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Article #140World offers special rates for BCS members
From: Mary Riendeau
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 20:36
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 20:36
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BOSTON COMPUTER SOCIETY / THE WORLD
BCS and World join together to provide BCS members with
Internet services. The World has been providing Internet
services since 1989 and is pleased to offer the following
special prices to BCS members. These prices are effective
beginning July 1, 1992.
All BCS members will receive one free hour of online access
each month. Additional online time is available at the
special BCS membership rates as described below.
Basic Rate Plan
After the initial one free hour, a $5 monthly account fee is
charged and an additional 2.5 hours is included. Usage
beyond the total 3.5 hours is charged at the ordinary World
rates of $2 per hour. Basic rate accounts include a .5MB of
disk storage.
20/20 Plan
For high volume customers, the 20/20 Plan offers 25 hours per
month for $20. Usage beyond the total 25 hours is $1 per
hour. 20/20 Plan accounts include 2MB of disk storage. All
20/20 Plans require pre-payment and the hours purchased must
be used during each month.
Activists
All BCS activists are eligible for an additional 3 free hours
per month on either billing plan.
UPCOMING EVENTS
o Activists Workshop to be held on July 29 from 7-9pm at
the BCS main office.
o World volunteers will be available at the Resource
Center during selected open house hours.
o Introductory and Advanced workshops to provide for BCS
members to learn about World.
GETTING STARTED
For more details on WORLD and Internet services contact
Software Tool & Die, 1330 Beacon Street, #215, Brookline,
MA 02146 617-739-0202. The special BCS/World membership
kit will be sent to you.
For more details on BCS memberships, contact the Boston
Computer Society, One Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 01239
617-252-0600.
For immediate access to World, dial the modems at
617-739-9753 with settings 7E1. To enter your account
request, use the login name 'new' and follow the
instructions provided.
TEMPORARY SIGNUP PROCEDURE
Until the electronic confirmation procedure is in place, all BCS
members who wish to join the BCS member rate plan must execute the
command "bcs-join". This will send your request to a World staff
member who can manually update your information. An automated
signup procedure is planned and will be announced when available.
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