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From: tim@ism780c.UUCP (Tim Smith)
Newsgroups: net.news
Subject: Re: Packet-switching alternative for net communications
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Date: Fri, 31-Jan-86 22:33:56 EST
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[ compuserve charging more for connect time at 2400 bps ]

>Sure you can get more done at 2400, but for general interactive
>sessions, you'll end up paying more for about the same amount
>of work.

The most cost effective way to use compuserve is to not make any 
decisions while logged on, and not to read anything..  For 
example, if you want to read the latest stuff on a forum, you 
call up, login, get a list of the new messages, with your 
terminal emulator set to save everything, and then log off as 
soon as it is done.  

Then you compose macros or procedures or whatever your terminal
emulator supports to read the messages you are interested in,
and you login again, run your macro, and logout.

If you do this when the system is not loaded ( so that it can
actually respond at 2400 bps ), then you should not be spending
any more money at 2400, and you will save time.

This is one of the reasons people want macros or procedures in their
terminal emulators.  Of course, if you are just using a terminal you
are screwed.
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Tim Smith       sdcrdcf!ism780c!tim || ima!ism780!tim || ihnp4!cithep!tim