Dial-up modems had a distinctive sound when connecting, with the glittering, screeching song becoming a familiar melody to ...

This column is for people who remember — or who heard stories from their parents or grandparents — that staticky, buzzing ...

Last month, a company webpage titled "Dial-up Internet to be discontinued" stated that the service would be discontinued.

The classic dial-up handshake sounds melodic, scratchy, and harsh, and is inexorably associated with connection. It’s also now silent. AOL’s decision this week to finally end dial-up service is not ...

It’s the end of an era. AOL announced this week that it has discontinued its dial-up internet service. For younger Gen-Xers and elder millennials, in particular, the beep-boops, whirrs, and crackly ...

Everyday things 90s kids did that would baffle Gen Z and Gen Alpha The distinct sound of a dial-up modem screeching its way ...

A LONG-STANDING internet provider is shutting down service today. The move marks a new chapter as the classic internet dial-up days officially come to an end. Founded as Quantum Computer Services ...

“Y2K,” a new horror comedy about digital devices turning murderous at the stroke of midnight in the year 2000, opens with the ...