Dear John:

I would like to thank you for the thoughtful reply concerning web sites.
I have printed it out for my files.  First of all, I would like to state
for the record - I am not a computer expert (although I play one on TV).

My main reason for responding to the discussion is I would like to let
smaller museums know it is very possible for them to establish a web
site - now -  and may be cheaper than they think - even for those
museums who have no computer - or only one computer and no internal
network of any kind.

I attended a "Non-Profits On-Line" Conference in Jan. of this year and
was amazed to learn what some non-profits are doing with their web sites
- and how important the web is becoming in the lives of the average
family.  Newspaper readership is declining, even TV viewing by the
average family is declining - where use of the Internet will double,
maybe triple, by the year 2000.  This is the reason a newpaper empire
like The Washington Post (one of the major sponsors of that Conference)
is entering the Internet business.  The MSI Web Site on The Washington
Post server cost USD $ 99.00 in set-up fees (they did the set-up) and
$ 79.00 per month (non-profit rate).  And as you can see when you visit
our site, we now operate an "On-line" Museum Bookstore and an "On-Line"
International Craft Boutique on that site.

The Washington post will also handle monthly up-dates for us.

Kind Regards

Roger Wulff
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