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With a final screech, AOL's dial-up service goes silent (www.nbcnews.com)
submitted 4 days ago by Fyrnyx@kbin.melroy.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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One of the earliest consumer internet options, AOL's dial-up service was once the most common way for people to access the early web.

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[–] Talaraine@fedia.io 59 points 4 days ago (12 children)

While I hated AOL for reasons, this is the end of an era. RIP

[–] Fyrnyx@kbin.melroy.org 32 points 4 days ago (11 children)

AOL will be remembered more fondly for things like this. But, nobody ever has a fond memory of the software AOL shoved out. It was clampware, unreliable and frequently crashed.

[–] meliante@lemmy.pt 7 points 4 days ago

The early vibe coders.

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