19 Aug
2005
19 Aug
'05
10:39 a.m.
On Thu, 18 Aug 2005, Jim Leonard wrote:
You know what I miss? Prodigy. I miss the
high-resolution vector
graphics -- some truly amazing pictures went down the 1200 baud wire
amazingly quickly because the vector art obviously took up much less
space than bitmap art (even ASCII art!). In 1989, it was the web before
the web was even concieved (including advertising!!).
Heck, it was AOL before AOL was AOL.
There was a Prodigy 'demo' disk floating
around that simulated a Prodigy
session to try to get people to sign up. It didn't require the service
itself, or even a modem -- does anyone have this disk?
I'm pretty sure I do, but standard caveats apply. In this case, it's
either mixed in with a thousand other disks or it's in one of two boxes
filled with just online services manuals and software. I'll try to check
it out when I get a chance, and if I find it I'll send a copy to you.
--
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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