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- From: dlc@gasco.com (Darci Chapman)
- Newsgroups: pdx.computing,pdx.telecom
- Subject: SUMMARY: public access Internet in the Portland area
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.003459.18651@gasco.com>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 00:34:59 GMT
- Article-I.D.: gasco.1993Jan26.003459.18651
- Sender: usenet@gasco.com (USENET poster ID)
- Reply-To: dlc@gasco.com (Darci L. Chapman)
- Distribution: pdx
- Organization: Northwest Natural Gas, Portland, OR
- Lines: 43
- Nntp-Posting-Host: antares
-
- Sorry for taking months to get around to posting this....
-
- The short version is that "pdaxs"/techbooks is the most publicly
- available system for Internet access in the Portland area. Information for
- that system at the end of this message.
-
- A slightly longer version is that there are quite a few Internet sites
- out there that people don't advertise but did respond (Thanks!). If you
- find that for some reason techbooks doesn't work for you, then you might
- try posting to these groups and "ask around". Your mileage may vary.
-
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-
- "pdaxs" operates at 1200 or 2400 baud at 8 data bits, no parity,
- 1 stop bit. The modems all support MNP-5 or lower. The main phone
- number is (503) 220-0636, and there are currently seven other lines
- behind it. Enter "bbs" when confronted with the menacing "login:"
- prompt, then enter "new" to setup a new account.
-
- "pdaxs" is free. If you'd like additional features, additional
- time, or just want to support public access usenet, you're encouraged
- to subscribe. "Green" subscribers pay $30/year and get 90 minutes a day
- with Waffle, including access to all groups and file directories.
-
- "Silver" subscribers pay $60/year ($20/3 months) and get a shell account,
- download privileges, and more. "Gold" subscribers pay $120/year ($40/3
- months) and get all the benefits of a silver subscription, plus full
- access to the Internet, including ftp, telnet, Internet Relay Chat
- (irc), and Multi-User Dungeon games (muds).
-
- Having real problems? Call for support anytime at (503) 223-4245
- (you'll get a machine if nobody's in the office), but we know UNIX
- much better than Waffle, so we won't be much help on the fine points
- of Waffle.
-
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- Darci L. Chapman X Window Systems Consultant
- Northwest Natural Gas Portland, Oregon dlc@gasco.com
- "The OCA hates you too" "Choose Life: Come Out!"
- (I do not speak for the Gas Company, and They do not speak for Me)
-