jonah@amos.ling.ucsd.edu (Jonah Stich) (09/17/89)
Well, when I logged on to AppleLink yesterday I was told that I was actually logging on to the new America Online. Supposedly my rates would go down to $4/hr the menus would be different, and I would be getting new software in October. I can denately confirm the change in menu structure, and I am definately hoping for the drop in rates to turn up on my bill. They've also changed the subscription policy so that instead of the $35/yr, it is now $5.95/mo, but this entitles you to a free hour on-line. Those are about all the major changes I can think of - along with the obvious 'no longer Apple only'. Jonah
emerrill@tippy.uucp (09/18/89)
/* Written 7:11 pm Sep 16, 1989 by jonah@amos in tippy:apple */ >Well, when I logged on to AppleLink yesterday I was told that I was >actually logging on to the new America Online. Supposedly my rates would >go down to $4/hr the menus would be different, and I would be getting new >software in October. I can denately confirm the change in menu structure, >and I am definately hoping for the drop in rates to turn up on my bill. >They've also changed the subscription policy so that instead of the $35/yr, >it is now $5.95/mo, but this entitles you to a free hour on-line. Those >are about all the major changes I can think of - along with the obvious >'no longer Apple only'. Gee--I haven't logged on for a week or so...I guess I better. :-) Does anybody know when this $5.95/mo will start? Since I paid $35 for a year, I don't have to pay until that year expires, do I? _________________________________________________________ | | | Eric Merrill tippy!emerrill@newton.physics.purdue.edu | | | | Disclaimer: | | If you think I'm serious, that's your problem! | |_________________________________________________________|
lbotez@pnet02.gryphon.com (Lynda Botez) (10/01/89)
America on Line is really a good bargain if you're a national on-line junkie.
While I still hate the way you have to read the messages, they have made some
vast improvements to the software (which should be coming your way soon... I
saw a beta version of it at the Apple booth at the 'Fest). At least you can
save what you read now (but setting it up at the beginning of your sesion...
it all saves to a disk).
The best thing about America on Line is that you can call at 2400 baud.
Downloading at 1200 is undescribly slow (especially if you have 9600 like I
do). Horrible. So with America on Line, you get 2400 for the same price.
Prodigy (for the person who asked) is another one of these national online
services, implimented by IBM and Sears. It's only $9.95 a month for unlimited
usage for up to six family members (plus you have to purchase the software and
a modem). The services it provides resemble mostly what you see on any of the
other services (like Genie, Compuserve, etc.), but there is no chat, file
exchange or game playing. The most attract feature is probably its on-line
shopping; where the user is constantly bombarded with advertising that runs
continuously across the screen. Recently Prodigy has developed a Macintosh
version of the software, so all you Macaphiles can now partake in the joys of
this new service. Kits for the IBM version are currently available at Sears
and Radio Shack; if you act fast I think you can still beta-test the Mac
version for free.
I still prefer the Usenet though (the price is right... free).
Lynda
Bill Mensch from Western Design is putting in an appearance on America on Line
on October 9th. Should be QUITE interesting.
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INET: lbotez@pnet02.gryphon.comlvirden@pro-tcc.UUCP (Larry Virden) (10/02/89)
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I would like to see a bit of discussion on what type of article reading that
one DOES like. For instance, I dont care for the CIS , etc. method where
the software only keeps track of the highest number read. And I dont care
for the MMM , etc. off line reading of CIS msgs where I have no ability to
kill threads of msgs I dont want to read. I havent seen Genie, but have been
told that their msg reading mechanism is best - can someone describe it?
I like Usenet rn about the best of anything that I have used to date...
Larry W. Virden ProLine: pro-tcc!lvirden
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