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In article <Oct.4.01.19.04.1990.15068@genbank.bio.net> kristoff@genbank.bio.net (David Kristofferson) writes:
>There was a mention in Business Week some time back (if I remember
>correctly) that Prodigy carries any story that Dow Jones news service
>has released in the last day or two in connection with any stock of
>interest.  Is this accurate?
>-- 

I'm not sure of the above, but I can state that the various new service
features are updated every few hours.  I have found it a good means
of staying on top of the Gulf crisis.  It is much more matter-of-fact
that the sound-bite crud on TV.

Prodigy gets a bad rap that really isn't deserved.  It's not Usenet,
nor does it try to be.  It's biggest problem is attempting to appeal
to such a wide audience.  True, the public forums are censored, and many 
object to this.  However, for a family-oriented service, I don't 
think that's out of line as long as people like Jesse Helms are around.

One poster claims the forums operate at an eight-year-old level.
Certainly some topics might, but keep in mind many of the users
may be children.  Each family gets an ID for each family member.
I have found some of the discussions to be quite adult.  The
same could be said for Usenet, except that few of its users
are actually children.

I considered dropping Prodigy a while back, but with the new VGA
level software and faster operation via look-ahead and more 
caching, it is much improved.  I use it every day, much as I
would scan a newspaper.  I'm more interested in news and 
stock quotes, movie reviews, road & track, the encyclopedia,
and other services than I care about email.  
None of those are available on Usenet,
and I don't end up with piles of newpaper in my garage.

Each service has its good and bad points.  That's why I
use 3 or 4 of them.  Choose the ones that suit you best,
and keep an open mind. 

- BZ