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came across some family heirlooms today, hahaha! (lemmynsfw.com)

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can’t say i remember much from using winME. maybe i blocked it out, haha.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

It did if you made a brand new account every time. Just like the $1 game pass fee or XBL on the OG Xbox when every MP game came with a 3 month free coupon.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

But you didn't need a new CD each time, iirc.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

True. I don't even remember if they had serial codes inside the paper case. My family just used them as coasters because we had real internet. 😌

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

we had real internet.

frikkin' LUCKY!

I had to use a neighbor's computer, and AOL installed itself as a walled garden, so I couldn't connect with anything outside the application. But for 13 year old me it was all I knew and I -loved- it! Lol