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0 pointstfinniga11y ago0 comments

I guess technically those were separate online services. They only connected up to the internet near the end of their lifetime.

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itry11y ago

You had to dial into AOL and Compuserve?

smacktoward11y ago

Yep. They had long lists of phone numbers you could dial into; when you set up the software, it would set itself up to use one near you, so you wouldn't get charged long-distance fees.

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itry11y ago

You had to dial into AOL and Compuserve?

smacktoward11y ago

Yep. They had long lists of phone numbers you could dial into; when you set up the software, it would set itself up to use one near you, so you wouldn't get charged long-distance fees.

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