itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com
on 22 Nov 2023 12:43
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Aol.com is still alive after all these years!?
BigBlackCockroach@lemmy.world
on 22 Nov 2023 12:47
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Wait, you are not using AOL online? how do you connect to the internet? /s
itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com
on 22 Nov 2023 12:48
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I had to setup up my grandfather’s new computer with aol, even though he was connected via a cable modem that was always on anyway. That was a throwback for sure.
BigBlackCockroach@lemmy.world
on 22 Nov 2023 12:50
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I always saw those compact disks they must have been handing out by the millions. What were those used for? just a software package?
itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com
on 22 Nov 2023 12:54
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Yes. It was a promotional CD with the installer for the aol program and access phone numbers for dial up.
They typically gave you a month or some amount of free hours as a promotion.
There were millions of them sent out to encourage people to get on the internet at a time when home PCs were still relatively uncommon and internet more so.
There is an ancient meme of a throne made entirely of ail CDs from the dark ages of the internet.
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Aol.com is still alive after all these years!?
Wait, you are not using AOL online? how do you connect to the internet? /s
I had to setup up my grandfather’s new computer with aol, even though he was connected via a cable modem that was always on anyway. That was a throwback for sure.
I always saw those compact disks they must have been handing out by the millions. What were those used for? just a software package?
Yes. It was a promotional CD with the installer for the aol program and access phone numbers for dial up.
They typically gave you a month or some amount of free hours as a promotion.
There were millions of them sent out to encourage people to get on the internet at a time when home PCs were still relatively uncommon and internet more so.
There is an ancient meme of a throne made entirely of ail CDs from the dark ages of the internet.
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