Re: Genie, Virii, and Beagle Bros. (was Re: Genie...is it worth it?)

[Dameon D. Welch <dwelch@uplink.com>]

In article <3pfhrf$784_001@nntp.crl.com>, Randall Stukey writes:

| GEnie's rates are $3/hr with a $2/hr surcharge to use Sprintnet lines (at up 

| to 14.4K).  The Prime Time surcharge has been lowered to $2/hr.  The Apple 
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| file area is by far the largest I've seen on any online service.  While 
| Customer Service may be a bit slow at times, I've been on hold just as long 
at 
| AOL only to be told to call another number where I was also put on hold. 
| They've hired more people recently, however, so the situation should be at 
| least somewhat better.

Good god, they've finally lowered their rates to something reasonable! GEnie 
is known for its phonomeonal support for the Apple ][ -- It was excellent 4 
years ago when I was a member. In fact, it used to be one of the "Big 3" 
online services back in the 80's because of their better rates. Of course, 
there used to be a lot larger of a margin between first and second place in 
the online services war.

The reason why AOL got so popular was lower rates. GEnie took a long time to 
follow suit on online rates, even though their online rates were what made 
them popular in the 1980's. The Apple ][ support is good, but it isn't worth 
paying $6/hr at 2400 baud for. 

Of course, this is nothing like the flat-rate service offered by Internet 
service providers. But at least it's much better than current long-distance 
rates. 
| GEnie also has online readers for Apple IIs which can do wonders for cutting 
| your monthly bill.

This is really nice. I never really used any of 'em because I never had a 
"modern" Apple ][-type computer until recently. Of course, I also have a Mac 
now too, which I use more than the Apple ][. Is there any off-line software 
for the Macs?

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Dameon D. Welch (dwelch@uplink.com)
"The porpoise is laughing goodbye, goodbye." -- The Monkees