Nicholas A. FerrellApr 22

Remembering My Clamshell Landline Phone

Dan Lewis' April 21, 2026 "Now I Know" newsletter covered the subject of Garfield (the comic cat) phones washing up in France. It is a good (and well-sourced) story, but here I will focus on his opening sentence: "If you grew up in the 1980s, there's a decent chance you had a novelty telephone in your home — one shaped like a football, a hamburger, or perhaps a cartoon character." While I was technically born in the 80s, I grew up in the 90s. Nevertheless, I do remember at least one novelty […]

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/remember-my-clamshell-landline-phone-04-22-26/

[Reply] Remembering My Clamshell Landline Phone

I remember having a sea shell-shaped landline telephone I had back in the 90s in the AOL dial-up internet era.

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Hackaday [Unofficial]Apr 5

The Smallest Dialup ISP is a Raspberry Pi and a Prison Phone

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/04/the-smallest-dialup-isp-is-a-raspberry-pi-and-a-prison-phone/

The Smallest Dialup ISP Is A Raspberry Pi And A Prison Phone

There were a plethora of tiny, local ISPs in the days of dial-up internet. Along with the big providers, many cities would have more than one. Some of those have survived broadband, but none of the…

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13Apr 5
The Smallest Dialup ISP is a Raspberry Pi and a Prison Phone https://hackaday.com/2026/04/04/the-smallest-dialup-isp-is-a-raspberry-pi-and-a-prison-phone/
#Retrocomputing #Dialupinternet #Isp #Pots #Raspberrypi
The Smallest Dialup ISP Is A Raspberry Pi And A Prison Phone

There were a plethora of tiny, local ISPs in the days of dial-up internet. Along with the big providers, many cities would have more than one. Some of those have survived broadband, but none of the…

Hackaday
Nicholas A. FerrellMar 20

MSN Dial-Up Internet in 2026

I read Dave Luna's interesting hacker story Hacking the Compaq iPAQ IA-2 Internet Appliance. I learned many things from reading. But one fact which jumped out to me was a note about Microsoft's MSN Dial-Up service. ...I was surprised to learn that MSN dial-up is still available as of March 2026. I do not recall ever having thought about MSN dial-up (we had AOL back in the 90s), but I too am "surprised" to learn it is still around. Mr. Luna provided a link to Microsoft's MSN Dial-Up Internet […]

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/msn-dial-up-internet-in-2026-03-19/

[Quote] MSN Dial-Up Internet in 2026

I read Dave Luna’s interesting hacker story Hacking the Compaq iPAQ IA-2 Internet Appliance. I learned many things from reading. But one fact which jumped out to me was a note about Microsoft’s MSN…

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Front Page [Unofficial]Jan 14

Gen Xers and Boomers debunk the myth of '90s perfection with funny 'downers' of the decade

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/gen-xers-and-boomers-debunk-the-myth-of-90s-perfection-with-funny-downers-of-the-decade

OdradekAug 16, 2025
@thygrrr wir hatten ja nichts #dudelfunk #dialupinternet
RezAug 13, 2025

Nostalgia for some, and WTF for others.

You clicked the desktop icon to Connect and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsNaR6FRuO0

#DialUpInternet

The Sound of dial-up Internet

EDIT: November 2020 wow this really blew up over the years. I have made a direct download available here https://freesound.org/people/wtermini/sounds/546450...

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HavenAug 12, 2025

Am I the only one that thought they pulled the plug on this years ago?

#AOL #DialUpInternet

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/aol-ending-dial-up-internet_n_689b68f9e4b0196f49c51271

AOL Says It's Pulling The Plug On Dial-Up Internet

The online service provider is hanging up one offering for good.

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Steve RudolfiAug 9, 2025

AOL's Dial-up Internet to be Discontinued

Connecting to AOL used to feel like stepping through a magic portal. My tattoo of a-waveform-of-a-dial-up-modem-connecting and I will be over here searching for an AOL cd to add to my nostalgic tech shelf.

https://help.aol.com/articles/dial-up-internet-to-be-discontinued

#AOL #dialUpInternet #endOfAnEra #nostalgia

AwesomeCastJan 20, 2025

The Pain of Dial-Up Internet 💻📞

https://youtube.com/shorts/ZkaQC1tzKjc

From separate phone lines to Windows ME, the early internet era was a wild ride! Catch AwesomeCast 716 for a nostalgic dive: www.AwesomeCast.com & www.SorgatronMedia.com.

#AwesomeCast716 #DialUpInternet #RetroTech #TechPodcast #WindowsME

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