The distinctive sounds of dial-up internet have been preserved in a new audio compilation that takes listeners through the evolution of modem technology. From sluggish 300 bps connections to the ...

In the early days of the Internet, having a high-speed IP connection in your home or even a small business was, if not impossible, certainly a rarity. Connecting to a computer in those days ...

Older generations remember the sound of dial-up internet from the 90s and early 2000s, but what was once the soundtrack to an era is coming to an end. On Sept. 30, AOL would discontinue its dial-up ...

What would you say is the definitive soundtrack to your youth? Is it a favourite album? Or perhaps the ambient sounds of summer, like bicycle wheels rolling over or a chorus of cicadas? For me, it is ...

It’s the end of an era. AOL announced this week that it has discontinued its dial-up internet service. For younger Gen-Xers and elder millennials, in particular, the beep-boops, whirrs, and crackly ...

WASHINGTON — The sound that defined the early days of the internet is about to go silent forever. AOL is set to shut down its dial-up internet service, ending more than three decades of the iconic ...

PHOENIX - In what can be described as the end of an era, the company formerly known as "America Online" is ending its dial-up internet service. According to the Associated Press, AOL rose to ...

Also BBSes, which were also huge time sinks. I ended up bringing in a second phone line to my parents' house, and then a third line when I wanted to run a BBS. But the house was only wired for two, so ...

In the days of yore, computers would scream strange sounds as they spoke with each other over phone lines. Of course, this is dial up, the predecessor to modern internet technology, offering laughable ...