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: Thomas Fletcher (fletch31526) wrote,
2010-01-25 23:02:00

Thomas Fletcher
fletch31526
2010-01-25 23:02:00

Mood: sleepy
Music: Goodbye Time / Blake Shelton

When downloading porn took hours...

One more thing I found while digging through the archives back on January 10th was this jewel. CompuServe first took me onto the Internet in late 1995 or early 1996. If I remember correctly, I upgraded my modem to 14.4 so I could fly on the World Wide Web, which most people were still eagerly calling the "Information Superhighway." The romance ended soon enough and I bailed in favor of AOL. I'm not sure I would have believed you if you told me then that I would have the Internet on my telephone today.

CompuServe
My very first Internet experience was CompuServe, where I was something like 31526,9834@compuserve.com... Yeah, giving someone nine digits as your e-mail address was easy for them to remember.

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When downloading porn took *hours*...

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When downloading porn took hours...