[About The World]
Services & Membership
[Customer Help]
Help using The World
[Kiosk Web Hosting]
High-end Web Hosting
[Explore]
Places to Visit

THE WORLD (@) SOFTWARE TOOL & DIE

A Public Information Utility

The World, operated by Software Tool & Die (world.std.com) is an Internet service provider in Brookline, Massachusetts. We were the first public dialup Internet Service Provider (ISP). And we're still proud to be the best.

You can
Join The World

on-line!
Join The World (Secure/SSL)
Hot Items:
Now more on-line hours included!
We've just expanded our service plans to include more hours on-line!
Internet Access Prices
The World provides dial-up access to the Internet, allowing you to use any Web browser (or even a UNIX shell.)
Dial-Up Networking (PPP) setup information
Directions for setting up your computer to connect to The World.
We support Dreamcast!
Access from Cape Cod
We have dial-up Internet access on Cape Cod (and all over Eastern Massachusetts).
New: We've added a dialup in Acton!
Jobs at The World
Want a job at The World?
Professional Web Hosting (Kiosk)
The World's Kiosk services are our options for professional-level Web hosting, including domain-name services, your own cgi-bin, and much more.
The World's General FAQ
The World's Frequently Asked Questions list summarizes all the most important information about who we are, what we do, and how to set up an account in one place.


Our Web server has four main areas which can be reached with the colored buttons at the top of every page:


[ABOUT]

About The World and its parent company, Software Tool & Die.
Services & rates; sign up on-line; meet our staff; how to contact us; our general FAQ.

[HELP]

Help so good we only let customers see it.
How to get help using The World; FAQs; detailed writeups of useful topics and commands; tips on designing Web pages.

[KIOSK]

The World Kiosk (www.std.com) is our high-end Web service. (Many businesses maintain their Web sites here; personal home pages are under About.)

[EXPLORE]

Explore The World contains all sorts of fun stuff (for World customers only).
Our premium services such as ClariNet, GovLine, and the Online Book Initiative. Links around The World; useful Internet references; other things to see & do.


Here's a map of our Web site.
If you get lost, our little trademark, (@), will bring you here.



(@) THE WORLD
Comments? Questions? Problems? Contact us.
Page last modified November 22, 1999.
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