Xref: utzoo comp.misc:11370 comp.org.eff.talk:1400 alt.censorship:1197 Path: utzoo!utgpu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!n8emr!bluemoon!cmcurtin From: cmcurtin@bluemoon.uucp (Matthew Curtin) Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.org.eff.talk,alt.censorship Subject: Re: Prodigy Special Offer hits my mailbox... Message-ID: Date: 7 Feb 91 13:03:04 GMT References: <1991Feb6.141621.9765@javelin.es.com> Sender: bbs@bluemoon.uucp (BBS Login) Organization: Blue Moon BBS ((614) 868-9980/2/4) Lines: 33 bgeer@javelin.es.com (Bob Geer) writes: > barmar@think.com (Barry Margolin) writes: > >In article <1991Feb5.230021.8317@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> chuck@mrcnext.uiuc.edu (c > >> not a whole lotta reason anyone who can get 'here' (usenet/internet) > >>would be interested. > >Hmm. Where's the Usenet/Internet encyclopedia (no -- the ability to ask > >questions of zillions of experts is not the same thing). Is there an > >online store, stock quote service, airline guide, etc., on Usenet/Internet? > > I prefer the net, but will I always have access? I mean, you just > don't dial in if your next employer doesn't support a new connection > (or your current employer is antagonistic about it)! Prodigy is a > mediocre alternative, but not without some benefit. If you're worried about not always having net access and want some sort of place to go with your postings, email, and other stuff, why not try Compu$erve? CompuServe is the world's largest on-line service. It has everything Prodigy could have to offer and more (and you don't need to have an MS-DOS or Mac to get on). Besides that, CompuServe doesn't charge EXTRA, EXTRA, EXTRA for email! Sure, there are surcharges and stuff, but the system tells you when you're about to do something that costs extra (by marking a "$" before the option). CompuServe makes Prodigy look weenie. Prodigy! Humbug! ______________________________________________________________________________ | C. Matthew Curtin ! "This is a strange game. The only way to | | P.O. Box 27081 ! win is not to play." -Joshua | | Columbus, OH 43227-0081 !---------------------------------------------| | cmcurtin@bluemoon.uucp _______!______________Apple_II_Forever!______________|