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From: derek@sask.UUCP (Derek Andrew)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Alternate news/information Services
Message-ID: <38@sask.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 29-Apr-84 07:19:36 EDT
Article-I.D.: sask.38
Posted: Sun Apr 29 07:19:36 1984
Date-Received: Mon, 30-Apr-84 00:42:32 EDT
Organization: U of Saskatchewan, Canada
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On the market today are at least 3 news/information services, CompuServe,
the Source, and the Dow Jones News Service.  I have heard that CompuServe
has over 100,000 subscribers while the Source is just in the process of
installing their 21st Pr1me 750.  It sounds like these services are big
business with lots of members.

If you have an account on one of these services, why did you choose that
one and what benefits do you receive?  I saw a rate sheet for Compuserve
and got the impression that one would pay between $10 and $25 an hour,
depending on time of day and baud rate.  Why would people pay such an
amount?  Is it for entertainment or are there any practical uses?

I would like to hear opinions as to which service is the best and why.
-- 
Derek Andrew, ACS, U of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 0W0
{ihnp4 | utah-cs | utcsrgv | alberta}!sask!derek  306-343-2638  0900-1630 CST