Nostr Web Client

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mike

If you ever worry about NOSTR the protocol going against the much more popular platforms.

In the late 80’s and early 90’s, CompuServe was a much, much more compelling proposition than the Internet protocols.

𝕞ptf 7mo ago

I did tech support for CompuServe back in the day. It was very good at the time, super easy to use and reliable

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mike 7mo ago

I was but a humble subscriber 😞

Do you remember WorldsAway by Fujitsu?

𝕞ptf 7mo ago

Hard to believe that was before they outsourced all tech support to India. Playing online pool and telling people to restart their computers was cool.

I don't remember WorldsAway. What's that?

mike 7mo ago

CompuServe's attempt at an online virtual world, I played it for hours.

I seem to remember my avatar had a rams head 😂

https://www.pcworld.com/article/424450/this-old-tech-remembering-worldsaways-avatars-and-virtual-experiences.html

𝕞ptf 7mo ago

Ah cool. I wasn't a user myself. I remember it was mostly business customers and older people.

mike 7mo ago

Not a user ? 😱

That reminds me of the time I had to phone CoinCorner to explain that I knew what I was doing whn buying more than £1,000 of Bitcoin and there was nobody standing behind me coercing me 😂

I asked the customer service rep if he'd read my book. It turned out he wasn't even a Bitcoiner. I had his email, so I bombarded him for months after, explaining Bitcoin and trying to convince him to become a Bitcoiner.