In mid 2005 look for AOL to sell off CompuServe. The new CIS will launch as a closed off service, with no ties to the Internet, and therefore 99% less SPAM, virii, and spyware. In 4th quarter 2005 CIS will launch a text only service.
In 1st quarter 2006, Time Warner will sell off AOL--to Atari. Atari (formerly Infogrames, formerly Hasbro Interactive, formerly JTS, formerly Warner Brothers Atari, formerly Bushnell Atari) will launch a new direct user interface that coexsists with CompuServe over standard telephone lines via an analog modem. It will be slow as hell. But it will not have SPAM, spyware, governement spying via Echelon, RIAA or MPAA spybots, a GUI, or lawyers.
Just 150KB/sec?:) I grabbed it at 372KB/sec to my home box from work over SSH with Lynx (his antileech spoiled a standard wget, grin). That about maxes my advertised 3000kbps down (372*8=2976) from Crapcast, for once I'm getting what I pay for... Thx Mr. Bass!
I have yet to get an email on it. And all my stuff was set to yes, gack. I only use one account in conjunction with my 3Com Audrey so I can use My!Yahoo in the kitchen and have reminders sent to Audrey (pop3) to flash her green stick...
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In mid 2005 look for AOL to sell off CompuServe. The new CIS will launch as a closed off service, with no ties to the Internet, and therefore 99% less SPAM, virii, and spyware. In 4th quarter 2005 CIS will launch a text only service.
In 1st quarter 2006, Time Warner will sell off AOL--to Atari. Atari (formerly Infogrames, formerly Hasbro Interactive, formerly JTS, formerly Warner Brothers Atari, formerly Bushnell Atari) will launch a new direct user interface that coexsists with CompuServe over standard telephone lines via an analog modem. It will be slow as hell. But it will not have SPAM, spyware, governement spying via Echelon, RIAA or MPAA spybots, a GUI, or lawyers.
It'll be sweet.
Just 150KB/sec? :) I grabbed it at 372KB/sec to my home box from work over SSH with Lynx (his antileech spoiled a standard wget, grin). That about maxes my advertised 3000kbps down (372*8=2976) from Crapcast, for once I'm getting what I pay for... Thx Mr. Bass!
I have yet to get an email on it. And all my stuff was set to yes, gack. I only use one account in conjunction with my 3Com Audrey so I can use My!Yahoo in the kitchen and have reminders sent to Audrey (pop3) to flash her green stick...
Was easy to find him via Google. Feel free to drop him a line via voice fax and email about how great you think he is...