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From: sethk@sco.COM (Seth I Katz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Genie?
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Date: 12 Sep 88 18:46:17 GMT
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chatterchatterchatter<4788@saturn.ucsc.edu>chatterchatterhumtech@ucschu.ucsc.edu (Mark Frost):
| 
| I've seen many netters refer to GEnie. I've heard of it, but am not
| familiar with it (I get the impression it's like CompuServe - which I
| have also never used). It sounds as if Genie would be useful to have
| access to. 
| Ok, here's the big question - how do I get access to it? Who do I
| contact? Is it expensive?


Yes and no and yes and no.

I don't have exact figures handy, so you'll have to bear with my
impressions and memory.
I believe it's about $15 to start. For that you get an account and
a handbook on how to use the system. The question is, what will yo
use the system for? The mailer is the single worst piece of garbage
called software I've ever had the displeasure of using. Every time
I use it, I am inspired to flame the sysop. 
The software uploaded by users is really great. This is the reason to
join GEnie, for me. 

It seems to cost a lot- they take it directly from my account. You are 
charged by the minute,  and although they claim they don't charge for
download time, they do (I haven't bothered to fight this one yet- I am simply
giving up...). Finally, you really have to kick and scream
to get an explanation for billing. They much prefer to silently pull 
from your account :-(.

Contact Atari over the hill about GEnie. I got in on an introductory
offer that waived the $15 fee (but I got no handbook :-(  ) that was 
offered to Atari users.

Contact me at  ucscc!sco!sethk for details.