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Quoted from "Data Communications," Jan. 1993.

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Third, Sprint will offer asynchronous dial-up access through
Sprint's X.25 service. And finally, Sprint will offer asynchronous
Internet access via toll-free dial-up lines. Both dial-up options
are slated to be available later this spring. Async X.25 dial-up
doesn't require a TCP/IP protocol stack on the end-user's machine;
it's an approach best suited to connecting stand-alone PCs rather
than LANs. The toll-free access line requires the PC to run a
protocol such as serial-line IP (SLIP) or the point-to-point
protocol (PPP).

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No prices were given in the article. Don't bother calling Milwaukee's
Sprint office - I've tried 3 times and have not reached anyone who
knows anything about Sprint's data services, nor has anyone returned
my calls as promised by the local office.

One interpretation of the "async X.25 dial-up" service is that Sprint
is going into the BBS business, since your computer will not need
to run TCP/IP.

Dean