In article 5b985018-55f3-481e-895c-98ca25f9c662
@v20g2000vbs.googlegroups.com, says...

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.

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".



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?