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   developer      = [[AOL]]|
   developer      = [[AOL]]|
   publisher      = [[AOL]]|
   publisher      = [[AOL]]|
   systems        = [[DOS]], [[Mac OS]], [[Windows]]|
   systems        = [[DOS]], [[Mac OS]], [[macOS]], [[Windows]]|
   release        = 1989 - present|
   release        = 1989 - present|
   added_to_museum = 4.0: August 1, 2023|
   added_to_museum = 4.0: August 1, 2023<br />3.0: September 22, 2023|
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'''AOL Desktop''' was previously known as '''America Online''' from version 1.0 for [[Mac OS]] in [[1989]] to version 6.0 for [[Windows]] on September 5, [[2000]] and as '''AOL''' from version 7.0 for Windows on October 17, [[2001]] to version 9.6 for Windows on November 10, 2010.
'''AOL Desktop''' was previously known as '''America Online''' from version 1.0 for [[Mac OS]] in [[1989]] to version 6.0 for [[Windows]] on September 5, [[2000]] and as '''AOL''' from version 7.0 for Windows on October 17, [[2001]] to version 9.6 for Windows on November 10, 2010.
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It is an [[internet]] suite that combines [[e-mail]], a [[web browser]], and [[instant messaging]].  
It is an [[internet]] suite that combines [[e-mail]], a [[web browser]], and [[instant messaging]].  


==Fan server==
==Reverse-engineered server==
America Online 3.0 for 16-bit and 32-bit [[Windows]] has been reverse-engineered by fans and a fan server known as [[RE-AOL]] is available to bring it back online.
America Online 3.0 for 16-bit and 32-bit [[Windows]] has been reverse-engineered by fans and a fan server known as [[RE-AOL]] is available to bring it back online.



Latest revision as of 11:05, 25 October 2023

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AOL Desktop
Developer AOL
Publisher AOL
Platforms DOS, Mac OS, macOS, Windows
Released 1989 - present
Added to
Museum
4.0: August 1, 2023
3.0: September 22, 2023

AOL Desktop was previously known as America Online from version 1.0 for Mac OS in 1989 to version 6.0 for Windows on September 5, 2000 and as AOL from version 7.0 for Windows on October 17, 2001 to version 9.6 for Windows on November 10, 2010.

It is an internet suite that combines e-mail, a web browser, and instant messaging.

Reverse-engineered server

America Online 3.0 for 16-bit and 32-bit Windows has been reverse-engineered by fans and a fan server known as RE-AOL is available to bring it back online.