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  "description": "I read Dave Luna's interesting hacker story Hacking the Compaq iPAQ IA-2 Internet Appliance. I learned many things from reading. But one fact which jumped out to me was a note about Microsoft's MSN Dial-Up service.\n\n...I was surprised to learn that MSN dial-up is still available as of March 2026.\n\nI do not recall ever having thought about MSN dial-up (we had AOL back in the 90s), but I too am \"surprised\" to learn it is still around. Mr. Luna provided a link to Microsoft's MSN Dial-Up Internet […]",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-20T02:12:57.000Z",
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    "dialUpInternet",
    "isp",
    "learning2026",
    "microsoft",
    "msn",
    "Hacking the Compaq iPAQ IA-2 Internet Appliance",
    "Microsoft’s MSN Dial-Up Internet Access",
    "linking to Mr. Luna’s fun story"
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  "textContent": "I read Dave Luna’s interesting hacker story Hacking the Compaq iPAQ IA-2 Internet Appliance. I learned many things from reading. But one fact which jumped out to me was a note about Microsoft’s MSN Dial-Up service.\n\n> …I was surprised to learn that MSN dial-up is still available as of March 2026.\n\nI do not recall ever having thought about MSN dial-up (we had AOL back in the 90s), but I too am “surprised” to learn it is still around. Mr. Luna provided a link to Microsoft’s MSN Dial-Up Internet Access page. As of March 19, 2026, MSN Dial-Up costs $21.95 per month or $179.95 per year on the yearly plan. HT to Hackaday for linking to Mr. Luna’s fun story.",
  "title": "MSN Dial-Up Internet in 2026",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-20T02:13:39.000Z"
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