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The context was completely different. Controlling what appeared on your TV was quite a novelty! And there weren't other interesting things to do on a computer,
by forinti 16y ago
The context was completely different. Controlling what appeared on your TV was quite a novelty! And there weren't other interesting things to do on a computer, except for games.
- loumf 16y agoOn page 5 of the programming guide, it has a list of things you can download from CompuServe. Partial list: * Games * Store-front advertising display (flashing and animated) * Home Babysitter -- teaches kids the alphabet * business spreadsheet * sports data (subscription service on compuserve) * stock quotes (subscription service on compuserve) Granted, I mostly just played games and hacked programs, but I had a word processor and got a copy of GEOS (GUI windowing environment) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEOS_(8-bit_operating_system) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEOS_(8-bit_operating_system)