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- Manitoba Regional Network (MBnet) Registration Login Server
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- TELNET ACCESS.MBNET.MB.CA or 130.179.16.143
- login: guest
- MBnet Login Server
- Guest Login for Information and Registration
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- This login server is administered by the Manitoba Regional
- Network(MBnet). It provides Internet access to the public, businesses or
- organizations in the Winnipeg, Manitoba area.
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- 1. RFC1325: Commonly asked "New Internet User" questions.
- 2. Zen and the Art of the Internet
- 3. Listing of Network News Groups.
- 4. Schedule of MBnet connection charges.
- 5. Register for a User ID. /
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- MBnet 1993/94 RATES May 31, 1993
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- The full cost of MBnet's yearly fee to CA*net must be paid by the
- membership.
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- Each member is therefore expected to pay all costs of connecting to the
- nearest node in the network, plus an annual membership fee based on the
- following formula:
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- Cost = (link speed in Kbps / 56) * $18,400
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- These costs would be as follows for the most common line speeds:
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- 56 Kbps $18,400
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- 19.2 Kbps $6,309
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- 9.6 Kbps $3,153
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- There are no additional usage charges for these type of connections.
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- Low speed dial up access is also available in some cases. Rates for
- these types of services are;
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- 1. Dial IP Access:
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- - $1,150 per year for a maximum of 365 connect hours. $1.00 for each
- additional hour.
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- - $4,600 per year for a dedicated modem/port, $2,300 per year for each
- additional load sharing modem/port.
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- 2. Dial in Unix Login Access:
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- a) Individual Account.
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- - $25 one time registration fee.
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- - $50 per year for 25 hours of connect time and 2 MB of disk space.
- Additional connect time at $1.00 per hour and disk space
- at $3.00 per MB.
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- b) Business or Organization.
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- - $100 one time charge for domain name setup and all user accounts.
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- - charge per user account is the same as individual accounts except
- there is no registration fee.
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- - the initial connect time allocation for each user account is shared
- among all users.
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