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Seattle Area Public Access Usenet Systems Version 1.02
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Last updated: Wed Nov  4 21:13:52 PST 1992

This list is posted on a regular basis to seattle.general, seattle.admin,
and pnw.general.  Please e-mail any corrections, additions, or comments to
billmcc@akita.com (Bill McCormick).  I would especially appreciate comments
on the format.

The information for the "Info:" section comes directly from the operator
of each system and is a response to the question "please supply up to
100 words describing your system."

Changes from the previous list are marked with a | on the left

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 Eskimo North
|   Commercial service.  Flat monthly rates.  Two week free trial period.
    Provides e-mail and Usenet feeds
    Contact: nanook@eskimo.celestial.com (Robert Dinse)
    206/FOR-EVER (206/367-3837) (data)

    Info: [no response]

 Halcyon
    Commercial service.  Flat annual and quarterly rates.  30 days
       BBS access free (no Internet services with BBS account).
    Contact: info@remote.halcyon.com or ralphs@halcyon.com (Ralph Simms)
    206/382-6245 (data)
    206/955-1050 (voice mail)

    Info: Halcyon is directly connected to the Internet via a 56kBaud
	  line; telnet, ftp, archie, gopher, hytelnet, irc, etc.  UNIX(tm)
	  programming environment.  Full shell access.  Popular news and
	  mail readers.  Direct Internet (NNTP) news feed and e-mail.

 NWNexus
    No interactive access. Provides e-mail, Usenet, and Internet connectivity
      via SLIP and/or PPP.  Both flat-rate and usage-based accounts.
    Contact: info@nwnexus.wa.com (Ed Morin)
    206/455-3505 (office)

    Info: Northwest Nexus was incorporated in 1987 and is totally dedicated
          to providing reliable, economical, commercial Internet and Usenet
	  services in the Puget Sound region.  Our customers range from
	  hobbyists and professional individuals to corporate accounts of all
	  sizes.

|Performance Systems International (PSI)
|   Commercial service.  Provides Internet connectivity via leased lines,
|     SLIP, and PPP.  Provides UUCP e-mail and Usenet.  Flat-rate and
|     usage-based accounts.
|   Contact: info@psi.com
|   703/620-6651, toll free (US) 800/827-7482
|
|   Info: PSI, incorporated in 1989, is headquartered in Reston, VA
|        with its primary Network Operations Center (NOC) and Customer
|        Support Group (CSG) near Albany, NY.  PSI operates PSINet, a
|        national, commercial TCP/IP wide area network system. PSI
|        is a co-founder and participant of the Commercial Internet Exchange
|        (CIX).

 SEANEWS
    Absolutely free e-mail and Usenet (1 hour/day limit)
    Provides e-mail and very limited Usenet feeds
    Contact: billmcc@seanews.akita.com (Bill McCormick)
    206/937-9529 (soon to be 206/747-NEWS) (data)

    Info: SEANEWS is provided as a free public service, and so does not
	  provide the level of support and facilities that commercial
	  services do.  There are no games, very limited files, etc.  On
	  the other hand SEANEWS has up-to-date Usenet news and excellent
	  mail-handling capability.

 Seattle Online
    Commercial service.  Flat monthly rates.
    Provides e-mail and Usenet feeds
    Contact: bruceki@polari.online.com (Bruce King)
    206/328-4944 (data)

    Info: Seattle Online is a public access unix system with a large number
          of high-speed incoming lines, and a large amount of capacity.  We
          carry a very large newsfeed (over 3000 groups) and store between
          1.5 and 2 gigabytes of news at any given time.  We give free feeds
          of the seattle/pnw news heirarchies to any system that can poll us.
          We also offer 30 minutes of free time per day to any caller.
          Current prices (Oct92):  Dialin shell account:  $11/month $99/year,
          uucp mail connection $10/month, partial news feed $15/month, full
	  news feed $25/month

Seattle /Unix Group
   Non-Profit
   Free e-mail feeds to members ($40 - $125/year membership)
   Usenet feeds available.
   Contact slug@camco.seaslug.org
   206/947-5591 (voice)

   Info: [no response]
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