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Early internet nostalgia (europe.pub)

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[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I was more of a Yahoo Messenger and ICQ, AIM was for the adults.

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[–] B0rax@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago

I still remember my icq number from the top of my head

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[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

For me, pagers/beepers were what adults used during this period.

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