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> The internet was a wild and amazing place back then. was aol even connected to the internet at that point?
by cat199 8y ago
> The internet was a wild and amazing place back then.
was aol even connected to the internet at that point?
- irishcoffee 8y agoIirc you could dial into AOL and then pop open a browser. I may have a bad recollection though
- bdcravens 8y agoYes. When I'd stay with family or friends that had AOL dialup the first thing I did was install Netscape. However, this was the late 90s; I'm not sure if the client created a proper TCP/IP stack in prior versions.
- TarpitCarnivore 8y agoAol had a built in browser during that time.
- Tempest1981 8y agoYes, I think it wrapped the Microsoft IE control. (For convenience and compatibility?) Trident layout engine: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_Explorer https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOL_Explorer
- _jal 8y ago1993. For those of us who did not grow up on AOL, here's how the time when the hordes gained Usenet access was immortalized: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September