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In fairness to Compuserve , I must disagree with rowemg's opinion. As to the problems with Windows 2000, yes, we've had problems too, but it was with the Windows - it refused to acknowledge our printer or scanner, and kept jamming up. Compuserve, like our printer company, LexMark, and computer manufacturer, E-Machine, were not given a copy of the new Windows programme until the day before it was released to the public. So they had no time to work out any bugs between it and their systems. I have very few problems with Compuserve as a service. I have a 3 yr contract, and got a free computer, so started off pretty well with that bargain! I have no problems with the ...  Read the complete review

CompuServe is one of the original Browsers, I have even been known to have this software on my system, not for very long I grant you, but It has been there. In fact there once was a time when all 3 computers in the house had CompuServe as their browser. BUT THAT WAS 8 YEARS AGO! And the reason all the family got rid of CompuServe was that it was crap! It was unstable, HIGHLY irritating to use and just like the equally annoying AOL, a swine and a half to remove from your computer. But come now I hear you cry, that was 8 years ago. Give CompuServe a break, surely they would’ve fixed all those problems, at least they must have learnt ...  Read the complete review

The support you can get from the Compuserve forums is second to none. The users there are very knowledgable and can solve most queries - however basic. If you are a new user it does not matter. You will not be treated like an idiot - just another human being. I had trouble with IRQ steering and rather than waste time searching on the net I asked on Compuserve. My problem was solved quite quickly. It may take a few days to get an anwer but it is worth the subscription many times over. Indeed, there is the occasional message posted to back this up. What many people do not realise, however, is that you do not need to be a member to access and use Compuserve. You can ...  Read the complete review

CompuServe Corporation, company that operates CompuServe Information Service, an online service that provides news and information, Internet access, and electronic mail (e-mail) to users of personal computers. Subscribers connect to the service over telephone lines using a computer and modem. The company also provides computer network services to corporate customers and operates SPRYNET, an Internet access provider. CompuServe Corporation is based in Columbus, Ohio. Jeffrey Wilkins founded CompuServe in 1969 with his father-in-law Harry Gard, who owned an insurance business in Columbus. CompuServe sold time on the insurance company's mainframe computer, allowing ...  Read the complete review

Many many moons (at least 7 years ago, maybe longer) ago I opened an account with Compuserve. The service was excellent, they had terrific forums where I met lots of like-minded people and made lots of friends. There was also an online community "Worlds Away" where I happily wiled away the hours playing bingo with my virtual buddies. ~~~ Subscriptions ~~~ Yes this wonderful service cost you money, but back then free Internet access was a thing of the future. Because their basic package only included 5 hours before you were charged for your online time (hey I was online 5 hours a day!) I upgraded my subscription to one which was around £20 but had ...  Read the complete review