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From: lmarmors@athena.mit.edu (Laura Marmorstein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Mac Yellow Pages Online
Message-ID: <1991Feb6.235121.12951@athena.mit.edu>
Date: 6 Feb 91 23:51:21 GMT
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Reply-To: lmarmors@athena.mit.edu (Laura Marmorstein)
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I would like to obtain your opinions on a potential new FREE online service...

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	M A C I N T O S H   Y E L L O W   P A G E S
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Macintosh Yellow Pages is a DISK directory of all major Mac products--software, hardware, accessories, CD_ROM titles, and more.

Your mouse just died?  Simply type "mouse" and the Macintosh Yellow Pages will find all the available mice with price information for you--instantaneously. 

You can look up product information with a few mouse clicks.  The Macintosh Yellow Pages includes product descriptions, review references in MacWEEK and MacUser, price listings, memory requirements, publisher's name, phone numbers, and "800" numbers, when available.

Macintosh Yellow Pages is continuously updated.  New versions are released 6 times a year.

The program requires 1 MB of memory and HyperCard 1.2 or later.

Subscriptions are currently available for 3-, 6-, and 12-issues.  Domestic prices are $45, $69, and $120, respectively.  Ordering is possible by FAX, phone, or mail.  FAX: 617/577-9541   phone: 617/577-9568   mail to: Macintosh Yellow Pages, Kendall Square, P.O. Box 23, Cambridge, MA 02139.  Payments accepted by check, or MasterCard, Visa.

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The IDEA is to make the Macintosh Yellow Pages into an ONLINE service, as well. You could dial up with any modem and terminal emulation software and access the information in the database.  The service will be **FREE**. The only cost being the  cost of the long-distance phone call.

What do you think of this idea?  Would you use it?  Does the cost of the long distance phone call outweigh the benefit of the service?

Please write me back via e-mail with your opinions, suggestions, etc.

Thank you,

Laura Marmorstein			lmarmors@athena.mit.edu