Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!ingr! From: jah@b15.INGR.COM (James Harvey) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: PRODIGY -----> Reviews wanted..... Keywords: PRODIGY Message-ID: <1737@b15.INGR.COM> Date: 5 Oct 90 22:25:43 GMT References: <90274.131757JJL101@psuvm.psu.edu> <4466@apricot22.UUCP> <90275.182407JJL101@psuvm.psu.edu> <2540@polari.UUCP> <13244@leadsv.UUCP> Reply-To: jah@ingr.b15.UUCP (James Harvey) Organization: Intergraph Huntsville Lines: 39 th: b15!jah >In article kristoff@genbank.bio.net (David Kristofferson) writes: >There was a mention in Business Week some time back (if I remember >correctly) that Prodigy carries any story that Dow Jones news service >has released in the last day or two in connection with any stock of >interest. Is this accurate? >-- Yes, it is true. The stories are available for two days after initial release. I use this feature every day. You can also maintain a list of stocks for which you can get quotes on a 15 minute delay basis. Market summaries are also available for stocks, bonds, commodities, and currencies. I use these every day to quickly see how much money I'm losing. But these features alone are not enough for me to continue the service. Why I will keep PRODIGY is because of the following: In article <13244@leadsv.UUCP> zech@leadsv.LEADS.LMSC.COM.UUCP (Bill Zech) writes: >Prodigy gets a bad rap that really isn't deserved. It's not Usenet, >nor does it try to be. It's biggest problem is attempting to appeal >to such a wide audience. True, the public forums are censored, and many >object to this. However, for a family-oriented service, I don't >think that's out of line ... I agree. I want this service moderated for family use because I let my two sons (9 & 11) use this service without my being present. There are several bulletin boards that they use having kids their own age as participants. NOVA has fantastic special features for kids which include graphics. Also there are several interactive games with graphics that they enjoy. I also have GEnie membership but do not allow my kids to access it. My wife also uses PRODIGY a great deal. It will be interesting to see how long PRODIGY maintains its unlimited usage at the current monthly fee considering GEnie's Star Services lower (non-prime time) fee. Let's hope Compuserve follows suit with flat fees soon. Jim Harvey My company doesn't know I exist, so these must be my opinions and not theirs.