I ran a two line Tag board of OS/2 for a while as well...I know it wasn't free.
That's why I used the words, users and vast majority. :) -- jon mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Wednesday, July 2, 2003, 10:47:35 AM, you wrote: JR> I will say that having run a BBS on Fidonet, MY cost was certainly not free. >> -----Original Message----- >> From: jon hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 10:40 AM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: Re: The end of the free Internet >> >> >> BBS's/Fidonet were free for the vast majority of users...that's the >> model that might work, at least in the States. In Canada...there is a >> bit more trust in the govt :) >> The problem is of course, 56k doesn't cut it anymore. The only technology >> I see that fits would be 802.11x... >> >> I actually think a loose knit wireless net, not necessarily connected >> to the Internet is in the future. As soon as there is a critical mass >> of people who can buy the $3-400 worth of equipment for a wide range >> wireless network, and there is some enabling software that builds a >> p2p network from those connections. >> >> -- >> jon >> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Wednesday, July 2, 2003, 10:26:29 AM, you wrote: >> >>>The internet has never been free, there have always been >> costs, you may >> >>>not have realized them, >> ED> REALLY? >> >> ED> But there is (was) a business model to support a free for "consumers" >> ED> Internet service. It seems no one can support that model to >> make it work but >> ED> that makes me curious. >> >> ED> I believe in free Internet. I am just not sure what the model >> is that will >> ED> make it work. >> >> ED> Eric >> >> >> ED> From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> ED> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ED> To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> ED> Subject: RE: The end of the free Internet >> ED> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 10:08:18 -0400 >> >> ED> The electricity, the tech support >> >> ED> The internet has never been free, there have always been >> costs, you may not >> ED> have realized them, however you have always had to pay the >> phone company or >> ED> somebody else to provide the physical line. You have always >> had to pay the >> ED> electric company to power your computer. >> >> ED> Your tax dollars pay for the internet access at the library. >> >> ED> Nothing is ever free. If you don't pay for it directly, you still will >> ED> indirectly. >> >> JR> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
