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Description	The homepage of Mercury Center, the online service of the San Jose Mercury News, on America Online in 1993.
Author or copyright owner	San Jose Mercury News
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: America Online Immediate source: David Carlson's Online Timeline [1]
Date of publication	1993
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	The Mercury News
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	The screenshot illustrates Mercury Center and its original user interface.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	Both Mercury Center and the America Online desktop client were copyrighted and have been discontinued.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	The image is as small as possible without impairing the reader's ability to discern the major elements of the user interface.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	Both Mercury Center and the "Rainman" America Online desktop client are obsolete and have been discontinued. It is no longer possible to access either service.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of The Mercury News//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Welcome_to_Mercury_Center,_1993.pngtrue

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	22:08, 19 June 2018		383 × 260 (139 KB)	DatBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce size of non-free image (BOT - disable)
	21:21, 18 June 2018	No thumbnail	400 × 272 (150 KB)	Mxn (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free file using File Upload Wizard

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