In the year 2002 in a review comparing AOL 8 with MSN 8 we see what AOL brings out as a technological advance. I didn't realize that AOL customers had been suffering that much from using AOL:

Another long overdue fix addresses interrupted Internet connections. In the past, users whose connections were cut -- either because of an overloaded network or to make a telephone call -- lost the Web page they were visiting.

It was a big time waster. Users had to log back on and retrace their steps to their original location online.

Now, I'm pleased to see that Web pages remain onscreen after the telephone connection is cut. All I had to do was log back on before carrying on as if I had never left.

Tens of millions of AOL users have been putting up with this problem in previous versions. The mind boggles.