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  • Re: Free AOL startup CD's

    From Darklord@21:3/171 to Spectre on Wed Jul 27 11:43:42 2022
    On 15 Jul 22 09:39:00 Spectre wrote...

    It was all those free AOL startup disks they used to hand out I
    think. :(

    I don't know that many people used them here... for a while they were
    a thing, lots of people would use the "demo" account and then move
    on. But near 50% of BBS systems became ISPs here until that shook
    out and they started buying each other out.

    Spec

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    To which Darklord replies...

    The best thing about the free AOL startup CD's was the cool lightshow
    they put on when I fried them in the microwave... :)


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  • From Commodore Clifford@21:3/171 to Darklord on Sat Jul 30 04:06:02 2022
    On 27 Jul 22 11:43:42 Darklord wrote...

    On 15 Jul 22 09:39:00 Spectre wrote...

    It was all those free AOL startup disks they used to hand
    out I think. :(

    I don't know that many people used them here... for a while they
    were a thing, lots of people would use the "demo" account and
    then move on. But near 50% of BBS systems became ISPs here until
    that shook out and they started buying each other out.

    Spec

    *** THE READER V4.50 [freeware] --- SuperBBS v1.17-3 (Eval) *
    Origin: A camel is a horse designed by a committee. (21:3/101)

    To which Darklord replies...

    The best thing about the free AOL startup CD's was the cool lightshow
    they put on when I fried them in the microwave... :)

    To which Commodore Clifford replies...

    You put someone's Therapist's kids through college didn't you?

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  • From Darklord@21:3/171 to Commodore Clifford on Sat Jul 30 21:01:06 2022
    On 30 Jul 22 04:06:02 Commodore Clifford wrote...

    To which Commodore Clifford replies...

    You put someone's Therapist's kids through college didn't you?

    To which Darklord replies...

    Hehehehehehe...gotta contribute to society someway, right? :)



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  • From bex@21:4/141 to Darklord on Sat Aug 6 12:57:00 2022
    Darklord said to Spectre: <=-

    The best thing about the free AOL startup CD's was the cool lightshow
    they put on when I fried them in the microwave... :)

    I loved them to hang up on my cubicle wall so I could see if someone was sneaking up behind me. The AOL CDs made pretty awesome futuristic mirrors.

    -- Bex <3
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  • From Darklord@21:3/171 to bex on Wed Aug 10 15:17:12 2022
    On 06 Aug 22 12:57:00 bex wrote...

    Darklord said to Spectre: <=-

    The best thing about the free AOL startup CD's was the cool
    lightshow they put on when I fried them in the microwave... :)

    I loved them to hang up on my cubicle wall so I could see if someone
    was sneaking up behind me. The AOL CDs made pretty awesome futuristic mirrors.

    -- Bex <3 Sheriff Lucas Buck: A good loser is still a loser.

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    To which Darklord replies...

    Another fine use for them. I've heard of a couple of guys who use them
    for skeet shooting. Apparently they shatter in a very satisfactory manner
    when hit with buckshot... :)


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