Don't forget QuantumLink, one of the most impactful online services ever created.
October 24, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Don't forget QuantumLink, one of the most impactful online services ever created.
My first real BBS experience was on a C-128 using a service called Quantumlink. Later, pc clones & BBS's were everywhere!
I used to print these huge lists of them.
Mom would get mad about tying up the phone line.
Dad would get mad about the phone bill.
Good times. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum...
I used to print these huge lists of them.
Mom would get mad about tying up the phone line.
Dad would get mad about the phone bill.
Good times. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum...
Quantum Link - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 30, 2026 at 6:59 PM
My first real BBS experience was on a C-128 using a service called Quantumlink. Later, pc clones & BBS's were everywhere!
I used to print these huge lists of them.
Mom would get mad about tying up the phone line.
Dad would get mad about the phone bill.
Good times. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum...
I used to print these huge lists of them.
Mom would get mad about tying up the phone line.
Dad would get mad about the phone bill.
Good times. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum...
Steve Case, the Face That Launched a Billion Floppy Disks, appeared on "Computer Chronicles" in 1987 to demonstrate "QuantumLink," the C64-based ancestor of America Online.
www.computerchronicles.blog/computer-chr...
#retrocomputing #c64
www.computerchronicles.blog/computer-chr...
#retrocomputing #c64
September 25, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Steve Case, the Face That Launched a Billion Floppy Disks, appeared on "Computer Chronicles" in 1987 to demonstrate "QuantumLink," the C64-based ancestor of America Online.
www.computerchronicles.blog/computer-chr...
#retrocomputing #c64
www.computerchronicles.blog/computer-chr...
#retrocomputing #c64
Share an image that shows how many years you’ve been online
(QuantumLink was the original service that became AOL)
(QuantumLink was the original service that became AOL)
September 23, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Share an image that shows how many years you’ve been online
(QuantumLink was the original service that became AOL)
(QuantumLink was the original service that became AOL)
Do wish I was born sooner to experience stuff like BBSes, Fidonet and quantumlink.
I think it means you're one of the internet OGs. Maybe post-eternal September, but still here in time for the party.
August 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Do wish I was born sooner to experience stuff like BBSes, Fidonet and quantumlink.
for social interaction it was QuantumLink in the late 80s, actually developed a long-distance relationship on there, though there was no posting per se
otherwise, it was various Usenet rec. boards in the 90s
otherwise, it was various Usenet rec. boards in the 90s
Okay, let's get nostalgic
What was the VERY FIRST online platform that you became addicted to posting on?????
What was the VERY FIRST online platform that you became addicted to posting on?????
January 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
for social interaction it was QuantumLink in the late 80s, actually developed a long-distance relationship on there, though there was no posting per se
otherwise, it was various Usenet rec. boards in the 90s
otherwise, it was various Usenet rec. boards in the 90s
I ran a couple BBSs back in the day.
Fun fact: I got a 1200 baud modem for my C128 in 1986, and my first dialup call was to this thing called “QuantumLink”… which eventually transformed into AOL.
My last modem was a US Robotics Courier HST Dual Standard 14400, which did 28.8K with another DS.
Fun fact: I got a 1200 baud modem for my C128 in 1986, and my first dialup call was to this thing called “QuantumLink”… which eventually transformed into AOL.
My last modem was a US Robotics Courier HST Dual Standard 14400, which did 28.8K with another DS.
May 5, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I ran a couple BBSs back in the day.
Fun fact: I got a 1200 baud modem for my C128 in 1986, and my first dialup call was to this thing called “QuantumLink”… which eventually transformed into AOL.
My last modem was a US Robotics Courier HST Dual Standard 14400, which did 28.8K with another DS.
Fun fact: I got a 1200 baud modem for my C128 in 1986, and my first dialup call was to this thing called “QuantumLink”… which eventually transformed into AOL.
My last modem was a US Robotics Courier HST Dual Standard 14400, which did 28.8K with another DS.
Humph.
We had a Commodore64 as our first computer.
Signed up for QuantumLink & the world opened.
Suddenly QLink disappeared. 💨
Later got “AOL” disks in the mail but was already on CompuServe.
Turns out the QLink team in Vienna, Va. was the same team behind AOL & I missed my chance at 💰💰💰💰💰💰!
We had a Commodore64 as our first computer.
Signed up for QuantumLink & the world opened.
Suddenly QLink disappeared. 💨
Later got “AOL” disks in the mail but was already on CompuServe.
Turns out the QLink team in Vienna, Va. was the same team behind AOL & I missed my chance at 💰💰💰💰💰💰!
October 13, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Humph.
We had a Commodore64 as our first computer.
Signed up for QuantumLink & the world opened.
Suddenly QLink disappeared. 💨
Later got “AOL” disks in the mail but was already on CompuServe.
Turns out the QLink team in Vienna, Va. was the same team behind AOL & I missed my chance at 💰💰💰💰💰💰!
We had a Commodore64 as our first computer.
Signed up for QuantumLink & the world opened.
Suddenly QLink disappeared. 💨
Later got “AOL” disks in the mail but was already on CompuServe.
Turns out the QLink team in Vienna, Va. was the same team behind AOL & I missed my chance at 💰💰💰💰💰💰!
I am excited to read this book and pre-annoyed that people will act like chat rooms on networks like QuantumLink didn't begin in the 1980s.
Remember Body Glitter and Chat Rooms? ‘Y2K’ Won’t Let You Forget. https://buff.ly/4aszybk
#amreading #book #genx
Remember Body Glitter and Chat Rooms? ‘Y2K’ Won’t Let You Forget. https://buff.ly/4aszybk
#amreading #book #genx
January 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I am excited to read this book and pre-annoyed that people will act like chat rooms on networks like QuantumLink didn't begin in the 1980s.
Remember Body Glitter and Chat Rooms? ‘Y2K’ Won’t Let You Forget. https://buff.ly/4aszybk
#amreading #book #genx
Remember Body Glitter and Chat Rooms? ‘Y2K’ Won’t Let You Forget. https://buff.ly/4aszybk
#amreading #book #genx
"The promise of telecommunications has FINALLY come home...!"
QuantumLink Promotion Video 1986
AhoyMagazine (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
February 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"The promise of telecommunications has FINALLY come home...!"
"The promise of telecommunications has FINALLY come home...!"
QuantumLink Promotion Video 1986
AhoyMagazine (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
"The promise of telecommunications has FINALLY come home...!"
This Christmas demo from Steve Emsley was uploaded to QuantumLink in 1987.
Commodore 64 - Christmas Special 1987
Pete Rittwage (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2024 at 5:05 PM
This Christmas demo from Steve Emsley was uploaded to QuantumLink in 1987.
"The promise of telecommunications has FINALLY come home...!"
QuantumLink Promotion Video 1986
AhoyMagazine (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2024 at 4:05 AM
"The promise of telecommunications has FINALLY come home...!"
"The promise of telecommunications has FINALLY come home...!"
QuantumLink Promotion Video 1986
AhoyMagazine (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
August 13, 2024 at 3:05 AM
"The promise of telecommunications has FINALLY come home...!"
"The promise of telecommunications has FINALLY come home...!"
QuantumLink Promotion Video 1986
AhoyMagazine (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2024 at 8:03 PM
"The promise of telecommunications has FINALLY come home...!"
"The promise of telecommunications has FINALLY come home...!"
QuantumLink Promotion Video 1986
AhoyMagazine (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
December 27, 2023 at 12:03 AM
"The promise of telecommunications has FINALLY come home...!"
"The promise of telecommunications has FINALLY come home...!"
QuantumLink Promotion Video 1986
AhoyMagazine (YouTube)
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2023 at 4:03 PM
"The promise of telecommunications has FINALLY come home...!"
Hyperobject: Mind, July 11 - The Quantum Effect in Cells and Consciousness
#history #science #reality #QuantumLink #trytophan #microtubules #consciousness #anesthetic #self #mind #brain #thinking #explore #fyp
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#history #science #reality #QuantumLink #trytophan #microtubules #consciousness #anesthetic #self #mind #brain #thinking #explore #fyp
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TikTok - Make Your Day
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July 11, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Hyperobject: Mind, July 11 - The Quantum Effect in Cells and Consciousness
#history #science #reality #QuantumLink #trytophan #microtubules #consciousness #anesthetic #self #mind #brain #thinking #explore #fyp
vm.tiktok.com/ZGetJ1F5H/
#history #science #reality #QuantumLink #trytophan #microtubules #consciousness #anesthetic #self #mind #brain #thinking #explore #fyp
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Hyperobject: Mind, July 10 - A Quantum Effect in Cells or Hostile? What’s hostile?
#history #science #reality #QuantumLink #trytophan #microtubules #CollectiveIntelligence #superradience #self #mind #brain #thinking #explore #fyp
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#history #science #reality #QuantumLink #trytophan #microtubules #CollectiveIntelligence #superradience #self #mind #brain #thinking #explore #fyp
vm.tiktok.com/ZGeG7m1U4/
TikTok - Make Your Day
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July 10, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Hyperobject: Mind, July 10 - A Quantum Effect in Cells or Hostile? What’s hostile?
#history #science #reality #QuantumLink #trytophan #microtubules #CollectiveIntelligence #superradience #self #mind #brain #thinking #explore #fyp
vm.tiktok.com/ZGeG7m1U4/
#history #science #reality #QuantumLink #trytophan #microtubules #CollectiveIntelligence #superradience #self #mind #brain #thinking #explore #fyp
vm.tiktok.com/ZGeG7m1U4/
I am excited to read this book and pre-annoyed that people will act like chat rooms on networks like QuantumLink didn't begin in the 1980s.
Remember Body Glitter and Chat Rooms? ‘Y2K’ Won’t Let You Forget. https://buff.ly/4aszybk
#amreading #book #GenX
Remember Body Glitter and Chat Rooms? ‘Y2K’ Won’t Let You Forget. https://buff.ly/4aszybk
#amreading #book #GenX
Book Review: ‘Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything,’ by Colette Shade
In a vibrant collection of “essays on the future that never was,” Colette Shade takes a cold look at the cheery promise of the 2000s.
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I am excited to read this book and pre-annoyed that people will act like chat rooms on networks like QuantumLink didn't begin in the 1980s.
Remember Body Glitter and Chat Rooms? ‘Y2K’ Won’t Let You Forget. https://buff.ly/4aszybk
#amreading #book #GenX
Remember Body Glitter and Chat Rooms? ‘Y2K’ Won’t Let You Forget. https://buff.ly/4aszybk
#amreading #book #GenX
Just gonna fire up my C64 (still working last I checked) and get back on QuantumLink.
November 11, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Just gonna fire up my C64 (still working last I checked) and get back on QuantumLink.
What's AOL? Who is Yahoo? I mean... as long as Compuserve is still running, I'm good to go. And Quantumlink.
January 21, 2026 at 4:59 PM
What's AOL? Who is Yahoo? I mean... as long as Compuserve is still running, I'm good to go. And Quantumlink.
Twas ever thus. (I go back to the early days of Compuserve and Quantumlink.) Sure, it wasn't codified until 2005 (Poe's Law), but it's been there ever since people started conveying thoughts with words on paper. The medium changes, but not the reality.
October 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Twas ever thus. (I go back to the early days of Compuserve and Quantumlink.) Sure, it wasn't codified until 2005 (Poe's Law), but it's been there ever since people started conveying thoughts with words on paper. The medium changes, but not the reality.
I'm a mere Internet rando, and if someone wants my obscure username... fine. I manually deleted all my tweets, and deleted my account. Twitter joins a long list of apps and accounts I no longer have, including Compuserve, AOL, bix, Prodigy, QuantumLink, MySpace...
December 1, 2024 at 11:26 PM
I'm a mere Internet rando, and if someone wants my obscure username... fine. I manually deleted all my tweets, and deleted my account. Twitter joins a long list of apps and accounts I no longer have, including Compuserve, AOL, bix, Prodigy, QuantumLink, MySpace...