cm0002@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months agoAOL will end dial-up internet service in September, 34 years after it's debut — AOL Shield Browser and AOL Dialer software will be shuttered on the same daywww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1260arrow-down13 cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@beehaw.orgtechnology@hexbear.net
arrow-up1257arrow-down1external-linkAOL will end dial-up internet service in September, 34 years after it's debut — AOL Shield Browser and AOL Dialer software will be shuttered on the same daywww.tomshardware.comcm0002@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square32linkfedilink cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@beehaw.orgtechnology@hexbear.net
minus-squarefahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months agoThere was an Ethernet adapter for them
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoThe broadband modem only works on Japanese Dreamcast models tho, IIRC.
minus-squareFlatfire@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months agoIt works on all of them. It’s just prohibitively expensive to acquire one. A better setup is just a raspberry pi configured to act as an intermediary service provider.
minus-squareChickenMcPluckU@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThe main problem is the game had to support it, and only a handful of games support the broadband adapter.
There was an Ethernet adapter for them
The broadband modem only works on Japanese Dreamcast models tho, IIRC.
It works on all of them. It’s just prohibitively expensive to acquire one. A better setup is just a raspberry pi configured to act as an intermediary service provider.
The main problem is the game had to support it, and only a handful of games support the broadband adapter.