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S.C. gov< ASSOCIATED PRESS Want to find out more about South Carolina? Turn on your computer. Fran fishing auditions on the Sahxte River to a House bill on speed limits, the latest information can be found on the Internet ? a computer network that if a cross between a global library and ? party line. More and more, South Carolina'f state government is taking this step toward harnessing technology, with nc . I IMS wBrnm V So 3 Life your A T^fcix ki long distance calls hilled tt> AW I* ane < >r ABjT (iillinn (it ;rnment; (Hie more eager than Gov. David Beasley. Beasley likes to communicate through 1 a computer's electronic mail, known widely as e-mail. His biography can be 1 found as an entry that is part of South 5 Carolina's homepage on the Internet. Hie page is a computer location where * a user can begin to find much of the 1 state's information ? think of it as a book's cover. But there is a lot more available than ' the governor's life story. ' There is a list of important events in , 1|| p | * $}~ ^ m ;'^^mg. '? mj\TmTfiT Dexter' Y fou call Or. Nus\ The C< (Too bad ab< i KSRTnfii i kiWkiimi can be complicated. AT&T Trv T&T phone bill-direct dial, cal ten you spend just $25 a moi Just call 1800 TRUE-ATT rd ;ku>uplv Discounts ofl A'l&T basic rales. Certain exclusions apply Sul Tuesday, January 16,1996 H8H agencies ? South Carolina's history, a copy of the state constitution and a record of the previous day's action in the House and i Senate. There are voter turnout numbers and information on public television. 'The potential's unlimited," said Fred Carter, executive director of the state Budget and Control Board. Carter's office has overseen a special in-house network that has made easily accessible much of the nuts and bolts operation of state government. In his office, he can turn on his \S Vs,./ $ , ; *1 ' ' **, ?JlyW $ & S not his usual s ou suspect the J blatt, your famil all i? chea out the COYl SUi ie Reach Savings is simple. Sa1 ling card, directory assistance, k ith* No other plan gives you all to sign up. Save on every call. 7 r ART Your True Choice jjecl t<)! filingavailaNlity (Mler available to residential A'l&T customers: Mini The Gamecock ;et webb< computer, enter a few commands and pull up the current number of employees in state government, in what agencj they work, and how much they are paid Another click on the mouse and he can determine how many workers at the Department of Health and Environmental Control are clerical, how many are engineers or how many are managers or administrators. Then he turns it into a pie chart and has a clear picture to answer a question of whether the agency is top-heavy in >elf. salsa. y vet back hom pItation fee.) ve 25% on every kind of cal )cal toll, cellular, fax and mo these different ways to save? hat's Your True Choice?M mum s|X'iKlinK axfligvnx'nl is per ivsklcniial liix\ *G>mpaivcl lo ed on th< [ administration. i Ask a question and Carter can com the answer into a pie chart or a bar ch giving him a clearer picture of manpoi ! ' and cost. i Many of the agency administrat are just beginning to learn tfce advanta ! of the computer age. i "Ihekeyistogetpeopletoundersfc it works for you," Carter said. He wants to see the state agenc create a more interactive system tl would let people ask questions. w e. \ 1 on dem maj< * k ?1K distamv carr^-x C1996 AI&T 13 e Internet "Ihey would get backlinked to DNR, rert they'd get links to DHEC, and any other art, agency, that had links to hydrology," he iver said. "A fisherman would want to know about that because he wants to know ors about lake levels.... You may want to ges know about this if you own property down at the water and you're worried and about flooding." Wrigley meets regularly with ies computer specialists from several other hat agencies to find ways to make the possible into reality. BOOK SALE SCRfo OFF ALL Used Paperbacks Off Used Hardbacks Theology, Literature, History, Some may call it a We simply refer to it as... W Student Media The University of South Carolina Art, Biography, Foreign Language, Etc, Sale ebnoagb Janaany SI The Unexpected Joy .Onthodox Bookshop 942 1/2 Harden St. in Five Points (Next to the Backpacker) Parking across the street at Food Lion Largest Incense Selection in S.E. Ancient Byzantine Chant CDs and Tapes 500 Icons, Beeswax Candtes Unique Gifts, Cards & More 779-4512 one department has it... ? THREE GB QUARTCWJ NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED *\5fflffeock MEDIA GROUPS