AOL

AOL is killing dial-up service. What it did for ’90s internet culture must never be forgotten

by Alaina Yee
August 15, 2025
How To – Windows, PC & Laptop
8 min read

Welcome to The Full Nerd newsletter—your weekly dose of hardcore hardware talk from the enthusiasts at PCWorld. Missed the latest topics on our YouTube show or fresh news from across the web? You’re in the…

AOL dial-up says goodbye. Without Apple, it might not have changed the world

by Roman Loyola
August 11, 2025
How To – Apple Mac
4 min read

You young whippersnappers out there, pull up a chair and let me tell you about a more innocent time. Way before you could connect to the internet out of thin air, you had to use…

End of an era: AOL pulls the plug on dial-up internet after 34 years

by Laura Pippig
August 11, 2025
How To – Windows, PC & Laptop
3 min read

AOL was once the largest provider of internet service for Americans. Today, it belongs to Yahoo! Inc. and operates as a web portal where you can read online articles aggregated from sources across the web—and…