There goes a number of years of my life, CompuServe was the Twitter of its time: (The Paper PC: CompuServe Classic: So Long, Old Friend). - http://paperpc.blogspot.com/2009...
I learned to type faster & chat... remember the "CB" ?
- Scarletcat
Never had a CompuServ account - I was on GEnie, loved their RoundTables.
- Ranger Craig
As much as I wasn't even aware that Compuserve still 'existed,' I'm somehow sad to hear of its passing. It was my first online experience, I had good friends and strange experiences on the forums. Anyway, there's solace in the joys of the real-time web.
- Brad Kligerman
I gave a talk last week comparing Compuserve's eventual absorption by the browser based Internet to how OpenSim -open-source, open-standard virtual worlds- will inevitably subsume Second Life and other walled gardens.
- Brad Kligerman
I had an account in 1979 MicroNET/CompuServe... ah, with a Novation 300 Baud Acoustic Coupler...that would 'hiccup' if I played my music too loud (The 1200baud direct connect was awesome) I ran a few forums for various companies and went thru all of the versions of the software until AOL bought them. We didn't even have "CB" at first... we did have a programing area where someone made...
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- RAD Moose
Such a sad passing. I got my internet start in Compuserve. I maintained a CS account all these years too, hehe.
- Barbara
Go read Techcrunch NOW. Oh my god Arrington, you have HUGE FUCKING BALLS.
- Mark
Ahh, goodbye from 75106,1624 ...how I still remember that, I'm not sure!
- Mike Cassidy
ahh, goodbye 71260,45! the number I remember to this day.....just like mike I'm not sure either. It's kinda like your SS # or birthday. You'll never forget............
- Alex Marrow
First like most, I didn't even realize Compuserve was still around. I think I was about 12 when I first got on Compuserve. Like many it was my introduction to the Internet. I remember leaving for AOL, and being sort of sad, because Compuserve seemed cooler to me
- Ken Goyette
I remember compuserve. The was another similar service that started with P. Paragon, Paradise, Parallax, Prometheous, or something. What was that one? Got bought out by Sears?
- Sue - Friendfeed is best
Prodigy, baby. Prah di gee. They had the Sears catalog, I used a credit card to order some tools using a gopher-style menu and I thought that was pretty cool.
- Brian Hendrickson
It sure was. My first time online was with Compuserve in 1980, right before H&R Block bought them. It was the only service that was available on the Amiga also. I just checked, and they're still in business. I had no idea they were around still.
- Michael Fidler
RIP as it lays to rest with the faint whisper of a 21 dailup tone salute!
- roger byrne
I spent bucketloads of my dad's money playing IoK. GO GAM-26. 72740,114. Good times.
- Michael McKean
Heh, I wonder if the Mac OS X CompuServe application will still run on modern versions of Mac OS X under Rosetta. That might be "fun" in a masochistic way.
- Tyson Key
I remember playing a text based space game on it for hours....and then the phone came and Dad said no more LOL.
- John D Reasor
I couldn't agree more Chris. @sarahrobinson's account is a great example of this; she may have 6,000 followers but they are loyal and they take action. Prudent and powerful is best, right?
- Rochelle Veturis
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