On July 11, 2014 at 22:31 owen@delong.com (Owen DeLong) wrote:
Not to take away from Barry, but around that same time, some of us left coasts were also helping to build Netcom as a viable commercial entity providing shell and later PPP and dedicated line access (DS0, T1).
That was several months later, Rieger et al were well aware of The World, and Panix for that matter which came after World but before Netcom. They were springing up, yes, but first is first, vague handwaves of "around that same time" is irrelevant. -- -Barry Shein The World | bzs@TheWorld.com | http://www.TheWorld.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: 800-THE-WRLD | Dial-Up: US, PR, Canada Software Tool & Die | Public Access Internet | SINCE 1989 *oo*