Re: AOL? Do What?!

["Russ Wizinsky" <awesomewiz@ameritech.net>]

I was a quatum link user!  Ahh the old days.
I also used the Compuserve system but at $7.00 per hour non prime time.
It killed me.  Wasn't Quatum link originally $19.99 per month unlimited?

Russ


"Locutus" <locutus@locutus.org> wrote in message
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>
>   I realise this is on old message but I thought I would say this...
>
>     AOL used to be the following services from Quatum Computer Services
> (not related to the hard drive maker)
>
>     PC-Link - The PC verison
>     Apple-Link (Personal Edtion) - Apple // and IIgs (oh though it was
> just a supped up Apple II verison)
>     Q-Link - Commadore Version.
>
>      Then Quatum droped the Commadore 64 version and meraged PC-Link
> and Apple-Link Personal they called it America Online.  That's when the
> Mac version came out.  For awhile there America Online was PCs,Macs,
> and Apple //'s.  But that was to soon end.  I would say 3 years later
> (Or was it longer or shorter... I can't remember) AOL droped supporting
> the Apple IIs to connect to the service, then it became Macs and PCs.
> Before this Quatum changed their name to America Online to match that
> of what they where calling their service (I think it was too meny
> people where confusing it with the Hard Drive maker.)
>
>    How do I know all this?  Well that's because I have been a member of
> AOL back when it was called Apple Link Personal Edtion. And yes I am
> still a member, but I do not use AOL for internet use, I use it for
> other things.
>
>    Just my two bits about this...
>
>   What is with this subject anyways? LOL
>
>    -Locutus
>
>
>
> In article <3b4e84e7_1@news.eticomm.net>, Lord of the Flies
> <python@ux1.cyberenet.net> wrote:
>
> > In comp.sys.cbm John Oyler <jojo4@mediaone.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > "why Commodore _OWNED_ Apple in sales and user base" [---RaYzor]
> > >
> > > Ah. I think I can clear this up in one sentence. "No wonder AOL is
America's
> > > #1 ISP!"
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > --
> >
> > Um, _no,_ I'm not so sure that that clears anything up at all.  In fact
> > I'm a little confused: What in the hell do ISPs have to do with this
> > subject anyway, muchless AOL?
> >
> > And were you aware that AOL wasn't always AOL?  It used to be a pre-inet
> > on-line service called Q-Link.  And does anyone here know who it served,
> > the reason for its existence?  Show of hands?  That's right everyone:
the
> > answer is Commodore Computers and their users.  And yes, Steve Case was
> > there the whole time.
> >
> > What?  You think AOL just popped-up all big outta nowhere?  Man,
typically
> > big companies take time, time, time to get that way!  (Am I right about
> > that?)  They built their foundation on Commodore and built UP via
> > Commodore!  But you didn't realize that, did ya?  "Clear"?  Not even.
> >
> >
> >                                 ---The Lord of the Flies
> >                                    (AKA, Python)
> >                                    python@eticomm.net
> >
> >
> > *(C)ontinue  (A)bort  (F)all Asleep*