CompuServe

CompuServe is an internet service provider and online portal based in .
==History==
The CompuServe Information Service (CIS) was founded in 1969 as a computer service. Along with AOL and , CIS was one of the first pre-Internet, online services for consumers, providing bulletin boards, online conferencing, business news, sports and weather, financial transactions, electronic mail, news, travel and entertainment data and online editions of computer publications..2009-04-02.
In 1979, CompuServe was the first service to offer electronic mail and technical support to personal computer users. In 1980, they were the first to offer real-time chat with its CB Simulator. By 1982, the company had formed its Network Services Division to provide wide-area networking to corporate clients. Initially focused on the U.S. market, a Japanese version called was launched in 1986. In 1989, the company expanded into Europe and became a leading Internet service provider.
===Ownership===
CIS, CompuServe Network Services, and CompuServe Remote Computing were operated by CompuServe Corporation. In 1980, the company was acquired by , which then sold it to America Online (AOL) in February 1998.. 1995-09-12.About CompuServe, Yahoo!. Accessed 2021-10-06. Electronic mail services now are handled by AOL.Overview of AOL Mail on mobile devices, CompuServe. 2020-08-10. The company presently operates as a subsidiary of .Yahoo is Yahoo once more after new owners complete acquisition by Jon Porter, The Verge. 2021-09-02.
==References==
==External links==
*CompuServe official website
**Use POP or IMAP to sync AOL Mail on a third-party app or download your email (2020-03-26)
*CompuServe at the Higher Intellect Vintage Computing Wiki
* at Wikipedia
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