Ethan wrote:
  I don't have any docs on the CompuServe board, but
I can give you a
 historical tidbit or two... (snip)...
    
Ah, thanks for the education.  Very interesting.  Are there any good
online sources of historical infomation about CompuServe and their data
center?  I should google.....
  Try here... 
http://www.rdrop.com/~jimw/j-boards.shtml
... for a
 picture of what looks to be a CompuServe Node serial card.
    
Hmmm...yes, too bad Jim doesn't have the picture behind the thumbnail
online anymore.  Would be interesting to see up close.  Thanks for the link.
J