I just saw this this morning, after deciding last night that my 
relationship with Awful Telephone & Telegraph would always be controlled 
by my revulsion at the layoffs of 40,000 employees last Christmas.  I
don't care how snazzy they are.  

Your true voice, :)

Joe Shea
Editor-in-Chief
The American Reporter
joeshea@netcom.com
http://www.newshare.com/Reporter/today.html


On Wed, 29 May 1996, Robin Kepple wrote:

> 
> 
> Hi.  Finally got my AT&T software.  Love it!!  Never have a problem 
> finding an open line, and the service is great.  I had to call customer 
> service for help finding a local phone number, and they were very 
> helpful and friendly.  My own webpage even looks good on the Netscape 
> browser. And I prefer the Eudore e-mail over the old Unix PINE I was 
> using before.  
> 
> Hope you all are having good luck also.  
> Robin K. 
> 
> http://lamar.colostate.edu/~flyfish1/   webpage for wildlife/flyfishing
> 
> 
> On 
> Wed, 24 Apr 1996 Train1812@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > Dear, Mike, Ben, Robin and Karen,
> > 
> > Thank you all for responding so quickly.  Especially Mike, because he works
> > for AT&T on this very project.  I've added all your notes to this letter so
> > you all can see various perspectives.
> > 
> > Patience is a virtue... Sigh....
> > 
> > Albest, :-)
> > 
> > Leo King
> > Transportation Journalist
> > 
> > Train1812@AOL.com
> > 
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > 
> > Subj:	Re: AT&T on the web
> > Date:	96-04-24 11:44:29 EDT
> > From:	msloane@worldnet.att.net (Mike Sloane)
> > To:	Train1812@aol.com
> > 
> > Train1812@aol.com wrote:
> > > 
> > > Has anyone received and installed the AT&T software for web access yet?
> >  They
> > > announced their entry into the field about six weeks ago, and they
> > apparently
> > > were swamped by people like me who signed up, but I have yet to see the
> > > software.  I got a postcard a few days ago saying they got my request, but
> > > that's all so far.  FWIW, I was signed up within three hours of their
> > > announcement.
> > > 
> > > Albest,
> > > 
> > > Leo King
> > > Transportation Journalist
> > > 
> > > Train1812@AOL.comLeo - Please be patient. We are shipping 10,000 packages a
> > day and trying to 
> > distribute the load so that we don't put them all in one geographic area at
> > once. If 
> > you got the postcard, you will probably receive the package soon. 
> > 
> > Thanks for your interest and patience,
> > 
> > Mike Sloane (Website technical manager)
> > 
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > 
> > Subj:	Re: AT&T on the web
> > Date:	96-04-24 12:34:59 EDT
> > From:	kuo@paracel.com (Benjamin Kuo)
> > To:	Train1812@aol.com
> > 
> > I got mine a week and a half ago.  I signed up in the first hour
> > of their announcement.
> > 
> > (I think they're swamped...)
> > 
> > The service runs pretty fast, though I don't like their interface...
> > They use Netscape, but there's no password protection to logon to
> > the service, and no easy way to move/uninstall the program. (The
> > password is hardcoded within files, and if you have to reinstall
> > the program or lose it, you have to reregister or call their
> > customer support...)
> > 
> > Benjamin Kuo
> > 
> > ~~~~~~~~~~
> > 
> > Subj:	Re: AT&T on the web
> > Date:	96-04-24 13:15:47 EDT
> > From:	flyfish1@holly.ColoState.EDU (Robin Kepple)
> > To:	Train1812@aol.com
> > 
> > Hi Leo
> > 
> > I got the same thing.  A postcard.  I'm still waiting.  I've heard good 
> > and bad about the AT&T service.  They told me they are not set up yet for 
> > customers to run web pages.  They hope to offer that service in the near 
> > future.  Give me a yell when you get your software, and let me know how 
> > you like it.  I'll do the same.  
> > 
> > R. Kepple 
> > 
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~
> > 
> > Subj:	Re: AT&T on the web
> > Date:	96-04-24 13:31:10 EDT
> > From:	102007.300@CompuServe.COM (KAREN BACK)
> > To:	Train1812@AOL.COM (Leo King)
> > 
> > Dear Leo,
> > 
> > Same thing happened to me.  I'm still waiting.  
> > 
> > Best,
> > Karen
> > 
> > 
> 

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