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+gateb2
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| Filename: | +gateb2 |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 1211 bytes |
| Load address: | 2B206576 |
| Exec address: | 65746167 |
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File contents
x-stream www.x-stream.co.uk Customer service 0870 730 6466 Technical support 0990 901 1000 This came on a disc. No frills, no extras. It loaded in first time and got me onto the Internet. It provides 8 tabs across the top of the screen to quickly access a number of selected sites, a bank, a bookshop, a casino as well as a chat room, a good search engine: G.O.D., and x-stream's own home page which has news, and a number of other features. There is a second search engine also available called YAHOO. This is I am told one of the best. You don't get cut off after even 3 hours, I know, because I was on that long once. I really cannot recommend x-stream too highly. Now while the first two used Windows 98 to the full so that you should be able to access them from almost any point in any program x-stream uses a program in it's own right. This means that you won't get this ease of access. For the home user this can't be a problem. x-stream's icon is on the screen, click it and it gets you in. USE x-stream. Telephone charges. All of these services claim to charge local call rates. This isn't quite true. A local call with my telephone company, Cable and Wireless, costs .9p per minute weekday evenings and .7p per minute weekend. The charges for these numbers is 1.8p per minute weekday evenings and .8p per minute weekends. So going online at the weekend is not too expensive. An hour is 48p. So you can get an hours interesting entertainment for less than 50p. Is it addictive? Speaking as someone with a background in psychology I can say that if you have an inadequacy in your personality then anything which fills that inadequacy will be addictive. But before we all get too smug remember all of us have little sore bits which we keep covered, the effect of this creates our characters. Some people believe that character is something to be admired, others that it's something to be over come. Yer pays yer money, yer takes yer choice. No the internet isn't addictive especially if while you are online you keep reminding yourself that the telesales company who wants to offer you free double glazing can't get through because you 'phone is engaged. So what's on. A lot of bumph. A lot of places just itching to get your credit card number. Adult sites, some of which have a habit of down loading little routines without asking you, some of which can cause problems. And some really good information. Credit cards. This is the standard method of paying for anything. I 'phoned my card company and was told that they haven't had much problem with fraudulent use but occasionally card holders had complained that while they had authorised say #10, #30 had been deducted. I have for some time had two cards, mainly because I switched companies a while ago. The card I don't normally use I am using for the internet. I haven't bought much yet, I did buy some software which I down loaded but then it got messed up by free-online's CD. If you want to avoid big bills make it a habit to pay off the credit card bill every month, at the very least this should discourage you from impulse buying. Personal conclusions. Get a dedicated set top box to access the Internet. A few are available and aren't too expensive. I don't know if you can down load any programs or pictures with them but you won't really miss this. I have seen one advertised in a catalogue which included a 1 year contract with an ISP. Ask what is the monthly subscription? Is the time on the net is limited? Can you load upgrade internet access software and a different ISP? Whenever there is a demand someone out there will try to rip you off. There must be set top equipment which will fit these requirements so shop around. If they won't or can't give you the information be suspicious. And write to EUG with any information you may have or get. If you want a more advanced word processor than VIEW, and I am still using VIEW because I still prefer it to any other, get one of those dedicated word processors, perhaps one that is no bigger that an Inverness telephone directory. If you want a descent games machine, get a Nintendo or a Sega. PCs, like all computers are useless for the more sophisticated games available now-a-days. Go into TOYS ARE US and look at the latest Nintendos, if I were into games, I could go for one of those. I haven't seen the iMac but have heard some good things. If you have any information on the iMac, send it into EUG. Acorn, if you can afford it. The total cost of a separate package like this should be a lot less than a PC and do a much better job. DON'T USE a PC.
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