From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,INVALID_DATE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!spool.mu.edu!cs.umn.edu!uc!shamash!case From: case@shamash.cdc.com (Steven V. Case) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Possible Ada Forum on CompuServe Summary: BIX has an Ada topic Message-ID: <32620@shamash.cdc.com> Date: 27 Apr 91 16:19:34 GMT References: <1991Apr25.095243.1@east.pima.edu> Organization: Control Data, Arden Hills, MN List-Id: In article <1991Apr25.095243.1@east.pima.edu>, rharwood@east.pima.edu writes: > My basic question is this: What chance of success would an Ada Forum have on > a pay-for-access network like CompuServe? > access method here), but it could broaden Ada's accessibility to EVERYONE. One of the pay-for-access services that I regularly access is BIX (BYTE Information Exchange, or something like that). It is affiliated with BYTE magazine. There is a somewhat active Ada conference, and the JANUS/Ada conference also provides some good information (don't worry, it isn't simply a conference for selling JANUS/Ada). Although the amount of traffic does not equal the amount of traffic on 'comp.lang.ada' (aka INFO-ADA), it is still insightful and has several knowledgable contributors. BIX tends to be much more technology oriented then Compuserve, and certainly is not as big. Like Compuserve, it can be expensive. If you pay for your access on an hourly basis, the rates are comparable. However, you can buy unlimited, off-peak access for $156 per year, billed quarterly. You still have to pay Tymnet charges unless you dial directly into BIX (they do have 9600 baud access), and you can get a flat-rate Tymnet account at $20 per month. You can call 1-800-227-2983 to get more information. Or look for some of their ads in any of the BYTE magazines. Regards, Steve -- ____ ____ Steve Case - HQG526 email: case@shamash.cdc.com / ___||___ \ Control Data Corporation AT&T : (612) 853-3345 | |___ ___| | 3101 East 80th Street \____||____/ Bloomington, MN 55425