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From: MDCG.HRD%OZ.AI.MIT.EDU@XX.LCS.MIT.EDU ("Hank R. "Jim" Dixon")
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Subject: PC-Pursuit
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Date: Mon, 3-Nov-86 08:28:36 EST
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[Readers please feel free to submit your comments re: PC-Pursuit. -Elmo]

I am presently working as a consultant for US Sprint/Telenet. I am
quite familiar with the Pc Pursuit network and how it runs. First of all
there are several items in your message that I wanted to clarify.
First, PC Pursuit is operated by Telenet themselves. It is not by any means
an outside entity. Second, YES, they REALLY are adding the 11 cities within
the next 3 weeks, and are doubling (and in some cases more then doubling)
the capacity in most of the exsisting cities. The 2400 baud didnt happen
bacuase they are still having technical problems. If you are a Pursuit
customer and want to help them with the 2400 bps, connect to DIAL909/24
which is a test 2400bps site at the Telenet HQ in Reston VA, and use it
(or at least try) to call 2400bps systems in the Washington Metro area.
At this time, the system expansion is taking presedence over the 2400bps.
It WILL be dealt with shortly. Also I am directly involved with the
implementation of what is most likely going to be the "Next step" in
Pursuit expansion. Presently anybody in one of the 400 or so cities
can call any system local to the 15 outdial cities. What I am working
on would allow A Host (bbs or other type system) to dial in to his
local access port, and have his system available for anyone in any
one of the 400 cities to connect to him. This would allow access to or
from any city to any city. IF you are interested in this, please
call RBBSPC-LAMBDA (which is the new system test BBS) at (617)
742-2229 between 7am and 6pm M-F, or if you are on PCP, connect
to it at the address 617312.80 (NO, Not a DIALFOO/BAR port..).
(In other words instead of DIALFOO/BAR, use 617312.80). The first
time you connect the echo and stuff will be screwed up, but there
is an online document telling how to fix this. Anyway, if you
cant do either of the above, then at least leave me mail, and
ill try to return it when I can (which at times is impossible).
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