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Supposed in the "low thousands" now but two years ago.,, underpants Aug 11 #1
It was the ONLY game in town for so many early on... BTW, AOL MAIL is NOT going away... hlthe2b Aug 11 #2
I have AOL accounts that people use at work. underpants Aug 11 #5
I still have AOL mail. It's bad. Spam filter no longer works etc etc.... LeftInTX Aug 11 #6
I have old AOL mail that works well for me. Even the AOL spam filter, although the one I use most hlthe2b Aug 11 #10
Probably 99% where MAGA morons live in the sticks Bengus81 Aug 11 #17
Anybody remember these contraptions? Ocelot II Aug 11 #3
Used something like that back in '69/'70 in school BumRushDaShow Aug 11 #4
I think they could be used to send faxes in the olden days. Ocelot II Aug 11 #9
Played a Star Trek text game on something like this BumRushDaShow Aug 11 #12
My cord went across two rooms to access the kitchen phone jack..LOL LeftInTX Aug 11 #7
IIRC wireless internet service was funded for thousands during the Biden admin. brush Aug 11 #8
So no more "Dial-up warning" from Salmon in the Lounge? Polybius Aug 11 #11
My first home connection to the Internet in 1996. I even got a second phone line for it. 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 11 #13
My first BumRushDaShow Aug 11 #14
My first connection was in 1984 to a bulletin board service Qlink on a 1200 bps modem Bengus81 Aug 11 #19
I had no idea such things even existed then! 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 11 #23
I looked it up,I was off one year,it started in 1985 and became America Online in 1995 Bengus81 Aug 11 #25
1884, VIC 20. I didn't have any standard .... reACTIONary Aug 11 #28
I have a Netfliix video I never returned. Wonder where I should send it. I don't want to be deported. twodogsbarking Aug 11 #15
Any old past-due library books too? BumRushDaShow Aug 11 #18
No but in college I was able to check text books for the next semester from the library. twodogsbarking Aug 11 #21
I used to comb the "used book" store on campus for text books! BumRushDaShow Aug 11 #24
Dude, you should make that an OP Oeditpus Rex Aug 11 #31
Didn't know that was still a thing Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 11 #16
Yup...23 years here. HSI though cable (Road Runner) using COX in 2002. Now have 1Gbps fiber Bengus81 Aug 11 #20
It is possible to live without the internet but I would suspect that if you go too long you might be sane. twodogsbarking Aug 11 #22
I still use my AOL account fargone Aug 11 #26
Just watch, taco will demand that AOL bring back dial-up or he will impose tariffs on Commodore 64 and 128 computers ImNotGod Aug 11 #27
As long as VIC 20 remains tariff free.. reACTIONary Aug 11 #29
Trial CDs, hell Oeditpus Rex Aug 11 #30
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