Subj : Re: The Early Net
To   : Mortar
From : calcmandan
Date : Fri Dec 27 2024 03:35:15

On 20 Nov 2024, Mortar said the following...
 
 Mo>   Re: Re: Internet Availability
 Mo>   By: Nightfox to calcmandan on Wed Nov 20 2024 13:06:52
 Mo> 
 Mo>  > Also, I liked the early internet too, as there weren't really any ads &
 Mo>  > online, and I felt like I was able to find things fairly easily.
 Mo> 
 Mo> Same here.  Graphics?  We didn't need no stinkin' graphics!  Text ruled. 
 Mo> People actually read screens of it, and (mostly) were better writers,
 Mo> too. There were all kinds of directory books on where to find things
 Mo> online, in fact, I still have the New Riders' Official Internet Yellow
 Mo> Pages, and you won't find a single Web reference in there, 'CUZ IT
 Mo> DIDN'T EXIST YET!  It was all newsgroups, mailing lists and Gopher back
 Mo> then. 

The glory days. I still dwell in newsgroups, mailing lists and gopher. Earlier tonight I referenced a usenet post from 1993 detailing a star trek episode guide for seasons 1-5, in a reply on an opinion on the top five worst episodes. 

Do you still gopher? 

I'm about to re-launch my old hole in a month or two and am considering a finger service.

Daniel

.... Back up my hard drive? I can't find the reverse switch!

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