Prodigy used 1,200 bit/s modem connections for its initial roll-out. Initially, subscribers using personal computers accessed the Prodigy service using copper wire telephone " POTS" service or X.25 dialup. Prodigy was described by the New York Times as "family-oriented" and one of "the Big Three information services" in 1994. Prodigy Communications Corporation (Prodigy Services Corp., Prodigy Services Co., Trintex) was an online service from 1984 to 2001 that offered its subscribers access to a broad range of networked services, including news, weather, shopping, bulletin boards, games, polls, expert columns, banking, stocks, travel, and a variety of other features.
Online service that operated from 1984 to 2001 Prodigy Communications, L.P.įebruary 13, 1984 39 years ago ( ) (as Trintex)