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From: c60a-cz@danube.Berkeley.EDU (Donald Burr)
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Subject: Re: Applelink
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Date: 8 Nov 90 07:53:15 GMT
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A couple of miles of scrolling text back,
2flopukka@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Will McLean) wrote:

> What is AppleLink?


AppleLink is a graphically-driven, menu- and window-oriented online service
similar in nature to Compu$erve, but has a better user interface.  It's
for Apple Developers, Dealers, etc. primarily.  No others can gain access
to it.  AppleLink used to be split up into two divisions:

AppleLink-Industrial Edition: for the developers, dealers, etc.
                              Basically for official Apple-type people.
AppleLink-Personal Edition: For us other generic humans.

since then, AppleLink:PERsonal Edition has changed hands.  It is now managed
by Quantum Computer Services, Inc. and is called America On-Line.  It can
be used by anyone using Apple II, IIGS, and Macintosh computers.

I can probably dig up Quantum's phone number, and post it here.  Just call
them for information and/or a sign-up kit; the kit includes a disk, a user
number and log-on password, etc.  Kits are *FREE*, and even if you recieve
a kit, you aren't obligated to sign up.

Oh-- and one more thing, the hourly connect and usage rates on AOL are
MUCH cheaper than compu$erve.
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