CompuServe was our ISP but then like a year or two later, we had a different local ISP and installed Trumpet Winsock for TCP/IP. CompuServe let you log in via your local ISP connection. And then, here is the kicker, you could launch into a CompuServe exclusive online product through CompuServe and then log out of CompuServe and stay connected to the cool online product and CompuServe couldn’t charge you by the hour for your time anymore cause they didn’t know you were using it.
Saved my parents buckets of money.
