This episode covers the unlikely origins of AOL, by way of the Atari Gamelink and an online service for the Commodore 64. Join me in LGR Tech Tales, looking at stories of technological inspiration, failure, and everything in-between! ● Consider supporting LGR on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/LazyGameReviews ● Social links: https://twitter.com/lazygamereviews https://www.facebook.com/LazyGameReviews ● Background music credits: "Nautical 2" by Loscil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpjlqXaC6ys "Anekbah Theme" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmdgZkWgfUE "Milinda" by Diode Milliampere http://diodemilliampere.bandcamp.com/ "Rhodes to Heaven 2," "After The Storm 3," "Werewolfdance" https://www.epidemicsound.com/ ● Main sources for info: http://www.walthowe.com/navnet/history.html http://web.archive.org/web/20031005033411/ http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/carlson/1970s.shtml http://www.johnmwillis.com/internet/the-story-of-a-pathological-entrepreneur/ http://www.filfre.net/2015/07/a-new-force-in-games-part-2-a-habitat-in-cyberspace/ https://thepowerofus.org/2010/08/05/who-is-jack-taub/ https://metalmisfit.wordpress.com/tag/cvc-gameline/ http://www.retroist.com/2007/03/05/quantum-link-for-the-commodore-64/ https://www.tinytickle.co.uk/quantum-link/ http://www.nytimes.com/1981/04/14/business/digest-s-electronics-venture.html http://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/26/business/digest-s-disappointing-source.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/jack-r-taub-entrepreneur/2011/05/23/AFDmt89G_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1978/12/16/mclean-firm-first-to-offer-new-computer/9fe3a8c8-2bd7-489b-bec6-cd34defd7303/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1980/10/25/former-source-chairman-barred-from-gain-on-sale/0d1cffc0-12d5-42a5-ab46-ca2c691808ab/ https://books.google.com/books?id=Rz4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT16&dq=jack+taub+Source+Telecomputing&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjjqeaBjdvRAhVBNiYKHYGoCJQQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=CnhcoI2lRuIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Stealing+Time:+Steve+Case+book&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwivjp3gwtbRAhWEgCYKHVwjBzoQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=Stealing%20Time%3A%20Steve%20Case%20book&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=1J78hiHKaPoC&pg=PT128&lpg=PT128&dq=like+a+New+York+cockroach,+Control+Video+simply+couldn%E2%80%99t+be+killed+off.&source=bl&ots=DnWOU7_2B0&sig=5AwhYt7u9IrkhkadC-6EHrmJIKg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiRzIGx2NjRAhUpxlQKHUHrCMwQ6AEIHzAB#v=onepage&q&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=oC4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=reader%27s+digest+%22the+source%22&source=bl&ots=fTqvD1B0uq&sig=j8RugwWLloq_nfPBsE36RSFO0SY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiTjMC_zNbRAhXERiYKHdviAtUQ6AEIRTAI#v=onepage&q&f=true https://books.google.com/books?id=2y8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA139&lpg=PA139&dq=%22source+telecomputing%22+%22von+meister%22&source=bl&ots=_AelrFO1_5&sig=qS0BkU0ofNpOLdXmo7hdpCKWqJc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwin-ePx893RAhUB7yYKHY4cDdEQ6AEIKTAD#v=onepage&q=%22source%20telecomputing%22%20%22von%20meister%22&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=n0UEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=%22home+music+store%22+von+meister&source=bl&ots=PpkJdD0-TP&sig=RRIeA3xXI4WVW8B4EEdro1bIj6c&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjc_vmC-N3RAhXB1CYKHUNkD4oQ6AEIMjAG#v=onepage&q&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=izAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA3&dq=%22CompuServe+Purchases+The+Source%22+Information+Today&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiwksXx6-LRAhXDdiYKHSAtBdAQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q&f=false https://archive.org/details/On-LineD1987 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrxJKjAjFK0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjgH27p-FAM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhZ0VEmEKys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W_yfq1CLwY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byr5tINJp7E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVpulhO3jyc