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Mention of the earliest ISPs.
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bengarrett committed Feb 18, 2024
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"<br>It took a decade before graphical interfaces on the PC replaced text in business computing with Windows NT <sup>1993</sup> and even longer with Windows 95 <sup>1995</sup> before it became commonplace in the home." +
" Other microcomputer platforms, such as the <span class=\"text-nowrap\">Apple Macintosh <sup>1984</sup></span>, <span class=\"text-nowrap\">Commodore Amiga</span> and <span class=\"text-nowrap\">Atari ST <sup>1985</sup></span> came with a GUI as standard.",
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Title: "First, dial-up Internet connections", Year: 1984,
Link: "https://networkencyclopedia.com/serial-line-internet-protocol-slip/",
LinkTitle: "about SLIP",
Content: "Rick Adams created the Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP), the industry-standard protocol to connect dial-up modems to the Internet. " +
"This protocol allowed for the creation of Internet Service Providers, which provided Internet connections over standard copper telephone lines." +
"<br>In 1987, Rick would also go on to found one of the earliest ISPs, UUNET. " +
"Which in the following year would offer the first commercial connection to the Internet.",
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{
Title: "Major game publishers enter the PC market", Year: 1984,
Content: "<a href=\"//www.polygon.com/a/how-ea-lost-its-soul/\">Electronic Arts</a>, " +
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