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	Podcast:		Simple Beep
	Episode:		e7 – Early Internet
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		01:28:32
	Publish Date:		2015-02-13 23:00:00
	Description:		We remember how we first got on the internet on the Mac in the early 90s (hint: it came on a floppy disk in the mail). Then we recall the rise and fall of eWorld, getting Sherlocked, and other classic Mac OS internet essentials. Links for this episode: Feedback on keyboards @petebocken's wall-mounted keyboard collection The curious case of the disappearing Polish S S-video and ADB are both mini-DIN connectors eMate keyboard AlphaSmart America Online version timeline our screen names Brian: bdsboska, rasenberry Ed: edcormany, dugtrio100 AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) "omg since 1997" Adium AOL financials Q3 and Q4 2014 – nearly $200M from dialup Aol. rebranding R.I.P. The Unofficial Apple Weblog appleworld.today Non-sponsor: Street Atlas USA 3.0 2-pack (Try Google Maps! It's 10 years old now!) eWorld interactive re-creation retrospectives: [1] [2] [3] creative team Cleo Huggins Mark Drury Scott Converse other dialup NetZero, Juno, Kmart Blue Light (all now owned by United Online) Ed's last time on dialup: 2003 Northeast Blackout Sherlock reviews [1] [2] retrospective (with many screenshots) Watson other internet apps Mac OS 9 "helper apps" Internet Explorer 5 for Mac Netscape Communicator 4 IP NetMonitor Ed's 1 GIG D/L!.mov Outlook Express, later Entourage Eudora Hotline Napster (Macster client) [WayBack Machine]
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