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35. TAPCIS was certainly a wonderfu program back in those days
Fri Dec 15, 2017, 04:24 PM
Dec 2017

I remember people who even in the late 1990s who still used MS-DOS machines and TAPCIS to keep in touch.

My husband and I had a subscription to The Source when it was acquired by TAPCIS. The Source had no good message board system or any economical way to access their information. TAPCIS got me hooked on message boards and forums!

I remember those Prodigy discussion groups! kentuck Dec 2017 #1
Yeah, *P was where the cool kids hung... LOL... n/t TygrBright Dec 2017 #3
Once again, going BACKWARD...to Make America Great Again. Atman Dec 2017 #2
Those who won't learn from history... n/t TygrBright Dec 2017 #4
We can always use teletypes again!!! I used to use them to load small programs into mainframes. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2017 #30
I think you mean punch cards infullview Dec 2017 #50
Nope, punched tapes with programs loaded into a teletype tied into the mainframe. The RKP5637 Dec 2017 #53
Blast from the past Clarity2 Dec 2017 #5
You could do online shopping on Compuserve DBoon Dec 2017 #6
Yeah, *P had online shopping basic and premium. n/t TygrBright Dec 2017 #7
My wife and I met through a Prodigy singles ad. trackfan Dec 2017 #8
I Was There, Too! Leith Dec 2017 #9
I was on GEnie and Delphi. hunter Dec 2017 #10
Yep, I still have a legacy AOL account, too. TygrBright Dec 2017 #12
I still have a legacy AOL email acccount too steve2470 Dec 2017 #17
You are a true nerd's nerd, I worship you haha steve2470 Dec 2017 #19
I remember those horrible AOL per minute charges *shudder* the bad old days steve2470 Dec 2017 #11
I used GEnie and Compuserve MineralMan Dec 2017 #13
I never knew about GEnie but I used Compuserve briefly steve2470 Dec 2017 #15
I used Compuserve until about 2000. MineralMan Dec 2017 #18
Right. While I don't miss the prices, I miss the excitement so much! I trhought I was the only one lunamagica Dec 2017 #21
me too, it was very exciting! nt steve2470 Dec 2017 #25
You're never the only one. MineralMan Dec 2017 #26
It opened a whole new world. It was a fantastic feeling. But I thoulght I was the only one for whom lunamagica Dec 2017 #29
Then you probably read some of my articles in PC World. MineralMan Dec 2017 #32
I'm sure I did! lunamagica Dec 2017 #33
I probably did too! blaze Dec 2017 #38
Compuserve had tons of discussion forums. MineralMan Dec 2017 #39
My Dad (and I'm 63) was a SYSOP blaze Dec 2017 #47
Yep. Prepare for a comeback. TygrBright Dec 2017 #14
yes it will steve2470 Dec 2017 #16
... guess we'll have to go back to shortwave radio, all become hams, and hope they don't jam the RKP5637 Dec 2017 #34
I remember how expensive AOL and CompuServe were lunamagica Dec 2017 #20
Neither Prodigy, Compuserv, AOL, nor GEnie started out as part of the internet FarCenter Dec 2017 #22
CompuServe was the place for tech support csziggy Dec 2017 #23
I used that program too! I remember how excited I was when I logged on lunamagica Dec 2017 #31
TAPCIS was certainly a wonderfu program back in those days csziggy Dec 2017 #35
I was a TAPCIS user too! blaze Dec 2017 #41
I think I was up to 1200 baud by the time we started with TAPCIS csziggy Dec 2017 #44
This is still one of my favorite RandomAccess Dec 2017 #61
I remember putting the phone handset on the cradle Egnever Dec 2017 #24
I also remember pecosbob Dec 2017 #27
Maybe we can go back to the ARPANET! I used to use with with Telnet in the 70's , a terminal, RKP5637 Dec 2017 #28
haha I would have to learn some things :) nt steve2470 Dec 2017 #36
LOL! Like always keep a tube tester handy when working on an ENIAC computer with 18,000 tubes! Yep! RKP5637 Dec 2017 #51
wow I feel bad for that guy! nt steve2470 Dec 2017 #52
Imagine how hot it got in there. One problem was enough cooling so solder joints did not melt!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2017 #54
wow...more feelings for the poor guy! job security I guess nt steve2470 Dec 2017 #58
Marty! We're going Back! To the Usenet! JHB Dec 2017 #37
None of those were the "internet" fescuerescue Dec 2017 #40
Back then it looked like Freepville's website looks today. lpbk2713 Dec 2017 #42
Oh my. The 'Good Old Days' Stonepounder Dec 2017 #43
I remember ZORK! NewJeffCT Dec 2017 #46
I remember when Prodigy started charging on a per email basis NewJeffCT Dec 2017 #45
We had a Leading Edge computer Marthe48 Dec 2017 #48
I guess we could go back to dial up bulletin boards. Kablooie Dec 2017 #49
K&R stonecutter357 Dec 2017 #55
I used compuserve in the early days Mosby Dec 2017 #56
Remember how terrible the Internet was in 2015, before "net neutrality"? PoliticAverse Dec 2017 #57
I still use my CompuServe email address. Basic LA Dec 2017 #59
Ever wonder why that pricing structure didn't survive? brooklynite Dec 2017 #60
Netcom! kwassa Dec 2017 #62
Hand In the Air: Veteran of more than a few $400 months on AOL. Stinky The Clown Dec 2017 #63
What I expect from Ajit-Net ThoughtCriminal Dec 2017 #64
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