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

[lensman@crl.com (Randall Stukey)]

In article <95052112121000074@uplink.com>,
   Dameon D. Welch <dwelch@uplink.com> wrote:

>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?

I know there's at least one shareware Mac offline reader that some people 
swear by.  It's called Online Servant.  I'm not much into Macs, so I can't 
give a lot of information. I have a 486 PC (and use emulators to run my old 
Apple IIe and C-64 software).

GEnie's rates really are much more simple (and cheaper) now.  They still have 
a way to go, but they are at least working on it. $7 an hour at up to 14.4K 
via Sprintnet.  A $2/hour discount if you use GEnie during non-Business hours
(evenings 6pm to 8am and weekends) and a further $2/hour discount if you use 
GEnie's own low speed network (2400 baud or less) instead of sprintnet. The 
monthly fee of $8.95 gets you 4 "free" hours evenings and weekends on the low 
speed network.  It's still a bit more expensive than AOL, but it is MUCH less 
expensive than it used to be (and in the same price range as CIS).

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