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From: robj@ur-tut.UUCP (Bob Johnson)
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Subject: Re: BIX: Why Bother?, and CompuServe?
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Date: Tue, 26-Aug-86 00:18:50 EDT
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I tried out GENIE because they sent me a discount signup offer. The
service (for me) is about the same as Compuserve since I only use the
PC section.  There are more articles than I can read and more programs
than I would ever have time to download and try, so even if it is
smaller than Compuserve it really doesn't affect me that much.  GE doesn't
seem to have as many flashy features (e.g. electronic banking) as of
now, but I never use those things anyhow.  The bottom line for me is
approximately the same functionality at much lower cost; I'll probably
get more information since I can afford to browse it longer.