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I remember those Prodigy discussion groups! kentuck Dec 2017 #1
Yeah, *P was where the cool kids hung... LOL... n/t TygrBright Dec 2017 #3
Once again, going BACKWARD...to Make America Great Again. Atman Dec 2017 #2
Those who won't learn from history... n/t TygrBright Dec 2017 #4
We can always use teletypes again!!! I used to use them to load small programs into mainframes. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2017 #30
I think you mean punch cards infullview Dec 2017 #50
Nope, punched tapes with programs loaded into a teletype tied into the mainframe. The RKP5637 Dec 2017 #53
Blast from the past Clarity2 Dec 2017 #5
You could do online shopping on Compuserve DBoon Dec 2017 #6
Yeah, *P had online shopping basic and premium. n/t TygrBright Dec 2017 #7
My wife and I met through a Prodigy singles ad. trackfan Dec 2017 #8
I Was There, Too! Leith Dec 2017 #9
I was on GEnie and Delphi. hunter Dec 2017 #10
Yep, I still have a legacy AOL account, too. TygrBright Dec 2017 #12
I still have a legacy AOL email acccount too steve2470 Dec 2017 #17
You are a true nerd's nerd, I worship you haha steve2470 Dec 2017 #19
I remember those horrible AOL per minute charges *shudder* the bad old days steve2470 Dec 2017 #11
I used GEnie and Compuserve MineralMan Dec 2017 #13
I never knew about GEnie but I used Compuserve briefly steve2470 Dec 2017 #15
I used Compuserve until about 2000. MineralMan Dec 2017 #18
Right. While I don't miss the prices, I miss the excitement so much! I trhought I was the only one lunamagica Dec 2017 #21
me too, it was very exciting! nt steve2470 Dec 2017 #25
You're never the only one. MineralMan Dec 2017 #26
It opened a whole new world. It was a fantastic feeling. But I thoulght I was the only one for whom lunamagica Dec 2017 #29
Then you probably read some of my articles in PC World. MineralMan Dec 2017 #32
I'm sure I did! lunamagica Dec 2017 #33
I probably did too! blaze Dec 2017 #38
Compuserve had tons of discussion forums. MineralMan Dec 2017 #39
My Dad (and I'm 63) was a SYSOP blaze Dec 2017 #47
Yep. Prepare for a comeback. TygrBright Dec 2017 #14
yes it will steve2470 Dec 2017 #16
... guess we'll have to go back to shortwave radio, all become hams, and hope they don't jam the RKP5637 Dec 2017 #34
I remember how expensive AOL and CompuServe were lunamagica Dec 2017 #20
Neither Prodigy, Compuserv, AOL, nor GEnie started out as part of the internet FarCenter Dec 2017 #22
CompuServe was the place for tech support csziggy Dec 2017 #23
I used that program too! I remember how excited I was when I logged on lunamagica Dec 2017 #31
TAPCIS was certainly a wonderfu program back in those days csziggy Dec 2017 #35
I was a TAPCIS user too! blaze Dec 2017 #41
I think I was up to 1200 baud by the time we started with TAPCIS csziggy Dec 2017 #44
This is still one of my favorite RandomAccess Dec 2017 #61
I remember putting the phone handset on the cradle Egnever Dec 2017 #24
I also remember pecosbob Dec 2017 #27
Maybe we can go back to the ARPANET! I used to use with with Telnet in the 70's , a terminal, RKP5637 Dec 2017 #28
haha I would have to learn some things :) nt steve2470 Dec 2017 #36
LOL! Like always keep a tube tester handy when working on an ENIAC computer with 18,000 tubes! Yep! RKP5637 Dec 2017 #51
wow I feel bad for that guy! nt steve2470 Dec 2017 #52
Imagine how hot it got in there. One problem was enough cooling so solder joints did not melt!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2017 #54
wow...more feelings for the poor guy! job security I guess nt steve2470 Dec 2017 #58
Marty! We're going Back! To the Usenet! JHB Dec 2017 #37
None of those were the "internet" fescuerescue Dec 2017 #40
Back then it looked like Freepville's website looks today. lpbk2713 Dec 2017 #42
Oh my. The 'Good Old Days' Stonepounder Dec 2017 #43
I remember ZORK! NewJeffCT Dec 2017 #46
I remember when Prodigy started charging on a per email basis NewJeffCT Dec 2017 #45
We had a Leading Edge computer Marthe48 Dec 2017 #48
I guess we could go back to dial up bulletin boards. Kablooie Dec 2017 #49
K&R stonecutter357 Dec 2017 #55
I used compuserve in the early days Mosby Dec 2017 #56
Remember how terrible the Internet was in 2015, before "net neutrality"? PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #57
I still use my CompuServe email address. Basic LA Dec 2017 #59
Ever wonder why that pricing structure didn't survive? brooklynite Dec 2017 #60
Netcom! kwassa Dec 2017 #62
Hand In the Air: Veteran of more than a few $400 months on AOL. Stinky The Clown Dec 2017 #63
What I expect from Ajit-Net ThoughtCriminal Dec 2017 #64
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