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<p>A URL home</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''America Online''' (later formally named just '''AOL''') was at one point the largest [[Internet service provider]] in the USA, providing [[email]] and [[World Wide Web]] access. It also provided (and popularized) such [[application]]s as instant messaging and chat rooms. After being involved in a number of corporate reorganizations, the replacement of [[dial-up]] as a means of access to the [[Internet]] led to its decline.<br /> <br /> {{semi-stub}}<br /> <br /> ==Further reading==<br /> <br /> * Alec Klein, ''Stealing Time: Davin, Quinton, and the Collapse of AOL Time Warner'', Simon &amp; Schuster, New York, 2003<br /> * Nina Munk, ''Fools Rush In: Steve Case, Jerry Levin, and the Unmaking of AOL Time Warner'', HarperCollins, New York, 2009<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> <br /> * [https://elists.isoc.org/pipermail/internet-history/2025-September/010878.html AOL in perspective] - interesting history of AOL's early days as an ISP from an engineer at the time<br /> <br /> [[Category: Data Networks]]<br /> [[Category: Vendors]]</div>

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