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AOL’s dial up internet takes its last bow, marking the end of an era (apnews.com)
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[–] 31 points 1 year ago (9 children)

I’d rather go back to using the internet that dial up was used for than this high speed cesspool we have now.

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  • [–] 24 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Idk.

    It was hard to find things even with a search engine, and it was full of scams and spyware, and obnoxious designs that got in the way of the real content, and the most popular chat rooms were run by power-tripping nerds with too much free time and an endless interest in CSAM and Nazi ideology.

    Not like today, where… uh… well…

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I never had too much trouble finding my way around, and it was the real wild West. You could find all kinds of cool shit. Could just visit Jon Does website with a list of game roms and download them with no bs.

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