By Ben Brasch
AOL, originally America Online, will discontinue its dial-up service Sept. 30, according to a terse 106-word announcement on its website.
At its peak in 2000, AOL dial-up had 25 million subscribers and occupied a dominant role in American culture. CDs offering free trial internet service were ubiquitous in mailboxes, and the service’s “You’ve got mail” chime and chatrooms were so famous they inspired a 1998 film about online romance starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks.
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