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Subject: Internet chat on Silver Spoons 1985

Written By: robby76 on 02/13/08 at 10:35 pm

This episode is from 1985 and they referenced IM as "Grocking"???

We bought our first pc back in 1984, but with the Strattons being loaded, there's no surprise they could "grock" that early on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWn5cMaVqtU

Subject: Re: Internet chat on Silver Spoons 1985

Written By: whistledog on 02/13/08 at 10:41 pm

I remember that episode.  Seeing it now, it's hard to belive Internet chatting spans way back to '85

The Internet is so advanced now that people don't really realize that it's been around in some shape or form since like the 60s

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Written By: tetratron on 02/13/08 at 11:54 pm

:)

Subject: Re: Internet chat on Silver Spoons 1985

Written By: quirky_cat_girl on 02/25/08 at 10:57 am

that's too funny! Wow..Ricky Shroeder...I had the most massive crush on him back in the day. ;D

Subject: Re: Internet chat on Silver Spoons 1985

Written By: woops on 02/25/08 at 4:36 pm

Never seen the show, though from clips it looks like an '80's "Suite Life", but with only one annoying brat  ::)

Subject: Re: Internet chat on Silver Spoons 1985

Written By: Tam on 02/26/08 at 11:32 pm

Thank you sooooooooooooooooooo much

You made me go watch the entire episode!!!

;D

Subject: Re: Internet chat on Silver Spoons 1985

Written By: snozberries on 02/26/08 at 11:52 pm


Thank you sooooooooooooooooooo much

You made me go watch the entire episode!!!

;D


no kidding I had to stick it out to find out who the girl was going to be then I found out that she was a nobody...  >:(

Subject: Re: Internet chat on Silver Spoons 1985

Written By: Tam on 02/27/08 at 10:37 am


no kidding I had to stick it out to find out who the girl was going to be then I found out that she was a nobody...  >:(


Exactly!
Although now I find myself missing the show and looking for it on amazon and such.

Funny word grock... good thing it didn't stick around! ;D

Subject: Re: Internet chat on Silver Spoons 1985

Written By: robby76 on 02/27/08 at 10:43 am

I'm gonna begin my Silver Spoons on dvd from Season 3 onwards!  :)

I like the Alfonso years.  ;D

Subject: Re: Internet chat on Silver Spoons 1985

Written By: mach!ne_he@d on 02/28/08 at 7:07 pm

I wasn't aware there were actual chat rooms in the '80s. I thought the internet mostly consisted of newsgroups like usenet. The earliest that I even knew of chat rooms was about 12 or more years ago when I read something about it in a magazine. That was at least 9 years after this episode aired.

By the way, I've never heard the term 'Grocking' before. Was that actually used to describe chatting with someone back then?

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