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mahatmakanejeeves

(64,683 posts) Thu Feb 13, 2025, 10:44 AM Feb 2025

On this day, February 13, 1984, the consumer online service Prodigy was founded.

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On February 13, 1984, the consumer online service Prodigy was founded

I kept up to date with the first Gulf War with Prodigy on my Tandy 1400 LT, which I still have. The info was always a day or two ahead of the printed newspaper. I probably still have the Prodigy 3.5 floppies.

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On this day, February 13, 1984, the consumer online service Prodigy was founded. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2025 OP

I could have covered a wall EYESORE 9001 Feb 2025 #1

Just mentioned on another thread Rastapopoulos Feb 2025 #2

EYESORE 9001

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1. I could have covered a wall

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Feb 13, 2025, 11:27 AM

Feb 2025

with all the CD-ROMs they sent.

Rastapopoulos

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2. Just mentioned on another thread

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Feb 13, 2025, 01:03 PM

Feb 2025

I signed up for Prodigy when I bought my first computer, an IBM PS/2. I jumped into the political forums (this was during the 1992 presidential campaign) and followed the heated discussions. Back then, it was mostly Rush Limbaugh zombies but there was also a large Democratic support group. One of the posters was a guy that would eventually become Bartcop. When Prodigy faded out, we followed him to his site and that's how I ended up finding DU.

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