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I miss the old Prodigy company

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sardonical1

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Dec 13, 2009, 11:59:18 PM12/13/09
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I used to be a "special contributor" on the Prodigy service. I miss
Prodigy, but I'm glad that competition was able to push it into the
dustbins of history. In our modern era, Prodigy would have received a
bailout.

It was an interesting company, but AOL beat it in the competition.
The amazing thing, though, is to look at the creative destruction that
is still ongoing -- with AOL being overtaken by services that are even
more innovative, such as Google. The great thing is that, with the
demise of Prodigy, new services and content continue to flourish on
the internet. That is the way the world works.

NormanM

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Dec 14, 2009, 12:09:03 PM12/14/09
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Google is not a direct replacement for Prodigy. AOL choose to compete with
the likes of Google, Windows Live (formerly MSN), and Yahoo!, instead of the
likes of AT&T, Comcast, Road Runner, and Qwest. But you need the likes of
AT&T, Comcast, Road Runner, or Qwest to be able to access the likes of AOL,
Google, Windows Live, or Yahoo!.

| 12/14/09 09:06:18 IP block 76.208....@whois.cymru.com
| Trying 76.208.139.185 at ARIN
| Trying 76.208.139 at ARIN
| AT&T Internet Services SBCIS-SBIS-6BLK (NET-76-192-0-0-1)
| 76.192.0.0 - 76.255.255.255
| pppox pool - bras4 lsan03 SBCIS-100306132035 (NET-76-208-128-0-1)
| 76.208.128.0 - 76.208.159.255
|
| # ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2009-12-13 20:00
| # Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database.

You are using the company which bought Prodigy for your Internet access. In
that sense, Prodigy is not completely gone. Only the content is gone; but
AT&T is in a partnership with Yahoo! for similar content to what Prodigy
used to provide. Assuming you like Yahoo! better than Google.

I don't particularly like either.

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

Patrick Phillips

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Dec 14, 2009, 1:42:27 PM12/14/09
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On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:59:18 -0800 (PST)
sardonical1 <sardo...@gmail.com> wrote:

There is still a Prodigy Service in Mexico owed by Carlos Slim that sold
his US Prodigy shares to SBC.

Prodigy is accessed over the internet now rather than a online service
though most of it is still via dialup in Mexico, Carlos Slim owns TeleMex
the main telco monopoly in Mexico and much of Middle and South
American countries, he and his son's are always listed in the top 50 or so
richest people in the world.

AT&T Worldnet had what they called Worldnet Guides at one time that provided
about same services as P* SC's.

But the Prodigy brand is still very much alive in Mexico.
If you speak Spanish and can afford dialup access to Mexico they may still
have a opening for Special Contributers? :-)
--
Patrick in IL.

norm

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Dec 14, 2009, 8:14:37 PM12/14/09
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Just out of curiosity, what name might other former special contributors
recognize?

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norm

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