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offline
Being disconnected from an on-line service such as a bulletin board, or the Internet. See on-line.
offline reader
Software that can automatically, and quickly gather e-mail, conference messages, or Usenet news upon connection to an
on-line service, and then disconnect from the service, allowing the user to read his mail offline.
OneNet
A loose network of bulletin boards running the FirstClass server, set up to exchange messages in a similar way to FidoNet
and Usenet. OneNet includes several medical conferences.
on-line
Being connected to an on-line service, bulletin board, or Internet. See offline
On-line Service
Incorporating similar facilities to a BBS, an on-line service is typically a large commercial network offering many additional
resources and services to a greater number of people.
operating system
A set of special programs and routines a computer uses to perform basic tasks like starting up the computer and managing
files. DOS, Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Windows 95, IBM OS/2, and UNIX are operating systems.
OS/2
An operating system marketed by
IBM originally in conjunction with Microsoft and now in competition with Microsoft
Windows.