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Connecting retro systems to the Internet, and historical aspects of the Internet: software, hardware, protocols. DO NOT USE WHEN MERELY ASKING ABOUT HISTORICAL RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET OF TODAY.

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When connecting to the Internet via Dial-Up, why did ISPs require a username/password to aut...

It's been many years now, but when I used to connect to the Internet via Dial-Up back in the day I noticed at the time that as well as entering the phone number for my Dial-Up provider, a username/password …
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When connecting to the Internet via Dial-Up, were computers directly accessible via their al...

From carrying out some brief research, it appears that as is the case today, when using Dial-Up to access the Internet customers were often allocated a dynamic IP address by their ISP. …
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Could somebody remind me how to access the WAP browser on the Nokia N73?

From memory, the Nokia N73 had two web browsers; one WAP browser, and another, fully-functional HTML application. Would somebody be able to remind me what both of these options are labeled as when nav …
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How were customers typically charged when purchasing Dial-Up Internet services from an ISP? [closed]

This is a follow-up from my previous question - When connecting to the Internet via Dial-Up, why did ISPs require a username/password to authenticate the session?. …
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