For the majority of the 90's I always thought the internet was optional.

For the majority of the 90's I always thought the internet was optional.
Practically compulsary today!!!

1996. My mom and dad got a new computer. I spent most of my time on Nick.com (I was 3 years old...Do the math).

hey guys, another new person, i was born in 85 so i would say i remember a lot of the 90s vibes and trends....in the u.k, anyway.

but the one thing that amazed me was in 98 i think, my brother had taken the music cd out of the computer, and had these 'mp3' things instead, as he was about to click, i said 'errr paul, dont you think you should put the cd back in?', 'no chris, you dont need the cd!'

i remember thinking that was the most amazing piece of technology ever, ever, just amazing.

now look at everyone with itunes and 40gb ipods  8)

First time on the Internet was in 1995 when my then-roommate let me try out AOL which she had installed on her PC....I got the Internet myself in 2002, via AOL 4.0, I now have 9.0 Security Edition, I have AOL because I can charge the monthly fee to my phone bill, no checking account or credit card needed.

When I first got AOL my mental health staff were worried that I might stay on the Internet 'all day' and not interact with my peers...Seems they probably heard of so-called 'Internet Addiction' and I think they were worried that I would access 'inappropriate' websites aka porn or gambling...

They no longer worry because yes I do get out of the house both to take care of my needs and to get out and away for a while. I think once the newness of having the Net wears off one starts doing other things again.

I think we got it late summer 1995, it was soooo damn slow. But I did frequent some chat rooms, whenever the phone range I would get thrown off.

anybody remember Webcrawler!?!

I just went back and checked out HotBot, it's frozen in time. Looks exactly as it did in 1997/1998

I think we got it late summer 1995, it was soooo damn slow. But I did frequent some chat rooms, whenever the phone range I would get thrown off.

anybody remember Webcrawler!?!

I just went back and checked out HotBot, it's frozen in time. Looks exactly as it did in 1997/1998


Just had to check HotBot for that old nostalgia feeling. LOL I saw where 'Ask Jeeves' is going to be renamed 'Ask'. I guess ol' Jeeves is retiring.

hey guys, another new person, i was born in 85 so i would say i remember a lot of the 90s vibes and trends....in the u.k, anyway.

but the one thing that amazed me was in 98 i think, my brother had taken the music cd out of the computer, and had these 'mp3' things instead, as he was about to click, i said 'errr paul, dont you think you should put the cd back in?', 'no chris, you dont need the cd!'

i remember thinking that was the most amazing piece of technology ever, ever, just amazing.

now look at everyone with itunes and 40gb ipods  8)
hey, black plastic bag. did you start an introduce yourself thread yet?

velkommen!

I first got the internet around the summertime of '96 and spent my time on WBS (Webchat Broadcasting System) for hours and hours on end.

during the late 90's...I first accessed the internet when I was in college...I thought it was the coolest thing ever! LOL~ :D

I first knew about the internet sometime in 1991, but didn't realize it was until later on.  I was in middle school and one of the classrooms had access to email.  All I knew about it was that you could write to students at other schools over the computer.  I thought that was wild, but I didn't get to write to anyone back then.

I started becoming aware of the internet in 1994.  Our high school had one computer with internet access.  A classmate I knew had an AOL account (back when you paid by the hour).  He let me and a few others check it out.  We messed around in the chat rooms for awhile which was cool.

Later in 1995, our school had a few internet capable PC's, now finally with unlimited access.  So, I'd be in the library there and type up all sorts of websites to see what existed.  I was on the internet over at the school quite a few times between 1995 and 1998.  1997 was a fun time because we had web access in a smaller classroom where we'd hang out and listen to tunes off "Spinner.com".  Anyone remember them?

I finally had my own computer in the summer of 1998 and went with AOL.  I had problems later on trying to cancel, but I'll save that story for another time.  Sometime in August I was officially wired to the net from home.  The chat rooms were great (not like today).  The website designs were getting much better too.

I DJ online these days.  Running a 90's hits station at http://www.hits105.com so I'm still having fun on the net.


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I first got on the internet around 1996...my roommate had a Mac, and I think had AOL at the time.  I'd look up stuff on DJing for the most part.  Got my own PC in 1999 when I was married and we connected via Mindspring, and went with their DSL package in 2001.  Still didn't used the net much until I separated and bought a brand new PC in '03 and have been connected with cable modem ever since.

I also DJ online, mixing the dance hits of the 80's & early 90's LIVE on Friday nights on Renegade Retro.  8)

I first got on the internet around 1996...my roommate had a Mac, and I think had AOL at the time.  I'd look up stuff on DJing for the most part.  Got my own PC in 1999 when I was married and we connected via Mindspring, and went with their DSL package in 2001.  Still didn't used the net much until I separated and bought a brand new PC in '03 and have been connected with cable modem ever since.

I also DJ online, mixing the dance hits of the 80's & early 90's LIVE on Friday nights on Renegade Retro.  8)


I remember Mindspring.  I think Earthlink bought them out in the early 00's.  I used to use NetZero and those other free ISP's at one time.  Anyone here remember 1stUp.com, Free-I.net or Bluelight?

Ahh, Renegade Retro.  Ive heard that station.  Good music.  Cool to see a fellow net DJ on here.  Ill check your show out sometime.

I remember Mindspring.  I think Earthlink bought them out in the early 00's.  I used to use NetZero and those other free ISP's at one time.  Anyone here remember 1stUp.com, Free-I.net or Bluelight?

Ahh, Renegade Retro.  Ive heard that station.  Good music.  Cool to see a fellow net DJ on here.  Ill check your show out sometime.


Yeah I spent some time using Free I, etc. during the very late 90s and the year 2000.

Here's what Yahoo looked like in 1995:

http://battellemedia.com/archives/000935.php


And you wanted a time machine?  This as close as you'll get.  Here is an ARCHIVE of early internet posts.  20 years worth actually:

http://www.google.com/googlegroups/archive_announce_20.html

Kinda cool reading a post from 1982, where people where talking about how hard it was to believe that Paul Simon (or was it McCartney, hard to tell but I'm assuming Simon because it is referring "S&G") is 39 years old.  Well, back then he was.


I am not a tech savvy computer person but technically I first used the internet in 1988, but that was not the same "world wide web"  internet of today.  I used it again for research around the mid 90s I believe.  I did not become a regular user until 1999.  I had AOL in the beginning too, I hated it.

Here's what Yahoo looked like in 1995:

http://battellemedia.com/archives/000935.php


And you wanted a time machine?  This as close as you'll get.  Here is an ARCHIVE of early internet posts.  20 years worth actually:

http://www.google.com/googlegroups/archive_announce_20.html

Kinda cool reading a post from 1982, where people where talking about how hard it was to believe that Paul Simon (or was it McCartney, hard to tell but I'm assuming Simon because it is referring "S&G") is 39 years old.  Well, back then he was.


I am not a tech savvy computer person but technically I first used the internet in 1988, but that was not the same "world wide web"  internet of today.  I used it again for research around the mid 90s I believe.  I did not become a regular user until 1999.  I had AOL in the beginning too, I hated it.







Thanks Chris. The Google link is awesome 8) We became regular internet users around the same time('99). I could only imagine how different the internet must have been in 1988.

I first remember hearing about the Information Superhighway in early 1994 when Letterman used to always joke about it.

I didnt use the internet until I got to university in 1996 and used it to look up movies and formula one racing. Didnt use the email address i had though.Then I finally got email access in late 97 when i started working for Ericsson. It opened up a new world for me thats for sure. Emails were slow for me though as they got routed via Sweden everytime LOL

Then got internet at home in 2001 and Broadband in late 04.