What Happened to America Online? [LGR Tech Tales]

This episode covers the story of AOL from birth to collapse, by way of the Apple Link and endless free disks and CDs. Join me in LGR Tech Tales, looking at stories of technological inspiration, failure, and everything in-between!

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● Background music credits:
"Nautical 2" by Loscil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpjlqXaC6ys

"Anekbah Theme"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmdgZkWgfUE

"Milinda" by Diode Milliampere
http://diodemilliampere.bandcamp.com/

"Rhodes to Heaven 2," "After The Storm 3," "Werewolfdance"
https://www.epidemicsound.com

"Twin Shine"
https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music

● Main sources for info:
https://books.google.com/books?id=DcV1qYrg6ekC

https://books.google.com/books?id=CnhcoI2lRuIC

https://books.google.com/books?id=mYEJAAAAQBAJ

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1734&dat=19970117

https://www.tinytickle.co.uk/quantum-link/#applelink

http://web.archive.org/web/20150304010132

http://apple2history.org/history/ah22/#07

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/391444/Vintage/apple/catalogs/product-data/connectivity/applelink-personal-edition-8805.pdf

http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/fall2000/mcatee/main3.html

http://www.dsgames.net/qlink/q-link/qlink-history.htm

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-day-america-online-went-offline-in-1996/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/23/AR2010052303551.html

http://fortune.com/2015/01/10/15-years-later-lessons-from-the-failed-aol-time-warner-merger/

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/law-july-dec02-aoltw_07-31/

http://articles.latimes.com/2004/dec/16/business/fi-aol16

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1043702683178461304

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/17/AR2007091700415.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7294174.stm

https://techcrunch.com/2010/12/27/aol-discs-90s/

http://www.johnmwillis.com/internet/the-story-of-a-pathological-entrepreneur/

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2002-08-21-aol-att_x.htm

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2014/05/uk-isp-aol-broadband-longer-available-new-customers.html

https://www.cnet.com/news/aol-ditches-broadband-offering/

http://toastytech.com/guis/deskmate3.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ9I2KfXzds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk82TI92GO4

http://www.mikerichardson.name/oldaol/

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