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Planet Connect features, rates, etc.
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Msg : 99 of 100
From : Allen Walker 1:340/88 17 Apr 94 04:01:02
To : All 17 Apr 94 06:59:48
Subj : satellite info
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* Forwarded by Allen Walker (1:340/88)
* Area : NETMAIL (NETMAIL)
* From : Richard Munro, 1:250/636 (15 Apr 94 12:52)
* To : SysOp
* Subj : satellite info
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I am forwarding information to you about the Planet Connect satellite
system, including current pricing.
If you require further information, please feel free to contact me.
Richard Munro
Westonia Computer Systems of Canada
1500 Royal York Road, P.O. Box 57501
Weston, Ontario
M9P 3V5
Phone: email:
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Voice: (416)241-4784 Internet: richard.munro@westonia.com
Fax: (416)241-3735 FidoNet: 1:250/636
BBS: (416)241-9793 RoseNet: WESTONIA
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FROM 22,247 MILES IN OUTER SPACE A STATE OF THE
ART WAY TO UPDATE YOUR B.B.S
Satellite delivery of all types of BBS information is now available for
your BBS. A continuous 19,200 baud stream of up to date files via
satellite. Both C and Ku band satellite feeds are now available anywhere
in North America. Those expensive phone bills can be a thing of the
past.
FIDONET CONFERENCES:
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BBS SysOps are now receiving daily updates of the entire Fidonet
backbone. These are the same files that are currently being distributed
via telephone lines. These conferences are on a national and
international distribution basis. Planet Connect is transmitting the
raw, compressed file format daily. BBS SysOps will need to install a
front-end mailer such as D'Bridge, Binkley, or FrontDoor. The board will
also need a mail tosser so that the mail packets can be tossed into and
from the BBS message bases. This tosser will have to be compatible with
the version of BBS software the SysOp is using on their system. All
messages entered by a BBS user will have to be forwarded to the Planet
Connect BBS in Tennessee for redistribution back into FIDONET.
A special signal is being sent over the satellite to tell your data
receiving computer when all of the Fido files have been sent. This will
signal you computer to close the satellite receiving software and start
the tossing of the mail into your BBS. It also keeps track of the files
that may have been lost due to transmission errors, and continues to try
to receive them when they repeat again. The Fidonet files will be sent
several times during the day, with several repeats during the morning
hours , right after the daily update has been received by the Planet
Connect uplink. This will give you several opportunities to receive the
files without errors. Our experience with recent improvements in our
uplink have resulted in almost no errors from the satellite
transmissions. You will have to use an A.K.A. address of 1:3615/51 in
your control file for your tosser to acknowledge the incoming packets.
The packets and TIC files are password protected and you will be given
this password on purchase of our equipment. The password will have to
be entered into your TIC.CFG and your control file for your tosser for
each area and conference that you receive. Make sure that you have the
latest FIDONET.NA and also FILEBONE.NA files available to check matching
areas. All messages left by your users in the conference that you
receive from Planet Connect must be forwarded to address 1:3615/50 to be
redistributed back into Fidonet. This applies only to systems that are
tossing the Fidonet conferences into their BBS.
Due to the large amount of compressed mail bundles that are being sent
over Planet Connect, we are using a slight change to the extension used
for each day of the week. We will have the normal extensions of .MO0 to
.MO9 for the first 3 to 4 megs of bundles. After that the extension
will include .MOA to .MOZ. Please make a batch file or program that
will extract these new formats.
WEATHER RADAR, SATELLITE VIEWS, AND MAPS:
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PCX files of national weather that are updated every 2 hours. These
EGA/VGA colour files show the national radar scans as produced by the
national weather services with detail down to each county in the US.
There are six regional maps that cover the entire country in excellent
detail. Satellite Views show the national cloud cover as seen by weather
satellites at 22,247 miles in space. The weather maps show high and
low temperatures, precipitation, and all other weather conditions around
the country.
The Weather files will initially be sent out to all Planet Connect
subscribers as PCX files, which can be listed on your board for
downloading and viewing. At a future date a special weather door will
be provided which will allow the BBS user to call in and only download
the data that changes on the maps. This will reduce their on line time
tremendously since only a small part of the PCX file will be downloaded.
End users of the weather information will be required to pay a small
annual fee to Planet Connect for viewing of the weather data.
CHANNEL GUIDE OF NATIONAL TV NETWORKS:
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With the rapid increase of Satellite and Cable TV channels, finding out
what to watch can be very difficult. With Planet Connect your BBS users
will have a constantly updated week of TV listings with more detail
than any printed guide on the market. Plus these listings are updated
daily, therefore the programs that change their schedules like the
morning shows and talk shows will be listed correctly. This program lets
you mark your favourite channels or programs to bring up an on screen
guide. Each user of the guide can pick their own list of preferences.
When the guide is called up on the computer screen, only the channels
requested by that user will be listed to make the guide easy to view.
All the listings include detailed information about the programs such as
the actors, episodes, ratings and more. Each user will download a daily
ZIP file that is about 100k which contains the listings for each day.
The end users will be required to a pay a small annual fee to Planet
Connect to receive this data.
SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS:
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Planet Connect is sending the latest in Shareware programming. We are
distributing from file sources such as SDN/Works (Shareware Distribution
Network), WINNET (Windows Applications Network), ASP (Association of
Shareware Professional), and many more. These are sent over the
satellite in the TIC format. All the BBS SysOp needs is the program
TIC, which is executed on the BBS to toss the programs into the correct
directory, and add a description to the BBS files list. Most common BBS
programs have their own version of TIC that will do this.
USA TODAY DECISIONLINE:
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Business information from eighteen topical categories. Delivered each
business day before 8:00 AM. ASCII text based. It shows simple
integration into your BBS.
FREE ADVERTISER SUPPORTED SERVICES:
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Advertiser supported services will be free to Planet Connect approved
BBS's who agree to continuously provide them on their systems. Our
start up services of this type include a national classified ad section
like you would see in national newspapers and magazines. These will
include many categories of information and sections with an electronic
career search section which will offer employment information. This
information will be updated frequently each day to encourage special
limited time discounts, sales on limited quantities of items, auctions,
and other real time services. The immediate delivery of satellite data
will give this service a new and exciting approach to classified ads.
Another free service for the BBS is a satellite delivered software demo
network. Many commercial software manufacturers find demos to be a
good way to obtain sales of their software. Satellite delivery offers
an inexpensive method to deliver demo software which will consist of
many of the top software packages available today. Since many of the
multimedia demos of today are much larger than files a few years ago,
many companies do not send out many floppy based demo copies. Our
network of BBS's fed from satellite will offer many software developers
a very economical way to distribute these demos. The local users do not
have to spend money on long distance phone calls because a vast number
of high quality demos will be available on many local BBS's. Other free
services are also being planned that will make your BBS a very busy data
hub for your community.
NETS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FROM PLANET CONNECT:
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FidoNet RIME
Nanet Planet Earth
Microsoft EchoNet
Rosenet U'nInet
Intelec FranquoNet
GlobalLink I-Link
GRPGNet WGANet
HealthCareNet
AVAILABILITY
OF NET MATERIAL
IS SUBJECT TO
NET APPROVALS
COMING SOON: INTERNET/USENET NEWS GROUPS
PRICELIST FOR EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES:
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CANADIAN EQUIPMENT PRICING:
All prices are in Canadian Dollars:
Complete 3' Ku System
3' Antenna c/w Mounting Hardware
Feed Horn
0.9 db Ku LNB
100' Coaxial Cable
Ku Band Data Receiver
$837.00 Canadian
Please add 7% GST for all sales in Canada
Please add 8% PST for all sales in Ontario
Shipping costs are extra from Toronto
Complete 4' Ku System
4' Antenna c/w Mounting Hardware
Feed Horn
0.9 db Ku LNB
100' Coaxial Cable
Ku Band Data Receiver
$887.00 Canadian
Please add 7% GST for all sales in Canada
Please add 8% PST for all sales in Ontario
Shipping costs are extra from Toronto
"Ku" band or "C" band Data Receiver and Software $388.00
10' Sectional C Band Dish System
Includes Dish Assembly
Pole Mount
LNB and Feed Horn
$875.00 Canadian
Please note that this package is not movable. An actuator
may be purchased as an option.
Options:
Actuator Arm 187.50
Sat Pack Cable .94/foot
Satellite Video Receiver
GI450I 750.00
All prices are in Canadian Dollars, and do not include taxes
or shipping
Prices on other sizes of dishes and "C" band systems upon request!
SUBSCRIPTION PRICING:
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All subscription prices are in U.S. dollars:
Base Services:
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Site Feed Hub Feed
(Does not Refeed to other sites) (Feeds othersites)
Month to month 40.00/month 50.00/month
Quarterly Contract 35.00/month 45.00/month
One Year Contract 30.00/month 40.00/month
UseNet:
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Month to Month 40.00/month
Quarterly Contract 35.00/month
One Year Contract 30.00/month
There is no extra charge for refeeds of these files. All of the
files will be compressed and unzip into bag files that have the
same composition as the Pagesat format.
There will also be advertiser supported data that will be transmitted
free of charge to approved systems. Base services include: Fido NaNet
RoseNet Intelec Planet Earth Microsoft EchoNet Rime & Fido File areas.
** Weather maps, Satellite pictures, and Radar
** Electronic satellite tv-guide
** These services are made available to the receiving station for
posting ONLY on the receiving station. these services must not be passed
on to other systems. The weather and TV services require registration
by the BBS user and a yearly subscription fee from Planet Connect.
USA TODAY DECISIONLINE:
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$3.00 per month per phone line $25.00 monthly minimum. Billed
semi-annually. Annual payment in advance $250.00
INTERNATIONAL PLANET
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CONNECT PROGRAM
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Planet Connect is now working on satellite data delivery plans for
Europe. If you communicate with any of the international BBS's please
pass on the word about our goals and our progress.
PLANET CONNECT TELEVISION
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As the number of downlink sites for Planet Connect grow, we will be
offering a BBS information TV program for our subscribers. this program
will give you the latest information about the BBS industry. We will be
featuring key industry leader interviews, software reviews, profit
ideas, and much more. If you need information about how to receive this
program with your Planet Connect satellite system, please contact us for
more information and special prices on video satellite receivers.
For Sales and/or Support Please call the Planet Connect Representative
near you!
Canada
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Westonia Computer Systems of Canada
1500 Royal York Road, P.O. Box 57501
Weston, Ontario
M9P 3V5
Phone: (416)241-4784
Fax: (416)241-3735
BBS: (416)241-9793
U.S.A.
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Planet Systems Inc.
213 Abbey Road,
Newport, TN
37821
Phone: (615)623-9335
Fax: (615)625-8831
BBS: (615)623-8203
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