Ten of the Shortest-Lived Tech Products Ever
What it was: CompuServe's brief attempt to create an AOL killer—a more family-friendly, consumery variant of its own service, which catered more to geeks and business types. Announced: March 25th, 1996. What they said when it was new: “It's time forĀ ...
CompuServe closes after 30 years
It began offering electronic mail capabilities and
technical support to commercial customers in 1978, and for many industry veterans it provided them with ...
Bank Payment Systems Still Operate Like CompuServe and AOL
From information and communication to music and television, the Internet has helped transform every aspect of our lives. Well, every aspect except banking. In the last three decades — while our smartphones transported us to the future — our banks got ...