Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!orion.oac.uci.edu!uci-ics!cwi!alan From: alan@cwi.UUCP (Alan Wright ) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: Prodigy Keywords: Prodigy Message-ID: <655@cwi.UUCP> Date: 24 Feb 90 19:30:18 GMT References: <1683@lakesys.lakesys.com> <12519@frog.UUCP> <3055@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu> Distribution: usa Organization: CaseWare, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA Lines: 37 In article <3055@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu>, vu1216@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Supreme Commander) writes: > I used to be a member of Prodigy back when they used to give out free > test memberships. I absolutely hated the system. First of all the This does not, of course, represent everyones opinion of the service. I like the service very much, especially considering the low price. > graphics are not all that good, and you wait for minutes for your > screen to re-draw. And that is, when it used to re-draw. At times the I like the graphics, and I doubt if I have ever waited more than 30 seconds for the program to download a feature AND redraw the screen. Note that I have a slow machine (XT clone) and Hercules graphics. > machine would just sit there, and sit there. Eventually, about five > minutes later, it would log off giving you an error code. The first I have had this happen only once in several months on the service. This might depend on the service area you are in and the time of day that you use the service. Maybe the LA area has lower subscriber density. > However, this happened day after day after day. Sometimes I would log > on, wait three minutes for the main screen, move to another section, > wait three minutes, etc. Your patience gets quickly exausted. So, I I go through my standard sequence of features (about 8), in approximately 10 to 15 minutes per day. Most of this time is spent reading. If there is anything I dislike about Prodigy, it is its heavy emphasis on merchandising. On the other hand, I have bought a couple of items through Prodigy vendors that I might not have found otherwise. I could elaborate on the features that I do like, but instead I'll just state that there are plenty of features that you might like, and since the service is inexpensive to try out, you might as well do so and judge the service for yourself.