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What's your favorite memory from the early internet? (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

My dad trying and failing to dial out and connect to AOL italia to send his sister an email. I have no idea how much he paid for the service and the fact that local calls still cost money and I'm not even sure AOL was local, but it was so slow it took forever to send anything. Forget pictures.