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Era of the BBS

The TEXTFILES.COM Historical BBS List: An introduction by Jason Scott As the age of the Dial-Up BBS draws to a close, I...
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History of Hayes Modem

Fascinating facts about the invention of the PC Modem by Dennis Hayes in 1977 From PC MODEM Modem, device that converts...
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posted by ideas
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Re: Cost of POTS w/o Long Distance

> >> If one calls the Verizon business office the charge is now >> $5.50. However, if one were to establish an account...
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posted by nospam.kd1s
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In With the New E-Mail, Out With the Old

By Sam Diaz Washington Post Staff Writer It's only been a week since the calendar turned the corner into 2006, and I'm...
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posted by Washpost
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Google to Launch Online Video Store

By Eric Auchard Google Inc. said on Friday the company is expanding into two new fields with an online video store and...
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posted by reuters
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Re: Cost of POTS w/o Long Distance

> If one calls the Verizon business office the charge is now > $5.50. However, if one were to establish an account on-l...
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posted by richgr
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Re: Cost of POTS w/o Long Distance

> Back at the time of the Bell breakup, the access charge was a > temporary band-aid the FCC added to make up for part...
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posted by Wesrock
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Re: Cost of POTS w/o Long Distance

> I don't think this is true. > If you have specified that you don't want an assigned (preferred) LD > carrier, then a...
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posted by fake
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Re: Cost of POTS, w/o Long Distance

Ken, On a BellSouth POTS line, if no long distance carrier is assigned, a long distance call cannot be dialed accidenta...
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posted by GarsDuBell
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Re: Public Wants Court to Okay Wiretaps

> Yet 56 percent of respondents in an AP-Ipsos poll said the government > should be required to first get a court warra...
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posted by mrc
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History Web Site Now Open!

I am pleased to announce that after spending most of the day today working on the matter, I finally have the Internet H...
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posted by ptownson
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Public Wants Court to Okay Wiretaps

By KATHERINE SHRADER, Associated Press Writer A majority of Americans want the Bush administration to get court approva...
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posted by ap
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Re: Cost of POTS w/o Long Distance

Bob Alan wrote >> you may find yourself assigned to a random carrier > You can contact your local ILEC and remove any L...
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posted by k_abrams
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Phone Problems and Question

I have been suffering for quite some time with a PRI problem. The short version is: I never lose the signal, but sporad...
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posted by elit
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