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c/90s-internet-memoriesthe_sarahthe_sarah2d agoProlific Poster

I was downloading a 4mb mp3 on a 56k modem in '98 and the connection kept dropping. My friend from school told me to rename the file extension to .txt while it downloaded and then change it back after. It actually WORKED, no more corrupt files.

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abby836
abby8362d ago
Reminds me of the old trick to get free AOL hours by typing in fake credit card numbers. The 90s were a lawless place.
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paigep10
paigep102d ago
Wait, fake credit card numbers actually worked for that? I thought that was just an urban legend. The fact that AOL's system was that easy to fool is kind of amazing.
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