Talk:AOL disk collecting

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[edit] 5.25"?

Was there ever a 5.25" AOL floppy? I have a feeling that it was just made up... -- WB 23:25, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

I've never seen one, but I do have a 5.25" Prodigy disc. I have AOL 1.1a for DOS on 3.5" and have been collecting discs for over 15 years! --Clyde 23:45, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Yes, there were several versions. Photos can be found in documents at www.ispdisk.com.

[edit] Free source of floppies

I know some people would collect AOL floppies because it was a convenient source of free floppy disks at a time whne they were the dominant portable storage medium and cost a few dollars each. In those days AOL was more discriminating about mass-mailing disks but it was possible to dial a 1-800 number and get a free 1.44MB disk.

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