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From: drues@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu (Michael E. Drues)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: What Is Compuserve
Message-ID: <1716@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu>
Date: 31 Oct 89 04:40:02 GMT
References: <10228@venera.isi.edu> <8910230337.AA14494@en.ecn.purdue.edu> <15983@pollux.UUCP>
Organization: Iowa State U. Computer Science Department, Ames, IA
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bjc@pollux.UUCP (Betty J. Clay) writes:

>Have you investigated the costs of CompuServe?  Membership is almost always
>free, since CompuServe SnapPacks (free trial memberships) are packed in
>almost every modem, sometimes in magazines, and otherwise made readily 
>available.  I have not seen other networks offering free signup.   The
>connect fees?  There is a local CompuServe node available to about 85% of
                ^^^^^ ^^ ^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^^
>the people in the U.S., so no telephone charge except for 30 cents per
 ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^  ^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ 
>hour that CompuServe charges for its own packet-switching network.

Yea, but how about the remaining 15 and some odd percent of people who
do not have local CS numbers?  Should we pay addition $$$ / hour to
Telenet on top of regular CS charges?  I don't think it's worth it!

Although I guess that's what happens when you live in Iowa 8-)

-Mike.

The Mac? Oh, that's just like a computer, only slower.
Only Amiga makes is possible.
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