OT: Newsreader for Windows

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 4/2/21 12:34 AM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
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>> On Apr 1, 2021, at 3:55 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
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>> On 4/1/21 12:51 PM, Zane Healy wrote:
>>> Did USENET news readers exist for IBM Mainframes?
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>> I don't know.
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>> Spending time reading Usenet (sometimes of questionable value) on a system that frequently charged for access seems counterproductive to me.
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> Considering my original USENET access was at $6 per hour, I’m not entirely sure I agree. :-)  Then again that’s also why we used to be able to download and upload messages for offline reading.
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> Zane
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IBM Mainframes were on BITNET which had discussion groups just like
USENET and were crossposted between BITNET and USENET. Thus the groups
we still have with little if any traffic in the "bit" hierarchy.

bill