CompuServe Menus in 1982
In 1982, CompuServe changed their menu structure to “promote ease of use.” The new menus were grouped under six categories:
- Newspapers
- Home Services
- Business and Financial Services
- Personal Computing Services
- User Information
- Index
Any user could go directly to a page by using the “Go” command. For example, typing “Go HOM-1” would go to the “Home Services” menu page.
Some of the new menus were detailed as part of an article describing the changes in the July/August 1982 issue of the TRS-80 Microcomputer News. I have reproduced the menus listed in that article as a snapshot of computer history.
Page IND-1
INDEX
Page CIS-1
COMPUSERVE INFORMATION SERVICE
- Newspapers
- Home Services
- Business & Financial Services
- Personal Computing Services
- User Information
- Index
Page CIS-4
USER INFORMATION
- What’s New
- Command Summary & Usage Tips
- FEEDBACK to Customer Service
- Changing Terminal Defaults
- Changing Your Password
- Reviewing Your Charges
- Changing Credit Card Info
- Telephone Access Numbers
- Current Rates
- CompuServe Viewpoint
Page HOM-1
HOME SERVICES
- Newspapers
- Weather
- Reference Library
- Communications
- Shop Bank at Home
- Groups and Clubs
- Games and Entertainment
- Education
- Home Management
Page FIN-1
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
- News Reports
- Reference Databases
- Communications
Page PCS-1
PERSONAL COMPUTING SERVICES
- News
- Reference
- Communications
- Shop at Home
- Groups and Clubs
- Programming and Computing
Page WEA-1
THE WEATHER
- Aviation Weather
- Public & Marine Weather
Key digit or H for description
Page HOM-30
COMMUNICATIONS
- Electronic Mail (user to user messages)
- CB Simulation
- National Bulletin Board (public messages)
- User Directory
Page HOM-50
GROUPS AND CLUBS
- AVSIG
- CBIG
- Hamnet
- Netwits
- Photo-80
- Instructions
- Description of Groups
Page HOM-70
EDUCATION
- The College Board
- The Multiple Choice
Page FIN-10
NEWS REPORTS
- CNS Financial Commodity News
- Archer Commodity Report
- Investment News and Views
- Small Business Report
- The Federal Report
Page FIN-30
COMMUNICATIONS
- Electronic Mail (user to user messages)
- User Directory
Page PCS-20
REFERENCE
- Programming Languages
- Text Editors
- Word Processing
- Utilities
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Special Features
- Terminal Software
Page PCS-40
SHOP AT HOME
- $ Softex (Software Exchange Program)
- Access (User Contributed Software)
- Art Gallery & Documentation
$ Indicates additional charges for software purchased
PAGE PCS-50
PROGRAMMING AND COMPUTING
If you proceed to the next page, you will enter Command Mode. If you don’t have a Personal Computing Guide, we suggest you return to the previous menu by keying: M.
Once in Command Mode, you can return to the main menu by typing: R DISPLA
The next page will take you into command mode.
Page HOM-10
NEWSPAPERS
- The Columbus Dispatch
- The New York Times
- Virginian-Pilot & Ledger Star
- The Washington Post
- The San Francisco Chronicle
- The San Francisco Examiner
- The Los Angeles Times
- The Minneapolis Star and Tribune
- Atlanta Journal Constitution
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Middlesex Daily News
Page HOM-20
REFERENCE LIBRARY
- Aviation Safety Institute
- Better Homes & Gardens
- Movie Reviews
- Popular Science – Energy
- Popular Science – New Products
- The Future File
- The Refundle Bundle
- U.S. Government Publications
- Video Information
Page HOM-40
SHOP BANK AT HOME
- $ Comp-U-Star (Electronic Shop-at-Home)
- Electronic Banking
- Art Gallery & Documentation
- New York Times
- Minneapolis Star Tribune
$ Indicates premium program
Page HOM-60
GAMES AND ENTERTAINMENT
- Adventure
- New Advent
- Blackjack
- Civil War
- Eliza
- Fantasy
- Fastermind
- Football
- Golf
- Gomoku
- Hangman
- Lunar Lander
- Space War
- StarTrek
Page HOM-61
GAMES AND ENTERTAINMENT (Cont)
- Backgammon
- Concentration
- Craps
- Chess
- Cube Solver
- Furs
- Hammurabi
- Maze
- Mugwump
- Othello
- Pirates
- Roulette
- Scramble
- Wumpus
- Aunt Nettie
Note: Some games are not formatted for small screens. To exit, enter CONTROL C
Page HOM-80
HOME MANAGEMENT
- Balance Your Checkbook
- Calculate Your Next Raise
- Calculate Your Net Worth
- Amortize A Loan
Page FIN-20
REFERENCE DATABASES
- $ MicroQuote
- $ Quick Quote
- $ Standard and Poor’s
- $ Value Line Data Base II
- Descriptions and Premium Program Rates
$ Indicates premium programs
Page PCS-10
NEWS
- Atari Newsletter
- RCA Newsletter
- Tandy Newsletter
- Microsoft Newsletter
- The Micro Advisor
Page PCS-30
COMMUNICATIONS
- Electronic Mail (user to user messages)
- CB Simulation
- National Bulletin Board (public messages)
- User Directory
Page PCS-50
GROUPS AND CLUBS
- CP/M
- HUG
- LDOS
- MAUG
- MCCONN
- MNET-11
- MNET80
- MUSUS
- RCA
- VTOS
- Instructions
- Descriptions of Groups
