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Drunken Irishman

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Sun May-30-10 06:20 PM
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3. Not hard to believe. My first internet connected computer was purchased in 1998.

Edited on Sun May-30-10 06:22 PM by Drunken Irishman

I still remember talking about the NBA Finals between the Jazz and Bulls in the Yahoo! NBA chat rooms.

12 years doesn't feel like a long time, but it is. Especially in terms of technological development. I mean, think of 12 years prior to 1998. That would have been 1986. At that time, hardly anyone owned a personal computer and only established university libraries, the government and some connected nerds were even connected to the internet.

So in 12 years the population went from not having computers & internet to having computers and dial-up. Then 12 years later, we've moved on to DSL and cable.

Not that different, eh?

So that begs the question: What will the net be like in 2022?

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Reply #3: Not hard to believe. My first internet connected computer was purchased in 1998. [View All]