Re: AOL finally getting

[Chet Gerhardt <transit@wco.com>]

Brian Hammack <brian.hammack@rook.wa.com> wrote:
:  CG<| I just had someone ask me if I wasnted the AOL diskette they got
:     | in the mail yesterday to use on my IIe (sigh).  They are still at

: I'll take it if you don't want it!  <bg>

Brian, Sorry it got trashed.....

:  CG<| I still feel that most AOL users are newbys or dense, from the
:     | hourly charges to the bad service it is a loosing situation.
: Here's how I see it, to extend a statement made by R.A.T.:  AOL, much
: like WWIV BBS and the chicken pox, is something we get when we're young.
: AOL is sort of a warmup stepping-stone for newbies to get used to the
: cyber-community while they find a real ISP.  I don't slam on people who
: stick that free AOL disk in their computer -- I slam on people who never
: matured beyond that bit of pablum and use AOL for more than 6 months.

Brian,

Agreed :)  Sad they had to get the disease in the first place ;)

Chet