For anyone around in the early days of the commercial Internet, CompuServe was a familiar name. Along with AOL (the simply known as America Online), it was one of the main Internet portals, offering e-mail and dial-up online access until it was taken over by AOL in the mid ‘90s.
But last week, AOL closed the door on that piece of history, as CompuServe died after an impressive 30-year history. AOL urged CompuServe subscribers – and yes, there were still a few – to switch to its CompuServe 2000 brand.
