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1985 Founded under original name, Quantum Computer Services. Offers an online service, Q-Link, for owners of Commodore computers. October 1989 Introduces America Online service for Macintosh & Apple II computers. February 1991 Introduces DOS version of America Online for IBM compatible computers. October 1991 Quantum Computer Services changes name to America Online, Inc. March 1992 AOL sells stock to the public on the Nasdaq Stock Market. January 1993 Version of AOL for Microsofts Windows operating system launched. August 1994 Reaches 1 million subscribers. February 1995 Teams with German media firm Bertelsmann to offer online services in Europe. February 1996 Reaches 5 million subscribers. Leather Jacket given to AOL employees. September 1996 Moves trading of stock to New York Stock Exchange. November 1997 Reaches 10 million members. Watch in Logo Tin given to AOL employees.(story) February 1998 Buys CompuServe, a competing pioneering online service. December 1998 Reaches 15 million members. (story) March 1999 Buys Netscape Communications Corp. whose Navigator browser first popularized the World Wide Web. May 1999 Buys MovieFone, Inc., the nations largest movie listing guide and ticketing service. June 1999 Invests $1.5 billion in DirecTV creator Hughes Electronics to develop, market high-speed services via satellite. December 1999 Reaches 20 million members, AOLs Instant Messenger ICQ surpasses 50 million registered users. January 2000 AOL announces purchase of Time-Warner. October 2000 Reaches 25 million subscibers. (story) June 2001 Reaches 30 million subscibers. (story) |
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