Online Service Has "G"-Rated Content

  • 03/01/96

Children and educators can now go online and find "G" rated Internet content in Academy Hall, located on the Enterprise Online Network System (EONS).

The service is free to children through their school from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm Central Standard Time. Students then pay only one dollar per month to have unlimited access to Academy Hall after these hours.

Visitors will find educational software and teaching aids for all grade levels, reference libraries, thousands of utilities for DOS and Macintosh systems, business and financial information, health tips and more. They can also connect to the Internet.

Academy Hall is currently being tested at the Hockaday School in Dallas, Texas, and is available to schools immediately. C. Witt, Dallas, TX, (214) 241-2030, [email protected].

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