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  1.                                    The
  2.   September 1989           -=- Apple Odessa -=-              September 1989
  3.                                 Presents
  4. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  5.                             AUSTPAC Price List.
  6. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  7.                          A file bought to you by
  8.                              Negative Energy.
  9. Introduction
  10. ------------
  11. The AUSTPAC data service which uses packet switching techniques has been
  12. introduced by Telecom to meet the needs of customers who may have the
  13. following computer networking requirements:
  14.      o    the transmission of small volumes of data.
  15.      o    data communication over long distances.
  16.      o    infrequent data transfer or
  17.      o    the need for a switching capability between different terminals
  18.           and/or data bases.
  19. This file outlines the component prices of AUSTPAC which will enable you to
  20. determine the costs you would incur when using this service.
  21. To assist you in understanding the AUSTPAC service and its facilities, we
  22. recommend that this pricing file is read in conjunction with the following
  23. Telecom publications which are freely available from your Capital City Data
  24. Office: (Files Comming Soon)
  25.      o    AUSTPAC GENERAL INFORMATION BROCHURE.
  26.       and
  27.      o    AUSTPAC FACILITIES BOOKLET.
  28. AUSTPAC charging principles
  29. ---------------------------
  30. AUSTPAC charges are made up of three seperate components:
  31.      o    An ACCESS charge which in the case of dedicated access includes the
  32.           provision of a Modem/Network Terminating Unit (NTU) and line. This
  33.           charge is independent of the distance between your terminal and the
  34.           nearest entry point into the packet switched network.
  35.      o    A USAGE charge which is distance independent.
  36.      o    An additional/optional FACILITIES charge.
  37.  -----------------                                    ------------------
  38.  |   DEDICATED   | -------------> OR <--------------- |     DIAL UP    |
  39.  |    ACCESS     |                ||                  |     ACCESS     |
  40.  |      (1)      |                ||                  |       (2)      |
  41.  -----------------                ||                  ------------------
  42.                                  PLUS
  43.                                   ||
  44.                                  \||/
  45.                                   \/
  46.                        -------------------------
  47.                        |        USAGE          |
  48.                        | Volume & Connect time |
  49.                        |         (3)           |
  50.                        -------------------------
  51.                                   ||
  52.                                   ||
  53.                                  PLUS
  54.                                   ||
  55.                                  \||/
  56.                                   \/
  57.                        -------------------------
  58.                        |  ADDITIONAL/OPTIONAL  |
  59.                        |      FACILITIES       |
  60.                        |         (4)           |
  61.                        -------------------------
  62. 1.DEDICATED ACCESS
  63. ------------------
  64. Installation (Once Only Charge)
  65. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  66. |       |  Up to  | 1200 |  Low Speed  | 2400 | 4800 | 9600 | 19200 | 48000 |
  67. | Bit/s | 300 asyn| asyn |Computer Port| syn. | syn. | syn. |  syn. |  syn. |
  68. |-------|---------|------|-------------|------|------|------|-------|-------|
  69. |  $    |   400   | 460  |     550     | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |  1000 |  2000 |
  70. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  71. RENTAL (Including Modem/NTU and line)
  72. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  73. |       |  Up to  | 1200 |  Low Speed  | 2400 | 4800 | 9600 | 19200 | 48000 |
  74. | Bit/s | 300 asyn| asyn |Computer Port| syn. | syn. | syn. |  syn. |  syn. |
  75. |-------|---------|------|-------------|------|------|------|-------|-------|
  76. |$/Month|   200   | 220  |     240     |  275 |  410 |  605 |   850 |  1330 |
  77. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  78. * Special conditions apply to 19200 bit/s access.
  79. 2.DIAL UP ACCESS (Via PSTN)
  80. ---------------------------
  81. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  82. |   DATEL EXCHANGE LINE (DXL)    |        Standard DXL charges apply        |
  83. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  84.                                Installation/Registration         Monthly
  85.                                       Once Only                   Rental
  86.                                           $                         $
  87. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  88. |                                |                     |(For each state)4.50|
  89. | NETWORK USER IDENTIFIER (NUI)  |       55            |   (Maximum) 22.50  |
  90. |--------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
  91. | PRIVATE PORT (up to 1200 bits) |    550/port         |       240/port     |
  92. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  93. 3.USAGE (Volume and Connect Time)
  94. ---------------------------------
  95.                      --------------------------------------------------------
  96.                      | Volume charge per Kilosegment  | Connect time per hr |
  97.                      |--------------------------------|---------------------|
  98.                      |    Standard    |    Off-peak   | Standard | Off-peak |
  99. ---------------------|----------------|---------------|----------|----------|
  100. |  DEDICATED ACCESS  |      $1.10     |    55 cents   | 36 cents | 3.6 cents|
  101. |--------------------|----------------|---------------|----------|----------|
  102. |   DIAL UP ACCESS   |      $1.10     |    55 cents   | $4 + call|   $1.50  |
  103. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  104. 4.ADDITIONAL/OPTIONAL FACILITIES
  105. --------------------------------
  106. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  107. |                        OPTIONAL FACILITIES CHARGES                        |
  108. |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  109. |                                        Reg or Facility charge     Rental  |
  110. | Facility                                   $ (Once Only)         ($/month)|
  111. |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  112. | o   Closed User Group                                                     |
  113. |     (each terminal per CUG)                  13                     1.10  |
  114. |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  115. | o   Fast Select Acceptance                   13                       -   |
  116. |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  117. | o   Reverse Charge Acceptance                13                       -   |
  118. |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  119. | o   Direct Call                              13                       -   |
  120. |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  121. | o   Logical Channels                                                      |
  122. |     (Logical channels number 1                                            |
  123. |     or any PVC exceptance)                                                |
  124. | (i) Each SVC logical channel                                              |
  125. |     numbered 2, 3, 4, or 5                   13                     2.50  |
  126. |(ii) Each SVC logical channel                                              |
  127. |     numbered 6 or greater                    13                    11.00  |
  128. |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  129. | o   Permanent Virtual Circuit                                             |
  130. | (i) Each end                                 13                       -   |
  131. |(ii) Chargeable one end only                   -                    90.00  |
  132. |     (Connect time charges                                                 |
  133. |     do not apply)                                                         |
  134. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  135. NOTES:
  136. There is no charge for a call attempt if failure is due to the network. Calls
  137. that are chargeable incur a minimum volume charge of 20 segments (50 segments
  138. if Fast Select) and appropriate duration charges.
  139. (i)    Rates: Standard rates apply to volume and duration between 8am and
  140.        6pm, Monday to Friday. Off-peak rates apply at other times and
  141.        National Public Holidays.
  142. (ii)   Traffic volume is expressed in terms of kilosegments. A segment
  143.        contains up to 64 octets (1 octet equals 8 bits). A packet (1024 bit
  144.        max.) contains 1 segment (0-64 octets) or 2 segments (65-128 octets).
  145.        A kilosegment, therefore, may be up to 512,000 bits.
  146. (iii)  Acceptance of a user application for inclusion in a Close User Group
  147.        is dependent on consent being given by the `owner` of the Group.
  148. (iv)   Logical Channels (LC) and PVCs are numbered in sequence whereby PVCs,
  149.        if any, have the lowest numbers in the sequence commencing at number
  150.        1. (eg. PVC#1, PVC#2, LC#3, LC#4).
  151. CALCULATION OF USAGE CHARGES
  152. ----------------------------
  153. Costs are calculated by converting an average call into its component elements
  154. and applying typical volume and connect time allowances for each element. The
  155. component elements of some typical calls are listed below:
  156.               TABLE OF TYPICAL APPLICATIONS AND TRANSACTIONS
  157. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  158. Application       Transaction                            Segment    Time/Sec
  159. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  160. Enquiry/           Retrieve 1 record                        4           8
  161. Response           Amend retrieved record                   4          20
  162.                    Create 1 record                          8          30
  163. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  164. Bibliographic      Log-on to database                       4          10
  165. Database           Load and conduct 1 search                2          60
  166.                    Review citations (each)                  8          20
  167.                    Obtain abstract (each)                  18          60
  168. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  169. Bureaux           Log-on to bureax                          4          15
  170. Services          Log-on to application                     4          10
  171.                   Data entry (per 1000ch)                  25         300
  172.                   Data output (per 1000ch)                 20          40
  173. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  174. Private Videotex  Log-on                                   10          15
  175. (Not Viatel)      Call up 1 page                           12          15
  176. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  177. Communicating     Call set-up                               4          15
  178. WPs               Text Transmission (2000ch)               36          10
  179. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  180. Electronic Mail   Log-on to mailbox                         4          15
  181.                   Review message headers                    4          15
  182.                   Read 1 item (500ch)                      12          30
  183.                   Send 1 item (500ch)                      16         180
  184. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  185. Electronic Fund
  186. Transfer (EFT)    1 transaction only                        4          20
  187. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  188. GLOSSARY OF TERMS
  189. -----------------
  190. Asynchronous Transmission (Start/Stop)
  191. ======================================
  192. In an asynchronous transmission system each character is preceded by a start
  193. bit and concluded by one or more stop bits acting as an end of character
  194. (Character Stop) indication.
  195. Character-Mode Terminal
  196. =======================
  197. A terminal which receives and transmits characters one after another in the
  198. stop start mode. AUSTPAC supports character mode terminals using the IA5
  199. code.
  200. Low Speed Computer Port (LSCP)
  201. ==============================
  202. An access line to a computer or front-end processor requiring up to 8
  203. asynchronous network access lines operating at the same data rate and with
  204. one network address. Low speed computer ports may not be used for outgoing
  205. AUSTPAC calls.
  206. Network User Identifier (NUI)
  207. =============================
  208. Use for security, accounting and network information purposes. A NUI is only
  209. submitted by a character mode terminal (X.28) gaining access to AUSTPAC via
  210. the PSTN.
  211. Packet-Mode Terminal
  212. ====================
  213. A data terminal equipment which can control and format packets, and transmit
  214. and receive packets.
  215. Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC)
  216. ===============================
  217. A user facility, in which a permanent association exists between two
  218. terminals, that is identical to the data transfer phase of a virtual call.
  219. Private Port
  220. ============
  221. Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) access other than by common AUSTPAC
  222. access numbers. Calls to private ports may result in a virtual call being set
  223. up automatically to the preregistered address of the Private Port `owner`.
  224. PSTN
  225. ====
  226. Public Switched Telephone Network.
  227. Synchronous Transmission
  228. ========================
  229. In this type of transmission, process synchronisation is maintained, i.e. the
  230. receiver is kept continuously in step with the transmitter throughout the
  231. transmission by electronic clocking devices.
  232. Virtual Call
  233. ============
  234. A user facility in which a call set-up procedure and a call clearing
  235. procedure will determine a period of communication between two terminals in
  236. which user's data will be transferred through the network in the packet mode
  237. of operation. All the user's data is delivered from the network in the same
  238. order in which it is received by the network.
  239. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  240.             GREAT TITLES FROM -=- THE APPLE ODESSA -=- INCLUDE:
  241. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  242.      Test Drive               Leisure Suit Larry       Into the Eagle's Nest
  243.      Maniac Mansion           World Games              Aliens
  244.      Paper Boy                Where in Europe          Pirates
  245.      Ultima V                 Xevious                  California Games
  246.      Indoor Sports            Print Magic              Gauntlet
  247.      Kid Niki Radical Ninja   2400 A.D.                Legacy of the Ancients
  248.      8/16 Paint               Marble Madness           Accolade's Comics
  249.      Animate                  Publish It!              Destroyer
  250.      World Class LeaderBoard  LB Famous Courses #1     PHM Pegasus
  251.      Multiscribe V3.0         Certificate Maker        Hard Ball
  252.      Ikari Warriors           L.A. Crackdown           Rad Warrior
  253.      Space Quest I            Space Quest II           Wasteland
  254.      Sub Battle               Force 7                  The Works!
  255.      SpiderBot                Roadwar Europa           Tomahawk
  256.      Boulder Dash Con Kit     Home Video Producer
  257. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  258.  
  259. Imported to the U.S. by P-80 Systems 304-744-2253
  260.  
  261.