geoff@desint.UUCP (04/05/87)
In article <12737@watnot.UUCP> ccplumb@watnot.UUCP (Colin Plumb) writes: > Actually, Dave Taylor had a good point buried in his posting. > Namely, there has been a long tradtion of zero *entry* cost > into the UUCP/usenet system... > ...It's easier to say to a boss, who doesn't see the need... I think Colin has a really good point here. I fought my partner for *years* (fortunately not often) over the time I spend on reading news and maintaining the net connection. But I gradually won him over. After all, he reads his mail with 'elm' and spell-checks with 'ispell'. And we've gotten several job leads and at least one actual contract over the net. Now he sees our net connection as indispensable, and when we get a bigger machine, we'll finally be in a position to start pulling our own weight. But I don't think I could have convinced him beforehand if the net had been the only justification for purchasing an $800 modem. -- Geoff Kuenning geoff@ITcorp.com {hplabs,ihnp4}!trwrb!desint!geoff