dak@mips.com (Dave Kearney) (01/01/91)
Greetings, I'm looking for a gateway to prodigy... Any ideas? thanx Dave David A. Kearney MIPS Computer Systems, Inc. mips.com 950 DeGuigne Dr. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 +1 408 524-7025 = I'm not a fatalist... But even if I was, what could I do about it? =
gaynor@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Jim Gaynor) (01/01/91)
In article <44409@mips.mips.COM> dak@mips.com writes: > >I'm looking for a gateway to prodigy... Any ideas? > <chuckle> The opportunity for smart remarks is hard to pass up. But I'll be nice. ;-) Prodigy is a closed system as of the time being, and I know of no plans to gate it to any known network. Prodigy, despite what the users may think, is thought of by it's management as an electronic mall. Users of Prodigy are there to look at ads and buy things, not to actually communicate, the management believes. You could probably get more info from the folks at comp.mail.misc. -- Jim Gaynor - Systems Analyst 1 + "This is Serious. He is Lost. The Ohio State University ACS-FM-OCES | We must begin the Search at once." gaynor@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.ed | -Rabbit, from gaynor@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu + "The House at Pooh Corner"
bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com (Roger L. Long) (01/01/91)
In article <44409@mips.mips.COM> David A. Kearney writes: >I'm looking for a gateway to prodigy... Any ideas? You're kidding... right? Given recent events, the folks at Prodigy have demonstrated that they've no interest in supporting communication between users on their own system, much less with the rest of the world. I tried Prodigy a year ago, and given the problems I had getting connected (It didn't think my modem was Hayes compatible enough... just how Hayes compatible do you have to be to understand an ATDT9999999 command?), and the interface program on the Mac being an example of perhaps the worst user interface on the face of the planet, I decided that it wasn't anywhere near being worth $9.95/month, and refused to pay my bill and asked to be disconnected. I've gotten mail in the past year with offers to try it out again, but I've heard enough to know that it's only gotten worse, and yet they've raised the price! I don't feel the need to push for gateways to such a closed system. If you need to send Email, encourage the person to get an account on one of many services that actually view communication as an important aspect of their service. Your friend will likely spend much less than the fees charged by Prodigy. -- Roger L. Long bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com
dfrancis@tronsbox.xei.com (Dennis Heffernan) (01/02/91)
In article <1991Jan1.152042.10693@dhw68k.cts.com> bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com (Roger L. Long) writes: >In article <44409@mips.mips.COM> David A. Kearney writes: >>I'm looking for a gateway to prodigy... Any ideas? > >I don't feel the need to push for gateways to such a closed system. If >you need to send Email, encourage the person to get an account on one of >many services that actually view communication as an important aspect of >their service. Your friend will likely spend much less than the fees >charged by Prodigy. >-- That's the best idea yet. I'd recommend GEnie if your main interest is in mail- GEnie's $4.95/month covers email, so there's no hourly charge. Of course, you'd have to live without that great Plodigy (sic) graphic interface. Tsk. And while the Mac area looks fairly active (in terms of posts and uploads), I really couldn't swear to it. I only look over there when I'm playing with Amax. :-) dfrancis@tronsbox.xei.com ...uunet!tronsbox!dfrancis GEnie: D.HEFFERNAN1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "I don't understand why you make such a big deal out of everything...haven't you learned; if it's not happenning to me it's not important?" -Murphy Brown
v067qklp@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Danielle T Mazzotta) (01/02/91)
In article <1991Jan1.152042.10693@dhw68k.cts.com>, bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com (Roger L. Long) writes... >their service. Your friend will likely spend much less than the fees >charged by Prodigy. I must say that $12.95/month (is that Prodigy's going rate) really would be reasonable if what they were offering were more diversified than, as you pointed out, a "shopping network". Other services charge an hourly fee above basic services so that amount as a flat fee is otherwise quite fair. As an aside, I considered joining Prodigy. I asked their "Tech Reps" if there were any gateways outside and they indirectly replied that they had e-mail but not to services outside of Prodigy. I also asked about software libraries and they said they had no plans in the near future to be adding any such features. --Danielle
barnett@grymoire.crd.ge.com (Bruce Barnett) (01/03/91)
In article <379@tronsbox.xei.com> dfrancis@tronsbox.xei.com (Dennis Heffernan) writes: > That's the best idea yet. I'd recommend GEnie if your main interest is > in mail- GEnie's $4.95/month covers email, so there's no hourly charge. Except there is no gateway between Internet and GEnie. -- Bruce G. Barnett barnett@crd.ge.com uunet!crdgw1!barnett
jbnash@vms.macc.wisc.edu (John B. Nash) (01/09/91)
In article <1991Jan1.152042.10693@dhw68k.cts.com>, bytebug@dhw68k.cts.com (Roger L. Long) writes... >In article <44409@mips.mips.COM> David A. Kearney writes: >>I'm looking for a gateway to prodigy... Any ideas? >I tried Prodigy a year ago, and given the problems I had getting connected >(It didn't think my modem was Hayes compatible enough... just how Hayes >compatible do you have to be to understand an ATDT9999999 command?), and >the interface program on the Mac being an example of perhaps the worst >user interface on the face of the planet, I decided that it wasn't anywhere >near being worth $9.95/month, and refused to pay my bill and asked to be >disconnected. I've gotten mail in the past year with offers to try it out >again... I agree. My modem was not Hayes compatible enough either. Once I did get online, it was only at 1200. Speed regardless, I found the service to be a hyped up shopping mall with an interface that made my Mac act like a PC that wanted to be a Mac. I also hear they are sensitive to what type of speech you send over their e-mail. Hmmmmmm. I cancelled after my free month of time and they have tried to woo me back to no avail. _______________________________________________________________________________ | J. B. NASH Internet > jbnash@vms.macc.wisc.edu | | University of Bitnet > jbnash@wiscmac2 | | Wisconsin DECnet > wircs2::jbnash | | Madison from CompuServe > internet:jbnash@vms.macc.wisc.edu | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------