AOL discontinues dial-up, and now your grandkids will never know that classic, scratchy handshake sound – here’s why that’s a shame
The classic dial-up handshake sounds melodic, scratchy, and harsh, and is inexorably associated with connection. It’s also now silent. AOL’s decision this week to finally end dial-up service is not surprising, but it still feels like a door closing, one I walked through more times than I can count to step onto the world wide…