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Re: WINDOW95 Users

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From: pdeu... Patrick Deupree
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 00:00
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Majin (tera...@gold.tc.umn.edu) wrote:
: lem...@globalone.net (lemming) wrote:

: >
: >From what I saw on C|Net yesterday, it looks like Win95 people have problems
: >with getting on the internet unless they buy Microsofts internet package. 
: >Maybe that's why they are so silent.I tell you it's a damn conspiracy.

: Not really, I'm here, and many other ppl are.  Windows95 came with
: 32bit SLIP dialer and winsock so I didn't have to buy the Plus crap.

I've been hooked up to the internet via Windows 95 for quite a few 
months.  Dial-Up-Networking is, IMHO, a breeze to set up compared to 
WinSock, and I can use any of the 32 bit internet access tools that have 
been available.

Now that Windows 95 has been released, I picked up the Plus package with 
makes it even easier to hook up and, within minutes, I had Microsoft 
Exchange set up as my mail program and I was using the Web Browser they 
included (which is basically Netscape).
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From: pdeu...@metronet.com (Patrick Deupree)
Subject: Re: WINDOW95 Users
Date: 1995/09/14
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