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- Starship Enterprises, Inc.
- P.O. Box 308
- Wharton, N.J. 07885
- 14 September 1994
-
- For immediate release:
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- STARSHIP ENTERPRISES ANNOUNCES NEW GLOBAL CHAT LIVE CHATLINK HUBBING SERVICE
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- Starship Enterprises Inc. has announced the official opening of their new bbs
- chat linking service, providing a centralized location for systems wishing to
- link their bbs chat areas with systems around the world.
-
- Utilizing their international x.25 network makes it possible for sysops to
- dial local phone numbers in over 250 cities in the United States and Canada
- to connnect to the Global Chat LIVE! system in Rutherford NJ for chat and
- uucpmail feeds between 6pm and 6am weekdays, all day on weekends, for the low
- cost of $2/hour. Unlike the 'chat linking' services provided by other
- services, Global Chat LIVE! is not limited to only MajorBBS systems, but also
- provides linking capabilities for TBBS sysops utilizing eSoft's Ultrachat
- option module, and any other bbs system which provides for chat linking where
- local echo can be turned off. Additionally, Global Chat LIVE! can be accessed
- by bbs's connected to the internet by simply telnetting to starship.com or IP
- address 192.204.28.48 for the same low rate, something other 'chat link'
- services can't do.
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- Starship Enterprises plans on installing a native TCP/IP setup in the near
- future which will allow even lower rates for these services in the near
- future.
-
- How does it work?
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- Basically you provide Starship Enterprises with a user id and password in
- advance either by sending email to sysop@starship.com or logging on the
- Starship ][ BBS at 201-935-2194 and leaving a comment to sysop. A user
- account will be set up and when you log on the first time, the system will ask
- you to purchase time online via your credit card, after which you're dropped
- right into the chat area of your choice (or UUCP mail if you wish to
- purchase newsgroup feeds). Both 'public' and 'adult' chat areas are available.
- Starship Enterprises can provide TBBS sysops with an ultrachat or PIMP script
- to perform the links automagically.
-
- The x.25 network is run on a 56kbps digial line into the Starship ][, and
- plans are in the works to speed that up even more after installing native
- TCP/IP. All the x.25 dial-ins around the country now sport a minimum speed of
- 9600 baud via v.32 compatible modems.
-
- If you don't have internet access now, you can call 1-800-521-2733 to find out
- if there's a local x.25 dial in near you. The x.25 service is also available
- from Toronto and will be available in Vancouver, Calgary, and Montreal soon.
-
- Phil@starship.com
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- |Phil Buonomo The Starship ][ BBS|
- |System Operator and Rutherford, NJ, USA|
- |All-around Nice Guy <tm> (201) 935-1485|
- |aka "Mr. Sunshine" <tm> (800) LOG-INTO|
- |(201) 935-7314 voice (800) 564-4686|
- |Int'l local numbers, call voice: (800) 521-2733|
- |telnet starship.com IP: 192.204.28.48|
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