CompuServe

CompuServe

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Internet
Founded	1969; 57 years ago (1969) (as Compu-Serv Network, Inc.)
Headquarters	Formerly Columbus, Ohio, U.S., Columbus, Ohio , U.S.
Parent	Yahoo! Inc.
Website	www.compuserve.com

CompuServe (CompuServe Information Service, abbreviation: CIS) was the first large company that was an Internet service provider, in the United States.

CompuServe was the first large commercial provider of online services in the United States. It was created in 1969. It introduced the GIF format for pictures and a system for exchanging GIF files.

Other websites

• CompuServe website
• CompuServe UK Archived March 6, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
• CompuServe Canada Archived August 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
• CompuServe Pacific
• CompuServe Switzerland Archived October 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in German)
• CompuServe Germany Archived June 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in German)
• CompuServe France Archived November 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
• Aviation Special Interest Group
• CompuServe Brings The Information Age Home
• CompuServe Services & Forums list (circa February 2000) ^{[dead link]}

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