Talk:AOL disk collecting

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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)[reply]

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)[reply]

I'm adding a [citation needed] to that statement, it's not that well researched. Doshindude (talk) 16:18, 7 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I will also vouch for them, not that that matters. I have a few myself, 4 designs, 3 versions, 2-4 discs each. Version 1 was a fancy party look, and the three version 1.1 discs are all pictures of a jet plane flying into the logo, with the message "Get There Now". The pictures are the same but the colour of the logo is different, Blue, Green, and Yellow. Those are the 4 I have, but I've been told there were many more. Also, check this; she's got scans of the the 5.25 half way down. http://www.lydiasaoldisks.com/version1/v1.0.htm , and here as well http://www.lydiasaoldisks.com/version1/v1.xx%27s.html Lostinlodos (talk) 01:36, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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. In an attempt to dissuade people from recycling their disks, AOL would often remove the write-protect switch, but a small piece of tape over the slot was a proper workaround.

I remember that. I wish they'd have stayed with the floppy disks because not only were they a free source of floppy disks, but it was more environmentally friendly when people would basically recycle the disks opposed to discarding CDs. Another thing people did was reuse the better quality CD cases. PCHS-NJROTC ^(Messages) 08:43, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Other ISPs

Do AOL disk collectors usually collect disks from other ISPs, such the old Earthlink, MSN, Juno, and NetZero CDs, or are AOL disks generally the only ones saved? PCHS-NJROTC ^(Messages) 08:53, 26 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

     I have many non-AOL discs in my collection. I would assume I'm not alone in this regard. ~Jon

AOL CD Art

Is there a place for documenting art projects (and the AOL CD museum I've heard exists)? CDSea is a temporary installment by Bruce Munro, currently at Long Knoll Park in Kilmington, England per Gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/5570737/half-a-million-cds-in-a-sea-of-obsolescence. Lots of images at http://www.yatzer.com/2251_cdsea_by_bruce_munro -- somebody should snap some for WikiCommons if they don't have suitable rights! Jodi.a.schneider (talk) 15:37, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]