From: bzs@ussr.std.com (Barry Shein)
Subject: Re: Unix shell access needed ANYWHERE!
Organization: The World
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 20:48:55 GMT


From: wcspencer@happy.colorado.edu
>I have a friend who would like access to the Internet.  The city he lives in
>has an Internet dial-in where he can directly Telnet anywhere.  Unfortunately,
>he has no place to Telnet to!  I need to find a system where he can manage to
>get a Unix shell account.  He would like to be able to run a few Unix programs,
>cc, ftp, irc.... etc...etc..

He can create an account on world.std.com by telnet'ing and logging in
as new. We offer FTP, irc, etc. Here's our e-blurb...


			 Software Tool & Die
			       presents

			      The World

A public access UNIX system:

	- Sun Microsystem Sparc Server
	- 9600, 2400, 1200 baud modems
	- over 5 GB disk storage
	- international network connections
	- nationwide access via Compuserve's Packet Network

To sign up for public access, dial 617-739-WRLD and type "new".  The
basic rate is $2/hr 24 hrs/day and a $5 monthly account fee, and
includes about .5MB of disk space.

The 20/20 Plan is $20 paid in advance for 20 hours of online time
during a one month period.  This includes the monthly account fee and
2MB of disk space.  After your first 20 hours, the hourly rate is
$1/hr.

The World is managed by a staff of professionals, all of which have
UNIX and international networking experience.  We are committed to
providing you reliable, cost effective network access.  Our full time
job is the support of The World and its software in order that you,
our customer, can exploit the power of today's electronic community.

Software Tool & Die  1330 Beacon Street  Brookline, MA  02146  617-739-0202


		Services offered by The World

Electronic Mail -  access to numerous networks including Internet,
	UUCP, BITNET, EUNET (Europe, Soviet Union), JANET, JUNET
	(Japan), Fidonet, BIX, Compuserve, Applelink, and MCImail
	We have all the popular unix mail programs, such as, mail,
	elm, mh, much, GNU's RMAIL, dmail, and mm.

USENET - the international bulletin board system called USENET. A
	collection of over 3400 newsgroups.  More than 1,000,000 people 
	are reachable and over 100,000 are regular subscribers. The World
	carries the largest distribution of USENET topics. Among the
	newsreaders are rn, nn, trn, tass, and GNUS.

ClariNet - UPI, AP, and satellite news services formatted and organized
	into a USENET compatible hierarchy

Modems - The modems support 19.2k, 9600, 2400 and 1200 baud
	connections with most standard modem features.  All modems
	support	MNP/5 protocols.  Recommended modem settings are 7, E, 1.

Electronic Mailing Lists - Rather than trying to carry on focused
	discussions in a newsgroup you can join and form mailing lists with
	kindred souls devoted to specialized topics.

Chatting - Two interactive discussion programs exist.  One is the
	Internet Relay Chat (irc) and the other is Forumnet (fn).  Both
	provide interactive, real-time access to people around the
	globe.  IRC includes some channels for discussions in foreign
	languages.

UNIX Software - Many of the common utilities and programs which have
	become an integral part of the UNIX environment are available. 
	Unix shells include sh, csh, ksh, bash, tcsh, zsh and rc. Also
	most popular unix utilities are available.  If it is not here
	and you want to use it, ask us and we will do our best to
	provide it for you.

Archie - Direct access to an archie server for software index
	retrieval is available. Archie contains indexes for most
	anonymous ftp sites available on Internet.

GNU Software - The basic GNU components, like EMACS, GCC, G++, GDB,
	GAS, BASH, GAWK, are available.  This is particularly useful
	for customers who are interested in software development.

Games - Most games common to the UNIX environment are available.
	These include hack, moria, nethack, adventure, omega, robots,
	and tetris.

Online Book Initiative - The purpose of the OBI is to create a
	publicly accessible repository for freely redistributable collections
	of textual information, a net-worker's library.

AlterNet Access - Users have access to AlterNet via ftp/telnet. Dedicated
	high speed connections are available for sites that wish to join
	the world wide Internet.

Internet - Due to NSFnet policy, not all Internet networks will allow
	ftp and telnet connections.

Compuserve Packet Network - To access The World via CPN, you first
	need to find your local CPN number.  Dial direct to Compuserve at
	1-800-848-4480 using your modem.  Enter the command "phones" at the
	prompt or call us direct at 617-739-0202 and our staff will provide
	your local number.

	After you have your local number, dial it and enter "world,domestic"
	at the "Host name:" prompt.  Use the password "notobvious" to
	gain access to The World.  The access fee for CPN is $5.60/hr
	in addition to World rates as listed above.

	Please be aware that the CPN is currently having a
	communications problem with some large listings or downloads.
	If you end up with the same screen of text looping, this is
	the bug.  There are no efficient ways to get around this other
	than using another method to connect to us.

Getting an Account - At The World's login prompt, use the login "new"
	to begin the account request program.  You will be asked a few
	questions necessary to create your account. Visa or Master
	Card is accepted for billing purposes. The World will allow
	you to select your login name.  Most people select their name,
	their initials, or a combination of both.  Your login name will be
	your electronic mail address.  Your initial password will be
	provided by the account creation software.  All customers must
	contact our office for account activation.

--
        -Barry Shein

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