It's one of the fastest growing applications in the world of personal computers, Fred Harris and Ian McNaught-Davis explore the exciting world of electronic mail, or email for short.

Your microprocessor is just a modem away from a wider world. But what exactly is email, and why are businesses and individuals turning to it? What benefits does email have over traditional forms of communication? What can we expect from this technology in the future?

All these questions and more shall be answered.

This clip is from Micro Live, originally broadcast 12 December, 1986.


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