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[–] 1 point 4 months ago (5 children)

It's more like Google chat or your contacts list of folks you SMS with. People you probably know from high school and nowadays you'd text, but AOL Instant Messager was free, used a device with a full keyboard, and didn't require a cell phone which you didn't have because it was 2001.

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    Nah, it was an application on family computer. You know, the computer in the corner of the dining room where your parents and baby brother could read over your shoulder. (I had my own computer in my room, but it didn't even have a network card or modem.)

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