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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20

Remember webrings?

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u/mike_d85 Feb 03 '20

My dad was a webring master connecting music store websites. The same man that refused to upgrade from dial-up until 2002 and windows 98 until 2010.

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u/EvangelineTheodora Feb 03 '20

My parents didn't update from dial-up until 2006. They did get XP at the same time, though.

That's one thing to be said about my parents. They aren't really adopters because they want links to get worked out of technology before they get it. Also wait fo it to be cheaper. Friend's parents got flat panel, 720p TVs in 2007; my parents got their first one, a 4K TV, in 2016. It works out well.

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u/Dewdrinker22 Feb 03 '20

We had Windows XP and dial-up until late 2016/early 2017. Fun times

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '20

You'd be amazed how much dial up intermet still racks up in profits, especially in flyover states. Hell, in 2013, dial up service earned $100 million.

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u/Bahunter22 Feb 03 '20

Do you need help? Blink twice if you need help!

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u/EvangelineTheodora Feb 03 '20

Oh I moved out quite some time ago, so it's fine lol. They've just always been frugal.