On 4/1/21 10:34 PM, Zane Healy wrote:
Considering my original USENET access was at $6 per hour, I’m not
entirely sure I agree. :-) Then again that’s also why we used to be
able to download and upload messages for offline reading.
I was referring to being connected while reading.
Seeing as how dumb terminals / emulators couldn't do anything without
being connected, you had to pay while reading.
Downloading messages for offline reading without being connected is
contrary to the quintessential mainframe as I understand it throughout
the 90s.
Yes, people paid for access to Usenet. But that's not the same thing as
paying for screen time to read.
--
Grant. . . .
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