Also BBSes, which were also huge time sinks. I ended up bringing in a second phone line to my parents' house, and then a third line when I wanted to run a BBS. But the house was only wired for two, so ...

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The YouTube channel The Serial Port has pulled off something few imagined possible in the broadband era: streaming YouTube over a dial-up connection. In their latest ...

New York — It's official: AOL's dial-up internet has taken its last bow. AOL previously confirmed it would be pulling the plug on Tuesday (Sept. 30) — writing in a brief update on its support site ...

WASHINGTON — The sound that defined the early days of the internet is going silent forever. AOL is shutting down its dial-up internet service on Tuesday, ending more than three decades of the iconic ...

Older generations remember the sound of dial-up internet from the 90s and early 2000s, but what was once the soundtrack to an era is coming to an end. On Sept. 30, AOL would discontinue its dial-up ...

NEW YORK (AP) — It's official: AOL's dial-up internet has taken its last bow. AOL previously confirmed it would be pulling the plug on Tuesday (Sept. 30) — writing in a brief update on its support ...

Seriously? There were still dial-up plans available? AOL (seriously? AOL still exists?) is ending dial-up. Can you imagine trying to use the modern web at 56kbps? Heck, can you imagine trying to use a ...

EarthLink is one of the OG internet providers. Once a leading dial-up internet provider, EarthLink now offers fiber, fixed wireless, DSL and satellite connections in select areas, as well as the ...

It’s official: AOL’s dial-up internet has taken its last bow. AOL previously confirmed it would be pulling the plug on Tuesday (September 30)—writing in a brief update on its support site last month ...

Can you play "Danny Boy" over a phone modem? After 34 years in operation, AOL is finally ending its dial-up service. The news is sure to come as a shock to internet users around the country, plenty of ...