N-gated Hacker NewsNov 21
πŸŽ‰ Breaking news! Never-before-seen #footage of Steve circa 1996β€”because nothing screams excitement like a grainy interview from back when AOL dial-up was all the rage. πŸ“Ό But hey, let's all pretend to be amazed as if Pixar's IPO and Toy Story's achievements aren't already tattooed on every film student’s forearm. πŸ™„πŸŽ¬
https://stevejobsarchive.com/stories/pixar-early-days #SteveJobs #AOLDialUp #PixarIPO #ToyStory #HackerNews #ngated
Pixar: The Early Days

A never-before-seen 1996 interview

Steve Jobs Archive
Ars Technica NewsAug 11, 2025
AOL announces September shutdown for dial-up Internet after 34 years https://arstechni.ca/sJL8 #Internetserviceproviders #internetinfrastructure #telecommunications #satelliteInternet #dial-upinternet #internethistory #Internetaccess #digitaldivide #ruralinternet #aoldialup #broadband #retrotech #dial-up #modems #BBSes #modem #yahoo #Tech #AOL #DSL
AOL announces September shutdown for dial-up Internet access

Around 175,000 households still use dial-up Internet in the US.

Ars Technica
DefectiveWings ✈️Aug 10, 2025

End of an era

#aoldialup

A Guy Named Brian (he/him)Aug 9, 2025

Wait, this was still a thing?! 😳 Do modems still scream when using dial-up these days? I remember when the internet screamed when one went online…

β€œMore than 40 years after starting as a very early Apple service, AOL is finally ending its dial-up Internet service, shuttering a service that helped usher in the Internet age for tens of millions of people around the world.”

#AOL #AOLDialUp #Technology #InternetAge

https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/08/09/you-had-mail-aol-finally-discontinues-dial-up-internet-service?utm_source=rss

You had mail: AOL finally discontinues dial-up Internet service

More than 40 years after starting as a very early Apple service, AOL has finally ended its dial-up Internet service, shuttering a service that helped usher in the Internet age for tens of millions of people around the world.

AppleInsider
Show threadPxl PhileAug 9, 2025
@ernie @mattl oh no, did somebody told @foone ? #AOLDialUp