AOL ends dial-up internet service, marking the end of an era

AOL, formerly America Online, introduced many households to the World Wide Web for the first time when its dial-up service ...
The Harvard Crimson

World Wide Web Inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee Says Internet Today is ‘Broken’

Lee, the inventor the World Wide Web, criticized the state of the internet today for turning users into “consumable products” in a talk Wednesday evening about his recently released memoir.

AOL Shuts Down Dial-Up for Good — But Tributes Pour in for the Nostalgic Service

Broadband and wireless options ultimately emerged and dominated over the more old-school dial-up service for most internet ...
Hot Springs Sentinel-Record

AOL’s dial-up internet takes last bow, marking the end of an era

Microsoft retired video calling service Skype just earlier this year -- as well as Internet Explorer back in 2022. And in 2017, AOL discontinued its Instant Messenger -- a chat platform that was once ...