BigWarpGuy (26 Sep, 2003 02:09):
I hvae been told that they (CompuServe) goes with the 'marketshare' and that they only support Windows. I dropped their service for that reason (I had a trial membership and will check my credit card account to make sure they don't charge me anyway). It is a shame since they use to support OS/2. I have heard that they are dropping OS/2 related forums. It is a shame they don't support more operating systems (would it have been that difficult?).
I used to use Compuserve because it came with the Bonus Pack all those years ago. Rather clunky and old then. Maybe I should have pestered them but they were expensive for what they were and I cancelled my subscription and the deductions stopped straight away! I used to like the monthly magazine too! If you live in England like me no one's heard of Compuserve these days - it's all AOL! Being in Compuserve was a bit of a Status Symbol all those years ago but are the forums worth joining for - whatever CIM looks like? These forums are heaps better than the Compuserve ones were. If not many Warpers are using them they can't be much better. It's a chicken and egg thing? If Compuserve just made the effort to provide a real A.S.A.D. front end for Warpers - or even a Linux one - then they might increase their market share with the anti Windoze alliance. Maybe...
Zawiah