Comments on: R.I.P. – CompuServe 1969-2009

By: Michael Anderson

Michael Anderson — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:10:47 +0000

I did use Compuserve for a while, and tried out AOL very early (remember getting huge messages when they broke 100k members!), and even Apple’s eWorld! But I was mostly using Usenet and other text-based stuff.

By: Kent Newsome

Kent Newsome — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:51:51 +0000

Interesting: R.I.P. – CompuServe 1969-2009 http://tinyurl.com/mb4qal

By: Christopher Spera

Christopher Spera — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:54:25 +0000

Memories..? Hell, I was writing for them as late as last year! I had columns in the Computing Pro Forum on CompuServe that ran from 1999 to 2008! I am sad to see this go; but even sadder to say that my CIS ride dried up and left me hanging after such a long run…

By: Joel McLaughlin

Joel McLaughlin — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:19:55 +0000

Compuserve wasn’t something I ever got into. I always hung out on the far cheaper local BBS’s. I actually paid to use a BBS called Computrek which was based on MajorBBS software. I couldn’t afford Compuserve. I wish I could but…

The Internet was around back when Compuserve was out, but it was only in academic institutions or military installations. The web itself was a replacement for all of the text based services like shell accounts, IRC, Gopher…more. Text based services seem like a archaic method, but sometimes it’s a more efficient mode of communications. It’s ONLY the communication. No ads or anything to muck it up.

By: aggie75

aggie75 — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:15:27 +0000

CompuServe you will be missed! When the world was going to AOL, it was a great alternative without all the commercialism of AOL. Ahhh, we miss the days of the modem — not!

By: daleej

daleej — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:53:15 +0000

Talk about memories! Compuserve started in a 2nd floor office in Columbus, Ohio. I would take punch cards to them so that they could read them into my online account. Then, using a “dumb” terminal, with a phone cradle and printer, I could use a stat program to analyze survey data. That was in the early 70′s! They were a true pioneer and, in my opinion, a shining light in the techno haze for early-adopters of on-line “computering.”

By: breley

breley — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:24:19 +0000

Wow, that brings back memories of the old gray binder/boxes with CompuServe software. I wasted a lot of time in the Ultima game forums…but met a lot of interesting folks. It was an entertaining transition from simple usenets/BBSes back in the day.

By: jkj1962

jkj1962 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:14:11 +0000

Ah, yes, 73727,3215. Accessed with Telix on a 2400 baud modem, then later DOSCIM and a 9600 baud modem. Those were the days. “GO” jumps, premium services for $0.25 minute, forums, gateways, downloading utilities from PC Magazine via the CIS “B” protocol…wow. I haven’t thought about all that for a long time. I tried AOL back then, but went back to CIS until Earthlink came along.

Sorry to see it go.

By: lebloggadget

lebloggadget — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:45:43 +0000

R.I.P. – CompuServe 1969-2009:
I have many fond memories of time spent on CompuServe in the late 1980s. For tho.. http://ping.fm/8cKxb

By: Wayne Schulz

Wayne Schulz — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:36:14 +0000

R.I.P. – CompuServe 1969-2009 http://ff.im/-4NMwm