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Unauthorised Access UK 0636-708063 10pm-7am 12oo/24oo
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The Guide to Online Databases For U.K. Users
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(*) denotes UK Users have special benefits
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Prestel.
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Time charge 7p/min 0800-1800 Mon-Sat 1p/min Evenings and Sunday
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Connection Cost Local Phone Call 50p/hr Evenings
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Sign-Up Free
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Subscription 8 pounds/Qtr (20 pounds with Micronet)
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Online Software? Yes (BBC C64 Spectrum Amstrad PC's)
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Telex 50p/400 chars Incoming Free
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Contact 01-822-1122
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Features Many, Information retival system covering, Travle,
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Financial, Home Banking, and within Micronet Computers
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NUA A923411002002018
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Telecom Gold
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Time Charge 0800 - 1900 1900-0800 and weekends
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6.5p / Min 2.0 / Min
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4.0p / 512 Chars 1.0 / 512 Chars
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(Chars sent and received, first 512 FREE)
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Connection cost Call to PSS + PSS to Gold (Or 2.5p/min (300) 3p/min (1200)
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added to online charge
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Sign-Up 40 pounds
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Subscription 5 pounds if not a Corporate User
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Online Software? NO
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Telex 5.5p/100 (UK) 12p/100 (Eur) 18P/100 (USA)
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Contact 01-403-6777
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Features A mail and filing system based on the ITT Dialcom
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system which BT now owns. One to one chat, International
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mail to other Dialcom systems, Telex, Gateways out.
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NUA A219201004XX where XX is the system number
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Microlink
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Time Charge 0800 - 1900 1900-0800 and weekends
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11p / Min 3.5 / Min
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Connection cost Call to PSS + PSS to Gold (Or 2.5p/min (300) 3p/min (1200)
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added to online charge
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Sign-Up 5 pounds
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Subscription 5 pounds per month
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Online Software? Yes
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Telex 5.5p/100 (UK) 12p/100 (Eur) 18P/100 (USA)
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Contact 0625-879940
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Features Demo for the service on the TELCOM GOLD direct access
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numbers in London. ID MAG111 DATABASE
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This is part of the Telcom Gold/Dialcom network running on
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system 72. All the Dialcom services and Micro Computer
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based information, software.
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NUA A21920100472
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Easylink (Mercury 7500)
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Time Charge Free
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Connection Cost Local Call access for FREE or via PSS
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Sign-up 40 pounds
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Subscription 20.00 pounds/month
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Online Software NO
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Telex 10p/400 chars (UK) 22p/400 chars (Euro) 56p/400 (USA)
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Contact 01-528-2888
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Features Aimed at the Telex market, Gateways to other services
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being added. Access via Mercury Data service *L12
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NUA A212300232
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One to One
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Time Charge No Time charge
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Connection Cost Call to PSS + PSS to One to One
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Sign-Up 50 pounds
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Subscription 12.50 pounds flat rate
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Online software? NO
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Telex 10p/200 chars (UK) 20p/200 chars (Euro) 35p/200 chars (USA)
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Contact 01-351-2468
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Features Email, Telex. Personal Telex numbers
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NUA A212301281 NONEONE972WIT
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Datasolve
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Time Charge 1.44 pounds/min
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Connection Cost call + PSS
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Sign-Up 100 Pounds includes a FREE course on the System.
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Subscription 21 Pounds min invoice per month.
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Online Software? NO
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Telex NO
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Contact 09327-85566
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Features Home of WORLD REPORTER. A keyword search database of
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magazines and newspapers like The Guardian, Telegraph,
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Today, AP, Washington Post.
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NUA A213300124
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MUSE
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Time charge About 50p - 1 pound an hour while in the game area.
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Connection Cost Call to PSS + PSS to Muse, Direct Dial in London
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Sign-Up 4.95 Pounds Includes 15 units (3hrs) free time
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Subscription None
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Online Software? NO
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Telex NO
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Contact 01-608-1173
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Features A Multi-User-Dungeon game with mail and CB
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NUA A21920100441
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People/Link (PLINK)
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Time Charge (24hr non Prime) $3.00/hr
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Connection cost Call to PSS + PSS to states (see below)
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Sign-Up $10
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Subscription None (Pay for what you use)
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Online Software YES For most computers
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Telex NO
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Contact 312-670-2666
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Features Partyline (CB). A very good mail system. Sigs with
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databases for programs.
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NUA A9311031200070
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Modem City (*)
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Time Charge $1.50/hr (70% off rates) (24 Hours), see below
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Connection Cost As Plink
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Sign-Up $25
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Subscription $5 min Invoice in months that the service is used.
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Or $10/month [$100/yr] if using a prepaid call, and
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then no time charge.
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Online Software Yes (apple, MS-DOS, Coco, mod100)
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Telex NO
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Contact 508-757-6369
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Features StreetTalk (CB). Mail which can load files stored on the
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system. Mostly used by American School teachers.
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UK Users get 70% discount on US rates.
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NUA A9311040100612
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Compuserve (CIS)
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Time Charge $6/hr at 300 any time $12.50/hr 1200
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Connection Cost As Plink
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Sign-up (buy starter pack $35 includes $25 online time)
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Subscription $10/Month for Overseas billing address
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Online Software? Yes in sigs for most computers
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Telex Yes in and out
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Contact 614-457-8650
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Features The Biggest of the American systems and the first to
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introduce a "CB Simulator". Sigs for computers and
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Professional groups. Mail (not the best). Each user is
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allocated 128K of free storage. On line Games like YGI.
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NUA A93132 or A9311020200202 (better)
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Source
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Time Charge $8.40/hr after 6pm UK Times (300) $10.80 (1200)
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$21.60 PRIME (300) $25.80 (1200)
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Connection Cost As Plink
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Sign-Up $80
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Subscription $10/month Min invoice
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Online Software? Yes in sigs and for sale.
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Telex No
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Contact 703-821-8888
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Features A news service with keyword search of most databases.
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Chat (CB) has been added. A professional service, the
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users tend to be "Using" the system for work not play.
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Some SIGS are at a lower rate ($6.00 300 after 6pm)
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NUA A9311030100156 (and more)
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Mnematics (*)
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Time charge FREE
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Connection cost As plink or via Microlink gateway (25p/min)
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Sign-Up Free
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Subscription $30/year
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Online software? Yes in sigs
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Telex Yes if you have extended service.
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Contact 914-365-0184
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Features A wide range of Sigs with software databases. Realtime
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(CB). News from AP. Mail. Games.
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NUA A931103120005606
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BIX
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Time Charge $9.00/hr evenings (Midnight GMT - 11am) $12.00 Daytime
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Connection cost As Plink
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Sign-Up $39.00
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Subscription None (pay for what you use)
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Online Software? Yes (But this is Tymnet remember, so Xmodem may not work)
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Telex No
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Contact 603-924-7681
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Features
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NUA A9310600157800
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NWI
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Time Charge $6.00 non prime $18.00 prime Teleconference only
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$36.00 non prime $48.00 prime Full NWI service
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Connection Cost As Plink
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Sign-up $50
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Subscription $5.00/month Min charge.
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Online software? YES
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Telex NO
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Contact 203-282-3700 800-624-5916
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Features More you pay, more you can use. The Participate service
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is the cheap end. If you have access to News then the
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cost rises whether you are using it or not.
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NUA A9311020301000 or A93106008815 Also Infonet
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Dialog
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Time Charge $10.00 /hr + Database Charges
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Connection Cost Call to PSS (PSS to states included in time charge)
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Sign-up Free
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Online software? NO
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Telex NO
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Contact 0865-730969
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Features A vast library of publications that can be keyword
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searched. Run by Lockheed with hundreds of databases for
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all professional needs.
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NUA A21300120 (NDIALOG006OSQ)
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LINC (*)
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Time charge $1.50/hr (to US users $5.00 non-prime) (24 Hours)
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Connection Cost as Plink
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Sign-Up $15
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Subscription None (pay for what you use)
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Online software NO
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Telex NO
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Contact 919-855-3491 or 919-855-9688 800-826-9688
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Features A Games system on line since October 86. Runs chess
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tournaments. Has mail and conferencing (CB).
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Logon Voice via secretary so you don't need a modem.
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NUA A93106*DLINC
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Time charge $7.20/hour
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Connection Cost As Plink
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Sign-Up Sign-up Online $24.95 (with 2 hours usage) $39.95 with 5hrs
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Subscription None. pay for what you use.
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Online Software? Yes
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Telex No
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Contact 617-491-3393
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Features
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NUA A93106906015 A9311061703011
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UNINET (SA)
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Time charge FREE
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Connection Cost <20>5.40/hr + <20>5.40 / K seg
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Sign-Up FREE
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Subscription FREE
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Online Software? NO
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Telex NO
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Contact Online sign up (Log in as new) Then you MUST write to them.
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Features Mail, Conferencing, Chat, Off Line Printing.
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NUA A9655011101207
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PORTAL
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Time charge FREE
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Connection Cost As Plink
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Sign-Up $15
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Subscription $10/Month
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Online Software? Yes in Sigs
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Telex NO
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Contact 408-973-9111
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Features CB, Mail, Gateway to other systems, Matching.
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BITNET mail, USENET access.
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Needs a Terminal emulator for best effect.
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NUA A9311040800264 [MUST BE 8N1]
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GENIE
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Connection Cost As Plink
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Sign-Up $15
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Subscription $10/Month
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Online Software? Yes in Sigs
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Telex NO
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Contact 800-973-9111
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Features CB, Mail, Gateway to other systems, Matching.
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NUA A93136900
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Both PSS and Mercury 5200 charge in Time and Volume for international
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calls. A one hour call to the United States can easly use 1000 packets
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or 2 Kilosegments. So a PSS call would be <20>13.50 and a Mercury call
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<EFBFBD>10.70. (1K <20>9.00 and <20>7.90 4K <20>22.50 and <20>16.30)
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haveing telex you should send a telex giving the user's ID in the
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Telecom Gold 265871 (MONREF G) (3 letters+ 3 to 5 numbers)
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Prestel 295141 (TXLINK G) (9 numbers)
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121 8950511 (ONE ONE G) (8 numbers)
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Mercury 7500
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MCI Mail 650 + 7 Digit User Number.
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Compuserve 3762848 (COMPUSERVE) (To: EASYPLEX 7XXXX,XXXX)
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Direct Access
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PLINK 312-245-9110 (312-822-9712 For Sign-up only)
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LINC 919-852-0614 800-654-2319
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Modem City 508-757-2211
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Mnematics 914-365-0180 (300/1200) 365-2295 (1200) 365-2298 (2400)
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Telecom Gold 01-583-3000 (300) 583-1275 (1200/75) 583-1200 (1200)
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(Call XX where XX is the system number)
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121 01-731-1394
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Uninet (011) 467-4519
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Portal 408-725-0561 (3/12) 408-725-0569 (2400)
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Muse as Gold But type CALL 41
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CIS 01-437-4393
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Summary (What you pay the system)
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+--------+---------+-------------------+-------------------+
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| SYSTEM | SUB | 300 | 1200 |
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| PLINK | NIL | $3.00/HR (24 HR) | SAME |
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| CIS | $10/M | $6.00/HR (24 HR) | $12.50 |
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| MNE | $30/Y | NIL | NIL |
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| LINC | NIL | $1.50/HR (24 HR) | SAME |
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| M.CITY | $10/M | NIL | NIL |
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| SOURCE | $10 MIN | $8.40/HR | $10.80 (6pm GMT) |
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| BIX | NIL | $9.00/HR | SAME (Midnight) |
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| NWI | $5 MIN | $6.00/HR | SAME (11pm GMT) |
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| DELHPI | NIL | $7.20/HR | |
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| PORTAL | $10/M | NIL | NIL |
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NOTE: A $ is a dollar sign, Pounds are always spelled out,or is a <20>
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Downloaded From P-80 Systems 304-744-2253
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