May 3, 2002
New York's Natural-History Museum Pioneers Use of Internet2
By FLORENCE OLSENMore than 190 universities are connected to Abilene, the backbone network operated by the Internet2 consortium of research universities. But only one independent museum, the American Museum of Natural History, in New York, participates in the high-speed network.
Other museums have inquired about Internet2 but have not yet joined, says Greg Wood, a spokesman for Internet2.
In some ways, the natural-history museum is like a research
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