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Re: Why don't ISPs offer shell anymore?

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From: Kenneth Taira
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 00:00
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Whoa, Navigator 3.0 runs on a shell account?  How, with TIA?  Jeez,
didn't know anyone emulated SLIP over shell anymore except for some 
of those people with the ancient flat-rate Netcom accounts.




JC Dill wrote:
<snip>
> This answers the reason that Concentric has accounts with shell access
> but no compile permission.  If you don't need to compile, Concentric
> may have all the shell access you need.  You can get the first month
> for $1 if you bill it to your credit card, you also get Navigator 3.0
> free...
> 
> http://home.concentric.net for more info.
> 
> jc
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From: Kenneth Taira <ktaira@caprica.com>
Subject: Re: Why don't ISPs offer shell anymore?
Date: 1997/01/15
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