Genie - Revision history

VANKRASN39: remove links

2015-01-02T10:37:04Z

remove links

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	'''Genie''' was the invidual online service that initially hosted GemStone III (and before it, GemStone II). Before the advent of the World Wide Web and common content, each online service--such as [[Prodigy]], [[American OnLine]], [[CompuServe]], and suchlike--had their own games, forums, pictures, research capabilities, et cetera.		'''Genie''' was the invidual online service that initially hosted GemStone III (and before it, GemStone II). Before the advent of the World Wide Web and common content, each online service--such as Prodigy, American OnLine, CompuServe, and suchlike--had their own games, forums, pictures, research capabilities, et cetera.

	Initially, the service was named GEnie because it was part of the General Electric family of companies. General Electric owned GEIS (General Electric Information Services), one portion of which was GEnie. Later, GEIS sold GEnie to another company which retained much of the name, but changed the first E to lowercase.		Initially, the service was named GEnie because it was part of the General Electric family of companies. General Electric owned GEIS (General Electric Information Services), one portion of which was GEnie. Later, GEIS sold GEnie to another company which retained much of the name, but changed the first E to lowercase.
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	The bulletin board that GemStone III used on GEnie/Genie was quite active, especially taking into account the relatively small population of players. Since GEnie players paid an hourly rate to be online, most used a program called Aladdin to download and upload new messages to the bulletin board. Older posts were bundled and archived periodically, thus still available to be perused. This latter process was appreciated for a few reasons, including information gathering and nostalgic woolgathering.		The bulletin board that GemStone III used on GEnie/Genie was quite active, especially taking into account the relatively small population of players. Since GEnie players paid an hourly rate to be online, most used a program called Aladdin to download and upload new messages to the bulletin board. Older posts were bundled and archived periodically, thus still available to be perused. This latter process was appreciated for a few reasons, including information gathering and nostalgic woolgathering.

	While on GEnie/Genie, GemStone III had a "normal" online population of between thirty and fifty (30-50) people. Special events like the [[Gladiatorial Games]] or [[merchant ~~event~~]]s would see the number logged in rise to the eighty or one hundred person (80-100) range, but more than that made it increasingly likely that the whole system would crash. Finally, in 1995 when the GemStone server was switched over to a Unix processor, '''more than''' one hundred twenty (120+) people were all logged in simultaneously... and the system kept running!		While on GEnie/Genie, GemStone III had a "normal" online population of between thirty and fifty (30-50) people. Special events like the Gladiatorial Games or [[merchant]] events would see the number logged in rise to the eighty or one hundred person (80-100) range, but more than that made it increasingly likely that the whole system would crash. Finally, in 1995 when the GemStone server was switched over to a Unix processor, '''more than''' one hundred twenty (120+) people were all logged in simultaneously... and the system kept running!

	(We were easily impressed in those days.)		(We were easily impressed in those days.)

GS4-KEIOS: 5 revisions: Krakiipedia Import

2014-12-31T17:45:26Z

5 revisions: Krakiipedia Import

← Older revision	Revision as of 12:45, 31 December 2014
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VANKRASN39: add category

2014-05-22T03:47:08Z

add category

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:47, 21 May 2014
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	Welcome back!		Welcome back!
	</pre>		</pre>

			[[category:Real Life]]

Maintenance script: added log in message

2012-03-18T08:58:27Z

added log in message

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	(We were easily impressed in those days.)		(We were easily impressed in those days.)


			Logging in:
			<pre>
			GEnie GEMSTONE Page 930
			GemStone III: Shadow World

			1. Instructions and Information
			2. Shadow World Rankings
			3. Enter GemStone III

			4. Send Mail About GEMSTONEIII
			5. Multi-Player Games RoundTable
			6. GemStone Software Libraries


			Enter #, <P>revious, or <H>elp?3


			Initial handshake received.
			Checking version ... OK
			Syncing ... Complete.


			-- Welcome to GemStone III --
			Shadow World

			Version 2.0 (C) Copyright 1993 Simutronics Corporation
			930701 (C) Copyright 1993 Iron Crown Enterprises

			Welcome back!
			</pre>

Maintenance script: little more info

2009-08-28T16:21:41Z

little more info

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	Initially, the service was named GEnie because it was part of the General Electric family of companies. General Electric owned GEIS (General Electric Information Services), one portion of which was GEnie. Later, GEIS sold GEnie to another company which retained much of the name, but changed the first E to lowercase.		Initially, the service was named GEnie because it was part of the General Electric family of companies. General Electric owned GEIS (General Electric Information Services), one portion of which was GEnie. Later, GEIS sold GEnie to another company which retained much of the name, but changed the first E to lowercase.

	The bulletin board that GemStone III used on GEnie/Genie was quite active, especially taking into account the relatively small population of players. Since GEnie players paid an hourly rate to be online, most used a program called Aladdin to download and upload new messages to the bulletin board. Older posts were bundled and archived periodically, thus still available to be perused.		The bulletin board that GemStone III used on GEnie/Genie was quite active, especially taking into account the relatively small population of players. Since GEnie players paid an hourly rate to be online, most used a program called Aladdin to download and upload new messages to the bulletin board. Older posts were bundled and archived periodically, thus still available to be perused. This latter process was appreciated for a few reasons, including information gathering and nostalgic woolgathering.

	While on GEnie/Genie, GemStone III had a "normal" online population of between thirty and fifty (30-50) people. Special events like the [[Gladiatorial Games]] or [[merchant event]]s would see the number logged in rise to the eighty or one hundred person (80-100) range, but more than that made it increasingly likely that the whole system would crash. Finally, in 1995 when the GemStone server was switched over to a Unix processor, '''more than''' one hundred twenty (120+) people were all logged in simultaneously... and the system kept running!		While on GEnie/Genie, GemStone III had a "normal" online population of between thirty and fifty (30-50) people. Special events like the [[Gladiatorial Games]] or [[merchant event]]s would see the number logged in rise to the eighty or one hundred person (80-100) range, but more than that made it increasingly likely that the whole system would crash. Finally, in 1995 when the GemStone server was switched over to a Unix processor, '''more than''' one hundred twenty (120+) people were all logged in simultaneously... and the system kept running!

Maintenance script: added some info re: GEnie BB

2009-08-28T16:09:32Z

added some info re: GEnie BB

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	Initially, the service was named GEnie because it was part of the General Electric family of companies. General Electric owned GEIS (General Electric Information Services), one portion of which was GEnie. Later, GEIS sold GEnie to another company which retained much of the name, but changed the first E to lowercase.		Initially, the service was named GEnie because it was part of the General Electric family of companies. General Electric owned GEIS (General Electric Information Services), one portion of which was GEnie. Later, GEIS sold GEnie to another company which retained much of the name, but changed the first E to lowercase.

			The bulletin board that GemStone III used on GEnie/Genie was quite active, especially taking into account the relatively small population of players. Since GEnie players paid an hourly rate to be online, most used a program called Aladdin to download and upload new messages to the bulletin board. Older posts were bundled and archived periodically, thus still available to be perused.

	While on GEnie/Genie, GemStone III had a "normal" online population of between thirty and fifty (30-50) people. Special events like the [[Gladiatorial Games]] or [[merchant event]]s would see the number logged in rise to the eighty or one hundred person (80-100) range, but more than that made it increasingly likely that the whole system would crash. Finally, in 1995 when the GemStone server was switched over to a Unix processor, '''more than''' one hundred twenty (120+) people were all logged in simultaneously... and the system kept running!		While on GEnie/Genie, GemStone III had a "normal" online population of between thirty and fifty (30-50) people. Special events like the [[Gladiatorial Games]] or [[merchant event]]s would see the number logged in rise to the eighty or one hundred person (80-100) range, but more than that made it increasingly likely that the whole system would crash. Finally, in 1995 when the GemStone server was switched over to a Unix processor, '''more than''' one hundred twenty (120+) people were all logged in simultaneously... and the system kept running!

Maintenance script: Copyedited slightly, wikified

2005-12-19T22:19:54Z

Copyedited slightly, wikified

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	Genie was the invidual online service that initially hosted ~~GemStoneIII~~ (and before it, ~~GemStoneII~~). Before the advent of the ~~internet~~ and common content, each online service--such as Prodigy, American OnLine, CompuServe, and suchlike--had their own games, forums, pictures, research capabilities, et cetera.		'''Genie''' was the invidual online service that initially hosted GemStone III (and before it, GemStone II). Before the advent of the World Wide Web and common content, each online service--such as [[Prodigy]], [[American OnLine]], [[CompuServe]], and suchlike--had their own games, forums, pictures, research capabilities, et cetera.

	Initially, the service was named GEnie because it was part of the General Electric family of companies. General Electric owned GEIS (General Electric Information Services), one portion of which was GEnie. Later, GEIS sold GEnie to another company which retained much of the name, but changed the first E to lowercase.		Initially, the service was named GEnie because it was part of the General Electric family of companies. General Electric owned GEIS (General Electric Information Services), one portion of which was GEnie. Later, GEIS sold GEnie to another company which retained much of the name, but changed the first E to lowercase.

	While on GEnie/Genie, ~~GemStoneIII~~ had a "normal" online population of between thirty and fifty (30-50) people. Special events like the [[Gladiatorial Games]] or [[merchant event]]s would see the number logged in rise to the eighty or one hundred person (80-100) range, but more than that made it increasingly likely that the whole system would crash. Finally, in 1995 when the GemStone server was switched over to a Unix processor, '''more than''' one hundred twenty (120+) people were all logged in simultaneously... and the system kept running!		While on GEnie/Genie, GemStone III had a "normal" online population of between thirty and fifty (30-50) people. Special events like the [[Gladiatorial Games]] or [[merchant event]]s would see the number logged in rise to the eighty or one hundred person (80-100) range, but more than that made it increasingly likely that the whole system would crash. Finally, in 1995 when the GemStone server was switched over to a Unix processor, '''more than''' one hundred twenty (120+) people were all logged in simultaneously... and the system kept running!

	(We were easily impressed in those days.)		(We were easily impressed in those days.)

KRAKII at 21:56, 19 December 2005

2005-12-19T21:56:24Z

New page

Genie was the invidual online service that initially hosted GemStoneIII (and before it, GemStoneII). Before the advent of the internet and common content, each online service--such as Prodigy, American OnLine, CompuServe, and suchlike--had their own games, forums, pictures, research capabilities, et cetera.

Initially, the service was named GEnie because it was part of the General Electric family of companies. General Electric owned GEIS (General Electric Information Services), one portion of which was GEnie. Later, GEIS sold GEnie to another company which retained much of the name, but changed the first E to lowercase.

While on GEnie/Genie, GemStoneIII had a "normal" online population of between thirty and fifty (30-50) people. Special events like the [[Gladiatorial Games]] or [[merchant event]]s would see the number logged in rise to the eighty or one hundred person (80-100) range, but more than that made it increasingly likely that the whole system would crash. Finally, in 1995 when the GemStone server was switched over to a Unix processor, '''more than''' one hundred twenty (120+) people were all logged in simultaneously... and the system kept running!

(We were easily impressed in those days.)