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What was the name of the once-ubiquitous 1990s internet service that mailed free trial CDs to practically every household in America?
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AOL
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America Online, usually called AOL, promoted its dial-up internet service with free trial discs in the 1990s. The discs appeared in mailboxes, magazines, and stores. The campaign helped make AOL a familiar name in the early consumer internet.
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