RE: Things I miss about the old Internet

My take on:

Time period

For me the old Internet started in the mid-90's when I occasionally got access to the internet through:

a) the 'one' computer connected to the net on my mothers workplace

b) at the library

c) at a cybercafé

I would mark it's end as a couple years after the dot-com bubble.

What I miss

• Looking forward to dialing-up and retrieving your mails
• Altavista search page
• Curated Yahoo directories
• Browsing Geocities for Star Trek fansites
• Keeping a personal website
• Using a phone with irda connected to my Palm to fetch the latest RSS feeds
• Looking up cheat codes
• Slackware Linux
• Generic ads that were not personalised
• ♥ Netscape ♥
• The Linux community (especially when threatened by the FUD campaign by Microsoft)
• Hoarding animated gifs
• Joining IRC channels and talking about your day

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RE: Things I miss about the old Internet was published on 2024-01-18