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USPS Employee Connectivity Program

Get ready to fly like an eagle... through cyber- space... with the Postal Service's Employee Connectivity Program.

Want an affordable home computer system? Want access to the Internet? Want to tap into a world of information at your fingertips? How about access to your postal world through USPS Online, the Postal Service intranet site?

It's happening! The Postal Service is helping to pave the on-ramp to the information superhighway for postal employees. Through USPS agreements with Compaq and IBM, career postal employees this spring will be able to purchase state-of-the-art computer systems, obtain free Internet service, and get discounts on related items.

How much is the Postal Service paying for this? Nothing. Compaq and IBM are making their respective offers directly to postal employees, who will be ordering the system of their choice (including options) directly from one of these two companies.

"The Internet is a powerful, useful tool that can enrich our employees' personal and pro-fessional lives. This computer offer is one way to make sure all of our employees are on the right side of the digital divide," says USPS Chief Technology Officer Peter Jacobson.

Look for more information on the USPS Employee Connectivity Program in employee publications.

You connect. We all connect.

Compaq

Base system: $590
    HARDWARE
  • Compaq Presario 5000A
  • 766 MHz Intel Celeron processor
  • 64MB RAM memory 20GB hard drive
  • 48 x Max CD ROM
  • 56K modem
  • 15" color monitor
  • Internet keyboard
  • Speakers
  • Compaq IJ600 color inkjet printer can be purchased with this system for $35
    SOFTWARE
  • Windows Millennium operating system
  • MS Works 2000
  • MS Money 2000
  • MS Encarta Online Deluxe
    WARRANTY
  • 1 -year on-site warranty
    INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
  • Compaq offers free NetZero Internet service (40 hours per month) and a premium CompuServe Internet service at reduced rates.
    OTHER PRODUCTS
  • Compaq will offer USPS employees a discount on all Compaq portable and desk top systems and associated options listed on Compaq's consumer Web page.
All taxes and shipping are extra.

IBM

Base system: $719.10
    HARDWARE
  • NetVista A20i
  • 766 MHz Intel Celeron processor
  • 64MB RAM memory
  • 20GB hard drive
  • 48x-20x CD ROM
  • 56K modem
  • 15" color monitor
  • Internet keyboard
  • Speakers
  • LEXMARK Z32 color inkjet printer (included)
    SOFTWARE
  • Windows Millennium operating system
  • MS Works 2000
  • MS Money 2000
  • Lotus SmartSuite
    WARRANTY
  • 3-year parts and labor on-site warranty
    INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
  • IBM offers free NetZero Internet service (40 hours per month) and a premium NetZero Internet service at reduced rates.
    OTHER PRODUCTS
  • IBM will offer USPS employees a discount on PCs and PC accessories in the online ShoplBM catalog.
All taxes and shipping are extra.