Two old 3.5" floppy disks for early internet use.

I guess it's about time I threw these away... 10 whole hours, in which time you could probably download a couple of files 🙄
BTW, the Wh@tnet disk is missing it's disk, I removed it to experiment with making infrared filters for photography.
#compuserve #demon #whatnet #retro

I still remember my #CompuServe number: 72020,612. I made my first online purchase in their electronic mall. It was a SimCity guidebook.

#Compuserve ist das IT-Unternehmen des recht extremen Unternehmers Frank #Gotthardt, welches in österreichischen Krankenhäusern eine abgekündigte (auslaufende) SAP-Lösung ersetzen möchte.

IMPex 118 ("mars brain", 1995?) | brad brighton (words & pictures) Get more from brad brighton (words & pictures) on Patreon

More from the early-mid '90s. "We have intelligent life at home..."

#RockinTuesday #BlueTue #shortstory #patreon #writing #compuserve #imps

IMPex 102 (untitled) | brad brighton (words & pictures) Get more from brad brighton (words & pictures) on Patreon

Take your pick!

Stop by for public stuff, become a free member for even more, or support via paid membership for "the rest" like this latest post, a writing exercise I did involving a used wing dealer, marital infidelity, and more!

#CompuServe #IMPs #Writing #BTS #Patreon #AmWriting #BookSky

Foundations and Influences, part n where n = 1 | brad brighton (words & pictures) Get more from brad brighton (words & pictures) on Patreon

I don't suppose there's a BlueSky community for #CompuServe #IMPs hiding out there somewhere is there? #IMPSky? #writing #critique

#amwriting

Adventure 751, from Compuserve, Recovered and Playable Interactive Fiction blog Regna in Blue reports that a rare variant of classic Adventure, that was playable on Compuserve for many years and only went down when their game offerings went offline in the mid 90s, has been recovered and made playable online. It’s called Adventure 751 in reference to the number of available points … Continue reading "Adventure 751, from Compuserve, Recovered and Playable"

CompuServe.com - Home

CompuServe is still running? We're almost the same age. 😞

Bulletin boards, dial up sub 14.4 and Macintosh not MacOS is about where we started. A computer is just a tool. Switch out when it no longer serves you.
#linux #macos #pc #atari800 #compuserve #dialup

www.compuserve.com

CompuServe 4’s main menu #RetroTech #CompuServe #90sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #1990sTech

CompuServe 4’s main menu

#RetroTech #CompuServe #90sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #1990sTech

Man representing himself against charges of trying to kill Trump plans to call just 3 witnesses - Netscape News

#CompuServe

#Newsfeed

www.compuserve.com/news/story/0...

Okay Mr. Finn we are suspending your #CompuServe account.

Maybe #Commodore need to setup a #BBS or bring back #Compuserve next.

Book face. 🙅‍♂️

Egal. Ich bleibe bei #compuserve . 😄

#PublicSocialMedia #FWakePublicSocial #FWakeTopicMeets

#SocialMediaGenerations #SocialMedia5G

1. #TreeBulletinBoard #Corkboard
2. #HamRadioMedia
3. #CitizenBandRadio #CBmedia
4. #BBS #SocialMedia
5. #Usenet #SocialMedia #RFC977 #NNTP #Usenet1979
6. #CompuServe

#NoCoverSocialMedia /\

a computer screen displays a dialogue progress screen Alt: a computer screen displays a dialogue progress screen about a modem connection to an internet provider.

Gibt es auch in .de. Es gibt sogar mehrere Systeme. Aber eher nix für die breite Masse.
Erinnert Euch nur mal daran, was #CompuServe und #AOL damals aus dem schönen #Internet gemacht haben 😉.

El 1 de julio de 2009 cierra el servicio original de CompuServe (su correo siguió funcionando un par de años más). Fue un pionero en servicios en línea desde 1979 antes de la llegada de la web. AOL había adquirido CompuServe en 1998.
#retrocomputingmx #compuserve #AOL #computerhistory

You're not very chatty. This is a far departure from 40 years ago on #compuserve.

Welcome to CompuServe (circa 1995) #RetroTech #90sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #1990sTech #CompuServe

Welcome to CompuServe (circa 1995)

#RetroTech #90sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #1990sTech #CompuServe

Ugh. Thanks for making us do the math. . . 42 years online here. . . if #compuserve counts as the "internet." Does it?

🎱 En algún lugar de éste #Miércoles 28/may/25 📲

🗞️ 1987, #CompuServe introdujo el formato #GIF (Graphics Interchange Format), que permitió la compresión y visualización eficiente de imágenes en color en la web. 🖼️

#DiaInternacionalDeLaHamburguesa 🍔

Online Was a Different Thing in 1992 A Report From the Days When Compuserve Was the Big One Online

Back in 1992, I had upgraded to a 9.6 kbs and joined CompuServe, which was then the leading dial-up online service for regular people. I reported on my first ventures into the new online world in a story for the Swedish computer magazine DataTeknik. #compuserve
open.substack.com/pub/nordicli...

“You're about to enter CompuServe - your connection to the Internet and the world's premier online service.” #RetroTech #90sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #1990sTech #CompuServe

“You're about to enter CompuServe - your connection to the Internet and the world's premier online service.”

#RetroTech #90sComputing #DigitalNostalgia #OldSchoolTech #TechThrowback #1990sTech #CompuServe

CompuServe and its floppy disk connection kit (March 1995)

CompuServe and its floppy disk connection kit (March 1995)

The Windows Internet Tour Guide, Michael Fraase, Ventana Press (1994)

Funimag, 6th January 1996

Who remembers their first access to the Internet?
30 years ago! 😱
Damned already! It was in March 1995 with CompuServe and its floppy disk connection kit.
On 6 January 1996, Funimag was created 😅
#nostalgia #memories #oldmemories #30yearsago #internetnostalgia #CompuServe #geeknostalgia #funicular

A 3.5-inch **High-Density (HD) floppy disk** containing the *CompuServe Information Manager* for *Windows 2.0.1*. The label advertises **10 free hours online**, a common 1990s promotion to introduce users to dial-up internet. The top of the label features a **colourful digital collage**, mixing classical statues, futuristic figures, and the Statue of Liberty, symbolising the early internet’s global reach. The bottom provides **installation instructions**, referencing *Windows Program Manager* and *Windows 95*, evoking the era of floppy-based software. The disk has a **beige plastic shell** with a **metal shutter**, standard for the time. The **"HD" marking** in the lower-left confirms it as a **High-Density (1.44MB) floppy disk**, an upgrade from earlier Double-Density (DD) formats. A classic **90s computing relic**, this disk represents the time when **getting online required installing software, dialling up, and navigating the early digital world.**

Did you use Compuserve in the early days of online computing? From forums to email it was a real glimpse into the future.

Do you miss anything about, it or has the modern web made it obsolete? I thought it was better back then, despite it being slow... and EXPENSIVE!

#RetroComputing #Compuserve

🌐 “Sometimes Life Calls for Deeper Answers.” This 1994 CompuServe ad, recorded off KGO 7, explores why money markets react to the US dollar. 90s digital curiosity! 💻✨ #CompuServe #DeeperAnswers #1994Throwback #KGO7 #RetroAds #ClassicTVSpots

Sehr cool. #Compuserve war noch Abenteuer

Who has something they’ve done that’s rare or unique that you’d like to share?

Me: I bought Christmas gifts on the Internet (CompuServe) in the early to mid-90s.

#rare #unusual #share #CompuServe #Christmas #gifts #internet #decadesago #oldman

Was Prodigy an online service, a band, a rapper, a Pokémon series, a Star Trek series, or something else?

Since I have nothing (sorry, I meant *EVERYTHING*) to do on Thanksgiving, I'm premiering my talk from @demosplash.bsky.social on YouTube in ~2 hours (8pm EST):

youtu.be/hUeNciQWysI