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Thanks for your interest in WOMEN'S WIRE (Worldwide
Information Resource & Exchange), a new computer network
serving the information and networking needs of women.
WOMEN'S WIRE draws its content from the media, newswires,
women’s organizations, government sources, and most
importantly from its subscribers - offering a central source for
the latest women’s news and information. Subscribers can
access the latest legislative updates, reports, health abstracts,
movie reviews, calendars, conversation, and more - about the
forces and issues impacting women’s lives.
WOMEN'S WIRE has a point-and-click graphical user interface
for the Macintosh and PCs running Windows 3.1. A command
line interface is currently available for DOS and Unix; you need
your own telecommunications software to dial into WOMEN'S
WIRE with DOS or Unix machines. A graphical interface for DOS
will be available sometime in the first half of 1994.
WOMEN'S WIRE currently offers Internet email, mailing lists,
UPI newswires, and Usenet newsgroups. Subscribers can telnet
to WOMEN'S WIRE using the VT-100 based command line
interface, or the Mac GUI if they have a Macintosh with an IP
address. To telnet, use TELNET WWIRE.NET and enter
WIRENEW at the login prompt. Telnet charges will be the same
as local direct dial: $2.50 an hour after the first two hours that
come with your subscription.
A subscription to WOMEN'S WIRE costs $15/month, which
includes 2 hours of online time per month. Additional online
time costs $2.50 per hour for local direct dial (the WOMEN'S
WIRE server is in San Francisco) and Internet access. WOMEN'S
WIRE also offers access through SprintNet local access numbers
in the U.S., at an additional $2.50 and $5.00 per hour for off-
peak and peak access, respectively.
If you need information about international SprintNet access
numbers, please email SUPPORT@WWIRE.NET. We will provide
you with a number you can call for local access charges.
To receive a free starter kit including a disk (for GUI users),
please call us at 415-615-8989, or send email to
SUBSCRIBE@WWIRE.NET. Please include your name, address,
telephone #, and be sure to specify whether you use a
Macintosh, a PC running Windows v. 3.1, or any other
computer. (Again, the latter requires telecommunications
software to access the command line interface). It would also
be quite helpful if you would let us know where/how you
heard about us.
Thanks for your interest in WOMEN'S WIRE!