From the article: "In many cases, retrieving information is much like dialing a bulletin board. A user mails a query to a particular computer address, and the s

From the article: "In many cases, retrieving information is much like dialing a bulletin board. A user mails a query to a particular computer address, and the system responds by sending a directory and then providing any specific documents requested." I like how they use the phrase "mail a request to a computer address." Kind of made me chuckle.