Computer Trivia time! Geeks need only apply, but others might too...

[Solon]

OK look at this screen:



This program ran on the Tandy Deskmate 3.69 and is the predessesor of what famous computer software company?

[roguevalley]

1. IBM? Lordy. I haven't seen a screen like that in years.

[Solon]

2. Not even close...

though I will say that I updated my message, they make a very famous software program today that operates pretty much the same as the one shown above.

[Tony_Illinois]

3. Is it AOL?

[Solon]

4. Ding Ding Ding!!!!

We have a winner! Here's your prize:

Here's a cookie.

[pnorman]

5. I didn't have the slightest idea,

so I Googled "Quantum Computer Services". Here's what came up:

1989: Quantum Computer Services Is Reborn
as America Online

The Internet bulletin-board system Quantum Computer Services acquires a new name, America Online (AOL), and focuses on recruiting a diverse, broad-based subscribership. From 1989 to 1998, AOL grows from its roots as an insignificant start-up with barely 100,000 members, to an industry leader with more than 14 million members.

The founder of Quantum, Steve Case, claims he was born with entrepreneurial blood. His childhood venture, a lemonade stand, was profitable, as were four companies he founded while attending Williams College in Massachusetts. Graduating with a degree in business, he worked for Proctor and Gamble and Pizza Hut and gained valuable experience in the corporate world.

In 1982 Case bought a Kaypro personal computer, hoping to participate in the early world of online bulletin-board systems (BBS). He had a tough and costly time getting the equipment -- computer, modem, software, cable -- to work together, but when the system was rolling, he was thrilled to be able to reach out via computer from his home in Wichita, Kansas. His frustration with the difficulty of setting up his connection and his excitement to communicate with others outside his local community were experiences that likely influenced his ease-of-use focus, when he founded his own BBS a few years later.
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http://www.historyoftheinternet.com/chap5.html

The site looks intersting, so I'll be spending the next hour or so on it.

pnorman

[Tony_Illinois]

6. This screen is in an old workbook from school about internet origins

and the evolution of technology. Not in color, but that's the one.

[Floogeldy]

7. Ha ha ha! I stole Tony's cookies!

Mmmm. Yum yum. "Crunch crunch crunch." Mmmmm they're good.