internet for the rest of the universe

[DanKarron at UCBVAX.BERKELEY.EDU]

We here in academia are used to unlimited internet access. I was
wondering how people in small startup computer graphics or
advertizing firms can get internet access.

I know that the internet is sponsored by the goverment, but I find
e-mail, ftp, and rlogin so usefull on a universal basis that
I am shocked to hear of installations where there is no hope of net
access.

I would like to propose to sgi that they link all of their sales offices
with expensive T1 links (I understand that there is a push on to link the
sgi external offices with moderate speed SLIP connections) and offer
 local loops or one hop uucp service to customers that don't have
academic or defense connections.

This would defry the large cost of a T1 line (we did pay > 1,200 month prior
to our fiber optics link) to many distant locations. My hope is that
the cost would be allocated on a sliding scale, based on the number of
machines at the customer sight, users, expected volume etc.

Just think of the savings in fe time if they can do most maintenance via
the net.

This would also open up info-iris or comp.sci.sgi to a large segment of
users/markets that is not represented in this forum.

Forget cu/kermit. Think tcp/ip-fddi for everyone.

dan. (damm the expense. full speed ahead into the future)

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