80 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="04000500dvldtc.gif"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1b9c0280.jpg" border=0 width="192" height="40" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Charlies Web"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>   |    </B><A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fun Web Visits"><U>Fun Web Visits</U></A>   |   <B>Internet Service Providers</B></div> <div>  <A NAME="internet_service_providers_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Internet Service Providers</div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="041d2c00dvldtc.gif"> <div> <B> <a href="http://www.qksrv.net/click-1024525-5046558" onfiltered="window.status='http://www.coffeecup.com/';return true;" onfiltered="window.status=' ';return true;" target="_blank"> <img src="http://www.qksrv.net/image-1024525-5046558" width="125" height="125" alt="Free Download" border="0"></a>  </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id39_m.htm#click_this_link" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Internet Service Providers"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800a0ccffff00.gif" HEIGHT="11" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Internet Service Providers</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id39_m.htm#___yahoo" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Internet Service Providers"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c002a00a0ccffff00.gif" HEIGHT="11" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Yahoo</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id39_m.htm#instant_messengers" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Internet Service Providers"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300a800a0ccffff00.gif" HEIGHT="11" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Instant Messengers</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id39_m.htm#___yahoo_im" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Internet Service Providers"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700a0ccffff00.gif" HEIGHT="11" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Yahoo</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id39_m.htm#___msn" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Internet Service Providers"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700a0ccffff00.gif" HEIGHT="11" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">MSN</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id39_m.htm#___aim" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Internet Service Providers"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700a0ccffff00.gif" HEIGHT="11" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">AIM</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id39_m.htm#___meca" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Internet Service Providers"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700a0ccffff00.gif" HEIGHT="11" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">MECA</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id39_m.htm#___bravenet" TARGET="TRLX_Middle" TITLE="Internet Service Providers"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700a0ccffff00.gif" HEIGHT="11" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">BRAVENET</B></U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <a href="http://www.qksrv.net/click-1024525-1555829" target="_blank" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.freecartridges.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;"> <img src="http://www.qksrv.net/image-1024525-1555829" width="100" height="100" alt="inkjets and toner: buy 1 get 1 free" border="0"></a>  </div> </td> <td valign="top" height=400 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="internet_service_providers"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Internet Service Providers</div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=d0KgCLf3Qts&offerid=14365.10000244&type=4&subid=0"target="new"><IMG alt="Banner 10000244" border="0" src="http://216.52.152.104/Logo125X40.jpg"></a><IMG border="0" width="1" height="1" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=d0KgCLf3Qts&bids=14365.10000244&type=4&subid=0">  </div> <bR> <div> <B>     A year ago, on a previous incarnation of this page,  I gave an accounting of the free Internet Providers available.  I once belonged to at least ten of them {three different computers, naturally}. Then the bottom fell out.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>     The first to go was little Bob, you know that little guy that used to sit in the chair and speak like an adult? Sort of like in "Who's Talking"? He represented</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Arial" ><I><B><U>freeInternet.com</U></B></I><I><B><U>.</U></B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>What, at  first appeared to be an isolated incident, another unfortunate</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>dot-comb bomb, soon became a portent of things to come! Next, came the e-mail from</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="AvantGarde Md BT" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Arial" ><I><B><U>Snap.com</U></B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="AvantGarde Md BT" > </FONT><B>detailing how the internet company powering them</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>would close down in a few weeks. That company also powered three of my</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>other ISP's.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>     Most (if not all) of these companies were involved in other internet</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>activities before offering free ISP services so, for the most part they all survived</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>doing what they always did. </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Arial" ><I><B><U>AltaVista</U></B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial Black" > </FONT><B>was and continues to be a great search-</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>engine.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial Black" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Arial" ><I><B><U>Snap.com</U></B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial Black" > </FONT><B>became</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial Black" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Arial Black" ><I><U>nbci.com</U></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial Black" > </FONT><B>(yes, </B><I><B>that</B></I><B> NBC) which, besides being a home page, is also a </B><I><B>premium</B></I><B> ( as opposed to </B><I><B>free</B></I><B> ) ISP. </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial Black" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Arial" ><I><B><U>Sweepsclub</U></B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial Black" >  </FONT><B>and</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial Black" >  </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Arial" ><I><B><U>iwin</U></B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial Black" >  </FONT><B>continue to provide entertainment,</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>lotteries, and games (oh, my!)! </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial Black" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#00FF00" FACE="Arial" ><I><B><U>MyPoints.com</U></B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial Black" >  </FONT><B>still rewards you with points for surfing with</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>their affiliates. No one is too sure what happened to lil' Bob, but we hope</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>he is finally potty-trained.</B></div> <div> <B>  </B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.flowgo.com/babybob/index.cfm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.flowgo.com/babybob/index.cfm"><U><B><IMG SRC="3f948120.gif" border=0 width="72" height="18" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B> : </B><A HREF="http://www.flowgo.com/babybob/index.cfm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.flowgo.com/babybob/index.cfm"><U><B>Click here for an update on lil' Bob</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Strange But True: Baby Bob is played by three girls on the show !!!!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>     </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Now the field is basically down to one - NetZero, and they have cut their free hours down to twelve per month.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>     Services, and prices vary greatly between the Internet Providers. Shop carefully. Consider Broadband as long as you'll have to pay nowadays. Not all broadband connections are created equal either.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="24e68100.gif" border=0 width="360" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.thelist.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.thelist.com/"><U><IMG SRC="253a0320.gif" border=0 width="160" height="50" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> <A NAME="click_this_link"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.thelist.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.thelist.com/"><U><B><U>Click this link</U></B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.thelist.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.thelist.com/"><U><IMG SRC="25519190.gif" border=0 width="25" height="25" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <B>to see "</B><I><B>The List - The Definitive ISP Buyer's Guide" </B></I><B>@</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial Black" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>www.thelist.com</U></B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Link provided by  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0033FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.emazing.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.emazing.com/"><U><B>Emazing.com@ www.emazing.com</B></U></A></FONT><B>.  Be sure to visit EMAZING.com  for all your newsletter needs.</B></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Arial Black" ><IMG SRC="25110100.gif" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      </FONT><B>Remember to bookmark </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Arial Black" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Arial Black" ><IMG SRC="2596a160.jpg" border=0 width="106" height="22" ALT="Charlie's Web http://go.to/charlies_web" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </FONT><B>so you can easily come back</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="Arial Black" > </FONT><I><B><U>anytime.</U></B></I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="24e68100.gif" border=0 width="360" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Note: The list.com is a good source for ISP's but I have found it to be not as up-to-date as I expected. As the face of the net changes daily, information I post today can also be obsolete by tomorrow, so  </B><I><B><U>I</U></B></I><B>  will do my best to keep it as accurate as possible.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF00FF" FACE="AvantGarde Bk BT" ><B>  </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="24f10100.gif" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <A NAME="yahoo"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial Black" ><U>YAHOO</U></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>     Yahoo</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial Black" > </FONT><B>  </B><B><U>is</U></B><B>  </B><B><U>not</U></B><B>  </B><B>an  </B><I><B>ISP.</B></I><B>  </B><B> </B><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Yahoo</B></I><I><B>  </B></I></FONT><B> </B><B><U>is</U></B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial Black" > </FONT><B>a  portal.   There are magazines available that can sing</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial Black" > </FONT><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Yahoo's</B></I></FONT><I><B>  </B></I><B>virtues much better  than  I. They  have the advertising bucks to back  them, and  the pages available. You can even buy books that help you unlock the secrets,  or unleash  the power of</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial Black" > </FONT><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Yahoo</B></I><I><B>.</B></I></FONT><I><B>  </B></I><B> I,  have  only paragraphs !</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>     I searched for online drives,  signed up for three, before  I realized that  I  already had one waiting for me at</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial Black" ><I> </I></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Yahoo</B></I><B>.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#99FFFF" FACE="Arial Black" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#99FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>I  became interested in building web pages,  researched a few sites,  built a couple of pages,  and guess  what ?  You got it !  I never had to leave</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial Black" > </FONT><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Yahoo</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial Black" ><I> </I></FONT><B>to do it.  E- Mail, Instant Messenger, Shopping, Chat, Web Pages,  Search Engine.  They even have a points program that rewards you for surfing and/or reading e-mail.  I'm reminded of the end of   </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF33FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>"The  Wizard Of  Oz"</B></I></FONT>,  <B>when Dorothy recounts the lesson she had learned, that  many of the things she'd been searching for were right in her own backyard all along. (This one's for you Barry).</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="24e68100.gif" border=0 width="360" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  <A NAME="instant_messengers"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>Instant Messengers</div> <bR> <div> <B>Instant Messaging is a way to communicate in real time. Many of the following have voice capability, so you can speak directly to one another, as opposed to sending an E-mail and having to wait for a reply.  Depending upon your needs, any one of the following may be enough, however it has been my experience that the first three are a "must have". </B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="24f10100.gif" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <A NAME="yahoo_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial Black" ><U>YAHOO</U></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>     My relationship with  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Yahoo</B></I></FONT><I><B>  </B></I><B>goes back almost as far as my online experience. Back in the days of free ISP's, after NetZero failed to recognize what I thought was the ID & Password I set up on my old </B><I><B><U>486</U></B></I><B> computer, I set up an account with Bluelight.com, and they were "fortified" with   </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Yahoo</B></I></FONT><I><B> .</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>     </B></I><B>I soon began wondering what all the fuss about  America Online was about. The biggest differences I could see as a novice were: </B></div> <div> <B>                    1.)     The mail at  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Yahoo</B></I></FONT><B>  came with  </B><I><B><U>graphics</U></B></I><B>,</B><B>  not plain, boring text.</B></div> <div> <B>                    2.)     The  </B><I><B><U>PRICE!!!</U></B></I><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Yahoo</B></I></FONT><B>  was free. AOL at the time cost about $20 a month.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>     With  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Yahoo</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><B> Instant Messenger, you can conference several contacts at the same time, send files, and be alerted if your inbox receives any new mail (which may or may not be a good thing - depending on how much mail you get!).</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>     </B><A HREF="http://messenger.yahoo.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://messenger.yahoo.com/"><U><B>Click here to download: http://messenger.yahoo.com/</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="24f10100.gif" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <A NAME="yahoo_1_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial Black" ><U>MSN</U></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >     </FONT><B>There is one cool  feature of the MSN Messenger that I </B><B>really</B><B> like!  That is, it allows you to make a  phone call directly from your browser  while you are online! I f you have a credit card handy, you can buy additional time from Net2Phone, which provides the service, and offers rates probably lower than your current long distance carrier !!!</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=d0KgCLf3Qts&offerid=36575.10000036&subid=0&type=4" target="new"><IMG border="0" width="468" height="60" alt="Calling Card 468 V7" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=d0KgCLf3Qts&bids=36575.10000036&subid=0&type=4"></a>  </B></div> <div> <B>You can start or refill  your Net2Phone account by clicking the banner above !</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>     You can access your MSN Messenger either through your Internet Explorer Toolbar, or by clicking "Tools" in your toolbar, (depending on which version of Internet Explorer you have) and selecting "Messenger", or by </B><A HREF="http://messenger.msn.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://messenger.msn.com/"><U><B>clicking here: http://messenger.msn.com/</B></U></A><B>.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>     If you don't already have one you will be prompted to create your "Passport", another  fancy name for ID. Once you have one, you'll have access to all of MSN's features, including Messenger,  Hotmail, and Communities.</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="24f10100.gif" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <A NAME="yahoo_1_1_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial Black" >AIM</FONT></div> <bR> <div>      <A HREF="http://aimtoday.aim.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://aimtoday.aim.com/"><U><B>Click here to download AIM: http://aimtoday.aim.com/</B></U></A><B>  perhaps the most widely used of the Instant Messengers.  It is the Instant Messenger of choice for Netscape, Juno, Compuserve, and of course, America Online. You can now talk with any of your online buddies that use these ISP's!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>     The feature I like the most is that you can send pictures directly through the Messenger, (instead of, as a file attachment, {as on the other Messengers}), and they will display as soon as they are uploaded on the other end. To do this, a direct connection to the other computer is necessary. So be sure you know and can trust anyone you decide to Direct Connect to, to keep the possibility of sharing viruses to a minimum!</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="24f10100.gif" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <A NAME="yahoo_1_1_1_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial Black" >MECA</FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <A NAME="meca"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="http://www.cosmiverse.com/meca/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cosmiverse.com/meca/"><U><IMG SRC="2fc78fa0.gif" border=0 width="120" height="250" ALT="Launch your Cosmic Messenger" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >     </FONT><B>The new kid on the block, MECA promises to be compatible with the three Messengers previously talked about along</B><B> with ICQ by the middle of the year. It is a product of Cosmiverse, which as you can see, I've been pushing here at  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="26c4c100.jpg" border=0 width="76" height="16" ALT="Charlie's Web http://go.to/charlies_web" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT><B>.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>     Click on the picture above to get yours.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="24f10100.gif" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <A NAME="yahoo_1_1_1_1_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial Black" >BRAVENET</FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <a href="http://www.bravenet.com/" target="_top"> <img src="http://images.bravenet.com/pub/bravepride.gif" height=52 width=102 border=0 alt="Bravenet.com"></a>  </B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><B>   This Messenger  is already compatible with multiple Messengers. The only feature I don't like which I'm sure </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>Br</U></B></FONT><B>ad  and  D</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>ave</U></B></FONT><B>  are working on for the next upgrade is that  this Messenger cannot be minimized.  It's always upfront and in the way, which is not a bad thing if that's all you're doing. It's a pain for multi-taskers.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>     You can get  yours by clicking on the banner, setting up a  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B><U>free</U></B></I></FONT><B>  account, and checking out the services Bravenet provides. </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="24e68100.gif" border=0 width="360" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div>   <div align="center"><script language="JavaScript" src="http://pub7.bravenet.com/minipoll/show.php?usernum=519835678&cpv=1"> </script></div>  </div> <bR> <div> <B>Where would you like to go ?</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Beginners Guide To The Web "><U><IMG SRC="1e532320.gif" border=0 width="50" height="50" ALT="Back to A Beginner's Guide To The Web" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>             </FONT><A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fun Web Visits"><U><IMG SRC="2c332320.gif" border=0 width="50" height="50" ALT="Back to Fun Web Visit" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>         <A HREF="#internet_service_providers" TITLE="Internet Service Providers"><U><IMG SRC="1e032320.gif" border=0 width="50" height="50" ALT="To the top of the page" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <B>B.G.T.T.W. |  Fun Web Visits | Top Of Page  </B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#00BFBF" FACE="Arial" ><B>              </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Charlies Web"><U><B><IMG SRC="2f73c410.gif" border=0 width="60" height="65" ALT="Way back to the Home Page" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>          </B></FONT><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Two Cents!"><U><IMG SRC="3a432320.gif" border=0 width="50" height="50" ALT="My other cent" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>            <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AcmeCo"><U><IMG SRC="18e32320.jpg" border=0 width="50" height="50" ALT="Back to AcmeCo" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>             <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Memorandum "><U><IMG SRC="2a132320.gif" border=0 width="50" height="50" ALT="Ahead to Memorandum" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>          </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#33FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Downloads"><U><B><IMG SRC="2c23c410.gif" border=0 width="60" height="65" ALT="Scoot way ahead to the Download Page" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>     </B><A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B><IMG SRC="3a543320.gif" border=0 width="67" height="50" ALT="Go to the Links page" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <B>Charlie's Web   |  My  2  Cents   |   AcmeCo   |  Memorandum  |   Downloads   |   Links  </B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>