CompuServe forums being shut down on December 15

[Inquisitive Raven]

Who here is surprised that they were still in existence?

<Waves>

Unlike some folks here, I don't remember my CIS ID, although I do remember that CompuServe used octal for them. I didn't have accounts on any of the other big-name services of the time. Indeed I remember staying far away from Prodigy both because the early graphical interface sucked, and the fact that they pioneered monetization by advertising.