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”
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“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
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
https://www.cnet.com/news/aol-ditches-broadband-offering/
http://toastytech.com/guis/deskmate3.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ9I2KfXzds