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Article #54554Summary -- public access UNIX
From: Russell Andrew Fink
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1992 18:21
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1992 18:21
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This is a summary to my question posted to dc.general requesting information on
rates/addresses of public access UNIX services in the DC area.
Here is the format of the database:
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Organization: name of company
Services: list of services provided (e-mail, etc.)
Pricing: either per connect time or monthly fee
Hardware, Modem: speed, configuration
Dialup Location: geographic location; DC/Metro, etc.
Dialup Number: with area code
Contact Name: name of sys op
Contact Phone: phone of sys op
Contact E-mail: e-mail of sys op
Account Info: usually lists of guest accounts/passwd, trial info
Here's the list... To all those who would like to add to this, just send me
mail preserving the format of the entries (i.e., use the format above).
Thanks!
Russ Fink
===============================================================UPDATED 7/14/92
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Organization: UUPSI
Services: mail access, Internet addresses, newsfeeds
Pricing: $25/month for mail access, with a unique address.
$125/month for a newsfeed.
Hardware, Modem:
Dialup Location: ?
Dialup Number: ?
Contact Name: ?
Contact Phone: ?
Contact E-mail: ?
Account Info:
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Organization: Express Access
Services: news, e-mail
Pricing: $15/month for 1hr/day and 2 Megs diskspace mail+news
$25/month for above, w/ftp+telnet+IRC (by end of July)
-- usage between 3am-3pm does NOT count towards
1hr limit. Note -- 3am-3pm is correct!
Hardware, Modem: Sun 3/160 UNIX(SunOS 3.5)
2400 MNP4, MNP5; 9600 V.32 to be added soon
Dialup Location: DC/Metro, Baltimore, Annapolis
Dialup Number: DC/Metro -- (301)220-0462
Balto, Annapolis -- (410)766-1855
Contact Name: Mike Doughney
Contact Phone: (301)220-2020
Contact E-mail: info@digex.com, mike@access.digex.com
Account Info: login: new Can use credit card for ordering.
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Organization: The Next Challenge
Services: mail, news, multi-user space game
Pricing: FREE for light mail, news. $25/year for
moderate mail, game. More for heavy mail.
Hardware, Modem: Zenith Z-386, SCO Xenix, 120 MB HDD
2400 (Telebit trailblazer plus on uucp only) baud
Dialup Location: DC/Metro, No. Va.
Dialup Number: 703-239-8993 (No. Virginia)
703-764-0527 (DC Metro)
Contact Name: Tom Buchsbaum
Contact Phone:
Contact E-mail: tom@tnc.UUCP or uunet!tnc!tom
Account Info:
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Organization: Highlite
Services: Internet & Uucp e-mail, over 850 newsgroups, feeds
Pricing: $10/month, 2 Meg limit, call for info
Hardware, Modem: 1200/2400/9600, V.32bis/V.42bis w/error correction
8 bits, No Parity, 1 Stop bit
Dialup Location: DC/Metro
Dialup Number: (703)318-1442
Contact Name: David L. Reed
Contact Phone: N/A
Contact E-mail: highlite!dlreed or dlreed@gotham.COM
Account Info: login: guest passwd: guest (for more information)
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Organization: Grebyn
Services: e-mail, news
full Internet connection "soon"
Pricing: $30/month for 25hrs, 1Meg diskspace
$2/month for each addl meg
$1.20/hr addl connect time
"small" charge for e-mail via uunet
Hardware, Modem: 2 microvax IIs running Ultrix
Dialup Location:
Dialup Number:
Contact Name: Karl A. Nyberg
Contact Phone: (703)281-2194
Contact E-mail: karl@grebyn.com
Account Info:
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| Russ Fink rfink@wam.umd.edu |
| rfink@eng.umd.edu |
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