CompuServe is an internet service provider and online portal based in Columbus, Ohio.
History[]
The CompuServe Information Service (CIS) was founded in 1969 as a computer time-sharing service. Along with AOL and Prodigy, CIS was one of the first pre-Internet, online services for consumers, providing bulletin boards, online conferencing, business news, sports and weather, financial transactions, electronic mail, Usenet news, travel and entertainment data and online editions of computer publications.[1]
In 1979, CompuServe was the first service to offer electronic mail and technical support to personal computer users. In 1980, they were the first to offer real-time chat with its CB Simulator. By 1982, the company had formed its Network Services Division to provide wide-area networking to corporate clients.[1] Initially focused on the U.S. market, a Japanese version called Niftyserve was launched in 1986. In 1989, the company expanded into Europe and became a leading Internet service provider.[1]
Ownership[]
CIS, CompuServe Network Services, and CompuServe Remote Computing were operated by CompuServe Corporation. In 1980, the company was acquired by H&R Block, which then sold it to America Online (AOL) in February 1998.[2][3] Electronic mail services now are handled by AOL.[4] The company presently operates as a subsidiary of Yahoo!.[5]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 CompuServe Information Service at the Free On-Line Dictionary Of Computing.2009-04-02.
- ↑ CompuServe Corporation at the Free On-Line Dictionary Of Computing. 1995-09-12.
- ↑ About CompuServe, Yahoo!. Accessed 2021-10-06.
- ↑ Overview of AOL Mail on mobile devices, CompuServe. 2020-08-10.
- ↑ Yahoo is Yahoo once more after new owners complete acquisition by Jon Porter, The Verge. 2021-09-02.
External links[]
- CompuServe official website
- CompuServe at the Higher Intellect Vintage Computing Wiki
- CompuServe at Wikipedia
