Forbes Mercy, the founder of Washington Broadband, has been a pivotal figure in providing internet access to the Yakima Valley since the earliest days of the industry. His journey began in 1994 with ...

When we think about using the internet in the 1990s, there’s one specific sound that comes to mind. You can’t really describe it in writing but you can surely recreate it with your voice. In fact, I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Farewell, AOL. Like TV screen static, a VHS tape rewinding, or a butter churn, the grating sound of AOL dial-up Internet will also ...

It’s the end of an era. AOL announced this week that it has discontinued its dial-up internet service. For younger Gen-Xers and elder millennials, in particular, the beep-boops, whirrs, and crackly ...

Such was the sound of AOL's dial-up service, a marker of trying to connect to the internet in the 1990s. Now the company has announced it's getting rid of dial-up. "AOL routinely evaluates its ...