One of the earliest forms of game DLC was the 1983 GameLine service for the Atari 2600 where users could download games over dialup. After GameLine was discontinued, the investors and founding members formed a new company called Quantum Computer Services. That company developed numerous online systems for PCs and Macs, and eventually became the famous symbol of 1990's internet: America Online.
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