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'''GameLine''' was created by Control Video Corporation (now AOL). Gameline allowed users to download games using dialup. needing a modem and storage cartridge from Control Video Corperation.
{{Inflation|USD|60|1983}} for the modem and cartridge, {{Inflation|USD|15|1983}} for the membership fee and {{Inflation|USD|1|1983}} for the game.
Launched in 1983 the ([[wikipedia:Video game crash of 1983|Video game crash of 1983]]) the Gameline was soon discontinuedin ????.
==[[wikipedia:PlayCable|PlayCable]] (Intellivision)==
'''PlayCable''' was developed by Mattel and General Instrument, How you got games was an PlayCable adapter. You needed a cable company that supported PlayCable. Launched in 1980, Discontinued in 1984.<br>A monthly subscription for PlayCable was {{Inflation|USD|4.95|1981}} a month.
==[[wikipedia:PlayNET|PlayNET]] (Commodore 64)==
The '''PlayNET''' service featured Email, online chat, bulletin boards. Launched 1984, discontinued 1987.<br>The service had two membership tiers: {{Inflation|USD|8|1985}} a month service charge + {{Inflation|USD|2.75|1985}} an hour charge for connection. or no service charge and {{Inflation|USD|3.75|1985}} an hour connection charge. File Downloads were {{Inflation|USD|0.50|1985}} each.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/info-magazine-09/Info_Issue_09_1985_Dec-Jan_1986#page/n35/mode/2up Info Magazine Issue 09 Page 35 (1985 prices)]</ref> Launched 1984, discontinued 1987.
==[[wikipedia:Quantum Link|Quantum Link]] (Commodore 64 & 128)==
The '''Quantum Link''' ('''Q-Link''') launched in late 1985, Discontinued ????, Q-link featured Email, Online chat (People Connection department), online news, instant messaging, multiplayer games. In late 1986 Q-link added casino games. Q-link was a modified version of [[#PlayNET_.28Commodore_64.29|PlayNET]].<br>With a monthly fee of {{Inflation|USD|9.95|1985}} and additional fees of Placeholder Text.
:''Emulated by [[VICE]]''
==[[wikipedia:Games Computers Play|Games Computers Play]] (Atari 8-bit & ST)==
==[[Wikipedia:XBAND|XBAND Modem]] (Multi Platform)==
The '''XBAND''' was the very first console modem to allow online multiplayer using a dial-up connection. It was released on the SNES for a range of games in the mid-nineties - as well as the [[Sega_Genesis_emulators#Hardware_features_and_accessories|Genesis]] and [[Sega_Saturn_emulators#Hardware_features_and_accessories|Saturn]].<ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/snes/comments/f4jvg7/the_xband_was_the_very_first_console_modem_to/ XBAND: Wonders of the Retro Gaming World]</ref> Launched in late 1994, 1995 nationwide (USA) for the [[Genesis]], 1995 for the [[Super Nintendo]] and 1996 for the Super Famicom.
:[[wikipedia:XBAND#Supported_games|SNES XBAND Modem compatible games list]]
'''GEnie''' ('''G'''eneral '''E'''lectric '''N'''etwork for '''I'''nformation '''E'''xchange) was created by General Electric Information Services (GEIS, now GXS Inc.). Placeholder Text
==[[wikipedia:CompuNetCompuet|Compunet]] (Multi Platform)==Placeholder TextThe '''Compunet''' (a.k.a CNet) was a service originally for the [[Commodore 64]], later including the [[Amiga Line|Amiga]] and [[Atari ST line|Atari ST]], with an unreleased PC version. Launched 1984, discontinued 1993.
==[[wikipedia:CompuServe|CompuServe]] (Multi Platform)==
