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The Source (online service)

The Source (Source Telecomputing Corporation) was an early online service, one of the first such services to be oriented toward and available to the general public.

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Founded
1978
Industry
Online Services
Headquarters
1616 Anderson Road, McLean, Virginia 22102.
Area served
USA
Defunct
1989
Fate
Acquired by CompuServe

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The Source (online service)

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples10
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
Components1

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The Source (online service)

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Area served · 1
The Source (online service) → USA
Defunct · 1
The Source (online service) → 1989
Fate · 1
The Source (online service) → Acquired by CompuServe
Founded · 1
The Source (online service) → 1978
Founder · 1
The Source (online service) → Bill von Meister
Headquarters · 1
The Source (online service) → 1616 Anderson Road, McLean, Virginia 22102.
Industry · 1
The Source (online service) → Online Services
Native name · 1
The Source (online service) → Source Telecomputing Corporation
Parent · 1
The Source (online service) → CompuServe
Type · 1
The Source (online service) → Private

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source compuserve corporation online per hour service services citation needed mclean virginia data 75 history von meister telecomputing headquarters 1616

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
The Source (online service)Area servedUSA1.00infobox
The Source (online service)Defunct19891.00infobox
The Source (online service)FateAcquired by CompuServe1.00infobox
The Source (online service)Founded19781.00infobox
The Source (online service)FounderBill von Meister1.00infobox
The Source (online service)Headquarters1616 Anderson Road, McLean, Virginia 22102.1.00infobox
The Source (online service)IndustryOnline Services1.00infobox
The Source (online service)Native nameSource Telecomputing Corporation1.00infobox
The Source (online service)ParentCompuServe1.00infobox
The Source (online service)TypePrivate1.00infobox

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