Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site sol1.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!gatech!akgua!sol1!john From: john@sol1.UUCP (john) Newsgroups: net.news,net.misc Subject: Re: A USENET Competitor Message-ID: <325@sol1.UUCP> Date: Fri, 2-Aug-85 15:33:52 EDT Article-I.D.: sol1.325 Posted: Fri Aug 2 15:33:52 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 4-Aug-85 04:58:38 EDT References: <481@qantel.UUCP> <711@vortex.UUCP> <554@rtech.UUCP> <136@kitc.UUCP> <150@wcom.UUCP> Reply-To: john@sys3.UUCP (PUT YOUR NAME HERE) Organization: THE SOLUTION, Lincoln, NE Lines: 51 Xref: linus net.news:2969 net.misc:6864 In article <150@wcom.UUCP> frodo@wcom.UUCP (Jim Scardelis) writes: >> The WELL sounds a lot like Compuserve. They have SIGs or Forums >> which are run by SYSOPs (who have editorial control, but don't >> seem to use it much). And there are National Bulletin Boards, >> but I've never used them. >> >> All these are \Commercial/ attempts to do something like USENET. >> In fact, it makes me wonder ... >> When/how/where will USENET be gatewayed onto some commercial system? >> >> John Burgess >> ATT-IS Labs, So. Plainfield NJ (HP 1C-221) > > There is a company called "Korsemeyer Electronics" that uses access >to Usenet as one of its marketing points. The trouble is that the hidden >costs make it so expensive that it is cheaper to buy a Unix Micro, like the >IBM AT, Altos 586, or AT&T 7300. > >-- > Jim Scardelis >uucp: {vax135|ihnp4}!timeinc!wcom!frodo Jim and others may be interested to know that Korsmeyer Electronic Design, Inc. has drastically reduced the fees on our UNIX timesharing service THE SOLUTION. We have discontinued CPU charges altogether, and have removed connect charges for those not accessing over a packet network. (Tymnet). Non-Prime subscribers now pay a flat monthly fee of $25.00 for unlimited usage. Prime subscribers pay a flat monthly fee of $100 for unlimited usage. 64K of FREE disk storage is now also provided per month. There is also an excessive uucp transfer surcharge of .03 cents per Kchar which only covers our phone costs. (first 2.5K per day free). Those connecting via Tymnet will be billed a hourly surcharge. For non-prime subscribers, (7a-6p their local time), this is usually either $1.95/hr or $2.75/hr. with a small percent, in very small cities paying a maximum of $5.00. This is as much as a 900% fee reduction over our old rate structure. Prime-time subscribers will pay a surcharge of from $6.75/hr to $9.25/hr, again with a small percent paying as much as $13.75/hr. 2400 baud access is now available from several major cities at no extra cost. There is a FREE demo available via multiple phone lines in rotary: 402/483-7881 login: free passwd: demo (300/1200 baud) [ Take what I say in a different way ] [ and it's easy to say ] [ that this is all confusion ] John Korsmeyer @ THE SOLUTION EMAIL: {akgua,ihnp4}!sol1!john