T.R.QUANTUM LINK
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FILENAME(S): T.R.QUANTUM LINK
FILE TYPE(S): SEQ
FILE SIZE: 2.8K
FIRST SEEN: 2025-11-30 18:12:14
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| DISK TITLE | FILENAME | FILE TYPE | COLLECTION | TRACK | SECTOR | ACTIONS |
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| LOADSTAR 28 S 1 | T.R.QUANTUM LINK | SEQ | Sailor, Ganheden | 5 | 14 | DOWNLOAD FILE |
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..REVIEW OF: QUANTUM LINK..REVIEWED B Y: LEA NORTON.. IT WAS THE FREE MODEM THAT CAUGHT..MY EYE. NOT TO MENTION THE MONEY..BACK GUARANTEE. THE ADVERTISEME NT..WASN'T HALF BAD EITHER. SO I DIALED ..THE TOLL FREE NUMBER AND TALKED TO..'Q UANTA'. WELL, SHE KNEW HER STUFF,..SO I COUGHED UP MY VISA NUMBER AND WAS..TOLD MY SUBSCRIPTION WAS ON THE WAY.... WEL L 'ON THE WAY' TURNED OUT TO A..2 1/2 MO NTH WAIT BUT THE PACKAGE..FINALLY ARRIVE D.... I RUSHED TO THE COMPUTER AND..HOO KED UP MY NEW MODEM AND POPPED IN..THE D ISK.... ON RUNNING THE SOFTWARE I WAS.. ASKED IF I NEEDED FURTHER..INFORMATION.. .. AFTER A QUICK RUN THROUGH A SHORT..E XPLANATION OF Q-LINK I WENT ON TO..SIGN UP. I WAS ASKED FOR MY CREDIT..CARD NUM BER OR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER..WHICH I SUPP LIED, AS WELL AS..INFORMATION AS TO THE TYPE OF MODEM I..WAS USING. IT WAS EXTR EMELY EASY TO..UNDERSTAND THE PROCEDURE AND TOOK NO..TIME AT ALL.... AFTER LOOK ING UP MY ACCESS NUMBER, I..TRIED UNSUCC ESSFULLY TO SIGN ON TO..Q-LINK. A CALL TO Q-LINK'S EXCELLENT..HELP LINE SOON ST RAIGHTENED ME OUT..AND I WAS ON MY WAY.. .. THE GRAPHICS, ALTHOUGH DISK BASED,.. ARE EXCELLENT AND GREATLY ENHANCE THE..S YSTEM.... UPLOAD TIME LEAVES AN AWFUL L OT TO..BE DESIRED, HOWEVER, WITH THE WAI TS..BECOMING INTERMINABLE AT TIMES...I U NDERSTAND THAT RECENT IMPROVEMENTS..TO T HE SYSTEM HAVE REDUCED THIS..PROBLEM.... THE AVAILABLE CATEGORIES SUCH AS..PEOP LE CONNECTION, NEWS AND INFO, JUST..FOR FUN, LEARNING CENTER, SHOPPING..CENTER, AND THE SOFTWARE SHOWCASE TO..NAME A FEW ARE WELL DIVERSIFIED AND..EASY TO ACCES S. THE ONE NOTABLE..EXCEPTION TO THIS W AS THE SHOPPING..CENTER WHICH WE FOUND E XTREMELY..DIFFICULT TO USE.... THE SOFT WARE SHOWCASE WITH ITS..PUBLIC DOMAIN LI BRARY IS EASILY AN..EXCELLENT VALUE. WE EXPERIENCED A..MINIMUM OF DOWNLOAD PROB LEMS AND..WERE FAIRLY SATISFIED WITH WHA T WE..GOT.... HOWEVER, THE MUCH TOUTED 'TRY..BEFORE YOU BUY' SOFTWARE PREVIEWS. .WERE A DISAPPOINTMENT. UNLESS YOU..HAV E A LOCAL ACCESS NUMBER AND A 1200..BAUD MODEM THE ASTRONOMICAL AMOUNT OF..PLUS TIME (WHICH COSTS 6 CENTS PER..MINUTE AF TER YOU USE UP YOUR FIRST..FREE HOUR) AN D COMMUNICATIONS TIME..REQUIRED TO GET A 'PREVIEW' WOULD..MAKE PURCHASING MANY O F THE PROGRAMS..MORE COST EFFECTIVE.... I HAVE FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT Q-LINK..AND WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE..SERVICE TO ANYONE WHO LIVES IN AN..AREA WHERE A LOC AL ACCESS NUMBER IS..AVAILABLE.... RECE NT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE Q-LINK..SYSTEM NO W ALLOW THE SERVICE TO..OPERATE DIRECTLY FROM 128 MODE, SAVE..E-MAIL TO DISK,AND HAVE IMPROVED..DOWNLOAD TIMES SIGNIFICA NTLY, AS WELL..AS ADDING NEW CLUBS.... Q-LINK ALLOWS ONE HOUR OF FREE..PLUS TIM E PER MONTH AND HAS A BASIC..SUBSCRIPTIO N RATE OF $9.95.... IF YOU CAN AFFORD T O TRY IT, I..HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT! ITS A GREAT..FIRST TIME ON-LINE EXPERIENCE...- ----------< END OF TEXT >------------.
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