From: Iskandar Taib <ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu>
Subject: Internet access - PSIlink
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I am reposting part of Craig Cockburn's note about Internet access 
in response to the various queries that have been posted recently. 
Hope this helps... I don't have any experience with PSILink. 


Iskandar

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Craig Cockburn
|Article: 3409 of soc.culture.celtic

|PSILink:
|
| ------- Forwarded mail received on 16-Jul-1992 at 14:27:28 -------
|
|From:	schoff@psi.com "Martin Lee Schoffstall"
|Subj:	Re: Internet access 
|
|our psilink service will be available in the uk no later than august.  for
|details send email to
|
|psilink-info@psi.com
|
|the computer will respond with on-line info.
|
|Martin
|
|... and this is the message you get ...
|
| ------- Forwarded mail received on 16-Jul-1992 at 14:40:35 -------
|
|From:	psilink-info-forw@psi.com
|Subj:	Re: Request for info
|
|[This is an automatically generated message.]
|
|PSILink -  Personal Internet Access
|	Email, Anonymous FTP, & USENet
|
|Internet access is an important facet of all higher education institutions,
|and most corporations throughout the US, Western Europe and the Pacific
|Basin.  It is also important for small organizations and individuals, yet
|both the cost and usability have been barriers.  The PSILink service is
|designed to remove these barriers for the indivdual.
|
|PSI provides local dialups throughout North America to provide PSILink service
|and provide access to the 250+ million people available through the
|Internet and electronic mail networks such as compuserve, mcimail, etc.  Over
|200 cities are served - in the US, Mexico, and Canada.
|
|The PSILink 'Lite' service today provides unlimited electronic messaging 
|for a flat fee.  PSILink Basic in addition to unlimited messaging provides
|Anonymous FTP access to thousands of archive sites as well as USENET
|NEWs the largest distributed bulletin board in the world.
|
|PSI provides the necessary software for MSDOS based PC's to use this service
|at no additional cost - the current Version is 3.1.  Only PSI's software
|can access this service.
|Even the smallest PC with a Hayes compatible modem
|can use PSILink.  This software is available via anonymous ftp on
|ftp.psi.com in the "psilink" directory as
|
|	psilink-3.0.zip
|
|and in its compontent installation files un-zipped.  Make sure you use
|binary transfer.  It is also available on a 3.5" 1.44Mbyte MSDOS floppy
|when you register, no other distribution media is available.
|
|A demonstration account is available, the
|name is "guest" with the password of "guest".  [The password will change
|periodically, and only email is available through the guest account].
|
|
|If you want to register for this service send email to
|
|	psilink-registration@psi.com
|
|A PostScript registration information will be automatically mailed to you,
|you will need to fill it out and send it in by usmail or fax.
|
|If you can't print the PostScript documents send complete contact information
|including postal address, name, and phone number to:
|
|	psilink-order@psi.com
|
|You will receive materials via the Postal system.
|
|Alternatively you can call or write:
|
|	PSI
|	Attn: PSILink Information
|	Suite 1100
|	11800 Sunrise Valley Drive
|	Reston, VA 22091
|	+1.703.620.6651
|	(fax) +1.703.620.4586
|
|
|PSILink Monthly Pricing (after the one-time $19 registration fee) is:
|
|	   @1200-2400baud    @9600baud (V.32)
|'Lite'		$19		$29
|Basic		$29		$39
|
|These flat fees apply to use of ClassA dialup cities.  ClassB dialup cities
|have an additional connection time costs - $6/hour prime time, $2.50/hour
|non-prime time.  City lists are available by sending email to
|	classa-na-numbers@psi.com
|	classb-na-numbers@psi.com
|The computer will automatically respond with a list.
|
|Basic Service provides 50Mbytes of USENET per month, each additional Mbyte
|	is an additional $1.  It also includes 50Mbytes of FTP per month,
|	each additional Mbyte is an additional $1.
|
|PSILink is billed on a monthly basis to your MasterCard or Visa, no other
|payment plan is available.
|
|
|Copyright 1991,1992 Performance Systems International Inc. All rights reserved.
|
|Rev: 7/10/92
|  Craig Cockburn, Digital Equipment Co. Ltd, Reading, England.     Suas
|  Internet: cockburn@system.enet.dec.com                           leis
|  Voice: +[44] 734 580597                                          a'
|  Views here are mine,                                             Gha\idhlig!
|     and are not necessarily those of Digital or any other organisation
|
|

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