Original 1988AppleLink Personal EditionFloppy Disk Set !
FACTORY SEALED
Vintage Apple II online service software made by Quantum Computer Services, Inc. which later becameAmerica Online (AOL)!
This hard to find factory sealed SET includes:
- One 3.5-inch AppleLink program disk
- One 5.25-inch AppleLink program disk
- AppleLink User's Guide
- AppleLink Connect Guide
- Price Sheet (indicates on-line charges)
- Quick Reference Guide
- Registration Certificate
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America OnlineFun Facts:
- In the 90's and early 2000s AOL was the most recognized brand on the Internet!
- At one point, America Online had over 35 million dial-up subscribers!
- Valued at $350 billion, AOL Time Warner merger exceeded Russia’s or Australia’s GDP!
- Famous “You’ve Got Mail” greeting inspired a sweet romantic comedy with same name!
- At its peak, half of all CDs in the world were produced with America Online logo!
- In 2003, iconic Running Man mascot starred in a TV commercial with Sharon Stone!
- AOL CDs are vintage collectibles with some rare and many uniquedesigns!
- Internet Archives preserves America Online disks and has a growing collection!
- A number ofhard to finddisks have sold for $1,000s on !
- Promotional software was distributed in manyunexpectedplaces, such as:
*Cereal Boxes, * Frozen Omaha Steaks, *Meal trays during Flights, *NASCAR Races,
*Tradeshows, *Concerts, *Post Offices, *In Playboy Magazines, *Super Bowl Seats,
* Blockbuster, Retail chains, inside Marinela snack cakes!
- National Museum of American History hasAOL and other Internet discs in their exhibits!
- In 1989 AOL hired voice actor Elwood Edwards to record classic "Welcome", "You've Got Mail",
"File's done" and"Goodbye" messages!
- Elwood was paid $200 and recorded his voice on a cassette tape in his living room!
ABrief Historyof AOL
1983 starts as Control Video Corporation (CVC)
1985 becomesQuantum Computer Services
1985 licenses software from PlayNet
1985 launches Q-Link online service for Commodore 64/128
1988 partners with Apple, creates AppleLinkPersonal Edition
1988 starts PC-Link with Tandy Corp. for IBM Compatible PCs
1989 ends AppleLink, renames service to America Online (for MACs)
1990 develops Promenade Online Service for IBM PS/1 Computers
1991 launches AOL for DOS using GeoWorks interface
1992 releases America Online ver1.0 for Windows
1992 goes public with AOL stock, $11.50 per share
1993 starts sending millions of FREE Trial Discs
1994 embarks on acquisition of web/data companies
1995 buys GNN Global Network Navigator for $11 million
1997 acquires CompuServe (CIS) for $175 million
1999 buys MapQuest for $1.1B, Netscape for $4.2B
2000 merges with Time Warner, creates largest US merger in history
2009 separates from Time Warner, AOL is spun off
2015 Verizon buys AOL for $4.4 billion, Yahoo! for $4.8B in 2017
2017 Verizon merges AOL with Yahoo! and forms Oath Inc.
2019 Verizon rebrands AOL & Yahoo! as "Verizon Media"
2021 Verizon sells AOL & Yahoo! for $5B to Apollo Global Management
2021 AOL brand becomes part of Yahoo! Inc
2025 Around 1.5 million customers still pay for various AOL services!
