
"CompuServe, the first commercially successful online and email provider in America,
has been shut down by AOL after 30 years of service. The original CompuServe â" later renamed CompuServe Classic â" was laid to rest July 1, 2009. In a message sent to its remaining subscribers, AOL urged customers sticking with cheap dial-up to move on to the company's surviving sub-brand ISP, CompuServe 2000."