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The Sounds of AOL Dial-Up Defined the Early Internet. Now, the Service Is Shutting Down for Good

It was the soundtrack of the early internet: When AOL dial-up users wanted to go online in the 1990s, they heard the instantly recognizable sequence of beeps and buzzes. The cacophony indicated that ...
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26 Nostalgic Sounds That Defined Childhood — And Why They’re Disappearing Before You Notice

The creation of this article included the use of AI and was edited by human content creators. Read more on our AI policy here. Sound has a peculiar power over memory. A few seconds of audio can ...
USA Today

AOL hangs up the dial-up internet service (and sound) that defined an era

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 ...
Kotaku

AOL Dial-Up Ending Reminds Us That All Empires Collapse Eventually

Most of us probably moved on from dial-up decades ago, but AOL, or as most people who grew up in the ‘90s and early aughts might remember it, America Online, is only just now in 2025 fully ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Sounds of AOL Dial-Up Defined the Early Internet. Now, the Service Is Shutting Down for Good

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 ...