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One of the earliest consumer internet options, AOL's dial-up service was once the most common way for people to access the early web.

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[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 2 weeks ago

But they gave out nice coasters

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Eh....I wouldn't call them "nice". They were ok. Wouldn't put them on a nice table.

[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 weeks ago

Before that, they gave out floppy disks. You could tape over the write protect hole and reuse them.

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