OMG! I remember GeoWorks!
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 10:56 PM, Erik Goldoff <[email protected]> wrote: > wasn't the initial C=64 and C=128 gui version running GeoWorks ? > > Erik Goldoff > > *IT Consultant* > > *Systems, Networks, & Security * > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Steven M. Caesare [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:53 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: [OT][Humor] AOL > > Yup… I still remember seeing the letter from Steve Case himself > announcing they were terminating the original Commodore-only service after > it was re-branded America Online and rolled out for PC and other platforms. > > > > -sc > > > > *From:* Sean Houston [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:50 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: [OT][Humor] AOL > > > > I remember Compuserve, Prodigy and AOL being the main 3 companies around. > I can't say I was ever aware they were ever known as anything but AOHell. > > > > -Sean > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 10:21 PM, Steven M. Caesare <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Correct on the bonus questions (It was a C64 and C128 service). > > > > No affiliation with Compuserve, however, so you lose your bonus. (However > Compuserve and H&R Block were affiliated, so as a consolation prize you get > to sit on TVKÿÿ™s lap) > > > > I still need the name of the service. > > > > -sc > > > > *From:* Daniel Rodriguez [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:16 PM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* Re: [OT][Humor] AOL > > > > I thought they orgianally supported Commodore 64 based machines. Loaded the > software and got a graphical environment. They owned Compuserve, at one > time. And If I remember right, Compuserve was owned by H&R Block. > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Steven M. Caesare <[email protected]> > wrote: > > [assert NO_GOOLING_ALLOWED] > > > Trivia Question: What was the _PRIOR_ service offered by the company > that eventually became AOL? > > Bonus points for naming the supported platforms. > > -sc > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Scott [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 8:28 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: [OT][Humor] AOL > > I've discovered that if I play an AOL installation CD backwards, I > get satanic messages. Then I tried playing it the other way, and > something really bad happened: I got AOL. > > (Adapted from another quote; original author unknown.) > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
