tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.comments2022-04-13T09:54:13.746-05:00The Paper PCRobert S. Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04492136290020528309noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-11130907456791155632017-11-01T09:44:38.470-05:002017-11-01T09:44:38.470-05:00A relative newcomer in Aug 1996 and not really sur...A relative newcomer in Aug 1996 and not really sure how I came across Compuserve.Made a lot of friends on there and met a few "boarders".Had a lot of fun and I miss all the people I knew on there.I probably left in the mid 2000's although i accessed my account every now and then.The registered boarders had stars by their name and the later joiners had hashes.<br /><br />107627,1622Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00781287773378623265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-31707563414271559872017-07-13T04:58:56.718-05:002017-07-13T04:58:56.718-05:00Nice Blog Post !Nice Blog Post !PC Suppliershttp://www.electrocw.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-32215201369867634552015-02-17T11:35:03.805-05:002015-02-17T11:35:03.805-05:00From '85 until '94 or so, I saved my trans...From '85 until '94 or so, I saved my transcripts from near-daily visiting several forums of CompuServe, PeopleLink, Delphi, Genie, BIX, the Well, etc.<br /><br />I've thought about writing some code to parse these text files to reconstruct the message threads or file archives from these forums, and making them available on a web site. I do not know of another place where these communities are archived.<br /><br />At the time, out of a concern for file space on floppies, I know I would often edit these text transcripts and remove messages that I didn't want to save - so I know I didn't save everything.<br /><br />Did anyone else save transcripts of their modem surfing?Display Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842340986220388709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-24440640528273421732014-09-10T16:00:43.362-05:002014-09-10T16:00:43.362-05:00Even later to the farewell party. Compuserve and...Even later to the farewell party. Compuserve and the Source both provide fond memories of a bygone era. The mesmerizing scrolling of 300 baud text on a monochrome monitor will always be the first thing I think of when I hear the word "online". RIP compuserve from 71022,3450Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-65956751544144238012014-07-23T00:34:46.581-05:002014-07-23T00:34:46.581-05:00Late to the farewell party, but want to thank comp...Late to the farewell party, but want to thank compuserve for life-changing moments, from meeting new friends, meeting the love of my life (and now husband of almost 20 years), having the most hysterical conversations with people I never met and now never will. Ironically, it is compuserve that protected users most...that ID number traveled with you everywhere, no matter what your chat room name was, so you could be located and reported, and also tagged as a friend. I was very happy in those early days and still miss them. Farewell Compuserve, and thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-79397065230948571052013-05-05T07:34:43.094-05:002013-05-05T07:34:43.094-05:00Well there you go, or not!! This is 2013 and I'...Well there you go, or not!! This is 2013 and I'm still using my compuserve via aol and with no problem at all for both my numeric and letter name. I still use the numericl if I want to be anonymous. <br />I started in 1989 on a 4mzh Z80 (8 bit cpu) and 1200 b/s dial up. Now running on 13.2Ghz (4x3.4) 64 bit with Fedora 18..bit of an overkill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-61512932308610268622012-09-07T03:08:03.859-05:002012-09-07T03:08:03.859-05:00Hi, I used to be 100024,1572 -The first one in our...Hi, I used to be 100024,1572 -The first one in our company being online and able to get into life concact with developers or customers in the States or Asia. -No need to wait for Floppies being shipped by Air Mail to get Updates or to send document translations to the manufacturers.<br />Yes it was streightforward to be "online" in 1990 whe I was lucky enough to live in one of the few high speed access port areas in Germany. 1200 Baud! Increditable speed!<br />Later, when more and more forums were closed, the "internet" got increasing attention and the price politcs let me cancel my membership short before the end of the sevice. Lot of concentration went on "homepages", -well I also changed the company I was working for...<br />But it´s still a little crack in my heart thinking of. -I still have some of my old business cards with my CIS-ID on it.<br />Farewell! -It was a funny time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-60528457516987492632012-05-07T23:33:49.238-05:002012-05-07T23:33:49.238-05:0074176.3204
OMG it popped into my head like remembe...74176.3204<br />OMG it popped into my head like remembering my own name/birthday.<br />You know whats funny... I don't remember when I actually STOPPED using Comp-u-serve, it kida just faded out of my life... WOW,<br /><br />goodbye old friend, we hardly knew ya!!!<br />:)and :(cjmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16802303669808530289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-68433216903959445092012-04-02T01:35:11.180-05:002012-04-02T01:35:11.180-05:00I was 106522,1172. I loved it. Good community, bes...I was 106522,1172. I loved it. Good community, best "online" time of my life. No lew end comms. I've been connected via an Olivetti M24 with Nec V30 and 1200 bps. I miss this good olf fashioned ID. I miss that good old time with MFM-Disks, checking any interleave, looking for drivers and so on. A part of me has gone...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-56997994607562482702011-05-20T15:17:47.671-05:002011-05-20T15:17:47.671-05:00I have this acer iconia laptop, the virutal keyboa...I have this acer iconia laptop, the virutal keyboard hangs when you type too fast...<br /><br />I am hoping they will have a fix soon...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-24375532928720421052011-02-03T07:04:53.805-05:002011-02-03T07:04:53.805-05:00thanks for this great postthanks for this great postcasino en lignehttp://www.1-casinogambling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-85937827351928493882011-01-18T06:03:44.748-05:002011-01-18T06:03:44.748-05:00nice tutorial... thanksnice tutorial... thankscasinohttp://www.casinoenligne-fr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-16961456179115029722011-01-06T22:00:56.018-05:002011-01-06T22:00:56.018-05:00I miss being there! Good times! Enjoy!I miss being there! Good times! Enjoy!Mijohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03226994611936467926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-61308501100324788942011-01-03T07:12:33.597-05:002011-01-03T07:12:33.597-05:00This could be something revolutionare, for all key...This could be something revolutionare, for all keypads.mac hard drive recoveryhttp://www.cleverfiles.com/hard-drive-recovery.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-50039751097263606762010-12-31T13:08:45.535-05:002010-12-31T13:08:45.535-05:00We have been a CompuServe user for over 25 years n...We have been a CompuServe user for over 25 years now. We made the change as outlined in this post.<br /><br />However, the way AOL has implemented this has and continues to cause us problems with our Blackberry devices.<br /><br />The issue is that both "pop.csi.com" and "imap.csi.com" both map to the same IP address. The the "port" number makes the distinction between "IMAP" and "POP3".<br /><br />What happens with Blackberry devices is not matter what you tell them, they check the mail server you specify to determine what protocol to use. First they check the "IMAP" ports. If they work then Blackberry configures the device as "IMAP". There is NO way around this. <br /><br />If AOL had created different IP addresses for each (as the different names would lead you to believe) this would not be a problem.<br /><br />This has been very frustrating for all us. But there is nothing that can be done since both Blackberry and AOL have a case that they are doing nothing wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-57883192560852130882010-12-08T05:09:34.919-05:002010-12-08T05:09:34.919-05:00After I started my own ISP in late 1995 I only rea...After I started my own ISP in late 1995 I only reached CompuServe by Telnet,which now generates "System BHC is temporarily unavailable" messages.casino en lignehttp://www.jouercasino.eu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-2678018790983682562010-12-08T01:58:50.081-05:002010-12-08T01:58:50.081-05:00Is this for real? Is this available in the market ...Is this for real? Is this available in the market already? I'm sure this is expensive. But it'll be an interesting gadget to try. =DLexmark 82http://www.inkjetsuperstore.com/lexmark-18l0032-remanufactured-black-inkjet-cartridgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-13604485163817257662010-11-17T00:24:33.449-05:002010-11-17T00:24:33.449-05:00I have been looking at the various Internet TV dev...I have been looking at the various Internet TV devices in PC World lately and this one has potential. In the end I probably would opt for a TV that has Google TV or Internet TV functionality built in to the LED TV itself rather than opt for a separate device. I only really care about Hulu, Netflix, GoogleTV and YouTube integration at this point.Justin Germinohttp://www.dragonblogger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-87063723634963787822010-06-23T23:34:39.650-05:002010-06-23T23:34:39.650-05:00The Green Hornet would have liked the Reclaim for ...The Green Hornet would have liked the Reclaim for his wardrobe. There are "Bubbles" that can appear on the home display for Finance, News, Local Weather, etc. Thou I need to confirm that Bubbles does not require a Sprint data plan. Easy to program a Google Voice number as an automatic text message signature and I keep the phone charged in my car with a Micro/USB cable. Robert, do you know how long the Reclaim's biodegradable corn plastic will last in a landfill?dolar hoyhttp://tedateo.com/dolar-hoy/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-29334017410492716982010-01-19T10:43:14.647-05:002010-01-19T10:43:14.647-05:00Six years ago I was told that I had "converte...Six years ago I was told that I had "converted" my classic account to a cs.com account and that all my e-mail would be forwarded to my new address...and it was for a while. <br /><br />Little did I know that the forwarding had stopped working so I never received the notice to convert or have my numeric account die. I just found out it was closed this weekend.<br /><br />And since the service I've been paying for - keeping my numeric account active with forwarding - hasn't been working for at least a year, you'd think they'd give me a refund. No, I have to write to Department L-48 in Columbus.<br /><br />[sigh] Everything AOL touches turns to crap. I miss my numeric account. I had it since 1985. RIP 73467.3303Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137164363276986516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-17938468099583391642010-01-01T07:13:23.637-05:002010-01-01T07:13:23.637-05:00CompuServe Classic. I will miss you old friend you...CompuServe Classic. I will miss you old friend you are like a soldier that did your duty well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-34939076850998946102009-11-26T20:56:45.812-05:002009-11-26T20:56:45.812-05:00AOL put QuantumLink to sleep under the same circum...AOL put QuantumLink to sleep under the same circumstances: no fanfare, just a whimper.<br /><br />CompuServe, GEnie, Delphi, and Prodigy -- what fun those days held!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-7604994067639635132009-11-26T10:16:18.799-05:002009-11-26T10:16:18.799-05:00Jim Cameron
>> who were willing to pay $25 a...<b>Jim Cameron</b><br />>><i> who were willing to pay $25 an hour to post messages.</i><br /><br />Yup! Had my wife ever seen the bill, she would have shot me!<br /><br />>><i>The AOL acquisition was the beginning of the end</i><br /><br />No kidding. Once pseudonyms were allowed, decorum flew out the window.<br /><br />I was 73507,1747 and for a time one of Shel Hall's asst. sysops at HOM-62 better known as the CARS Forum.<br /><br />AOL tossed Shel under a bus and sold the forum to some nut-case. <br /><br />One by one the better forums fell, massive libraries, some still irreplaceable elsewhere (LAWSIG) are all gone.Authentic Connecticut Republicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867654898369536598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-29258446234322100132009-11-07T22:22:22.374-05:002009-11-07T22:22:22.374-05:00I wonder whether others are still having trouble w...I wonder whether others are still having trouble with the switch to webmail months later. My switchover was full of problems but I finally got it set up to forward to my gmail account... however, it doesn't always work. It's now been a month since gmail was able to get any of those messages. Since the Compuserve account was my primary email from 1996 until the switch to webmail, there could be some significant email lost in that pipeline.Karlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925546212345361041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11094092.post-90107370560357227812009-09-26T01:03:08.199-05:002009-09-26T01:03:08.199-05:00Ah yes, the memories. I first signed up when I bo...Ah yes, the memories. I first signed up when I bought my first "real" computer around '86 or '87. A 8 MHz XT with 30MB hard drive, CGA and color monitor all for $1100 - a great deal at the time. That and a 1200bps modem from DAK got me on-line. <br /><br />Navigating the text command lines and later DOSCIM.<br /><br />CompuServe should go down as a monumental case of mis-management by neglect. How else do you explain going from leader to nothing in a industry that changed America?<br /><br />Of course, AOL itself is largely a relic now, so I guess they got their reward.71101,2454noreply@blogger.com