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Downloaded AOL 4.0 and found people still using the chatrooms.
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A/S/L, the mating call of its time!
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
They throw in all that technical support... I wonder if its worth it for people who know nothing about their computer just for that
Try using the web browser. Or Web Crawler as they called it. Its weird seeing AOL 4.0 in a high resolution. I remember all the windows being all bunched up.
This thread is making me want to go find all the old AOL "progz" I use to use. I made a punter once, which I could find that.
This thread is making me want to go find all the old AOL "progz" I use to use. I made a punter once, which I could find that.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
The dice rolling progs were nifty. 
Bubble Metropolis
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My uncle doesn't have internet at his place anymore, so he often comes over to use my cable internet connection, and he actually downloaded a broadband AOL client to use on my computer because I guess the idea of using the internet without that AOL 4.0-ishy UI I grew up with is frightening for older people.
I also know a few people who still use AOL e-mail addresses for the business contacts. Terrifying.
I also know a few people who still use AOL e-mail addresses for the business contacts. Terrifying.
ZombieSupaStar
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Do people even know what chat rooms are nowadays? I'm guessing they just been replaced with texting, tweeting, and facebook timeline messages. Of course none of those methods really propagate meeting new people online.
The dice rolling progs were nifty.
You didn't even need those. You could type /roll #ofsides. Can't believe I remember that.
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davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
Yeah you can also go to aol keyword dice I think and a thing came up
The dice proctors would calculate it for certain uses. If you heard of RhyDin, they used it in that realm of chat rooms a lot for combat.
CarpeDeezNutz
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WOW, Nick, that was a close one!
Ah I forgot about those roll playing rooms. I was pretty much a terrorist on AOL. I got banned at least a couple times. Sorry if I ever ruined your chat room or punted you offline.
Wait they still release AOL software such as this? Just did a google search and sure enough.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
Lol, I was one of the ones going around terrorizing everyone too. We might have run into each other at some point.
I mostly role played as a shoe salesman selling spoons or something like that.
I haven't been punted very often, so probably didnt get that from you. It was sorta funny I had a Punter once and I would just find some random person, add them to my buddy list and kick them once every five minutes or something.
starchild excalibur
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Found you (or someone using your pics) on Reddit/Imgur.
It's amazing that people are still using those chatrooms. But I do still interact with a couple of teachers at my school that have "@aol.com" addresses, so I guess i shouldn't be too surprised.
It's amazing that people are still using those chatrooms. But I do still interact with a couple of teachers at my school that have "@aol.com" addresses, so I guess i shouldn't be too surprised.
manzoman96
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I remember having services like Juno and NetZero for a bit before my house got Comcast back in the mid-2000's. I kinda wish I could experience the late 90's internet.
You should've had to experience it on an eMachines computer. That shit was the worst.
rudieboy77
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That was some half assed shit right there. Never bought one, fixed too many of my friends PC's.
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manzoman96
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Old 90's hardware is one thing I'm glad stayed in the past. As much as they looked like beasts, they could barely get anything done
at least quickly
Ah yes, AOL. The memories... so many IMs going at once. It was exciting since I had just discovered anime and was finding other people my age with the same interests.
I also remember how shitty the AOL browser was, it compressed pictures to hell and back to speed up your dialup browsing. So I'd use Netscape Navigator instead.
I also remember how shitty the AOL browser was, it compressed pictures to hell and back to speed up your dialup browsing. So I'd use Netscape Navigator instead.
krameriffic
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I did the same and I still can't believe it. Who knew?
See if theres still a sweet rollerblading chatroom where you can talk to other 13 year olds about how cool 69'ing is.
Also go into the metaphysics chatroom and start spouting some Timedog-ass pseudoscience bullshit.
Antagonize some hackers until they send you a mailbomb which has no effect on your 80's black and white monitor mac that shouldn't even have the capability of running a modern program like AOL but somehow it does.
Also go into the metaphysics chatroom and start spouting some Timedog-ass pseudoscience bullshit.
Antagonize some hackers until they send you a mailbomb which has no effect on your 80's black and white monitor mac that shouldn't even have the capability of running a modern program like AOL but somehow it does.
manzoman96
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Maybe a year or so ago I tried using omegle to see if it would have some of the same charm as old chatrooms. It didn't. All I remember getting was bots
I started with 2.5.
3.0 was the best, and I downloaded it and logged in as well. Chat rooms didn't work though on 3.0
Only that sleek ass new ass shiny ass 4.0 can handle chatrooms now imo.
xImmortal007x
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SmarterChild was my homeboy.
Keyword: ANT
ANTagonist game channel. Had a chatroom called The War Room made specifically for console wars. Everyone had ANT at the beginning of their screen name. ANT Missle(I recall it being spelled wrong), ANT Link, etc.
Also keyword: VGL
Videogame lounge, son.
Those days were awesome.
ANTagonist game channel. Had a chatroom called The War Room made specifically for console wars. Everyone had ANT at the beginning of their screen name. ANT Missle(I recall it being spelled wrong), ANT Link, etc.
Also keyword: VGL
Videogame lounge, son.
Those days were awesome.
KefkaPalazzo
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I want to play Chips Challenge and look up Dragon Ball Z power levels now.
Solideliquid
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"Keyword: banking"
I still hear some ads on the radio now and then talking about keyword this or that. Reminds me of AOL. And I also sometimes do a double take and wonder if in listening to an old recording from years ago on the radio.
I still hear some ads on the radio now and then talking about keyword this or that. Reminds me of AOL. And I also sometimes do a double take and wonder if in listening to an old recording from years ago on the radio.
TheBryanJZX90
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Oh man if you're me in an AOL chat room in 1996 then you should go into a Canada focused chat room for something innocuous like knitting and then just start yelling that America is better than Canada and Canadian beer sucks and hockey sucks.
AOL is awesome.
AOL is awesome.
Just make a account on AOl.com, should be all you need.
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