[11217] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Options (was Re: What is an "Internet reseller"?)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bruce Gingery)
Fri Mar 25 16:49:05 1994
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 1994 13:35:42 -0700 (MST)
From: Bruce Gingery <lcbginge@antelope.wcc.edu>
To: Barry Shein <bzs@world.std.com>
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <199403232019.AA20378@world.std.com>
Maybe the trade-off for increased usability (at least at this point) is
ease in setup. SLIP and PPP setups can be moderately difficult to
darn-near-impossible for the network neophyte. Logins are little
different from a local BBS, or even the workstation on the desk.
Bruce Gingery lcbginge@antelope.wcc.edu
On Wed, 23 Mar 1994, Barry Shein wrote:
>
> Ok, one question:
>
> So, like, if we get to the point that we all decide that a SLIP link
> should cost exactly the same as a shell account (based on a costing
> argument) do we then get into the ``but why should a shell account
> cost as much as a SLIP link when *obviously* a SLIP link is more
> useful, powerful and valuable?!" argument (i.e. value-based)? And then
> therefore lower the shell account price, and then get back to this
> costing discussion (why should SLIP cost more than a shell account?),
> and then...
>
> -Barry Shein
>
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