Subj : Re: computers
To   : Spectre
From : Malvinas
Date : Sat Jul 20 2024 23:30:28

On 20 Jul 2024, Spectre said the following...
 
 Sp>  BW> Yeah, I'm not sure how this is even a debate. Demon Internet in the U
 Sp>  BW> started in 1992. It had "Internet" in its name because that was a kno
 Sp>  BW> thing even then. Demon was basically started to provide *affordable*
 Sp>  BW> Internet access, so they definitely weren't the first to market.
 Sp> 
 Sp> I have to concur.. the only thing that arrived in 95 was win95 with its
 Sp> TCP stack on board.  But even web browsing was a thing in Win 3.11, bit
 Sp> trickier to work with.. but as capable as any platform of the time..
 Sp> 
 Sp> Spec

This here is really interesting. I remember before 1995 (before Win95), taht BBSs were a common thing, and there was a sort "collective concious" of using
BBSs to connect with others, I remember news paper articles about FIDOnet and
how that could get you in touch with anyone anywhere in the world, but it
wasn't until 1995 (and Win95, indeed...) with IExplroer preinstalled, and
the browser war it ensued that *web browsing* (!!) really became something
most people became aware of.
All these cool messages with so much info, pointers and personal experiences
have been very enlightening.

Malvinas.

Islas Malvinas, siempre Argentinas!

.... Islas Malvinas, siempre Argentinas.

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