Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 7th Jul 2009 13:42 UTC, submitted by Dale Smoker
Internet & Networking "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."
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RE: Comment by Kroc
by flanque on Tue 7th Jul 2009 19:43 UTC in reply to "Comment by Kroc"
flanque
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2005-12-15

Oh you're too harsh. CompuServe is from that era of computing that was actually exciting and unknown, when writing in Visual Basic for DOS was awesome, Captain Comic was considered cutting edge and browsing through the shareware catalogs felt like being a kid in a candy shop.

Long live CompuServe, in our memories!

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