[vcf-midatlantic] AOL 4.0 on Ebay

[RETRO Innovations]

On 7/23/2018 10:27 AM, Ethan O'Toole via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-America-online-disc-for-internet-4-0-WITH-A-100-FREE-HOURS-FOR-MAC-O/263823172607?hash=item3d6d1623ff:g:zv4AAOSwBCtbJehJ 
>>
>> The last one sold for $10,000+.  I think an AOL 2.5 diskette in original
>> package with the Thompson Twins on the package went for $75,000
>
> What am I missing? There are other CDs on there of similar versions 
> but different packaging that seem to be $5.
>
> Is the high values only on the Mac versions of the product?
>
> Has anyone tried rebuilding the backend to drive the old AOL software? 
> I know someone is working to rebuild a Prodigy back-end.
>
>             - Ethan

Many years ago, I implemented a QuantumLink backend (QLink Reloaded), 
and the older pre 4.0 AOL disks would work on that service, as I recall.


Jim


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