09 Electronic Key West
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This article is from the Key West FAQ, by Rob Miracle rwm@MPGN.COM with numerous contributions by others.
09 Electronic Key West
Overview of Electronic Key West
Key West, for being a back water community is rapidly grasping the
information age. At last count, over 200 America Online subscribers
had stuck the words Key West in their profiles. This represents a
small amount of the folks in Key West with some form of net access.
The biggest boom of recent has been web access. More and more Key West
information is appearing on the web (whats new...)
Between the ever growing popularity of the net and online services,
Key West is growing along with it. Cable is promising 500 channels of
digital interactive TV to Key West by 1996. The Monroe county
goverment is moving to using technology to manage the county,
including video conferencing.
Key West and its outer spoke on the Web
Key West and the Keys has started appearing more frequently on the
Web. Here is a list of Web Sites that you can browse for more
information about our little get-away.
Editorial In fact, this boom of Key West Information on the web has
gotten too big to keep track of. There are probably one or two new
entries in the Yahoo What's New each week. Many of them are via one
one of the links below, such as Discover Key West. So I will add major
sites, and unique sites in the future, but putting every hotel and bar
in here as they come up will be a real pain.
Key West Paradise
http://www.keywestparadise.com/
This sight is rapidly growing and is probably the best source
of information for visitors to the keys.
Discover:Key West
http://key-west.com/
This site is a very good site for vistors to get information
about Key West, places to stay, places to eat, etc.
Margaritaville
http://key-west.com/margaritaville
This is a Jimmy Buffett FAQ, so I better include a link to
Margaritaville.
Parrot Head Weddings
http://key-west.com/services/phwedd.htm
Want to get married? Want a JB flavor to it? Check out this
page.
CyberConch
http://discover.key-west.fl.us/services/cyberconch/cyberc.htm
Brooks White, author of in the Solaris Hill Newspaper has an
electronic version of his column available.
Key West, FL Frequently Asked Questions w/Answers
http://members.aol.com/KeyWestFAQ/
This document is of course avaiable via the WWW. It can be
found on several other web sites.
Jimmy Buffet Page
http://www.uic.edu/~toby-g/parrot.html
This was the first page to offer the Key West FAQ and is an
execellent page on JB.
The Guide to South Florida
http://infoguide.com/
Information Guide for South Florida, and another home of this
FAQ.
Barefoot Bob's
http://www.ior.com/~eeclarke/barefoot.html
This is a fun loving bar with a strong Greatful Dead influence.
Adios Charters, Marathon
http://tpa.cent.com/charter.html
Charter your own fishing excursion from the Web
Historic and Geographic Information about the Keys (nicely done)
http://rossi.arc.miami.edu/mmedia/keywest2/keys.htm
Florida Internet Commerce Center
http://www.florida.com/keys/keys.htm
Not a lot yet, but has good potential.
Probably the best site to check for information about places to
stay while you are here.
Cyberspace to Paradise
http://www.florida-keys.com/flakeys/
This page contains info on the Keys. Its kinda new, but will be
a cool page.
Key Net
http://www.key.net/
Key Wests first public web server and Internet Service/Presense
Provider
The Complete Key West Vacation Guide
http://www.travelbase.com/keywest/
America Online/Travel/Destination Florida/Florida Keys
Keyword: The Keys
While not a web site, it is still of electronic interest.
Gotta check your e-mail on vacation eh?
Ok, so you couldn't leave that lap-top at home. Had ta come to
paradise and drag your work problems with you. Well, I suppose I can
help ya reach the real world. Don't know why you wanna though....
Key West has two data network providers. Tymnet and CompuServe. Tymnet
has both 9600 bps and 2400 bps speeds. However, America Online
customers can only access AOL at 2400 baud from Key West. CompuServe
has recently added dial up service at 1200, 2400, 9600, 14,400, and
28,800 bps in Key West. CIS also offers Internet access via PPP,
though you do have to have a CIS account to access it. Prodigy is also
accessable via the Tymenet numbers.
As of Jan 15, 1996, BellSouth has graciously given Key's residents and
business a big gift. For resident lines, all calls to Miami are 25
cents, regardless of call length or time of day. Business rates still
acrue by the minute, but at a greatly reduced rate. This means you can
reach service providers in Miami for a quarter a call. Now to get that
ISDN line...
The Numbers are:
* (AOL) Tymnet 2400 -- 294-1573
* CompuServe 1200/2400 -- 294-4516
* CompuServe 2400/9600/14,400/28,800 -- 294-5979
Information Superhighway... Heard of the Seven Mile Bridge?
[Rob removes the Shark Fin Hat, w/ beer cans, sits down his now empty
Margarita, pulls a strand of Fiber Optic cable out of his pocket. He
begins to tap his foot quickly, frustratingly shaking the end of the
cable. You imagine that if light was actually travelling though the
cable, it might put on a nice show.]
154 miles to Miami. $3,800/month for a T1 (plus service). Information
Superhighway? Yea Right. Forget the Margarita, bring me a shot of
Tequlia.
[He puts the fiber optic cable away, puts his shark fin hat back on,
and slams the Tequlia shot.]
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