Yes, that really was the cost but it wasn't for Compuserve, it was for a local (Kenyan) ISP
On 25/04/2022 03:55, Kurt @ Gmail wrote:
Was that REALLY the cost for CompuServe? Yikes!
I was there at the beginning - I did CompuServe & Prodigy and even dabbled in AOL Online briefly - which, years later - all non-computer literate people used AOL - and I knew to stay away. I did a little bit of the Early BBS systems. And, I was doing online banking with Chemical bank via modem & later as Chase Online via true internet (when they bought over Chemical & MannyHanny) - so, I was doing online banking before most common folks.
Yeah - the days of Modems - what FUN!!!
Funny side story. Its the reason when I was married - that my wife (now Ex) - INSISTED I get my own phone line - because I was doing the modem stuff - and people could not call in!
:-)
Fun times indeed...
-K
On 4/23/2022 1:03 PM, Ted Roche wrote:
Who's ever going to need more than 256 Kbps?
Puts my .42bis modem all to shame.
And, at $22.95/hour for CompuServe, this will be a real time saver!
On Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 11:09 AM Paul Newton paul.newton.hudl@gmail.com wrote:
From an ISP in Kenya ca. 2005
What are the cost implications?
They are so minimal, you won't believe it! For as little as US$ 200 per month you can get yourself a leased line of 64Kbps uplink and 256Kbps downlink.
Paul Newton
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