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AOL Shuts Down CompuServe

Posted by Soulskill on from the real-men-use-base-eight dept.

Oracle Goddess writes "After 30 years, CompuServe is all but dead, as AOL has pulled the plug on the once-great company. The original CompuServe service, first offered in 1979, provided its users with addresses such as 73402,3633 and was the first major online service. CompuServe users will be able to use their existing CompuServe Classic (as the service was renamed) addresses at no charge via a new e-mail system, but the software that the service was built on has been shut down. Tellingly, the current version of the service's client software, CompuServe for Windows NT 4.0.2, dates back to 1999."

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  1. I'm a killer? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First, I watched the Tonight Show for the first time with Conan just a while back and thought, "So Andy's back as announcer AND sidekick? Just like Ed McMahon!" Ed sadly passes away. Freaky. Next day, I got into an argument on how much Michael Jackson sucks and BAM! Michael passes away. Then I watch the Tonight Show with Billy Mays & Anthony Sullivan. Yup, again, died too.

    I swear, just last Wednesday, I read some articles on "walled garden" (e.g. AOL with their AOL Keyword) ISPs for nostalgia and read some old Usenet posts. One of those articles included CompuServe. Now, they're 100% dead. So WTF? ALL I DO IS KILL!? I'm the only one doing this?

    RIP Ed McMahon (1923-2009), Farrah Fawcett (1947-2009), Michael Jackson (1958-2009), Billy Mays (1958-2009), Karl Malden (1912-2009), & CompuServe (1969-2009). I might have killed 2/3 of you people!

    1. Re:I'm a killer? by couchslug · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      "I might have killed 2/3 of you people!"

      Since you just posted AC, this could be interesting.

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