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The ‘90s Internet: When 20 hours online triggered an email from my ISP’s president (arstechnica.com)

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The ‘90s Internet: When 20 hours online triggered an email from my ISP’s president::1998 plea for restraint reveals a lost world where the 'Net was an opt-in experience.

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[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

20 hours.... ..... ........what were you doing?!

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Downloading a short video?

[-] grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Downloading Linux

[-] RagingNerdoholic@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

I'll give you 69 guesses

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

...pixel line...
...pixel line...
...pixe- nipple!!!

[-] evatronic@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Interlaced GIF was a godsend. You got the low res naughty bits early.

[-] TheYear2525@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

And by the time it’s done downloading in its full 320x180 glory, you’re ready to go again!

[-] GordonFremen@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

Didn't RTA.

[-] Blamemeta@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Some sort of game, idling for gold.

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