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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0yy3e6z4zo
Aug 11, 2025 8:17 PM
Type17
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0yy3e6z4zo
EverNotRelevant
I had no idea AOL was still extant.
Sandboom
I guess its time to throw away that old free trial floppy.
vilecomfort
What's next, I have to stop using Webcrawler?!
MoonMoon89
Dang, now what do I do with all these discs? (j/k)
BaloneyBob
No problem
DrDadJokes
I'm going to complain on ICQ
Wuz314159
Time to switch to Compuserve?
fractalsphere
I was very surprised they even offered dial-up internet any more. I mean, how many users could they have possibly had on that format?
nothingtolurkhere
AOL still exists??
Clockworkdancerobot
What you should REALLY be taking from this is that we still have a LOT of people on dial up and not accessing broadband. Telcos underserve still too many people.
nik282000
ilwrath
Cool visualization of what the original definition of bandwidth meant.
Psionickitten
Boring fact: that sound was called "Training" and it was used to calibrate a connection so that both sides of the connection were in agreement.
BaloneyBob
Smoooth.
tmphillips11
It’s an easy way to judge age by asking people to describe this.