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In article <8057@news.duke.edu> jfw@neuro.duke.edu (John F. Whitehead) writes:
>In article <Bz9C92.7Eq@unx.sas.com> sasrco@mantis.unx.sas.com writes:
>>
>>I am seeking advice from anyone with experience/knowledge on the
>>PRODIGY software/network.  I have 3 children in school (8th, 4th, and
>>1st) and 1 in pre-school.  What can we get out of it?
>
>A lot more trouble than it is worth.
>
>It is slow, hard to read, and full of advertising.  The people who
>run it are restrictive and don't allow any digression from their
>stated goals.

     I have been told as well that Prodigy keeps a record of advertisements
that users (L)ook at (scroll back to.  Users may find themselves on interesting
mailing lists. I was one of the 3-month pre-public testers and noticed no
increase in mail, though I did have that peculiar problem of finding samples
of my files and directory tree in the Prodigy files.  Whatever the case, it's
slow (graphics sending), and gives you a pretty annoying screen to look at.

     Other info systems are generally better-connected, offer similar flat
rates, and have the advantage of being advertisement-free.
     
     -Mike

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Mike Scher                      strange@hercules.acpub.duke.edu
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