copp@wind.bellcore.com (David H Copp) (10/04/89)
How does Prodigy compare to Compuserve or the other commercial BBSs? Will summarize the responses for the net. TIA David H. Copp (201) 829-4337 copp@bellcore.com WS2I
dlow@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Danny Low) (10/05/89)
>How does Prodigy compare to Compuserve or the other commercial BBSs?
Getting Prodigy is like paying for a mail order catalog. That's the quality
and nature of Prodigy. There is heavy empahsis on buying things,
you get constant ads on the bottom of your screen and there are very
few forums for talking. Think of it as nothing but groups like
comp.newprod.
Compuserve is much like the net except that
1. You pay for it. Expect to spend $100-$300 a month if you
are actively using it.
2. The people there are much, much, much nicer. Flaming is
almost non-existent in the forums I participate in and
flamers tend to be quickly shut off.
Danny Low
"Question Authority and the Authorities will question You"
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