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1969–2009 American online service provider
CompuServe, Inc. (CompuServe Information Service, Inc., also known by its initialism CIS or later CSi) was an American Internet company that provided the
CompuServe
American multinational technology company
service MSN, which was intended to be a competitor to services such as CompuServe and AOL. The web browser Internet Explorer was not bundled with the retail
Microsoft
1991 US District Court decision
Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe Inc., 776 F. Supp. 135 (S.D.N.Y. 1991), was a 1991 court decision in the United States District Court for the Southern District
Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe Inc.
Cubby,_Inc._v._CompuServe_Inc.
Virtual online communities
II, Atari 8-bit computers, IBM PC, Commodore 64, Sinclair, and others. CompuServe, Prodigy, and AOL were three of the largest BBS companies and were the
Social_media
Global system of connected computer networks
and for delivering services to the public. In mid-1989, MCI Mail and Compuserve established connections to the Internet, delivering email and public access
Internet
Mail sent using electronic means
mail systems soon began to emerge. IBM, CompuServe and Xerox used in-house mail systems in the 1970s; CompuServe sold a commercial intraoffice mail product
Client software for the CompuServe service
CompuServe Information Manager (CIM) was CompuServe Information Service's client software, used with the company's Host-Micro Interface (HMI). The program
CompuServe Information Manager
CompuServe_Information_Manager
Form of computer communication over the internet or locally
opposed to PLATO, which was educational) was the CompuServe CB Simulator in 1980, created by CompuServe executive Alexander "Sandy" Trevor in Columbus,
Instant_messaging
Discussion or informational site published on the internet
services such as GEnie, Byte Information Exchange (BIX) and the early CompuServe, e-mail lists, and bulletin board systems (BBS). In the 1990s, Internet
Blog
Bitmap image file format family
image format that was developed by a team at the online services provider CompuServe led by American computer scientist Steve Wilhite and released on June
GIF
American multinational financial technology company
remittance services in Japan Archived August 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Compuserve, 30 March 2010 03:16 am ET New regs force PayPal to stop Japanese personal
PayPal
Organization that provides access to the Internet
the World Wide Web. During the 1980s, online service providers such as CompuServe, Prodigy, and America Online (AOL) began to offer limited capabilities
Internet_service_provider
Type of business industry usually conducted over the internet
commerce" in Volcano, California. Testifying are CPUC, MCI Mail, Prodigy, CompuServe, Volcano Telephone, and Pacific Telesis. (Not permitted to testify is
E-commerce
Family of lossless-compression image file formats
discussion rapidly expanded, it later used a mailing list associated with a CompuServe forum. The full specification of PNG was released under the approval of
PNG
American internet portal
grew to become the largest online service, ahead of established players CompuServe and Prodigy. By 1995, AOL had about three million active users. AOL was
AOL
Type of service provider
industry. Only the largest services like AOL (which later acquired CompuServe, just as CompuServe acquired The Source) were able to make the transition to the
Online_service_provider
Subculture interested in anthropomorphic animals
to as furry comics. One such comic, T.H.E. Fox, was first published on CompuServe in 1986, predating the World Wide Web by several years, while another
Furry_fandom
36-bit computer by Digital (1966–1983)
assembled was at CompuServe, which, at its peak, operated over 200 loosely coupled systems in three data centers in Columbus, Ohio. CompuServe used these systems
PDP-10
Real-time communication over the internet
that was widely available to the public was the CompuServe CB Simulator in 1980, created by CompuServe executive Alexander "Sandy" Trevor in Columbus,
Online_chat
1978 video game
be run as a service for British Telecom. In 1987, MUD1 was licensed by CompuServe, who pressured Richard Bartle to close down the instance of MUD1, better
MUD1
American political commentator (1951–2021)
a 35-year-old aerobics instructor whom he met on the online service CompuServe in 1990. They married at the house of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence
Rush_Limbaugh
American rock band
Robustelli 2017, p. 123. Robustelli 2017, p. 60-61. "Steely Dan interview with CompuServe members". Granatino.com. October 20, 1995. Archived from the original
Steely_Dan
American space opera television series (1994–1998)
(in the rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated newsgroup), and the GEnie and CompuServe systems before the Web came together as it exists today. The station's
Babylon_5
Short CGI video and internet meme
was commercially available), made some minor changes and posted it on a CompuServe Internet forum as an .avi format. He also reportedly sent the Dancing
Dancing_baby
American computer scientist (1948–2022)
1948 – March 14, 2022) was an American computer scientist who worked at CompuServe and was the engineering lead on the team that created the GIF image file
Steve_Wilhite
Online chat service
CompuServe CB Simulator was the first dedicated online chat service that was widely available to the public. It was developed by a CompuServe executive
CB_Simulator
American awards for comics and animation
The Compuserve Comics and Animation Forum's Don Thompson Awards (also known as the Thompsons) were given for achievement in comic books, comic strips,
Don_Thompson_Awards
1997 U.S. district court ruling
CompuServe Inc. v. Cyber Promotions, Inc. was a ruling by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in 1997 that set an early
CompuServe Inc. v. Cyber Promotions, Inc.
CompuServe_Inc._v._Cyber_Promotions,_Inc.
American actor and comedian (born 1967)
Retrieved December 7, 2023. "War of the Funnymen – Netscape Celebrity". compuserve.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2010. Retrieved September
Will_Ferrell
Online service that operated from 1984 to 2001
graphical user interface and basic architecture as differentiation from CompuServe, which started in 1979 and used a command-line interface. Prodigy was
Prodigy_(online_service)
ARPANET and its protocols, X.25 was available for business use. In 1979, CompuServe became the first service to offer commercial electronic mail capabilities
History_of_the_Internet
8-bit home computer introduced in 1982
There were major commercial online services, such as Compunet (UK), CompuServe (US – later bought by America Online), The Source (US), and Minitel (France)
Commodore_64
Saudi Arabian state-owned petroleum and oil-trade company
Retrieved 20 June 2019. "Saudi Arabia names head of PIF as Aramco chairman". CompuServe. Retrieved 2 September 2019.[permanent dead link] Perlroth, Nicole (24
Saudi_Aramco
Online service provider
Source was in operation from 1978 to 1989, when it was purchased by rival CompuServe and discontinued sometime thereafter. The Source's headquarters were located
The_Source_(online_service)
NavCIS was CompuServe Information Service's client program for automated connections to the CompuServe Information Service, at a time when online use
NavCIS
American rock band
several feats. In 1994, Aerosmith released the song "Head First" on the CompuServe online service, which is considered to be the first full-length commercial
Aerosmith
Video game genre
release of a roguelike (pseudo-graphical) MUD called Island of Kesmai on CompuServe and Lucasfilm's graphical MUD Habitat. The first fully graphical multi-user
Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
Massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game
1994 product liability lawsuit
Falwell Trespass to land & Trespass to chattels Rowland v. Christian CompuServe Inc. v. Cyber Promotions, Inc. Dougherty v. Stepp Intel Corp. v. Hamidi
Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants
Liebeck_v._McDonald's_Restaurants
Form of private-equity financing
in 1994; UUNet, Spyglass and Netscape in 1995; Lycos, Excite, Yahoo!, CompuServe, Infoseek, C/NET, and E*Trade in 1996; and Amazon, ONSALE, Go2Net, N2K
Venture_capital
British writer and computer enthusiast
with CompuServe, and for the first high-profile online courtship leading to marriage in the United States. Around 1980, Dunn discovered CompuServe, an
Christopher Dunn (computer programmer)
Christopher_Dunn_(computer_programmer)
Online platform used to build relations
online services such as The Source, Delphi, America Online, Prodigy, CompuServe, and The WELL. Early social networking on the World Wide Web began in
Social_networking_service
American professional wrestler and model (born 1967)
herself as a superhero. In May 2001, she was given an advice column on CompuServe. On November 13 and 14, 2001, she appeared as the on-camera "CEO" of the
Sable_(wrestler)
information, messaging and e-commerce services, were pioneered through CompuServe and RadioShack's MicroNET, and the UK's Post Office Telecommunications
Timeline of historic inventions
Timeline_of_historic_inventions
American period drama television series
General Electric in 1985 and designed games and computer programs for CompuServe. The producers also sought out journalists such as Paul Carroll, who covered
Halt and Catch Fire (TV series)
Halt_and_Catch_Fire_(TV_series)
Topics referred to by the same term
international trade union federation WOW! (online service), a defunct ISP from CompuServe WOW Promotions, an American mixed martial arts organization WOW Sight
Wow
American telecommunications company (1983–2006)
MCI WorldCom. In February 1998, WorldCom acquired CompuServe from H&R Block. Retaining the CompuServe Network Services Division, WorldCom traded its online
WorldCom
American businessman (born 1958)
early proponent of technologies such as Carbon Copy, Lotus Notes, and CompuServe. One of the company's largest clients was Perot Systems. The company grew
Mark_Cuban
Writing format
brands, since the late 1970s – a trend that continues to this day: (1977) CompuServe (1978) WordStar (1979) VisiCalc (1982) MicroProse, WordPerfect (1983)
Camel_case
Proprietary software with time-limited free use
service provider CompuServe enabled people to pay (register) for software using their CompuServe accounts. When AOL bought out CompuServe, its SWREG (Shareware
Shareware
Comics published online
was created digitally and published on CompuServe and later the World Wide Web. Services such as CompuServe and Usenet were used before the World Wide
Webcomic
Doctor Who character
name". Newsgroup: rec.arts.drwho. Usenet: 3eq355$pln@mhadg.production.compuserve.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012
The_Doctor
1996 U.S. appeals court case
CompuServe, Inc. v. Patterson was a court case heard before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals which held that contacts and contracts negotiated through
CompuServe,_Inc._v._Patterson
Form of lossless data compression
that use the encoding. RLE is an early graphics file format supported by CompuServe for compressing black and white images, that was widely supplanted by
Run-length_encoding
1986 video game by LucasArts
the project whilst the kinks were being worked out. It was launched on CompuServe in 1995 as a free service for members. The world was called Dreamscape
Habitat_(video_game)
Former money transfer service
and Billpoint. It was formed as a partnership with AOL, and later with Compuserve and Microsoft. The service was discontinued in November 2003, due to low
C2it
be later racialism (aka "scientific racism") "Bib Lisieux". ourworld.compuserve.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2008. "An Essay Concerning
French_people
French videotex service
short-lived as competing offerings from providers like AOL, Prodigy, and CompuServe as well as independent bulletin board systems and internet service providers
Minitel
1995 decision of the New York Supreme Court
This argument cited the 1991 precedent Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe Inc., which had found CompuServe, an online service provider, not liable as a publisher
Stratton Oakmont, Inc. v. Prodigy Services Co.
Stratton_Oakmont,_Inc._v._Prodigy_Services_Co.
Community with a shared interest in an area
academic and professional computer society. SIG was later popularized on CompuServe, an early online service provider, where SIGs were a section of the service
Special_interest_group
VIDTEX is a family of telecommunication software developed for CompuServe for use with its online dial-up service. VIDTEX client software was available
VIDTEX
Usenet newsgroup
topics related to alternative sex. It ended on 28 December 1996, when CompuServe closed 200 forums without warning. It became known for having the first
Alt.sex.bondage
Computer software
Blue Wave; it directly read and wrote FidoNet files. Mail reader for Compuserve BBS reader Internet mail and news reader The free test subset of OLX is
Offline_reader
systems in the 1980s and throughout the 1990s, competing with the likes of Compuserve and Prodigy. ExecPC began offering Internet access in 1994 as ExecPC Internet
ExecPC_BBS
Computer emulation software
with columnist Loren Lovhaug praising its speed, customizability, and CompuServe compatibility. Some criticism was levied at the lack of native support
CBterm
The B protocol, or CIS B, is a file transfer protocol developed for the CompuServe Information Service, and implemented in 1981. The protocol was later expanded
B_protocol
1985 film by Martha Coolidge
answering journalists' questions via computer terminals and relayed over the CompuServe online service. The dorm in the film is based on Dabney House at Caltech
Real_Genius
American engineer, conspiracy theorist, and entrepreneur
modern, mouse-driven graphical email system for office communication, Compuserve was selling email access to the public, and email had for many years been
Shiva_Ayyadurai
Award by Microsoft
ages, Microsoft provided a great deal of technical support on CompuServe. The CompuServe FoxPro forum was extremely busy and Calvin Hsia, then an independent
Microsoft Most Valuable Professional
Microsoft_Most_Valuable_Professional
BlackHatWorld Carder.su City-Data ClutchFans collectSPACE College Confidential CompuServe (defunct) Computational Chemistry List Craigslist Dark0de DarkMarket DataLounge
List_of_Internet_forums
Family of programming languages
field quickly followed suit; Tymshare introduced SUPER BASIC in 1968, CompuServe had a version on the DEC-10 at their launch in 1969, and by the early
BASIC
over the Internet as a separate product. Also CompuServe WinCim 2.0.1 included a Version of "CompuServe Mosaic", a rebranded version with some WinCim
AirMosaic
American telemarketing company
Third Bank, etc.) and internet services (including America Online and Compuserve). DialAmerica also extends services for over 300 magazine publications
DialAmerica
each personal computer platform. Popular text-based services included CompuServe, The Source, and GEnie, while platform-specific graphical services included
History_of_video_games
available on request to customers before being released commercially in 1981. CompuServe began offering electronic mail designed for intraoffice memos in 1978
History_of_email
Defunct American software company
Microsoft made Blue Ribbon's Amiga products available for free download on CompuServe while discontinuing official support. Austin, Paul (July 1994). "Bars&Pipes
The_Blue_Ribbon_SoundWorks
Family of personal computers sold by Commodore
uploaded some of his early experiments to the file sharing forums on CompuServe. Futurist and science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke used an Amiga computer
Amiga
multi-line Bulletin Board Systems and online service providers such as CompuServe. During this time it was sometimes said that MUD stands for "Multi Undergraduate
History of massively multiplayer online games
History_of_massively_multiplayer_online_games
CompuServe video game, ran 1984–1999
multiplayer empire building game written by Kesmai and run continuously on CompuServe between 1984 and 1999. It was one of CompuServe's most popular games throughout
MegaWars_III
Modulation scheme for data transmission
standard used for 1200 bit/s transmission on US data networks such as CompuServe during the 1980s and 1990s, when dial-up access to time-sharing services
Bell_212A
Google executive
global corporate strategy division. He was later the head of marketing at CompuServe, a subsidiary of AOL, in Germany. At the age of 28, he became the head
Philipp_Schindler
US federal law on website liability
distributors of content created by their users (as held in Cubby, Inc. v. CompuServe Inc.). The section's authors, Representatives Christopher Cox and Ron
Section_230
American tax preparation company
H&R Block grew and went public in 1962. In 1980 H&R Block purchased the Compuserve online service. By 1986, Block was handling more than 10 million tax returns
H&R_Block
Online space and Internet company
Women's WIRE became Women.com in 1995. Women's WIRE migrated to a space on CompuServe and to the web address Women.com. They moved the offices from San Francisco
Women's_WIRE
Topics referred to by the same term
(1995-1998) of the Dayton Dragons minor league baseball team Cubby v. CompuServe, a defamation case relevant to cyberlaw This disambiguation page lists
Cubby
1985 video game
commercially in 2000. The game was available on CompuServe for no additional charge, but CompuServe charged $6 per hour for 300 baud or $12 per hour
Island_of_Kesmai
American media company and magazine
News & World Report entered the digital world by providing content to CompuServe and in 1995 the website usnews.com was launched. In 2001, the website
U.S._News_&_World_Report
Former science and science fiction magazine
between October 1978 and 1995. The first Omni e-magazine was published on CompuServe in 1986 and the magazine switched to a purely online presence in 1996
Omni_(magazine)
Terminal emulator program
connect to any of a number pre-defined online services, such as Delphi, Compuserve or GEnie, or to any other local BBS a user may have had defined. Delrina
WinComm
Metropolitan Statistical Area in Missouri and Kansas, United States
engineering firm H&R Block, financial corporation and former parent company of CompuServe, known mostly for their income tax preparation services Hostess Brands
Kansas_City_metropolitan_area
Former Internet service provider
service provider by CompuServe on February 6, 1996. Assets and customers were acquired by MindSpring in October 1998. "CompuServe launches SpryNet". CNET
SpryNet
Tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II
original on 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2021-04-15. "Archived copy". ourworld.compuserve.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2006. Retrieved 28 February
KV7
Business technology news website
service called "ZiffNet" that offered computing information to users of CompuServe. It featured computer industry forums, events, features and searchable
ZDNET
American financial services company
with $15,000 in capital. In 1983, it launched its first trade via a Compuserve network. In 1992, Porter and Newcomb founded E-Trade and made electronic
E-Trade
American politician (1930–1998)
http://community.compuserve.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?msg=54914.41&nav=messages&webtag=ws-books [dead link] http://community.compuserve.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx
Tony_Gabaldon
Multimedia Encyclopedia was released in November 1995. It integrates CompuServe and CompuServe's popular Internet browser, is included on the Grolier
The 1996 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
The_1996_Grolier_Multimedia_Encyclopedia
Calendar year
Wilhite, American computer scientist, developer of the GIF image format at CompuServe in 1987 (d. 2022) March 4 Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton, Australian author
1948
1981 home computer by Commodore
with US$197.50 worth of free telecomputing services from The Source, CompuServe, and Dow Jones. Tomczyk also created a SIG called the Commodore Information
VIC-20
online services existed before the creation of the World Wide Web, such as CompuServe, Usenet, Internet Relay Chat, Telnet and bulletin board systems. Before
History_of_the_World_Wide_Web
Image dithering algorithm
scale". Proceedings of the Society of Information Display. 17: 75–77. CompuServe Incorporated (31 July 1990). "GIF89a Specification" (TXT). World Wide
Floyd–Steinberg_dithering
British TV series
Winder explaining how to dial into Internet services of the time like Compuserve and CIX. The focus of the programme was primarily the Internet explosion
The_Net_(British_TV_series)
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