cheeser@chinet.UUCP (Les Kay) (04/30/88)
The following is a special offer being made by MacSIG on The Source. Please
note that you do not have to be a Macintosh user to take advantage of this
offer, The Source does have other computer forums as well, notably IBM, TI &
Apple // SIG's, as well as others, so feel free to take advantage of this
offer regardless of the type of computer system you own!
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
The Source:
Through a special arrangement with Source Telecomputing
Corp., you can save $29.95 by joining The Source for free --
and also receive an extraordinary $60 credit. If you join as
part of this offer, you'll save an additional $9 when
purchasing The Source's $21.95 users manual for only $12.95
(plus $3.50 postage & handling). Altogether, you save nearly
$100! Call STC toll-free right now and be online with The
Source in a few minutes! Here's how:
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:
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Service Name | 300 Baud | 1200 baud | 2400 baud
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The Source* | $10.80 | $13.80 | $15.00
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CompuServe | $ 6.00 | $12.50 | $12.50
==========================================================================
GEnie | $35.00 | $35.00 | $42.50
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Non-Prime Time Rates 2-25-88:
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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
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* 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!!! *
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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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