Subj : Re: Back at it
To   : Abbub
From : Dr. What
Date : Mon May 01 2023 07:53:32

-=> Abbub wrote to Dr. What <=-

 Ab> account, which she showed us. My impression of Prodigy was that it was
 Ab> exactly the kind of on-line service I'd expect someone who bought an
 Ab> IBM PS/1 to use. lol.

Same for me.  To me, it seemed that Prodigy was meant for kids - not adults.

 Ab> We used to cycle through 'free' trials of AOL and leech files off of
 Ab> them.

By that time, I had a job and money.  So I never thought about using the free
trials and leeching files (good idea, though).

But I also tried the other services: Bix, GENIE.  I think there were a couple
of others, but they really didn't have the vibrant user base of the BBSs (which
were free).

 Ab> Goldbox engine. It was very similar to those games in look and feel. I
 Ab> think that lasted until I got the first bill.

I think that's where most people ended for these services.  They just weren't
worth it for many people.


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