CompuServe

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf online service provider
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:CIS
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:AOL
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 1998
gptkbp:competitor gptkb:AOL
gptkb:Delphi
gptkb:GEnie
gptkb:Prodigy
gptkbp:defunct 2009
gptkbp:foundedIn 1969
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Jeffrey_Wilkins
gptkb:John_R._Goltz
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Columbus,_Ohio,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CompuServe
gptkbp:industry information technology
online services
gptkbp:introducedService Internet service provider
file sharing
news
online forums
online shopping
online chat
electronic mail
weather
software downloads
stock quotes
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:German
gptkb:Spanish
English
Japanese
gptkbp:logo CompuServe logo.svg
gptkbp:notableEvent acquisition by AOL in 1998
launch of GIF format in 1987
shutdown of classic service in 2009
gptkbp:notableFor early email services
first major commercial online service in the US
originator of the GIF image format
pioneering online forums
providing dial-up Internet access
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:CompuServe_Email
gptkb:CompuServe_Forums
gptkb:CompuServe_Graphics_Interchange_Format_(GIF)
gptkb:CompuServe_Information_Service_(CIS)
gptkbp:notableUser business professionals
general public
early computer enthusiasts
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:AOL
gptkb:H&R_Block
gptkbp:serviceType Internet service provider
dial-up
email
news
online forums
shopping
chat
file transfer
weather
software downloads
stock quotes
gptkbp:status defunct
gptkbp:userBasePeak over 3 million users
gptkbp:website www.compuserve.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MCI_Mail
gptkb:GIF
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5