Dial-up modems had a distinctive sound when connecting, with the glittering, screeching song becoming a familiar melody to those jumping online in the early days of the Internet. Modern digital ...

Poet and performance artist John Giorno launched Dial-a-Poem in the 1960s to deliver random poems over the phone. Now, a group continues his work on a new medium — the internet. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1 ...

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The Gboard Dial Version keyboard replaces the sound of clacky keys with the quiet whir of spinning discs. The Gboard Dial Version keyboard replaces the sound of clacky keys with the quiet whir of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It’s official: AOL’s dial-up internet has taken its last bow. AOL previously confirmed it would be pulling the ...

It’s official: AOL’s dial-up internet has taken its last bow. AOL previously confirmed it would be pulling the plug on Tuesday (Sept. 30) — writing in a brief update on its support site last month ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — It’s official: AOL’s dial-up internet has taken its last bow. AOL previously confirmed it would be pulling the plug on Tuesday (Sept. 30) — writing in a brief update on its support ...

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 ...

A beacon of the early internet is about to be silenced. AOL’s dial-up internet service is shutting down Tuesday, ending one of the web’s first mainstream access points. Once a dominant technology ...

In 1969, John Giorno got an idea: offer poetry via phone. Now, the quirky project is back, and it’s spreading to Brazil, Hong Kong and beyond. By Ted Loos As interactive, technology-based artworks go, ...

A collection of CDs advertising AOL's dial-up internet services Sipa USA / Alamy Live News It was the soundtrack of the early internet: When AOL dial-up users wanted to go online in the 1990s, they ...