CompuServe
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet |
| Founded | 1969 (as Compu-Serv Network, Inc.) |
| Headquarters | Formerly Columbus, Ohio, U.S., , U.S. |
| Parent | Yahoo! Inc. |
| Website | www |
CompuServe (CompuServe Information Service, abbreviation: CIS) was the first large company that was an Internet service provider, in the United States.
CompuServe was the first large commercial provider of online services in the United States. It was created in 1969. It introduced the GIF format for pictures and a system for exchanging GIF files.[1]
Other websites
[change | change source]- CompuServe website
- CompuServe UK Archived March 6, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
- CompuServe Canada Archived August 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- CompuServe Pacific
- CompuServe Switzerland Archived October 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- CompuServe Germany Archived June 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- CompuServe France Archived November 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Aviation Special Interest Group
- CompuServe Brings The Information Age Home
- CompuServe Services & Forums list (circa February 2000) [dead link]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "GIF". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
