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Just do it and be done with it...
On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:15:16 -0700, "mgg" wrote:
I didn't realize anyone still used AOL. This is Tim we're talking about here - the Luddite's Luddite. He's still using a Tandy 386. |
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#2
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Just do it and be done with it...
On 10/8/09 6:13 AM, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:15:16 -0700, wrote: I didn't realize anyone still used AOL. This is Tim we're talking about here - the Luddite's Luddite. He's still using a Tandy 386. Sorta like using a large horsepower two cycle outboard,eh? -- Birther-Deather-Tenther-Teabagger: Idiots All |
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#3
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Just do it and be done with it...
On Oct 8, 5:13*am, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote: On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:15:16 -0700, "mgg" wrote: I didn't realize anyone still used AOL. This is Tim we're talking about here - the Luddite's Luddite. He's still using a Tandy 386. you're close Tom. Even though it's missing some of the features of my wifes, Blackberry, the Tandy 102 suits me fine. http://www.electronixandmore.com/mis...ers/2tandy.jpg Yes, I still have an AOL acct. I go look at it about once a week if I rememebr to. and clean out some of the junk. I still have friends who like to pass around a lot of "cutsies" And I'm afraid if I let the build up to where the email box stuffs full, they'll be getting them back then asking me why. So.... But there was a time when I actually thought Aol *WAS* the internet. I thought that AOL was the actual name of the internet. I should have canceled them, but i kept paying their monthly extortion fee till they came out with the "free" edition a couple maybe three years ago. that upgrade took out some of their features but not enough to justify having them. So....... I have a gmail account, and Firefox. What more do I need? |
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#4
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Just do it and be done with it...
On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 04:58:28 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: I have a gmail account, and Firefox. What more do I need? Nada except maybe for Agent newsreader. If you set up your AOL mail to forward to GMAIL, you won't have to worry about your AOL inbox filling up. |
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#5
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Just do it and be done with it...
On Oct 8, 8:50*am, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 04:58:28 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: I have a gmail account, and Firefox. What more do I need? Nada except maybe for Agent newsreader. * If you set up your AOL mail to forward to GMAIL, you won't have to worry about your AOL inbox filling up. Well actually Wayne, i like having the AOL account and I know you can swing the emails over using a reader, but that's the point. for the friends that like to shotgun out emails of jokes and cute stories etc, I'd just as soon not let them have my Gmail acct. If I feel like answering them I'll do it on AOL. It keeps my gmail a lot cleaner and even though it's not SPAM, I dont' have to wade through all the crap. |
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#7
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Just do it and be done with it...
On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:15:40 -0400, Tosk
wrote: Yes, after a very deliberate insinuation that they were "the internet". It made many older folks afraid to leave them.. Years ago when I built computers, I used to put it right in the contract "installing anything AOL voids the warrantee, period". My dad's computer was running out of memory when I was down there so I disabled all the startup items with msconfig. Think he has 2gb memory. Didn't bother looking at the list, but it was long. Probably AOL's fault. But it could be a Bush or Obama doing. --Vic |
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#8
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Just do it and be done with it...
On Oct 8, 5:41*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:15:40 -0400, Tosk wrote: Yes, after a very deliberate insinuation that they were "the internet". It made many older folks afraid to leave them.. Years ago when I built computers, I used to put it right in the contract "installing anything AOL voids the warrantee, period". My dad's computer was running out of memory when I was down there so I disabled all the startup items with msconfig. Think he has 2gb memory. Didn't bother looking at the list, but it was long. Probably AOL's fault. * But it could be a Bush or Obama doing. --Vic * If you shut down AOL, occasionally it would stop the shut down so it could clean out a bunch of it's "artwork" which was a real pig on memory space. i wonder how much AOL pays computer mfj's to still pre load AOL on new machines. i know there were lots of people crabbing about trying to find a new machine that didn't have AOL preloaded on it. |
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#9
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Just do it and be done with it...
On 10/8/09 6:52 PM, Tim wrote:
On Oct 8, 5:41 pm, Vic wrote: On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:15:40 -0400, Tosk wrote: Yes, after a very deliberate insinuation that they were "the internet". It made many older folks afraid to leave them.. Years ago when I built computers, I used to put it right in the contract "installing anything AOL voids the warrantee, period". My dad's computer was running out of memory when I was down there so I disabled all the startup items with msconfig. Think he has 2gb memory. Didn't bother looking at the list, but it was long. Probably AOL's fault. But it could be a Bush or Obama doing. --Vic If you shut down AOL, occasionally it would stop the shut down so it could clean out a bunch of it's "artwork" which was a real pig on memory space. i wonder how much AOL pays computer mfj's to still pre load AOL on new machines. i know there were lots of people crabbing about trying to find a new machine that didn't have AOL preloaded on it. I haven't seen a new computer with AOL on it for some years. Even the CD mailings have stopped. -- Birther-Deather-Tenther-Teabagger: Idiots All |
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#10
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Just do it and be done with it...
On Oct 8, 5:57*pm, H the K wrote:
On 10/8/09 6:52 PM, Tim wrote: On Oct 8, 5:41 pm, Vic *wrote: On Thu, 8 Oct 2009 10:15:40 -0400, Tosk *wrote: Yes, after a very deliberate insinuation that they were "the internet". It made many older folks afraid to leave them.. Years ago when I built computers, I used to put it right in the contract "installing anything AOL voids the warrantee, period". My dad's computer was running out of memory when I was down there so I disabled all the startup items with msconfig. Think he has 2gb memory. Didn't bother looking at the list, but it was long. Probably AOL's fault. * But it could be a Bush or Obama doing. --Vic If you shut down AOL, occasionally it would stop the shut down so it could clean out a bunch of it's "artwork" which was a real pig on memory space. i wonder how much AOL pays computer mfj's to still pre load AOL on new machines. i know there were lots of people crabbing about trying to find a new machine that didn't have AOL preloaded on it. I haven't seen a new computer with AOL on it for some years. Even the CD mailings have stopped. -- Birther-Deather-Tenther-Teabagger: Idiots All- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Maybe there was enough creabbuing going on that the mfj's quit it. I haven't seen any cd mailings either, but usually and occasionally there will be a bin full of them at the grocery store for free. The last update I new of was AOL 9.0 which was jsut a glorified version of 8.0 which was a glorified verson of 7.0 etc. And I thought the 7 was better than the 9! But my wife has an old lappy which still has AOL 3.0 on it.... somewhere |
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