My First Experience of the InternetWe remember when this was all fields, and lived a furtive life of dial-up modems and dodgy newsgroups. Tell us about how you came to love the internets.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 22 Mar 2012, 11:56)
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JANETWhile I was at university. It was a mainframe with dumb terminals and entirely text-based.
I used it to finger remote sites and talk to girls in America (I cringe at the thought). I emailed friends at other universities. I played MUDS for far too long.
Even then it was a place to meet weird types.
(, Thu 22 Mar 2012, 19:22, 5 replies)
hehYou probably spoke to me. VAX terminals and emailing the people next to you 'cos noone else you knew had email.
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The words in the third sentence seem to be in a differently correct order.(
Infidel , shit and wrong, Thu 22 Mar 2012, 21:53,
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Nerd.So. No - correct order.
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Nerd?The term of abuse we used then was `spod'.
Yep - VAX/VMS!
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Damnit!JANET!
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Airman Gabber Living life like a 70's BBC presenter, Fri 23 Mar 2012, 12:29,
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