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Title: 1996: What did people do online back then?
Post by: Darren Dirt on March 05, 2009, 02:30:00 PM

http://www.slate.com/id/2212108/

("not much.")

zomg, this was pre-Hotmail, pre-ICQ, and even for all practical purposes pre-MP3 and pre-blogging! Productivity in the office musta been HUGE! ;)

...kids, today, they don't realize how good they got it...

Title: Re: 1996: What did people do online back then?
Post by: Darren Dirt on March 05, 2009, 02:36:49 PM

and as we look upon -- and laugh at -- the past, what holdeth the future?

coming soon, welcome to Cloud City, population: everybody? (http://www.slate.com/id/2212467/) (related: Alexander Payne*'s "Rules for Comuting Happiness (http://al3x.net/2008/09/08/al3xs-rules-for-computing-happiness.html)")

*no, not the film guy, the tech guy (http://al3x.net/about.html).

Title: Re: 1996: What did people do online back then?
Post by: Mr. Analog on March 05, 2009, 06:12:16 PM

The first thing I ever downloaded onto my Powerbook was a sexy GIF of Lum in a bunny suit...

and it's been the same ever since :D

Title: Re: 1996: What did people do online back then?
Post by: Tom on March 06, 2009, 01:34:15 AM

Quote from: Mr. Analog on March 05, 2009, 06:12:16 PM
The first thing I ever downloaded onto my Powerbook was a sexy GIF of Lum in a bunny suit...

and it's been the same ever since :D

So THATS what you do with your time!

Title: Re: 1996: What did people do online back then?
Post by: Mr. Analog on March 06, 2009, 07:21:53 AM

Quote from: Tom on March 06, 2009, 01:34:15 AM
Quote from: Mr. Analog on March 05, 2009, 06:12:16 PM
The first thing I ever downloaded onto my Powerbook was a sexy GIF of Lum in a bunny suit...

and it's been the same ever since :D
So THATS what you do with your time!

I'm on the production end now ROFL... :noes:

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