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13By providing a Winsock Driver? And of course would that work today - even better, as now network interfaces can be plenty. This sounds a bit like missing research about basic windows and network knowleddge.– RaffzahnCommented Mar 5 at 16:36
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7I cannot say about the AOL software, but there were several popular 3rd party applications that consumers could buy for internet connectivity, including Trumpet Winsock, and also Turnpike (by Locomotive Software). These kind of applications generally became redundant after TCP/IP networking was included in Windows 95 and Mac OS of course, but are still relevant for retro computing purposes if you want to connect your Commodore 64 or Windows 3.11 machine.– Noel WhitemoreCommented Mar 5 at 16:37
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@Raffzahn I think Winsock is now a Microsoft operating system component and nobody implements the SPI; I don't know if it's possible. AFAIK new network drivers are NDIS kernel drivers.– Stack Exchange Supports IsraelCommented Mar 6 at 16:25
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