Alphane Moon@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoAOL to discontinue dial-up internet service after 34 yearswww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1189arrow-down14
arrow-up1185arrow-down1external-linkAOL to discontinue dial-up internet service after 34 yearswww.techspot.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours agoAOL was founded in 1983 and dial-up would have been the only way to access it. These dates are suspect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL
minus-square👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 hours agoPer your own link: they started as game delivery service called Control Video Corp and later became an AppleLink service called Quantum Link. They became AOL in 89 when they separated from Apple and offered internet modem pools starting in 91.
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agooh dear, I just skimmed for the founding date.
AOL was founded in 1983 and dial-up would have been the only way to access it. These dates are suspect.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL
Per your own link: they started as game delivery service called Control Video Corp and later became an AppleLink service called Quantum Link. They became AOL in 89 when they separated from Apple and offered internet modem pools starting in 91.
oh dear, I just skimmed for the founding date.