ØR10N5B3LT@midwest.social to retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org · edit-22 days agocame across some family heirlooms today, hahaha!midwest.socialimagemessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1195arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1194arrow-down1imagecame across some family heirlooms today, hahaha!midwest.socialØR10N5B3LT@midwest.social to retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org · edit-22 days agomessage-square40fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareInvalidName2@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoAnd I’m guessing enough boomers DID subscribe for years to make it worth it, if my anecdotal experience is anything close to normal.
minus-squareStillwater@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoI used to work for/with AOL in the 2010s. They still had a lot of grannies subbed to dial-up plans.
minus-squarePsythik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoCan concur. My baby boomer dad was an AOL subscriber up until his death in 2021. He ditched dialup in 2002 but just never stopped paying for AOL.
And I’m guessing enough boomers DID subscribe for years to make it worth it, if my anecdotal experience is anything close to normal.
I used to work for/with AOL in the 2010s. They still had a lot of grannies subbed to dial-up plans.
Can concur. My baby boomer dad was an AOL subscriber up until his death in 2021. He ditched dialup in 2002 but just never stopped paying for AOL.