cheeser@chinet.UUCP (Les Kay) (04/30/88)
The following is a repost of an offer made about 1 week ago to the users
of usenet, bitnet, arpanet and any associated networks. I have had
numerous requests from people that missed or lost the offer so I am
reposting it. Also, I have included information on how to contact The
Source if you do not have access to US Toll Free phone numbers at the
end of this notice.
Please note, though this offer comes to you from MacSIG, The Source does
also have other computer SIG's, noteably IBM and Apple as well as others,
so please feel free to take advantage of this offer even if you don't
have a Macintosh.
Those of you that have read this message before can type: J
to skip the rest of this at the next prompt. Thank you.
For Immediate release:
Announcing a special offer for all Macintosh users! Available immediately,
a special money saving offer from The Source. Now you can get a
FREE sign up on The Source and receive a $60.00 usage credit! Available
world-wide, The Source is the oldest and one of the best known of the major
Telecomputing Services.
MacSIG on The Source is extending this offer to the users of the net. MacSIG
offers it's users faster and much more reliable communications and vastly
simplified file transfers. Files are available in the MacSIG Software
Library and via your own personal Share Files area! Each user on The Source
has two file directories, one for his own personal files and one where he
can make files available to the other users of The Source. Files may be
uploaded to MacSIG or to your own file area via Text Upload, Xmodem and
Kermit protocols.
MacSIG members also benefit from the MacSIG POSTPLUS, an Electronic Message
Base and from PARTI, an Electronic Conferencing System. Of special note to
PARTI users, unlike other Electronic Message Bases any PARTI User may create
his or her own topics in PARTI at will! When you join a topic in PARTI, any
new notes that are generated in that topic will appear in your INBOX for your
convenience. No need to search multiple message bases to find out what's new!
On The Source, CHATTING electronically in real time with other users is one
of the best deals available anywhere. In CHAT, you are billed at the rate
for 300 baud usage, regardless of the actual baud rate you are connected at!
Following is the text and subscription procedure for you own account on
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Through a special arrangement with Source Telecomputing
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and also receive an extraordinary $60 credit. If you join as
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1. Call 1-800-336-3366
2. Give the operator claim number 7BL7101
3. Have your VISA, AMEX, MasterCard or Discover Card handy
You'll receive your personal ID and password over the phone
so you can sign on immediately. Remember: as part of this
special offer, you'll receive a $5 credit each month for the
next 12 months -- a total of $60 to be applied toward your
usage, or your $10 monthly membership. Offer expires June
30th.
Note too that the $10.00 monthly minimum is applied to your actual usage.
If you use $10.00 worth of connect time on The Source, you will be billed
$10.00, not $20.00. At 1200 baud non-prime time usage this is only and
hour and a half of usage a month!
And just what are the rates on The Source? Here's is a chart that shows
just what a good deal The Source really is:
A special note about CHAT: There is no baud rate surcharge applied to
CHAT. All CHAT usage is billed at the rate for regular Source usage at
300 baud, regardless of the actual baud rate you are calling at! This is
a real bargain!
MacSIG* Rates:
Baud Prime Time Non-Prime Time
Rate By the Min | By the HR By the Min | By the HR
==== ====================== ======================
300 .18/min | $10.80/hr .10/min | $6.00/hr
1200 .23/min | $13.80/hr .13/min | $7.80/hr
2400 .25/min | $15.00/hr .15/min | $9.00/hr
Prime time is 7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday. All other
times are non-prime time.
As a comparison of the three major Telecommunications services,
the following list, accurate as of 03/01/88, is provided:
Price List for the 3 Major Services
Prime Time Rates 2-25-88:
==========================================================================
Service Name | 300 Baud | 1200 baud | 2400 baud
==========================================================================
The Source* | $10.80 | $13.80 | $15.00
==========================================================================
CompuServe | $ 6.00 | $12.50 | $12.50
==========================================================================
GEnie | $35.00 | $35.00 | $42.50
==========================================================================
Non-Prime Time Rates 2-25-88:
==========================================================================
Service Name | 300 Baud | 1200 baud | 2400 baud
==========================================================================
The Source* | $ 6.00 | $ 7.80 | $ 9.00
==========================================================================
CompuServe | $ 6.00 | $12.50 | $12.50
==========================================================================
GEnie | $ 5.00 | $ 5.00 | $12.50
==========================================================================
* These prices are the Special Low SIG Rates available for those sections
of the MacSIG whose menu items are preceded by an asterisk "*". Other areas
of The Source may be available at higher or lower rates or free of charge,
such as the Guided Tour (Free) or OAG (added value service).
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* And you don't have to own a Macintosh to take part in this offer!!! *
*****************************************************************************
In addition to MacSIG many other Computer brands have their own SIG's,
such as:
IBMSIG
APPLESIG
and others
Also, there are SIGS and Exchanges deveoted to Software Products, supported
at whole or in part by the Publisher. These include:
Ashton Tate (ATSIG)
WordPerfect (WPERFEX)
There are also special SIG's and Exchanges that specialize in certain fields,
such as:
LegalEX (Law related topics)
EDEX (Educational topics)
MEDSIG (Health and Medicine)
These SIG's and Exchanges, along with MacSIG and others makes The Source
one of the best values available. And since The Source is accessed via
Telenet, it is as close as a local call from most parts of the world!
So don't delay, call right now and sign up on The Source! See you on MacSIG!
Les Kay
The Source: SIG001
AppleLink: D0853
bitnet: cheeser@pro-charlotte.CTS.COM
usenet: ..ihnp4!chinet!cheeser -or- (..cucard|phri|ihnp4|cmcl2)!dasys1!cheeser
(or use the return path specified...)
If you have any questions, send them to me at one of the services above or
call The Source toll Free at: 1-800-336-3366
For users in other parts of the world without access to US toll free numbers,
you can call The Source at: (703) 821-6666 (Alaska, Hawaii & Canada residents
can all collect).
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cheeser@pro-charlotte.CTS.COM -or- !{att-ih | ihnp4}!chinet!cheeser len@netsys.UUCP (Len Rose) (04/30/88)
You've got to be a stubborn person..
I think you did it just to irritate people,since your PREVIOUS
article is probably still un-expired on 80% of the sites on the net.
Why don't you post this commercialized crap on comp.newproducts WHERE
IT BELONGS ..
--
Len Rose - NetSys
internet: len@ames.arpa
uucp: {ames,decuac,ihnp4}!netsys!lenjas@cadre.dsl.PITTSBURGH.EDU (Jeffrey A. Sullivan) (05/01/88)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't commerical advertising illegal (or at least improper) use of USENET resources? I seem to recall reading that somehwere. Anyway, there is a specific newproducts group, even though this is no product. It really irks me to see people misuse the net like this. -- .......................................................................... Jeffrey Sullivan | University of Pittsburgh jas@cadre.dsl.pittsburgh.edu | Intelligent Systems Studies Program jasper@PittVMS.BITNET, jasst3@cisunx.UUCP | Graduate Student
cheeser@dasys1.UUCP (Les Kay) (05/02/88)
In article <8441@netsys.UUCP> len@netsys.UUCP (Len Rose) writes: >You've got to be a stubborn person.. >I think you did it just to irritate people,since your PREVIOUS >article is probably still un-expired on 80% of the sites on the net. >Why don't you post this commercialized crap on comp.newproducts WHERE >IT BELONGS .. Len, I'm not particularly stubborn, no. Or at least I try not to be. I did not repost the note to irritate people. I try to avoid that wherever possible. As I clearly stated, it was due to a LARGE dmeand that I do so. Why didn't I post this to comp.newproducts? Didn't know about it. Didn't, in fact, know that messages of a "commercial" nature were verboten. Also, now that I know about comp.newproducts, I will still not post there, as, if after a couple of years on the net, if I don't know about it, chances are fairly good that many other people don't either (not claiming to be a net expert, just a general comment). Why did the repost irritate you, I did, after all, give LOTS of warning. And, if you don't get the other note I posted prior to this one before you get this one (I love usenet time warps) then, to encapsulate it, I apologise if I have offended you. And again, to those that sent thank you letters, you're welcome. -- =============================================================================== Jonathan Bing, Master (cheeser) ...ihnp4!hoptoad!dasys1!cheeser "Pereant, iniquit, qui ante nos nostra dixerunt!" also "Non illegitimus carborundum!" ....crash!pro-charlotte!cheeser
biff@eyeball.ophth.bcm.tmc.edu (Brad Daniels) (05/05/88)
In article <1149@cadre.dsl.PITTSBURGH.EDU> jas@cadre.dsl.PITTSBURGH.EDU (Jeffrey A. Sullivan) writes: >Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't commerical advertising illegal (or at least >improper) use of USENET resources? I seem to recall reading that somehwere. >Anyway, there is a specific newproducts group, even though this is no product. > >It really irks me to see people misuse the net like this. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ It really irks me to see people get uptight about netiquette gray areas. The net is for messages of general interest to the USENET community. I found the offer interesting, as I'm sure did many people who are not Source subscribers but who might be willing to subscribe if it were cheaper. Granted, this offer was not enough to entice me, but it was still an interesting offer. If we were to take the definition of what is a legitimate posting as nar- rowly as you seem to suggest, we might have to eliminate whole newsgroups. Certainly comp.newprod would have to go. I, for one, am interested in hearing about offers of this sort. If you want to argue about whether it should have been in this newsgroup, that is another story. (Although the article *did* definitely relate to the Mac). - Brad - Brad Daniels | biff@eyeball.ophth.bcm.tmc.edu The Low Vision Project | If money can't buy happiness Baylor College of Medicine | I guess I'll have to rent it. - Weird Al