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The History of The Internet
Posted: May 20, 2003, 8:27 pm
by Revs
Posted: May 20, 2003, 8:30 pm
by Venti
And today I took Traffic School online...( I got a ticket like a jackass ) and rescued a Saturday because of the ability to use the Internet while working Woohoo = P
edit: spelling, yadda yadda yadda
Posted: May 20, 2003, 8:51 pm
by Jaxomer
Progress: Since its inception almost 30 years ago, the internet has been transformed from a primitive device for sharing thoughts and ideas, into a massive network where people pay to connect and read advertisements they don't want, while calling each other "asshats".
So true, you asshat!
Posted: May 20, 2003, 9:22 pm
by Winnow
First ISP created. Business is slow due to the fact that the Internet has no purpose, nobody knows about it, and more people own Betamax machines than computers.
The early days! Thankfully pr0n kept the internet going until it was able to stand on its own.
Posted: May 21, 2003, 11:23 am
by Voronwë
Winnow wrote:First ISP created. Business is slow due to the fact that the Internet has no purpose, nobody knows about it, and more people own Betamax machines than computers.
The early days! Thankfully pr0n kept the internet going until it was able to stand on its own.
are you posting from the future Winnow? like 2150 or something?
cause the largest ISP in the world is like -45billion bucks!
Posted: May 21, 2003, 11:35 am
by Fairweather Pure
Porn was a huge motivating factor behind the Internet, VCRs, and video cameras. Porn continues to push the envelope in terms of interactivity and business on the Interent.
Posted: May 21, 2003, 12:11 pm
by masteen
The internet is finally given purpose when Scientists Mathew Chapman and Michael Chapman complete their research and bring Homestarrunner technology to the internet.
Amen.