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@robpike@hachyderm.io
2025-09-16 10:44:55

I heard AOL is terminating its dialup internet service, but then what will Microsoft use for its XBox downloads?

@jamie@boothcomputing.social
2025-08-07 19:05:18

Well, that's the end of a very long era. Not that I could use it if I wanted to as my land line is long gone.
#aol
#pstn
#dialup

@jamie@boothcomputing.social
2025-08-07 19:05:18

Well, that's the end of a very long era. Not that I could use it if I wanted to as my land line is long gone.
#aol
#pstn
#dialup

a blue banner with the AOL logo on the left. below that the following text: Dear JAMIE, As we evolve to meet the needs of today's digital landscape, we've decided to discontinue dial-up service for AOL plans beginning September 30, 2025.
@barijaona@mastodon.mg
2025-09-19 03:30:12

Netscape Navigator 2.0 was released 30 years ago today [jwz]
#internet

Netscape Navigator 2.0 was released 30 years ago today
This version introduced a number of new features: Plugins! This was the first time a web page could make sound, via RealAudio. Incremental display of progressive JPEGs on slow dialup connections (which I demoed a few years back.) Animated GIFs that were actually useful. Our support for GIF89a meant inter-frame timing, transparency, and the ability for animations to loop -- a Netscape ...