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These 18 things from the early days of the internet are a trip down memory lane
10.
Downloading a song from Limewire and then going to listen to it and then you hear “I did not have sexual relations with that woman.”
uokhun1994
11.
Needing a floppy disk, or later, a CD, to update software.
comments_suck
12.
Wizard_Elon_3003
Via
13.
The excitement of upgrading from a 28K modem to a 56k modem.
Mega_Gee
14.
Visitor counters and guest books. I almost always left a message.
Lonsen_Larson
15.
CD in packs of cereal that gives you 15mn of free internet access.
Zero_tempo
16.
There used to be books (the real paper kind) with lists of websites to check out.
Granny_Jeff_Sessions
17.
Yellow background with blue or black text was SUPER common. It was insane. Word art was EVERYWHERE.
Alpine_Corbett
18.
Typing in a web address, clicking enter, going to the kitchen fixing a cup of coffee and making a sandwich, coming back to the PC and the site Still isn’t loaded yet!
Old-Sour1
BONUS
MAHHockey
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