| Title: | AMIGA NOTES |
| Notice: | Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2 |
| Moderator: | HYDRA::MOORE |
| Created: | Sat Apr 26 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Feb 05 1992 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 5378 |
| Total number of notes: | 38326 |
Hmmmm, It seems to me that Digital is kinda ignoring a possible cash
flow source.
For years now, there have been online services that have raked in a
good amount of money from computer owners.
Now Digital has accessable networks all over the world, why is it
that they negected this market? (or have they)
One excuse that comercial networks use for hiking rates is that tymnet
or one of the other long-distance service companies have raised their
rates.
Digital (although tymnet is available) has a good # of local sites
that could provide dial-in for those that live nearby a plant.
They already have the equipment and software, surely they could
provide a competative price to compuserve or PC-link?
Ed
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| 5008.1 | FYI | VERGA::MACDONALD | Home of Digital Realtime Pubs | Tue Sep 03 1991 15:26 | 3 |
Digital sold its time-sharing operations to Ziff Publishing a couple
or three years ago.
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| 5008.2 | BAGELS::BRANNON | Dave Brannon | Tue Sep 03 1991 20:26 | 15 | |
it could be that Digital likes to use it's network for business :-)
We sell the parts for others to put together commercial networks,
they probably wouldn't be too thrilled with the idea of buying the
parts from the competition.
Actually there is a sort of bbs, DSIN. It's a system for customers
to dial into for support, fixes, etc. I believe it's a service you
can buy, rather than the commercial bbs per hour charge.
Of course, you could consider the EASYNET as a large bbs, with lots
of interesting conferences. The catch is that you must be a DEC
employee to access it.
Dave
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