Comments on: A Little Internet History and a New DVD Site http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/07/03/a-little-internet-history-and-a-new-dvd-site/ Independent Opinions on Comics of All Kinds Sat, 26 May 2012 17:46:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Adam Arnold http://comicsworthreading.com/2009/07/03/a-little-internet-history-and-a-new-dvd-site/comment-page-1/#comment-104904 Adam Arnold Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:17:43 +0000 http://comicsworthreading.com/?p=7596#comment-104904 Ah, the good old days of not even 56k modem speeds and having to pay not only for the service itself, but the phone charges themselves... But yes, I know exactly what you mean. I was on both AOL (mainly for DC Comics Online) and CompuServe back then and I preferred CompuServe because it was just so much faster to use and all the forums felt like a family. My fondest memories are of the Anime/Manga Forum, though, circa 1997-1999. [Speaking of CompuServe, you recall the failed attempt to offer web only access through their "WOW!" service?] Ah, the good old days of not even 56k modem speeds and having to pay not only for the service itself, but the phone charges themselves…

But yes, I know exactly what you mean. I was on both AOL (mainly for DC Comics Online) and CompuServe back then and I preferred CompuServe because it was just so much faster to use and all the forums felt like a family. My fondest memories are of the Anime/Manga Forum, though, circa 1997-1999.

[Speaking of CompuServe, you recall the failed attempt to offer web only access through their "WOW!" service?]

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