STT@kcbbs.gen.nz (Jon Clarke) (12/25/90)
Hi chaps, I am answering a message left in the December issue of ST Format an English Atari magazine. So anyone knowing Andrew Hutchinson please post this to him on the net as I am not aware of his EMAIL address. Andrew, you have asked for sysops to email / snail mail you. The snail mail is in the post but what with the xmas rush I guess it will take a while to hit the UK. We run a BBS here in Auckland as the header and trailer of this messages suggests. I would like to know more about access into EuroNet and carring the ST Format information on our BBS down here. I already carry several USA based on-line Atari Magazines and snippets from 'CT' in Germany. So it would be a bonus to our users to have an english input in this area. Re: your comments in the December issue. Sorry I have to disagree with your comments re CI$ as GEnie is by far the biggest Atari Base in the USA and to my knowledge in the modeming world. For this matter with the new Star services GEnie has it only costs $us4.95 a month for all your online time. A lot cheaper than what you quoted for Compuserve as you will agree. GEnie can be accessed from 158 countries world wide via P.D.N and if you would like the NUA I will be happy to email/snail mail it to you in the future so you can pop on and have a look. Re the ammount of files available in the USA I might add we have over 85000 PD files on our BBS here in Auckland all with free access for our users to download. Over 1/4 of these are Atari ST files. A quick overview of the BBS as per your request. [a] Hardware : Mega 2 330 of hard disks 1.2 gigs on cd rom [2 cdar504's Atari cd_roms] Multi-line/node up to 19.2k in PEP CD_Port for multi serial lines [b] Software : MichTron Version 3 [c] Other : Full Usenet [as per this message] on-line magazines PDN access NUA is 05301 9500001313 {to Paxus FaxNet [nz free dial tie lines/ no tolls] Atari-NZ / AUA support on-line FREE PD ordering from USA for the users VT52/IGS/ascii menus supported EMail and Document [fmail] exchange [soon as the node number arrives Fido Net mail] [d] Fees : NONE a totally free BBS donations _NOT_ excepted Hope this helps Andrew. Please if you are on the net email me or on one of the services below. Email : Jon_Clarke@kcbbs.gen.nz or STT@kcbbs.gen.nz Compuserve 72000,3555 GEnie J.Clarke6 compuserve.com.usa Fido Zone 3 _all_sysops_ Merry Xmas to all users. Jon Clarke +---------------+-----------------+----------------------+----------+ | o( ) STaTus | The Atari BBS | Node 1:+64-9-606-067 | PDN soon | | / /\ BBS. | in Auckland,NZ | Node 2:+64-9-608-485 | MBBS V3 | +---------------+-----------------+----------------------+----------+
Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com (12/27/90)
Jon Clarke writes: ... >For this matter with the new Star services GEnie has it only costs > $us4.95 a month for all your online time. A lot cheaper than what > you quoted for Compuserve as you will agree. You didn't really mean to say this, did you Jon..? GEnie charges $4.95 a month just to use the service... everything else that a normal user would want to access is extra cost, at $6.00/hour. Even those Roundtables that are included in the Star*Services flat rate DO NOT include downloading... you can read all the messages you want in the Scuba Roundtable, for instance, but if you want to download any underwater pictures, the meter starts, and you pay $6.00/hour. ALL the computer-specific Roundtables cost $6.00/hour for everything... messages, conferenceing and downloading... BobR
jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca (John Henders) (12/29/90)
Of course Bob neglects to mention that this is down from the $12 per hour for every area on GEnie that was in place before the 4.95/month charge came into effect. As a heavy GEnie user, I find my monthly charges have dropped about 40% ( The free terminal program they give you helps immensely too ) -- John Henders jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca Vancouver,B.C. or jhenders@wimsey.bc.ca or ubc.cs!van-bc!jonh!jhenders
Jon_Clarke@kcbbs.gen.nz (Jon Clarke) (01/02/91)
Bob_B. GEnie's Star services are $4.95 per month and that is all the cost. The normal RT's cost off peak $us6.00 per hour but this is still cheaper, IMHO than the cis charges. I do use both systems but I donot use CIS as much as I used to due to the amount of files/news/rtc's on GEnie fair out number cis. Have a look at Z
Jon_Clarke@kcbbs.gen.nz (Jon Clarke) (01/02/91)
BobR , re the GEnie charges. Yes Bob I did mean to say the Star services _only_ cost $us4.95 per month. I agree the rt's off peak charges are only $us6.oo per hour and it is cheap at that cost. May I suggest you read issue 551 of Z*Net, and read the Z*Net New Zealand section. This will give you my views and say the bandwith here. I for one have had a drop and a BIG one in charges ie my monthly bill on GEnie with the introduction of the Star Services. This new service has saved me over $us75.00 per month as email is a star service now. Happy 1991. See you in the ALL SYSOPS RTC on Page 475 on Saturday the 5th of January 1991 at 9pm EST [usa time] or the 6th January 1991 3am UTC / GMT. Jon_Clarke@kcbbs.gen.nz STT@kcbbs.gen.nz 72000.3555@compuserve.com.usa GEnie : J.Clarke6 Compuserve : 72000,3555 -----Where is Runciman?