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From: lbotez@pnet02.gryphon.com (Lynda Botez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: AppleLink
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Date: 26 Sep 89 17:00:19 GMT
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Actually, the monthly fee of $5.95 for is quite a bit more than the $35 per
year they were charging; however, you get one hour of on-line time for free
included in the monthly charge.

America On-Line (the belated Applelink) had a demo at the 'Fest of the new
software, which subscribers should be receiving shortly.  One interesting
feature is you'll be able to save everything you read online to a disk...
there were a few others I can't remember; mostly, the icons looked different.
But then anything's an improvement.

$4.00 per hour is fairly reasonable for one of these services; though I would
much prefer what Prodigy is doing.  Prodigy, however, doesn't have much to
offer other than shopping, and an encyclopedia...

One thing I learned at the demo was that America On-Line now has an area
called Customer Service which is totally free...   so you can practice
navigating the system without having to pay for it like you do on Genie.  

Lynda

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