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by KeplerBoy 607 days ago
Wait? Windows XP didn't always come with the key scribbled on the disc?
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Bluecobra 606 days ago
Assuming the OP didn't have a reliable internet connection you would need to call in phone number to activate.

I wasn't allowed online until I turned 16 and was able to get my own job and pay for a second phone line. Prior to that, I had to shuffle stacks of floppies back and forth to use the T1 in my high school.

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SteveNuts 606 days ago
It did, but you could only use it 3 times (I think). After that you have to call to get a new one issued.
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