ÓÕÂÊ: ÆAREWELL, Ñ! (Ò8) ÆÒÏÍ: ÓÅÏ 122 06/05/93 Ó#: 438003 ×ELL, É JUST READ THE MESSAGES ABOUT Ñ-ÌINK'S DECISION NOT TO FIX THE LIBRARIES. ÔHEREFORE, É AM NOW GOING 100% ÇÅNIE, AND É WILL AGRESSIVELY RECOMMEND TO MY FELLOW COMPUTER USERS OF THE ÉÂÍ PERSUASION ÎÏÔ TO SIGN UP ON ÁMERICA ÏNLINE. ÈOPEFULLY, Ñ-ÌINKS END WILL COME SWIFTLY WITHOUT MUCH ADO, AND THAT ALL OF MY FELLOW Ã= LOVERS HERE WILL GET WHAT FILES THEY CAN AND SEE ME (Ä.ÐFAFF) OVER ON ÇÅNIE. ÇOODNIGHT, Ñ-ÌINK, AND FAREWELL! -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÈUH?? (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÒIDGEÒUNR 06/06/93 Ó#: 472312 ÄID É MISS SOMETHING SOMEWHERE? É READ THE MESSAGES (É THOUGHT), AND ATTENDED THE MEETING, AND THE DECISION HAS ÎÏÔ BEEN MADE, YET, WHETHER OR NOT TO FIX THE LIBRARIES! ÏF COURSE, THE MESSAGES ÃÏÕÌÄ HAVE BEEN LOOSELY TRANSLATED IN ANY MANNER OF WAYS, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE WAS THE DECISION WAS ÙÅÔ TO BE MADE. ÏH WELL, É'M GONNA WAIT IT OUT. -::- ÓÕÂÊ: É'LL BE HERE... (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÒANDYSX 06/07/93 Ó#: 522794 TILL THEY PULL THE PLUG, OR (THINKING POSITIVELY) THEY FIX IT AND GET IT BACK UP AND RUNNING! -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÍE ÔOO (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÓTEPHEN Æ 06/08/93 Ó#: 494938 É WAS HERE AT THE START AND É'LL BE HERE 'TILL THEY PLUG THE TO. -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÔILL THE PLUG... (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÇEOÈOSTÔIM 06/09/93 Ó#: 427673 PULLS, É ALSO WILL BE HERE. ÔHERE ARE SOME GOOD SIGNS ON Ñ. É GET A LOT OF NEW MEMBERS BREEZING INTO THE CHATROOM. ÓOME OF THESE FOLKS ARE JUST STARTING OUT WITH ÇÅÏÓ. ÓO NEW BLOOD IS COMING IN. :) -ÔIM -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÍE, TOO... (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÇREGORYÄ12 06/09/93 Ó#: 431008 É'M HERE TO THE BITTER END, IF ANYONE CARES. É ALSO DIDN'T HERE OF THE "DECISION" NOT TO FIX THE ÌIBS, AND AGREE THAT INTERPRETAION WAS POSSIBLE IN THE REPLY. -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÍE, THREE... ;) (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: × ÄRAGON 06/10/93 Ó#: 451740 É BE HERE TO THE BITTER END. ÂUT, É WON'T STOP GRIPING UNTIL FIX IT OR SAY THEY WON'T FIX IT. -::- ÓÕÂÊ: É AGREE (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÐROFÎÅ×ÔÏÎ 06/11/93 Ó#: 429979 THAT THERE ARE NEW MEMBERS COMING AROUND LOOKING FOR ÃOMMODORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION. AND Ñ HAS A LOT, BUT IF THEY ARE NOT GOING TO FIX IT SO NEW INFORMATION THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED CAN BE SHARED, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF A SHORT TIME UNTIL NEW PEOPLE WILL NOT COME AROUND. AND OLD TIMERS WHO HAVE GOT ALL THE OLD DOWNLOADS, ETC. WILL DRIFT OFF. Á BULLETIN BOARD LIVES ON ITS PEOPLE AND ITS PROGRAMS. Ñ STILL HAS A CRITICAL MASS TO KEEP IT LIVELY IF MANAGEMENT COOPERATES. É HOPE THE DECISION HAS NOT BEEN PERMANENTLY MADE, BUT RUMORS PERSIST. ÐROFÎEWTON -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÒE: ÎOT FIXING THE ÌIBRARIES. ÆÒÏÍ: ËELLIEÒ 06/14/93 Ó#: 504446 ÔHAT IS A FACT. ÉF YOU E-MAIL Ñ AND ASK THEM, THEY WILL TELL YOU THEY WILL ÎÅÖÅÒ FIX THE LIBS. ÔHE REASON IS SIMPLY THAT VERY FEW PEOPLE, ACCORDING TO THEM, USE THE LIBS, AND IT WOULD COST TO MUCH TO FIX IT, AND THEY NEED THE MONEY TO KEEP "THE OTHER NETWORK" RUNNING. É E-MAILED THEM, AND GOT AN HONEST ANSWER. -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÐLEASE READ MY MESSAGE IN (Ò3) ÆÒÏÍ: ËELLIEÒ 06/04/93 Ó#: 400391 ÇENERAL/ÂEGINNERS... ÍESSAGES/ÁRTICLES ÁNNOUNCEMENTS & ÇENERAL ÉT'S REGARDING WHEN Ñ-ÌINK WILL GET THE LIBRARIES FIXED, OR SHOULD É SAY WHEN THEY WILL ÎÏÔ GET THE LIBRARIES FIXED. ÂECAUSE ACCORDING TO Ñ-ÌINK, THEY WILL ÎÅÖÅÒ FIX THIS NETWORK. ÐLEASE READ IT, AND GIVE ME YOUR OPINION. ÔHANKS ËELLIE. -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÓUGGESTION.... (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÊASONÔ 06/05/93 Ó#: 408449 ÄON'T CANCEL YOUR MEMBERSHIP YET! ÔHIS SYSTEM WILL BE HISTORY BEFORE YOU CAN HAVE YOUR ACCOUNT CLOSED. É READ THE MESSAGE OVER IN THE OTHER ÓÉÇ AND POSTED MY THOUGHTS OVER THERE, SO É WON'T REPEAT ALL OF THAT AGAIN. ÂUT É FAILED TO MENTION ÔRIVIA. ÁS FAR AS É'M CONCERNED, ÔRIVIA WAS ONE OF THE MAJOR ÓÉÇS THAT KEPT THIS SYSTEM GOING. É CAN'T COUNT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE ABANDONED Ñ FOR OTHER SYSTEMS SINCE THE ALMIGHTY ÓTEVE ÃASE DECIDED TO PULL THE PLUG ON THE ÔRIVIA ÃLUB. É'M EXPECTING TO LOG ON TO Ñ ONE EVENING AND SEE IN THE OPENING SCREEN, "ÑUANTUMÌINK WILL BE CLOSING PERMANENTLY ON (INSERT DATE HERE), 1993." -::- ÓÕÂÊ: É HOPE WE DON'T JUST TRY (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÆOTOÂILL 06/06/93 Ó#: 478462 TO LOG ON FIND THE PHONE IS DISCONNECTED WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÍESSAGE... ÆÒÏÍ: ÇULLIBLE 06/06/93 Ó#: 484496 ÔHE Ñ-ÌINK SYSTEM IS KNOW LONGER AVAILABLE. ÐRESS Æ5 FOUR ÂÁÓÉÃ. ÔOO JOIN ÁÏÌ, CALL 1-800-827-6364. -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÎO ÎEW ÆILES ÅÖÅÒ. (Ò17) ÆÒÏÍ: ËELLIEÒ 06/03/93 Ó#: 410999 ÔHIS IS WHAT Ñ-ÌINK TOLD ME WHEN É ASKED THEM WHEN THE LIBRIARIES WOULD BE WORKING AGAIN. ÁCCORDING TO THEM, THEY ONLY HAVE 15000 CUSTOMERS AT THIS TIME, SO IT WOULD NOT BE ×ÉÓÅ TO SPEND ANY MONEY ON GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED. ÁND ABOUT ÔÒÉÖÉÁ. ÔHEY DID NOT THINK THE MONEY SPEND ON RUNNING THE ÔÒÉÖÉÁ, AND THE MONEY COMMING IN WAS ENOUGH TO MAKE A PROFIT. ÔHEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IN NOT TO LONG, THIS SYSTEM WILL NO LONGER BE AROUND, BECAUSE THEY HAVE "ÔHE ÏTHER ÎETWORK" WHICH "REQUIRES MORE OF THE MONEY". ÉN OTHER WORDS, ÃÂÍ USERS ARE SPENDING THEIR MONEY TO KEEP "ÔHE ÏTHER ÎETWORK" RUNNING. ÔHEY MORE OR LESS SAID "TO HE** WITH THE ÃÂÍ USERS." ÓO, É WILL Ä/Ì THE FILES É THINK É NEED/LIKE, AND PROBABLY SIGN OFF FOR THE LAST TIME. É AM NOT GOING TO SPEND ANY MORE MONEY SO ÁÏÌ CAN KEEP "ÔHE ÏTHER ÎETWORK" RUNNING. ÂUT THAT'S ONLY MY OPINION. ÔHANKS. ËELLIE. ÂÔ×. Á QUICK EST. OF 15000 CUSTOMERS SPENDING ON THE AVERAGE 12 + HOURS A MONTH IS ÏÖÅÒ 2 ÍÉÌÌÉÏÎ ÄÏÌÌÁÒÓ Á ÍÏÎÔÈ. ÔHAT IS WHAT ÃÂÍ USERS ARE SPENDING ON THIS SYSTEM, AND ÁÏÌ DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE ×ÉÓÅ TO SPEND ANY MORE MONEY ON THIS SYSTEM. ×HAT DO THE REST OF YOU THINK ABOUT THIS? ÐÌÅÁÓÅ ÒÅÓÐÏÎÄ. -::- ÓÕÂÊ: É'VE ALREADY DECIDED... (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÇULLIBLE 06/04/93 Ó#: 404613 É'M LEAVING IN ABOUT A MONTH. ÁND É WILL ÎÅÖÅÒ JOIN ÁÏÌ. -::- ÓÕÂÊ: É'LL (OBVIOUSLY) LEAVE (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÄOCÊÍ 06/04/93 Ó#: 421804 THE ÓYSTEM WHEN THEY DE-MANAGE IT (IE THEY CLOSE IT DOWN). ÏNE THING ABOUT YOUR POST BOTHERS ME THOUGH: UP TO NOW ( AND É DON'T SEE WHY NOW IT SHOULD BE ANY DIFFERENT ) Ñ-ÌINK HAS ÎÅÖÅÒ DIVULGED THE NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS TO IT! ÉT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE ÍÏÓÔ CLOSELY GUARDED SECRET BY Ñ!! É'M PUZZLED AS TO WHERE YOU GOT THAT 15000 NUMBER?!! ÁNYTIME É HEAR A NUMBER LIKE THAT QUOTED, É'M SUSPICIOUS OF THE SOURCE AND VALIDITY OF THE INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH IT. ;> -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÁARGH!!! (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÅLFÌORD2 06/04/93 Ó#: 398687 ×ELL, É'LL BE HERE 'TIL THE END... É HAVE TO ASK, ALONG WITH ÄOCÊÍ, WHERE YOU GOT THE NUMBER 15000. ÉF THAT'S RIGHT, AND THEY'RE MAKING ALMOST $150,000 A MONTH JUST FROM THE MONTHLY FEE, AND DON'T THINK IT'S WORTH SPENDING SOME MONEY TO KEEP Ñ RUNNING, THEN É WANT TO KNOW WHAT PLANET THESE PEOPLE ARE FROM. ÔÈÁÔ'Ó ÒÉÄÉÃÕÌÏÕÓ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÔHEORY (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÄRAGONKING 06/04/93 Ó#: 454105 É THINK THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO REDEFINE Ñ-ÌINK AS A "CHAT AND GAMES" NETWORK. ÔHE ÃLUB ÃERIBE, ÒABBITÊACK'S ÃASINO, AND ÐUZZLER FILES ARE NOW ALL FREE; É HAVEN'T CHECKED ÓUPER-Ñ, BUT IT PROBABLY IS TOO. ÉT LOOKS AS IF THEY MIGHT JUST DROP LIBRARIES ENTIRELY AND TRY TO SHIFT THE FOCUS AWAY FROM THEM ENTIRELY. -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÍEMBERSHIP (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÓQUIRREL64 06/05/93 Ó#: 400612 É READ SOMEWHERE THAT SINCE ÁÏÌ IS NOW A PUBLIC COMPANY, THEY MUST DISCLOSE THEIR MEMBERSHIP FIGURES. ÈOWEVER, É'VE SEEN BOTH 13,000 AND 15,000 IN TWO SEPARATE POSTS THIS WEEK. -::- ÓÕÂÊ: CONFIRMED (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÒENTNÍARM 06/05/93 Ó#: 425442 ×E JUST ASKED "ÔALK TO ÑÌINK" ABOUT THE LIBRARIES, AND "ÑÁNSWERS19" RESPONDED THAT THE LIBRARIES WILL ÎÏÔ BE FIXED AT ANY TIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE DUE TO ÑÌINK'S DWINDLING MEMBERSHIP. ÔHEY QUOTED 13,000 MEMBERS ON ÑÌINK AND 260,000 ON ÁÏÌ. -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ... (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÄGNÍAGE 06/05/93 Ó#: 402041 É JUST WISH THEY'D MERGE THE NETWORKS AND GET IT OVER WITH. ÉT WOULD BE BETTER THAT WAY. É HATE TO SEE THIS GREAT NETWORK GO DOWN THE TUBES... É COULDN'T TAKE THAT MUCH TO MERGE THEM. -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÅVIDENTLY... (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÇEOÈOSTÔIM 06/05/93 Ó#: 393391 IT WOULD TAKE A LOT TO MERGE THEM BECAUSE OF THE SOFTWARE INTERFACE. ÑLINK WILL STILL BE CHEAPER THAN OTHER NETWORKS FOR ME, ESPECIALLY SINCE ÇÅNIE IS CHANGEING THERE PRICE THIS ÊULY. ÔHEIR ONLINE CHARGES GO FROM THE TIME YOU SIGN ON, PLUS É WILL BE PAYING LINE CHARGES. ÉT WILL BE LIKE STAYING ON AT PLUS COST THE WHOLE TIME É'M ON. ÔHIS IS ONE ÑLINKER THAT WILL BE HERE TILL THE END. :) -ÔIM -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÁND JUST WHAT... (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÇULLIBLE 06/05/93 Ó#: 420916 DO YOU USE ON ÑÌINK THAT IS ÎÏÔ A PLUS SERVICE? ÃOME ÊULY, ÇÅNIE WILL BE $1.80 LESS PER HOUR THAN ÑÌINK AND É WILL BE ABLE TO GET TWICE THE AMOUNT OF INFOMATION SINCE É CAN USE 2400 BAUD. É THINK IT STINKS THAT ÇÅNIE DID AWAY WITH THEIR ÂASIC*ÓERVICES. ÂUT, THE NEW RATES MAKE THE ÃOMMODORE ÒÔ A BARGAIN. ÁÎÄ É ÃÁÎ ÇÅÔ ÎÅ× ÆÉÌÅÓ! -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÕNTIL THE END.... (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÊASONÔ 06/05/93 Ó#: 457590 É'LL ALSO BE HERE, BUT É ALSO SEE THE END OF Ñ IN THE ÖÅÒÙ NEAR FUTURE. ÄÅÆÉÎÉÔÅÌÙ BY THE END OF 1993, BUT PROBABLY SOONER. ÄELPHI IS A VERY REASONABLY PRICED SERVICE, WITH A LOT AVAILABLE, INCLUDING ÆÕÌÌ ACCESS TO THE ÉNTERNET. ÉF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON IT, PLEASE Å-MAIL ME. É'D BE GLAD TO GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION É HAVE. ÉT USES BOTH ÓPRINTÎET (FORMERLY ÔELENET) AND ÔYMNET NUMBERS, AND THERE ARE NO LINE CHARGES AFTER "PEAK HOURS", EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS. ÉT'S A SHAME, THOUGH, THAT THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM WON'T COME TO THEIR SENSES. ×ISHFUL THINKING, É SUPPOSE. -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÁLSO.... (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÊASONÔ 06/05/93 Ó#: 427954 ÃURRENT USERS OF OTHER SYSTEMS WITH ÉNTERNET MAIL CAPABILITY, SUCH AS ÐORTAL, ÄELPHI, ÇÅNIE, OR ÁÏÌ(???) CAN Å-MAIL ME VIA ÉNTERNET TO JTRIOLO@DELPHI.COM -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÎÕÔÓ! (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÃATHY ÌOU 06/06/93 Ó#: 486465 ÔHIS NEWS DEFINITELY DEPRESSES THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME. É MISS A LOT OF OLD FRIENDS THAT É USED TO TALK TO AND NOW IT SEEMS ALL WILL SOON BE CUT OFF. ÔÈÉÓ ÓÔÉÎËÓ. (THAT'S MY OPINION). -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÊUST THOUGHTA SOMETHING... (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÄRAGONKING 06/08/93 Ó#: 461759 ÈAS IT OCCURRED TO THE "POWERS THAT BE" THAT ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS Ñ'S MEMBERSHIP IS DWINDLING IS BECAUSE THEY DON'T FIX THINGS WHEN THEY BREAK? É SEE A VICIOUS CIRCLE... -::- ÓÕÂÊ: VICIOUS CIRCLE... (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÇÅÏÒÅÐ ÊÉÍ 06/13/93 Ó#: 492228 GLAD SOMEONE ELSE NOTICED THAT TOO. ÎOW IF ONLY THE POWERS-THAT-BE AT ÁÏÌ COULD FIGURE IT OUT. ÂUT THEN AGAIN, CONSIDERING THEIR SEEMING LACK OF ALL INTELLIGENCE JUST OVER THE ISSUE OF $$ BEING LOST, É DON'T THINK IT'S LIKELY THAT THEY EVER WILL. -ÊIM :( -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÉDEAS !!! (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: ÃURTISÇ234 06/13/93 Ó#: 463447 ÆIRST, THANKS ËELLIEÒ FOR LETTING US KNOW! É JUST BOUGHT MY MODEM AND SIGNED ON 1 1/2 MONTHS AGO,AND WAS REALLY BEGINNING TO ENJOY USING Ñ-LINK. ÁN IDEA É HAD WAS TO POSSIBLY SELL THIS (ÃÂÍ) NETWORK TO SOMEBODY LIKE ÃOMPUTE'S ÇAZETTE, OR ÂÓ×; ANYONE WHO CARES ABOUT US TO KEEP IT ALIVE AND É'LL BET THEY COULD MAKE A PROFIT!! ÁNYWAY, É'LL BE D/L'ING WHAT É CAN AFFORD FOR AS LONG AS THEY'RE RUNNING Ñ. ÆAREWELL TO ALL THE FRIENDS É NEVER GOT TO MEET:< -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÔERRIBLE (Ò) ÆÒÏÍ: Ò Ô ÒABBIT 06/15/93 Ó#: 481669 É TOO WILL STAY ON Ñ-ÌINK UNTIL THE PLUG IS PULLED...BUT É WILL PROBABLY START SQUEEZING OUT WHATEVER FILES É CAN BEFORE THE THE ÌIBRARIES ARE SHUT FOR GOOD. ÉT'S A REAL SHAME THAT ALL OF THE HARD WORK THAT WE ÃOMMODORE 64 USERS HAVE PUT INTO THOSE FILES FOR NEARLY DECADE IS ABOUT TO GO UP IN ELECTRONIC CLOUD OF SMOKE! ÉSN'T THERE ANYWAY THAT THIS MASSIVE COLLECTION (OR WHAT'S LEFT OF IT ANYWAY) OF Ã-64 SOFTWARE CAN BE PRESERVED SOMEWHERE? ÁS A PREVIOUS MESSAGE SUGGESTED, ISN'T THERE SOME COMPANY OUT THERE THAT STILL SUPPORTS THE 64 WITH THE ABILITY TO BUY UP AND SPIN OFF Ñ-ÌINK FROM THE REST OF ÁÏÌ BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE? ÈOW ABOUT MOVING THIS MASSIVE COLLECTION OVER TO SOME OTHER NETWORK WITH A ÃOMMODORE NETWORK SUCH AS ÇÅNIE OR ÃOMPUÓERVE? ÃOME ON PEOPLE, THERE IS LOTS OF STUFF HERE THAT IS WORTH SAVING! -::- ÓÕÂÊ: ÐULLING THE ÐLUG ON ÔHEMSELVES ÆÒÏÍ: ÍICHAEL ÒZ 06/15/93 Ó#: 517096 É BELIEVE THAT Ñ-ÌINK PROBABLY HAS A POINT IN THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF MEMBERS TO MAKE THE ÍEGA PROFITS THAT THEY CAN WITH ÁÏÌ. ÂUT É HOPE THAT BEFORE THE LEADERSHIP OF Ñ-ÌINK "PULLS THE PLUG", THEY REALIZE THAT DOING SO MAY BE THEIR(ÁÏÌ) DOWNFALL IN THE LONG RUN. ÍANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN MEMBERS ON HERE WILL SURELY "BADMOUTH" Ñ-ÌINK(& ÁÏÌ) TO THEIR FRIENDS WHO HAVE ARE LOOKING TO JOIN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK AND ASK FOR AN OPINION. ÃOMMODORE HAD A BIG NICHE IN THE 8-BIT MARKET. ÔHEY COULD HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE A GOOD SHARE. ÂUT THEY FIGURED THAT THEY SHOULD DROP THEIR PRODUCTION AND SUPPORT FOR THE 8'S AND GO FOR THE $$$$$$ WITH THE ÁMIGA. ÔO THINK THAT ANY 64/128 OWNER (AFTER THIS TREATMENT) WOULD SUGGEST AN ÁMIGA OVER A ÍAC OR ÉÂÍ TO A FRIEND IS MORONIC. ÔO THINK THAT ALL THE Ñ-ÌINKERS WHO GET DUMPED AS Ñ GOES DOWN WOULD SUGGEST ÁÏÌ OVER ÐRODIGY,ÃOMPUSERVE ETC. IS ALSO STUPID.