AOL To Discontinue Dial-Up Internet Service!

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• DrVenture

  August 12

  How will they access Truth Social?
• hank

  August 12 edited August 12

  DrVenture said:

  How will they access Truth Social?

  
  
  
• DrVenture

  August 12

  Very effective method for basement dwellers!
• Old_Joe

  August 12

  Those of us who were present at the birth of MFO will recall that MFO was largely built by a very dedicated member who went by the non-de-plume of "Accipiter", using nothing more than a dial-up modem and a ton of very hard work.
  
  Best to you, Accipiter, wherever you are now. Thank you so much.
• catch22

  August 12

  Hi @ Old_Joe
  Accipiter, A.K.A. as Falcon, yes?
  Accipiter is a bird of prey; being a sparrowhawk and/or Falcon. There are many types.
• Old_Joe

  August 12

  Hey there @catch22- Yes sir... Accipiter also went by "Falcon" for some time. And you may remember his icon-
  
  
  
  He did the whole damned thing on a dial-up modem. Man!
• hank

  August 12 edited August 12

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  Old_Joe said:

  
  Best to you, Accipiter, wherever you are now. Thank you so much.

  +1
  
  I miss old dial-up’s soothing clicks & chimes. But not much else about it!
  
  Good old days! LOL
  
  
• DrVenture

  August 12

  Dial-up will teach you patience. When I still had dial-up, Napster was in its prime. What made Napster cool was that if you searched and found an obscure song or artist, you could see what else that person was sharing - view their whole library. You could find some very cool bootleg audio and such.
  
  The joke at that time was that the reason the new (2000) Steely Dan album went platinum, was that 50 year old guys couldn't figure out how to use Napster.
• catch22

  August 12

  @DrVenture
  
  How about this? This was fun, although I never had enough time.
  
  --- In the year 2000, Live365 was a popular online platform that allowed individuals and organizations to create and stream their own internet radio stations.
  Here's some information regarding Live365 in 2000:
  Inception and Functionality: Live365 launched in July 1999 as a pioneering internet radio service that quickly gained popularity. It provided tools and services to enable users to host live broadcasts or upload and create playlists of music and talk content for streaming.
  Impact and Recognition: Live365's innovative approach allowed a global audience to stream and listen to internet-based audio, according to Live365. In 2000, it was nominated as "Best Music Site" by Yahoo, solidifying its presence in the burgeoning internet radio scene.
  Independent Internet Radio: Live365 provided an accessible platform for individuals to set up their own internet radio operations, contributing to the growth of independent internet radio during the late 90s and early 2000s.
  It's important to note that the original Live365 ceased operations in 2016 due to changes in US licensing laws but was later revived in 2018.
  If you're interested in listening to stations on Live365 that played music from the 2000s, there are still stations on the platform dedicated to this genre today.
• Anna

  August 12

  I recently tossed a old MSN dialup bill that somehow made it, all alone, without friends, across from the MD Chesapeake coast to the Pacific coast. When I saw it I took a deep breath and laughed. It was in Monday's recycle and so molecules of it might someday circle the globe.
• DrVenture

  August 13

  @catch22 @Anna Fun stuff! It was a cool time of PC gaming and looking up random things on the internet, that we had almost forgotten.
  
  Our first real windows computer (dial-up) was a Packard Bell from Sam's Club running Windows95. I bought it to play Myst. It was soon upgraded with new fans and a Voodoo Graphics card. Next, I bought an early Alienware system (before Dell bought them out), and after that started building custom gaming systems. My son was two years old in 1995, and would sit on my lap as we figured things out.
• hank

  August 13 edited August 13

  I did have the only video game I ever enjoyed that ran on my Commodore Vic 20 around 1980. (“Sea Wolf”?) Probably loaded it off of a cassette tape. Might pre-date the internet. But I loved that game. Very simple. Ships would sail across the screen (L-R) at varying speeds and distances. The idea was to “pull the trigger” at precisely the right moment so your “torpedo” arrived just in time to destroy a ship. I felt it improved my hand eye coordination and even made me a safer driver in congested traffic. Never found anything like it again. Beautiful in its simplicity. The other “game” I tried about 20 years back was a flight simulator. But could never get airborne. Kept crashing!
• catch22

  August 13

  Hi @hank Flight Simulator had a program portion that was flying WWI aircraft in a war setting. That was also very simple and fun. It helped me learn about 'stall speeds' when moving too slow and tight turn banking. Flight Simulator was a challenge. I could get into flight, but landing was always 'bad'. BUT, I was trying to navigate Chicago O'Hare.
• hank

  August 13 edited August 13

  LOL. Re - Chicago O’Hare. “Runway Heaven” - One typically taxies 45 minutes or longer after leaving the gate. Sometimes for a 20-25 minute flight. Nuts!
  
  
  
  Sounds like a fun game @catch22 / Getting airborne is half the battle … Those “intersecting” runways at O’Hare always make me nervous. Often on smaller planes pilots will utilize only 50% of a given runway for takeoff. (Begin the rollout half way down the runway).