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Re:A 1982 Commodore 64 web server, 64k RAM, 1 MHz CPU, runni... by DanBC on Sunday October 07, 2012 @08:01PM (#4624878)
This blurry image (http://i53.tinypic.com/2janfrd.jpg) from 1988 has some nostalgia. ($10 1988 dollars are about $18 2011 dollars.)

Compuserve, charging $11 per hour, had "more than 250,000 subscribers".

The Source, charging $8 per hour, was popular for its conferencing system "parti".

Delphi, charging $6 per hour had a loyal but small (less than 10,000 users) following.

BIX, $9 per hour, grew from a magazine.

Notable quote:

> "This is the computer industry as it used to be: people sharing ideas and solutions without the greed and grit with associated with today's corporate driven, litigation-laced, industry" (this was written over 20 years ago).

Re:A 1982 Commodore 64 web server, 64k RAM, 1 MHz CPU, runni... by WalterGR on Monday October 08, 2012 @06:28AM (#4626210)
Also notable is Quantum Link ($9.95/mo) - originally for the C64 and C128 - which later became America Online.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_Link