On Sat, 21 Jan 1995 Raymond453@aol.com wrote:
> >$4.80 / hour is outragous! Why would I want a CompuServe account since I
> >am on the 'net.
>
> I have my differences with Cserve, but you are probably "on the net" on
> someone else's dime, more than likely your company or educational institution
> (your *.com address suggests commercial). When the real costs of
> "on-the-net" are calculated, more than likely $4.80/hour is a bargain.
>
> I'm on CSERVE, AOL, and "on-the-net" at my company's expense. There is a
> spot for all of these services. I use the CSERVE NovLibs index to find
> Novell updates I want, since it's indexed well. Once I find the file name on
> CSERVE, I FTP it directly from Novell, saving $$ and time.
>
> Go to your local Internet provider - set up a PERSONAL Internet account
> and/or SLIP account. If it's less than $20.00/month minimum and +/- $3.00
> hour connect, I'd be surprised.
>
> Raymond Ingraham
> raymond453@aol.com
>
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