ØR10N5B3LT@midwest.social to retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org · edit-22 months agocame across some family heirlooms today, hahaha!midwest.socialimagemessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1200arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1198arrow-down1imagecame across some family heirlooms today, hahaha!midwest.socialØR10N5B3LT@midwest.social to retrocomputing@lemmy.sdf.org · edit-22 months agomessage-square42fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareInvalidName2@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months 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-up2·2 months 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-up1·2 months 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.