NEW "MACPLANET" FORMS ON COMPUSERVE

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 30, 1996 -- CompuServe's loyal Macintosh community has
a new home and worldwide originating point -- a place where Mac users can
congregate and easily locate the hundreds of Mac-related products and
services online. MacPlanet (GO MACPLANET) provides direct access to the
popular Macintosh-related Forum areas, product support, Mac industry news,
Mac-specific Internet information and much more. 

To celebrate the launch of MacPlanet, CompuServe will sponsor a series of
live conferences with prominent Mac enthusiasts such as musician and
software author Todd Rundgren, Apple Fellow and author Guy Kawasaki,
journalist Bob LeVitus and syndicated columnist Don Crabb. The conferences
will take place each evening throughout the week of Monday, Jan. 29
through Sunday, Feb. 4 (click on "What's Hot" in MacPlanet for conference
schedules). Members will also be invited to participate in the MacPlanet
Discovery Hunt beginning Monday, Feb. 5. The first 2,000 members to locate
all the items will receive $10 worth of connect time. 

From the main MacPlanet menu, members can access 10 major sections: 

Enter MacPlanet -- Here members enter the nucleus of the Mac community on
CompuServe. This area includes the Macintosh community Forum areas (such
as the Mac Community Clubhouse Forum and the Mac New Users/Help Forum),
Macintosh support Forum areas, the Macintosh FileFinder and more. Support
for more than 100 Mac product and service manufacturers is available on
MacPlanet. 

What's Hot -- Articles of news, announcements and issues of interest about
what's hot on MacPlanet will be updated here on a regular basis.
CompuServe's Mac-related business partners and information providers can
submit articles of benefit to the Mac community. 

Mac OS Compatibles -- Manufacturers of computers using the Macintosh
operating system provide product support in Forum areas online. 

Apple Online -- Apple Computer, Inc. provides Apple product information, a
database of more than 13,500 technical support articles, a collection of
popular software files and software updates for U.S. and international
customers. 

The Internet -- Here are step-by-step instructions for connecting a
Macintosh to the Internet through CompuServe. Two World Wide Web browsers
for the Mac are available for downloading, as well as simple instructions
for accessing other popular browsers, such as Netscape. This area also
includes information on newsgroups and file transfers, access to Internet
Forum areas and an Internet Q&A. 

MacPlanet Market Place -- Members can quickly locate vendors offering Mac
products for purchase online, including Electronic Mall vendors such as
MacZone and MacWarehouse. 

MacPlanet Newsstand -- Members can access up-to-the minute news about Apple
from the major wire services through the Apple News Folder or use the
Executive News Service to design their own clipping folders. Publications
such as MacWEEK and MacUser magazines are also accessible from this area.


Mac Innovators -- This is the online meeting place for the Mac development
community, where developers can exchange ideas and get technical
assistance. 

MacPlanet Welcome Center -- New arrivals to MacPlanet are welcomed into the
Mac community. This area provides services and tools to help a Mac user
get started comfortably and get connected into the community. 

Support Partner Information -- Companies or individuals who want to become


CompuServe and MacPlanet business partners, information providers and
vendors can get information on how to become a CompuServe support partner.


CompuServe is an H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) company. 

Founded in 1955, H&R Block is a diversified services company and the
world's leader in tax preparation and online information services. H&R
Block Tax Services handled almost one in every seven returns filed with
the Internal Revenue Service in 1995, serving 17.1 million taxpayers in
more than 9,500 offices worldwide. CompuServe operates the most
comprehensive online network in the world, providing services to more than
900 corporate accounts and more than 4.1 million users in more than 140
countries. 

CompuServe
5000 Arlington Centre Blvd
PO Box 20212
Columbus, OH 43220
614-457-8600
 
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