\paperw8640 \margr0\margl0\ATXph0 \plain \fs20 \f1 Cyberia first came into prominence as a result of a chain of 'cyber cafes' in the UK. It was set up with minimum investment b
y 32-year-old Eva Pasco, her 29-year-old student friend Gene Teare and Gene's husband Keith. The trio won the \i Sunday Times\i0 /British Telecom 'Towards The Superhighway Awards' for 1995. \par
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Channel Cyberia was then developed to achieve high W
eb visibility. It's a very Microsoft-friendly site, using much of Microsoft's advanced server software and looking at its best under Microsoft Internet Explorer. \par
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The idea is that you go to Cyberia, start at \ATXul1033 \cf9 \ATXht7 http://channel.cyberiacafe.net/ \ATXul0 \cf0 \ATXht0 and
choose from a schedule of programmes, each available at certain times on specific days of the week. \par
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This is a big site, with input from over 40 content providers. It's free, so, as you'd expect, the content is heavily commercial and generous
ly laced with advertising and business links. \par
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If you can't get to your PC when a particular show is on, fret not; each programme is archived after screening and so remains available for viewing. Although Cyberia's notes say it's all available
'indefinitely', I wouldn't bank on finding 1997's programmes when you tune in with Internet Explorer in 2001.
