72627,1325
Did you know CompuServe was still around?
Did you even know what CompuServe was?
If not, read this. The gist of it is it’s a place that a lot of today’s 40+ techies spent a lot of time.
When I read the article, the number 72627,1325 jumped to mind. I couldn’t believe I’d still recall my CompuServe ID after all these years, but a Google search proves it. That was me.
It’s kind of sad to see these old online services closing down. Some day, Ultima Online will go away. And EverQuest. And World of Warcraft. Each of them taking a set of memories with them.
They say you can never go back home, because it won’t be what you remembered. But in the case of virtual worlds, you can’t go back home because someone turned it off.
July 6th, 2009 at 9:52 am
Sheesh, feeling a bit maudlin’ lately Steve?
Seriously, Ultima, Everquest and Warcraft can’t take the memories with them when they go down. Those memories belong to you and to everyone else who played them. Even if the servers stay on, you can’t go back because you won’t be who you were when you played the games and made those memories.
Instead of feeling sad about old memories, try to feel happy about making new ones :)