The hefty charge ($15/mo adds up to $180/yr) will keep me, at least, away
from Compuserv's 'service'.  That may please some folks, but I would sure
hate to lose all contact with a stimulating group of colleagues simply
because I cannot afford this sort of freight.  I know, it isn't a lot in
the scheme of things -- but I subscribe, for instance, to about a dozen
lists (not to mention Usenet newsgroups) in addition to paying for my
Internet access (I use Delphi to telnet to eniac: I live in Florida, and
eniac's in Pennsylvania).  Right now, my Net habit costs me about a
thousand a year: add on individual charges for particular
forums/lists/etc, and it would be prohibitive pretty rapidly.
 
--bayla