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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?
>-- 

Yes, it is true. The stories are available for two days after initial
release.  I use this feature every day.  You can also maintain a list of
stocks for which you can get quotes on a 15 minute delay basis. Market
summaries are also available for stocks, bonds, commodities, and
currencies.  I use these every day to quickly see how much money I'm
losing.  But these features alone are not enough for me to
continue the service.  Why I will keep PRODIGY is because of the following:

In article <13244@leadsv.UUCP> zech@leadsv.LEADS.LMSC.COM.UUCP (Bill Zech) writes:
>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 ...

I agree.  I want this service moderated for family use because I let my
two sons (9 & 11) use this service without my being present.  There
are several bulletin boards that they use having kids their own age as
participants.  NOVA has fantastic special features for kids which
include graphics.  Also there are several interactive games with
graphics that they enjoy.

I also have GEnie membership but do not allow my kids to
access it.  My wife also uses PRODIGY a great deal.  It will be interesting
to see how long PRODIGY maintains its unlimited usage at the current monthly
fee considering GEnie's Star Services lower (non-prime time) fee.  Let's
hope Compuserve follows suit with flat fees soon.

                            Jim Harvey

My company doesn't know I exist, so these must be my opinions and not theirs.