Pre-1992 Screenshots

Post '92 Screen Shots

Once upon a time AOL was not this easy. Here are 
screenshots from early software, showing you what
the pioneering (and long-suffering) user went through.

One-time process eh? Maybe for some people...

Is this a trick question? Yes I installed it before, but the files
were "corrupted," so Tech Help gave the sage advice to re-install.

I have no idea what choices #2- #4 mean. I know I don't want #5. So let's go with #1.

When you press ESC twice, you get kicked out of the program entirely. Back to Square 1.

Well, with a "WARNING" like that, I'll go with #1.

I have no idea.

Who cares? Just install it somewhere. 

I tried to accept the suggestion as suggested, 
but it didn't work. So I "made changes as needed."

5 minutes? OK, I'll brew a cup of coffee. Oops, I have to
hang around and wait for the tone. Never mind.

So far so good...

Oops. Thanks for telling me. :)

 Rats! Off to hunt a new disk. Back to Square 1.

Changes? Hmm, this makes me nervous.

So I think I'll pass.

I'll be contrary. No.

Thanks for telling me.

Ha -not making the changes gets you booted out of
the program! Back to Square 1. Fine, I'll make the changes.

Great. Are we there yet?

Hooray!

For some reason, I wasn't able to print up the installation screens. My 
favorites were the last two. I was asked what kind of modem I had and one 
of the choices was, "I don't have a modem." Just out of curiosity, I clicked 
it. I was told, "Sorry, you need a modem to connect to AOL!" and booted 
out of the program. Gotta love it. :)

Post '92 Screen Shots

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