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PlayNet: in 1983 - The Roots of AOL

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Uploaded by on Sep 28, 2007

In 1983 I worked at a tiny startup called PlayNet that was developing a radical concept: a network for personal computers to support gaming and socializing. Before going under, we licensed our technology to a competitor, QuantumLink, who turned it into something called "AOL". So, out of humble beginnings...

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  • Whoa! That's Q-Link! I loved Q-link! I loved RabbitJack's Casino! And messin' with the QGuides.

  • @slimydog2003 Yeah, as I mentioned in the comments, QuantumLink licensed the software. The marketed it as Q-Link. Ultimately, they built AOL around the client/server model.

  • This totally makes my day!

    Was your office in the Nina, Pinta, or Santa Maria?

  • I was on the fourth ship... you know, the one that fell off the edge of the Earth.

    I think it was called "The Pete Best".

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  • AOL IS FAKE AND NEVER EXISTED

  • @Malacandra Yeah, but isn't fun to know what you built ultimately bought Netscape and Time Warner? ;-) Or would *really* have rather had the money? ;-D Isn't the fame enough?

  • @Malacandra AOL's system had a lot of GEIS' EF3 protocol built into it as well.

  • Whoa! That's Q- Link! I loved Q-Link. I remember that they also had their PC version called PCLink right? All I did was chat and play RabbitJack's Casino all nite racking up those "plus" minutes. haha.

  • wonderful! Thanks for posting!

  • I voted awesome with 5 stars! Love your suit and tie.

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