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Posted by Chris Allen on Feb-25-2007 19:59:

The Beginning of the Internet

An awesome TV documentary from 1993 (Peter Mansbridge ftw) talking about a new phenomenon - the "so called internet".

Think it'll catch on?

Posted by _EuG_ on Feb-25-2007 20:05:

that was a cool little segment

Ps. A poll should be added to this thread to see when everyone started to use the interent.

Posted by malek on Feb-25-2007 21:11:

quote:
Originally posted by _EuG_
that was a cool little segment

Ps. A poll should be added to this thread to see when everyone started to use the interent.

1994 on a 14.4 modem hehehehe

modems were so expensive that I was telling myself if the "internet" is worth it, i'll get the uber expensive and fast 28.8 hehehehe

Posted by Porky on Feb-25-2007 21:11:

i thought it was plural.. the internetS? no?

Posted by Dj Smitty20 on Feb-25-2007 21:20:

quote:
Originally posted by _EuG_
that was a cool little segment

Ps. A poll should be added to this thread to see when everyone started to use the interent.

September, 1996. Beginning of grade 9. My parents thought it would be good for the family and especially me to have a computer and the internet. It certainly helped, but it didn't take me long to find all those naughty websites and kinky chat rooms.

Posted by Cosmic Fur on Feb-25-2007 21:38:

Bullshit. Al Gore invented the Internet.

Posted by exstasie on Feb-25-2007 22:16:

hmmm...i think I would have to of first used it when I was like 10 or 11? so back in 1995...?

I can't even remember what I would have even done on the Internet back then...

Posted by zoogla on Feb-25-2007 22:23:

Email in 1995.

lol at "tilt your head left and you'll see a frowny face"

Posted by Jem_hadar on Feb-25-2007 23:16:

quote:
Originally posted by Porky
i thought it was plural.. the internetS? no?

no.

internetZ

Posted by Porky on Feb-25-2007 23:26:

quote:
Originally posted by Jem_hadar
no.

internetZ

i think ur wrong! ante up!~

Posted by Surreal JRS on Feb-26-2007 04:30:

Nice, saw this on Digg yesterday!

Posted by DJ_Elyot on Feb-26-2007 04:38:

I remember I got it back in about grade 3... prolly about 1995 or so. I used to play the original Diablo online... it was so ghetto... the family used to get so pissed at me when they'd miss calls cuz I was using the phone line for my 14400 modem.

Posted by techead on Feb-26-2007 04:52:

quote:
Originally posted by _EuG_
that was a cool little segment

Ps. A poll should be added to this thread to see when everyone started to use the interent.

had used dial up bbs in 1993 then in December 1995 , bought myself a computer for christmas 28.8 modem
wow thought it was so fast

Posted by geroin on Feb-26-2007 04:55:

1998

Posted by infinity HiGH on Feb-26-2007 05:45:

"what does internet mean to you?"

i love how they don't say "the internet"

Posted by monishb on Feb-26-2007 08:23:

1994 @ 9600 baud rate

Posted by TheVrk on Feb-26-2007 12:01:

quote:
Originally posted by geroin
1998

+1...also the yr i happened to discover dance music and NAPSTER

Posted by magikb on Feb-26-2007 13:26:

quote:
Originally posted by TheVrk
and NAPSTER

oh how I miss the Napster days.
Ah well!

Posted by TheVrk on Feb-26-2007 14:09:

quote:
Originally posted by magikb
oh how I miss the Napster days.
Ah well!

At least now we have torrents

Posted by exstasie on Feb-26-2007 14:23:

quote:
Originally posted by magikb
oh how I miss the Napster days.
Ah well!

Was there a lot of EDM stuff on Naptser?

Napster was during my pre-EDM days...

Posted by Cosmic Fur on Feb-26-2007 15:06:

quote:
Originally posted by exstasie
Was there a lot of EDM stuff on Naptser?

Napster was during my pre-EDM days...

Enough of it. I remember discovering some pretty obscure stuff when i was exploring music on it.

Posted by Nostrum on Feb-27-2007 07:50:

Wow, wait. They have the internet on computers now??!!

Posted by Candeeman on Feb-27-2007 16:03:

that sound of logging on with dial-up, so funny!

Posted by Abercrombie on Feb-28-2007 12:59:

In high school, we had the fastest modem available, connecting to university boards with an accoustic 300 baud modem. I unhooked a rotary phone receiver, and placed it in a large box with two suction cup-like holes where you set the phone down. We connected to a CP/M system.

When I moved out, I had a 2400 baud modem I used to connect to various BBSs to play online games like The Pit and Trade Wars. The Movie War Games inspired me. I ended up working for Future Shop in the early 90s, and was able to buy a 9600 blazing fast US Robotics modem. The same company who invented the Palm Pilot years later, putting an end to my need of my Apple Newton pocket PC. That thing sucked alkaline batteries in just over an hour. Prodigy and AOL then got started, and had a dealer demo account for free with Prodigy. This was my first connection to the internet, and at that time upgraded to 14400 baud. My first email address was [email protected], and it is still found using email address search engines when looking up my name.

Posted by amb_ on Feb-28-2007 13:36:

quote:
Originally posted by Abercrombie
I used to connect to various BBSs to play online games like The Pit and Trade Wars. The Movie War Games inspired me.[/q]

I miss Barren Realms Elite.

quote:
putting an end to my need of my Apple Newton pocket PC.

Eat Up Martha.

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My first email address was [email protected][/email], and it is still found using email address search engines when looking up my name.

I was big into Amiga BBSing when I got my first email address. I'd download my local message board, FidoNet, and Internet email in QWK format to read and reply to in BlueWave.

Email/USENET was [email][email protected] (etched into a floppy disk case somewhere)
FidoNet was delekhan@1:221/302

Then, a dialup shell, to trumpet winsock, to Rogers ~Wave~...

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