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originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

meh, these bundled access terminals were required back in the day for internet access. those applications started out dialup, no internet providing inter-system communication... and then added the internet connectivity until eventually that feature was the only reason to use it. see also; prodigy,msn

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givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Yeah, the reason this is reposted so much today is the younglings don’t know what it was like back in the day.

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- Hotdogman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Trying to look at online porn while everyone slept was like mission impossible.
  
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  - relative_iterator@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Nothing beats the thrill of watching those images load line by line!
    
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    ikidd@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    imgur.com/iAb7U
    
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    bobs_monkey@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Nipple!!!
    
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- lechatron@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Local BBS’s were wild.
  
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  - demlet@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Ha, literally no one under thirty has any idea. Imagine trolling a bunch of faceless people online and then you actually get to meet them. Good times.
    
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- bobs_monkey@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  A/S/L
  
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