I've been having a nostalgia kick lately, and I randomly thought I would try downloading an old ass version of AOL. 4.0 is the one I think I remember the most, because that was when they added fonts and shit to IMs and chatrooms.
Well, my dad still uses AOL for some reason. He has been a member since 1996. I went ahead and created a new screen name under his main account and tried to sign in, because I couldn't remember the password for my old screen name.
I had to run it in Windows 98 compatibility mode to get it to work.
The shit works. Kind of. Some channels actually still work, and buddy lists and IMs still work just like they always did. The biggest revelation for me, though, is chatrooms still exist on this old ass version, and... people still chat in them. I have provided a screen shot as proof. I posted it earlier to the interwebs but thought I could get some really cool nostalgic conversations with gaf.
If anybody has anything they want me to try that they remember, ask away.
I feel like I went back to the 90's and need to tell these lost souls things about the future.
Please, use this thread to reminisce on the days of yesteryear on the internets.
Well, my dad still uses AOL for some reason. He has been a member since 1996. I went ahead and created a new screen name under his main account and tried to sign in, because I couldn't remember the password for my old screen name.
I had to run it in Windows 98 compatibility mode to get it to work.
The shit works. Kind of. Some channels actually still work, and buddy lists and IMs still work just like they always did. The biggest revelation for me, though, is chatrooms still exist on this old ass version, and... people still chat in them. I have provided a screen shot as proof. I posted it earlier to the interwebs but thought I could get some really cool nostalgic conversations with gaf.
If anybody has anything they want me to try that they remember, ask away.
I feel like I went back to the 90's and need to tell these lost souls things about the future.
Please, use this thread to reminisce on the days of yesteryear on the internets.