CNN reports: Prodigy to shut down online service over Year 2000 problem http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9901/23/prodigy.shutdown.01.ap/ January 23, 1999 Web posted at: 12:47 a.m. EST (0547 GMT) WASHINGTON (AP) -- Prodigy Communications Corp. notified the 208,000 subscribers of its pioneer "Prodigy Classic" online service Friday that it will shut down in October because of the Year 2000 computer problem. The company said the so-called "Y2K" problem was not expected to affect the 433,000 subscribers of its newer "Prodigy Internet" service, launched in late 1996, and it encouraged its Classic subscribers to enroll there. ...more kathy ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Join The NEW Web Consultants Association FORUMS and CHAT: Register Today at: http://just4u.com/forums/ Web Consultants Web Site : http://just4u.com/webconsultants Give the Gift of Life This Year... Just4U Stop Smoking Support forum - helping smokers for over three years-tell a friend: http://just4u.com/forums/ To get 500 Banner Ads for FREE go to http://www.linkbuddies.com/start.go?id=111261 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
