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From: ewagar@pnet01.cts.com (Eric Wagar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: PRODIGY?
Message-ID: <682@crash.cts.com>
Date: 10 Nov 89 21:56:07 GMT
Organization: People-Net [pnet01], El Cajon CA
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  To put it briefly, no.  I got Prodigy as a freebee when they introduced the
service to the San Diego area.  I tried the service for the six months they
gave me for free, and by the end of the six months, I wasn't calling very
often.  The system is **very** slow.  The graphics are CGA quality, and in
color only if you have an EGA or better card.  Users only have a number, such
as 647325, in contrast to the more normal user ID's ("ewagar") on this system
and others.  The conversations are extremely lame.  In fact, in the PC
section, most of the conversation centered around how to change some of the
dumb features of the system (it does a very good job of blocking out the
printscreen key).  All in all, the system lags behind what you are using now
in the way of user friendliness, and intelligence of the average user.  When
the commercials on TV show people who look like it took them weeks to figure
out how to turn on their computer, they are perfectly describing their target
audience.  

  But, the banking feature might be worth $10 a month for you; if so, go for
it, otherwise, forget it.

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