E-TOWN: THE HOME ELECTRONICS GUIDE DEBUTS ON WOW! FROM COMPUSERVE

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 1, 1996 -- WOW! from CompuServe, the new consumer
online information service for home use, soon will provide news and
reviews from E-Town: The Home Electronics Guide. Pertinent information
from E-Town's interactive Web page, as well as unique content developed
exclusively for CompuServe, will be in the WOW! Entertainment and Living
sections.

"WOW! users, by definition, enjoy using technology to make the most of
their home and leisure time," said John Edwards, WOW! senior product
manager. "We believe E-Town will be a valuable resource for these
consumers as they consider additional home electronics purchases. E-Town's
writers bring a fresh, lively point of view to a subject close to the
hearts of WOW! users."

E-Town is a combined effort involving five top consumer electronics writers
whose work appears in such publications as The New York Times, Rolling
Stone, the San Francisco Chronicle, Details, Us and Metropolitan Home. 
They have also appeared on numerous television and radio programs, such as
CNN, CNBC, "Good Morning America," MTV, National Public Radio and many
others. Through E-Town novices and experts can find exclusive, expert
advice and reviews to help them choose the best products to fit their
needs and their wallets, as well as tips for use after they've made their
purchases. Journalists David Elrich, Mark Fleischmann, Ron Goldberg, Harry
Somerfield and Stewart Wolpin have combined their catalogs of articles
written for major periodicals, along with fresh material written
specifically for E-Town.

WOW! from CompuServe is a powerful new consumer online service created
specifically for home use. The service offers each household member easy
access to information, entertainment and communication -- including the
Internet -- combined with the flexibility to customize and control the
online experience. Its many features include distinct views for grown-ups
and children, easy electronic mail, seamless Internet access and
multimedia that enlivens the service with sound and motion.

Other content providers on WOW! include AutoSite, Entertainment Drive,
Entertainment Weekly, Hearst New Media and Technology, National
Geographic, Travelocity, On Location Education, Charles Schwab and Sports
Illustrated For Kids. To become a charter member of WOW! from CompuServe,
call 1-800-9GETWOW. WOW! members pay $17.95 per month for unlimited access
to WOW! and the Internet. Each account provides unique email addresses for
up to six members of a household. Those signing on before June 30 will
become charter members and are guaranteed this pricing for life.

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 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 950 corporate
accounts and more than 4.7 million users in more than 185 countries.
 
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