CompuServe Thread

Just in case any of you aren't browsing the "What's new" sections on ASOFT and ACAD, (you REALLY need to be doing this!) here is an item many of you will be intereted in: wayne ========== FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: David Kishler or Debra Young CompuServe Incorporated 614/538-4571 or 614/538-4553 ACCESS TO COMPUSERVE FROM THE INTERNET AVAILABLE NOW Leading Information Services Company Continues to Pave the Information Highway COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 31, 1994 — CompuServe Incorporated, the worldwide provider of online information services to personal computer users, today announced that CompuServe members can access the CompuServe Information Service directly from the Internet using telnet protocol, meeting the previously-announced timeframe. Telnet access to CompuServe eliminates the need for a separate modem connection and, for some members, the need to dial long distance to access the service. To access CompuServe, members simply telnet to CompuServe.com and follow the prompts for baud rate, User ID and password. CompuServe provides free, immediate online sign-up for non- members accessing via telnet. Connect rates for accessing CompuServe through telnet are the same as local dial-up rates via the CompuServe network. Currently, the service supports ASCII (text) mode for telnet access. Enhanced future versions of the CompuServe Information Manager (CIM) software will allow CompuServe members who access via telnet to use CIM's full range of graphical interface features. Throughout the rest of 1994, CompuServe will introduce additional Internet-related features, including access to the popular Internet USENET Newsgroups, remote log- in to Internet hosts and file transfer from Internet archive sites. For more information, call 800/621-1253 (outside the U.S. call 614/529-1349), or send electronic mail to Sales@CIS.CompuServe.com Established in 1979, the CompuServe Information Service provides its worldwide membership of 1.8 million with databases and services to meet both business and personal interests. In addition to the CompuServe Information Service, CompuServe Incorporated provides frame relay, wide and local area networking services, electronic mail, business information services and software to major corporations and government agencies worldwide. CompuServe is an H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) company. # # #