GEnie

For other uses, see Genie (disambiguation).
GEnie
IndustryOnline Services
FoundedOctober 1, 1985; 38 years ago (1985-10-01)
FounderGeneral Electric
DefunctDecember 30, 1999 (1999-12-30)
FateDissolved
ParentGeneral Electric
GEnie log-in Screen on an Apple IIGS, using Jasmine, a late release of a graphic front end for this text-only online service

GEnie (General Electric Network for Information Exchange) was an online service created by a General Electric business, GEIS (now GXS), that ran from 1985 through the end of 1999. In 1994, GEnie claimed around 350,000 users.[1] Peak simultaneous usage was around 10,000 users. It was one of the pioneering services in the field, though eventually replaced by the World Wide Web and graphics-based services, most notably AOL.[2]

  1. ^ Lewis, Peter H. (July 12, 1994). "A Boom for On-Line Services". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Simutronics Timeline