Re: The FAQ system approaches obsolescence. What do we do now?

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Joe Sewell (jsewell@iu.net)
Fri, 9 Dec 1994 10:42:56 +0000

At 5:21 PM 12/8/94 -0500, Eric S. Raymond wrote:
>> Now granted, we can pay for access to services which have IP access.
>> But unless those prices are destined to become non-trivial in the next 12
>> months, it is doubtful that the majority of modem owners are going to rush
>> out and pay Compuserve, Delphi, etc. $20 a month or more to get
>> access to their services.
>
>Yesterday a cable company in my area, Comcast, announced plans to make
>Internet service available over cable for $5-10 per month. Want to bet that
>won't happen elsewhere?

Yep, because not every area has (or NEEDS) cable TV, and not everybody wants it.

What's that got to do with FAQ's?

Joe

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