Subj : Re: Free AOL startup CD's
To   : Spectre
From : Darklord
Date : Wed Jul 27 2022 11:43:42

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

SS>  CC> It was all those free AOL startup disks they used to hand out I
SS>  CC> think. :( 
SS> 
SS> I don't know that many people used them here... for a while they were
SS> a thing, lots of people would use the "demo" account and then move
SS> on.  But near 50% of BBS systems became ISPs here until that shook
SS> out and they started buying each other out.
SS> 
SS> Spec
SS> 
SS>  *** THE READER V4.50 [freeware] --- SuperBBS v1.17-3 (Eval)  *
SS> 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...   :)


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