AOL
Technik · Konsolen & Technik 1996
Der US-Online-Dienst America Online war 1996 mit millionenfach verschickten Gratis-CDs und dem Slogan 'Sie haben Post' ein Massenphänomen; in Deutschland operierte AOL ab Ende 1995 (Joint Venture mit Bertelsmann). Im Dezember 1996 führte AOL in den USA eine Pauschal-Flatrate ein, was die Netze überlastete. AOL bot eine eigene, geschlossene Online-Welt mit Mail, Chat und Foren plus Internetzugang.
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AOL Media LLC is an American web portal and former online service provider based in New York City, and a brand marketed by Italian conglomerate Bending Spoons. The service traces its history to an online service known as PlayNET. PlayNET licensed its software to Quantum Link, which went online in November 1985. A new IBM PC client was launched in 1988, and eventually renamed as America Online in 1989. AOL grew to become the largest online service, displacing established players like CompuServe and Prodigy. By 1995, AOL had about three million active users.