Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.csd.uwm.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!ginosko!uunet!van-bc! From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: WB 1.3.2 distribution Message-ID: <743@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca> Date: 5 Sep 89 22:26:37 GMT Lines: 37 Return-Path: To: van-bc!rnews In <8909060608.AA02404@jade.berkeley.edu>, CRONEJP@UREGINA1.BITNET (Jonathan Crone) writes: >This of course excludes all the ppl in Europe, Oz, etc. etc. >who wouldn't mind being able to get ahold of their updates... Just a minor point. People (I assume that's what 'ppl' is) in Euope, Oz, etc. etc. are not 'all excluded'. On Compuserve, we regularly see folks calling in from South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Argentina, etc.), Europe (Switzerland, Germany, France, Denmark, etc.), the middle east (Bahrain), England (London), Australia (Melbourne, Sydney), New Zealand (Aukland, Christchurch) Japan (Tokyo, Osaka) Puerto Rico (San Juan), Panama (The US military base), and so on. The charges from Canada are not overwhelming, especially taking into account that some of these folks pay in the order of $50-70 US per hour. Granted, some of them may have 'bucks bleeding from their wallets', but many don't, and use the service for the occasional download of important software. I think in this case, you might say it is important software. I won't speak about the other services' charges, but a download of the new WB stuff from Compuserve will cost in the order of about $3.00 US. Let's call that $5.00 US in case you get lost on there for a while. This is based upon a call using Datapac from Canada ( surcharge of $10.00/hr. US.. thanks Canada ), at 2400 baud, using B+ protocol (Access!, JRComm, etc.). If it isn't worth that to you, I guess you'll just have to wait until your local dealer has it and can give it to you. -larry -- The Mac? Oh, that's just like a computer, only slower. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | // Larry Phillips | | \X/ lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca -or- uunet!van-bc!lpami!lphillips | | COMPUSERVE: 76703,4322 -or- 76703.4322@compuserve.com | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+