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From: feg@clyde.ATT.COM (Forrest Gehrke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: PC Magazine IRS (was "Re: Dos disk buffering schemes (BUFFERS=)")
Message-ID: <40256@clyde.ATT.COM>
Date: 3 Feb 89 15:33:47 GMT
References: <41.23E6AB8B@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us>
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Whippany NJ
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In article <41.23E6AB8B@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us>, mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst) writes:
> 
.> In article <87555@sun.uucp>, jborza%durgundy@Sun.COM (Jim_Borza) writes:
.>  > PC Magazine published a utility named DCACHE.COM which can be downloaded
.>  > from their Interactive Reader Service BBS in either source (.ASM) or
.>  > binary (.COM).  Their number is (212) 696-0360.  1200/2400 N,8,1 
.>  > (Xmodem).
.> 
.> The PC Magazine IRS is no longer up.  It has been replaced with PC MagNet, 
.> which is (unfortunately) offered through CompuServe.  Which means you have 
.> to pay the Tymnet or Telenet charges (or the LD charges if you dial direct), 
.> plus the CompuServe charges.  Ungh.  Anyway, instructions for joining PC 
.> MagNet can be found in the Utilities or PC Lab Notes column of any 
.> recent issue of PC Magazine (in the Productivity section).



The information about PC MagNet is correct, but not that about PC IRS.
I downloaded from it only last night.  There is just one problem:
It only can run 1200 bps, so downloading is like watching paint dry.

Forrest Gehrke