Saturday, 04 July, 2009

1. By Shel-tone. Comment posted 04-Jul-2009 @08:52am:

   I used compuserve back around 1984 or so. It was a birthday gift I really wanted and got, to use with my Atari 800 computer. I was able to log on once, I started to download something, then realized that the connection was actually a long distance call that would end up costing more than the modem I just got, and I never used it again.
2. By kashmarek. Comment posted 04-Jul-2009 @10:33am:

   Me too (one time member, that is).
3. By Jerry Justianto. Comment posted 04-Jul-2009 @11:57am:

   Mine was 76370,311
   
   go CB
   
   go top
   exit
4. By Banjo Brad. Comment posted 04-Jul-2009 @02:37pm:

   Compuserve was my first on-line provider, too. Used it with my Altair 8801b, CP/M, and a Cat 300baud acoustic modem.
   
   I actually stayed with them until I migrated to Windoze. I also used both telenet (for work) and some ARPAnet through a buddy's log-on.
5. By Andie. Comment posted 04-Jul-2009 @03:31pm:

   We had CompuServe back in what now seems like the Dark Ages.
   Also, it was used on a limited basis where I worked.
6. By Miss Cellania. Comment posted 05-Jul-2009 @04:25am:

   I thought it was the greatest thing ever invented until I got those phone bills in the hundred of dollars. My husband at the time and I used it for show prep. After we realized how expensive those long distance charges were (in addition to per-minute charges for the service itself), I would get up at 4AM, connect, download all the stuff, hang up, and then print out reams of material to go through and see if there was anything worth using. That didn't last too long.
   
   Wonder what Compuserve looked like in recent years? I never dreamed it was still around.
7. By Volt. Comment posted 05-Jul-2009 @06:40am:

   Why didn't you just move?
8. By Toad. Comment posted 05-Jul-2009 @09:36am:

   I think I joined in 1987. I had the e-mail address going until about 2001. Then, I realized that the e-mail address wasn't getting anything but spam, because everyone who had used that address to contact me now had one of my newer addresses. The numeric address was too awkward for most people to handle, although I seem to recall that CIS allowed you to create a text alias.
   
   I, too, am amazed to learn that it was still going until last week.
   
   The CompuServe forums really were cool, though. way better than GEnie's Roundtables.
9. By John Wilson. Comment posted 05-Jul-2009 @06:44pm:

   And one of them was me!
   And one of them was me!
   
   Had Prodigy too (is that still around)?
10. By John Wilson. Comment posted 05-Jul-2009 @06:46pm:

    As long as we're going back in time....
    How many of you wasted countless hours on "Adventure"?
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_Cave_Adventure
11. By John Wilson. Comment posted 05-Jul-2009 @06:50pm:

    Or Star Trek for that matter.....
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_(text_game)
12. By Lorence. Comment posted 05-Jul-2009 @08:23pm:

    I'm sad to see it's finally gone, though I too thought it was already a thing of the past. They were based up on Henderson Rd here in Columbus, OH, for most of their existence. I was never a member, but think of them every time I go to Cuco's Taqueria or City Bbq...

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