The Cutting Edge: COMPUTING / TECHNOLOGY / INNOVATION

America Online

* Saturday, 4 p.m.: ESPN analyst Fred Edelstein talks about the NFL playoffs. Keyword: Centerstage

CompuServe

* Today, 6 p.m.: John Lonberg, founder of Access Unlimited, discusses business owners’ compliance with laws affecting employees with disabilities. Go CONVENTION

* Tuesday, 9 a.m.: Robert Carr, vice president of engineering for Autodesk Corp., answers questions about computer design software products. Go CONVENTION

Prodigy

* Today, 6 p.m.: Join Beverly Lee, lead singer of the pop group the Shirelles, in Prodigy online chat. Jump: CHAT

* Monday, 6 p.m.: New York Times reporter John Markoff and computer security expert Tsutomo Shimomura discuss their roles in the capture of alleged computer hacker Kevin Mitnick in Podigy online chat. Jump: CHAT

Internet

* Browse an elaborate Web version of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The site includes images of selected works of art, a floor plan and a detailed calendar of events. It is at https://www.metmuseum.org/

* A comprehensive index of links to hundreds of newspapers worldwide that publish on the Web is at https://www.mediainfo.com/edpub/e-papers.home.page.html

* Check out a new site for students (and the rest of us) that offers searchable TV listings with a nifty twist: It will remind you by e-mail when a show is on. Also offered are anonymous personal ads and an indexed list of student home pages. It’s at https://www.student.net

Sources: Times, wire and company reports