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and a menu system. New users get a written manual.

More than 200 WELL-only conferences. Log on as: newuser. $15 a month

plus $2 an hour. Access through the nationwide CompuServe Packet Network

available for another $4.50 an hour. Voice: (415) 332-4335. Recorded

message about the system’s current status: (800) 326-8354 (continental U.S.

only).

COLORADO

Colorado Springs/Denver. CNS, (719) 570-1700 (Colorado Springs);

(303) 758-2656 (Denver). Local calendar listings and ski and stock

reports. Users can choose between menus or Unix. Log on as: new. $35

setup fee; $2.75 an hour (minimum fee of $10 a month). Voice: (719) 592-

1240.

Colorado Springs. Old Colorado City Communications, (719) 632-

4111. Log on as: newuser. $25 a month. Voice: (719) 632-4848.

Denver. Denver Free-Net, (303) 270-4865. Menus. Access to all

services requires completion of a written form. Users can “link” to

other Free-Net systems across the country. Free. Log on as: guest.

Golden. Colorado SuperNet. E-mail to fax service. Available only

to Colorado residents. Local dial-in numbers available in several

Colorado cities. For dial-in numbers, call the number below. $3 an hour

($1 an hour between midnight and 6 a.m.); one-time $20 sign-up fee.

Voice: (303) 273-3471.

DELAWARE

Middletown. Systems Solutions, (302) 378-1881. $20 setup fee; $25 a

month for full Internet access. Voice: (800) 331-1386

FLORIDA

Talahassee. Talahassee Free-Net, (904) 488-5056. Menus. Full access

requires completion of a registration form. Can “link” to other Free-Net

systems around the country. Voice: (904) 488-5056.

GEORGIA

Atlanta. Netcom, (303) 758-0101. See under Los Angeles,

California, for information on rates.

ILLINOIS

Champaign. Prarienet Free-Net, (217) 255-9000. Menus. Log on as:

visitor. Free for Illinois residents; $25 a year for others. Voice: (217)

244-1962.

Chicago. MCSNet, (312) 248-0900. $25/month or $65 for three months

of unlimited access; $30 for three months of access at 15 hours a month.

Voice: (312) 248-UNIX.

Peoria. Peoria Free-Net, (309) 674-1100. Similar to Cleveland

Free-Net (see Ohio, below). Users can “link” to the larger Cleveland

system for access to Usenet and other services. There are also Peoria

Free-Net public-access terminals in numerous area libraries,

other government buildings and senior-citizen centers. Contact the

number below for specific locations. Full access (including access to

e-mail) requires completion of a written application. Free. Voice: (309)

677-2544.

MARYLAND

Baltimore. Express Access, (410) 766-1855; (301) 220-0462; (714)

377-9784. Log on as: new. $20 setup fee; $25 a month or $250 a year.

Voice: (800 969-9090.

Baltimore. Clarknet, (410) 730-9786; (410) 995-0271; (301) 596-

1626; (301) 854-0446. Log on as: guest. $23 a month, $126 for six months

or $228 a year. Voice: (410) 730-9765.

MASSACHUSETTS

Bedford. The Internet Access Company, (617) 275-0331. To log on,

follow on-line prompts. $20 setup fee; $19.50 a month. Voice: (617)

275-2221.

Brookline. The World, (617) 739-9753. “Online Book Initiative”

collection of electronic books, poetry and other text files. Log on as:

new. $5 a month plus $2 an hour or $20 for 20 hours a month. Available

nationwide through the CompuServe Packet Network for another $5.60 an hour.

Voice: (617) 739-0202.

Lynn. North Shore Access, (617) 593-4557. Log on as: new. $10 for

10 hours a month; $1 an hour after that. Voice: (617) 593-3110.

Worcester. NovaLink, (508) 754-4009. Log on as: info. $12.95 sign-up

(includes first two hours); $9.95 a month (includes five daytime hours),

$1.80 an hour after that. Voice: (800) 274-2814.

MICHIGAN

Ann Arbor. MSEN. Call voice number for dial-in number. Unix.

Charges: $20 setup; $20 a month. Voice: (313) 998-4562.

Ann Arbor. Michnet. Has local dial-in numbers in several Michigan

numbers. For local numbers, call voice number below. $35 a month plus

one-time $40 sign-up fee. Additional network fees for access through

non-Michnet numbers. Voice: (313) 764-9430.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Manchester. MV Communications, Inc. For local dial-up numbers call

voice line below. $5 a month mininum plus variable hourly rates

depending on services used. Voice: (603) 429-2223.

NEW JERSEY

New Brunswick. Digital Express, (908) 937-9481. Log on as: new.

$20 setup fee; $25 a month or $250 a year. Voice: (800) 969-9090.

NEW YORK

New York. Panix, (212) 787-3100. Unix or menus. Log on as:

newuser. $40 setup fee; $19 a month or $208 a year. Voice: (212) 877-

4854.

New York. Echo, (212) 989-8411. Unix, but with local

conferencing software. Log on as: newuser. $19.95 ($13.75 students and

seniors) a month. Voice: (212) 255-3839.

New York. MindVox, (212) 989-4141. Local conferences. Log on as:

guest. $10 setup fee for non-credit-card accounts; $15 a month. Voice:

(212) 989-2418.

New York. Pipeline, (212) 267-8606 (9600 bps and higher); (212)

267-7341 (2400 bps). Offers graphical interface for Windows for $90. Log

on as: guest. $20 a month and $2 an hour after first 20 hours or $35 a

month unlimited hours. Voice: (212) 267-3636.

New York. Maestro, (212) 240-9700. Log on as: newuser. $12 a month

or $140 a year. Voice: (212) 240-9600.

NORTH CAROLINA

Charlotte. Vnet Internet Access, (704) 347-8839; (919) 406-1544.

Log on as: new. $25 a month. Voice: (704) 374-0779.

Triangle Research Park. Rock Concert Net. Call number below for

local modem numbers in various North Carolina cities. $30 a month; one-

time $50 sign-up fee. Voice: (919) 248-1999.

OHIO

Cleveland. Cleveland Free-Net, (216) 368-3888. Ohio and US Supreme

Court decisions, historical documents, many local conferences. Full

access (including access to e-mail) requires completion of a written

application. Free. Voice: (216) 368-8737.

Cincinnati. Tri-State Free-Net, (513) 579-1990. Similar to

Cleveland Free-Net. Full access (including access to e-mail) requires

completion of a written application. Free.

Cleveland. Wariat, (216) 481-9436. Unix or menus. $20 setup fee;

$35 a month. Voice: (216) 481-9428.

Dayton. Freelance Systems Programming, (513) 258-7745. $20 setup

fee; $1 an hour. Voice: (513) 254-7246.

Lorain. Lorain County Free-Net, (216) 277-2359 or 366-9753. Similar to Cleveland Free-Net. Users can “link” to the larger

Cleveland system for additional services. Full access (including

access to e-mail) requires completion of a written application. Free.

Voice: (216) 366-4200.

Medina. Medina Free-Net, (216) 723-6732, 225-6732 or 335-6732.

Users can “link” to the larger Cleveland Free-Net for additional

services. Full access (including access to e-mail) requires

completion of a written application. Free.

Youngstown. Youngstown Free-Net, (216) 742-3072. Users can

“link” to the Cleveland system for services not found locally. Full

access (including access to e-mail) requires completion of a written

application. Free.

ONTARIO

Ottawa. National Capital FreeNet, (613) 780-3733 or (613) 564-3600.

Free, but requires completion of a written form for access to all

services.

Toronto. UUNorth. Call voice number below for local dial-in

numbers. $20 startup fee; $25 for 20 hours a month of offpeak use. Voice:

(416) 225-8649.

Toronto. Internex Online, (416) 363-3783. Both Unix and menus. $40

a year for one hour a day. Voice: (416) 363-8676.

OREGON

Portland. Agora, (503) 293-1772 (2400 bps), (503) 293-2059 (9600

bps or higher). Log on as: apply. $6 a month for one hour per day.

Portland. Teleport, (503) 220-0636 (2400 bps); (503) 220-1016

(9600 and higher). Log on as: new. $10 a month for one hour per day.

Voice: (503) 223-4245.

PENNSYLVANIA

Pittsburgh. Telerama, (412) 481-5302. $6 for 10 hours a month, 60

cents for each additional hour. Voice: (412) 481-3505.

QUEBEC

Montreal. Communications Accessibles Montreal, (514) 931-7178 (9600

bps); (514) 931-2333 (2400 bps). $25 a month. Voice: (514) 931-0749.

RHODE ISLAND

East Greenwich. IDS World Network, (401) 884-9002. In addition

to Usenet, has conferences from the Fidonet and RIME networks. $10 a

month; $50 for six months; $100 for a year.

Providence/Seekonk. Anomaly, (401) 331-3706. $125 for six months

or $200 a year. Educational rate of $75 for six months or $125 a year.

Voice: (401) 273-4669.

TEXAS

Austin. RealTime Communications, (512) 459-4391. Log on as: new.

$75 a year. Voice: (512) 451-0046.

Dallas. Texas Metronet, (214) 705-2901; (817) 261-1127. Log on as:

info or signup. $10 to $35 setup fee, depending on service; $10 to $45 a

month, depending on service. Voice: (214) 705-2900 or (817) 543-8756.

Houston. The Black Box, (713) 480-2686. $21.65 a month. Voice: (713)

480-2684.

VIRGINIA

Norfolk/Peninsula. Wyvern Technologies, (804) 627-1828 (Norfolk);

(804) 886-0662 (Peninsula). $10 startup fee; $15 a month or $144 a year.

Voice: (804) 622-4289.

WASHINGTON, DC

The Meta Network. Call voice number below for local dial-in

numbers. Caucus conferencing, menus. $15 setup fee; $20 a month. Voice:

(703) 243-6622.

CapAccess, (202), 784-1523. Log on as guest with a password of

visitor. A Free-Net system (see under Cleveland, Ohio, for information).

Free. Voice: (202) 994-4245.

See also: listing under Baltimore, MD for Express Access and

Clarknet.

WASHINGTON STATE

Seattle. Halcyon, (206) 382-6245. Users can choose between menus

and Unix. Log on as: new. $10 setup fee; $60 a quarter or $200 a year.

Voice: (206) 955-1050.

Seattle. Eskimo North, (206) 367-3837 (all speeds), (206) 362-6731

(9600/14.4K bps). $10 a month or $96 a year. Voice: (206) 367-7457.

UNITED KINGDOM

London. Demon