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Welcome! I started collecting AOL diskettes and CDs in 2000 when I
noticed
their interesting designs. I consider them fine artifacts of pop culture.
I also enjoyed the thrill of the hunt; checking magazines and free-newspaper
stands
each month to see if a CD was bundled with them, and trading with other
collectors.
Finding new designs was always a challenge, as some were thinly distributed
or
commissioned specially for a magazine or event. Finding older versions (now
considered
"vintage") was always difficult, as most people just threw them out.
By the time AOL
stopped
producing them I had found over 2,500 unique
diskettes and CDs, from Version 1.0 to 9. I have no idea
how many different designs exist world-wide; my best WAG is 4,000.
Since production has stopped and they're even harder to find, I now discuss
other pop culture collectibles and Boomer/Gen-X nostalgia items in my
blog.
Eventually the blog will become its own site. Enjoy your visit!
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